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Running Commentary XX – How the British came and went

January 30, 2018

In fourteen months time the European Union treaties will cease to apply to the United Kingdom. This event will bring to an end almost half a century of Britain’s unquiet membership of the continental bloc. Britain will have rejected the closer unity to which the EU is committed, marking a signal failure for Europe as… » read more

Posted by Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe

blogactiv, EU institutions, EU Priorities 2020, UK in Europe

BREXIT, agriculture and international trade

January 11, 2018

Britain’s business world sees the transition period as a positive achievement, but for the UK it would be like jumping out of the EU plane without a parachute! Is Brexit inevitable? Could a ‘no go’ scenario be worked out? No, according to EU officials I consulted off-the-record, because the UK is blocked by internal… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, lobbying

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Regulatory Alignment

December 11, 2017

Just two words – regulatory alignment – in Friday’s Brexit deal have enabled the game to move on in 2018, but at the same time, they might just have killed the whole thing. If there is to be no hard border in Ireland or the Irish Sea, then the UK will need to remain within… » read more

Posted by FinancialGuy Writes!

blogactiv, EU Priorities and Opinion, EU Treaty & Institutions

Conditions for success

November 30, 2017

In many years of experience of IT-intensive projects, I have found that there are four conditions that must be met to maximise the chances of success. Putting it another way, if some or all of the conditions are not met, the likelihood of failure is raised. The first condition is that there must be a… » read more

Posted by Peter Bye

blogactiv, UK in Europe

Trade negotiations – lost in translation…

October 17, 2017

Alice X is a philosopher and historian of ideas with a global reputation. She holds a chair at a leading university in the UK, has visiting professorships in Paris, New York and Boston, and has received honorary doctorates at more than twenty universities. She specialises in contemporary European, especially French, thought and is regarded as… » read more

Posted by Peter Bye

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Europe is setting its sails for further integration – and Brexit is merely a side show

September 15, 2017

By Sabrina Huck, Political Consultant The UK has the Queen’s speech – the European Union has the annual State of the Union address. Delivered by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker’s performance might be lacking pomp and circumstance in comparison to the State Opening of Parliament, but it serves a similar purpose in… » read more

Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy

blogactiv, English, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Europe's East, Future EU, Global Europe, Member States, UK in Europe

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Brexit vs the UK food sector: from scaremongering to reality check

September 5, 2017

By Chenoa Geerts, Associate Political Consultant Running up to the Brexit referendum it was often referred to as “scaremongering”, when politicians, industry representatives, academics or economists emphasised the adverse consequences of leaving the EU. Many today still say that those negative effects have not materialised over a year after the referendum. However, it is safe… » read more

Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Health & Consumers, UK in Europe

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Defence Research in Europe: A New Era

August 29, 2017

Guest post by Antonio Calcara – Ph.D. Candidate at the LUISS Department of Political Science – Rome The prospect of an integrated EU defence stance at the international level has always been a controversial issue. Despite more than 30 Common Security and Defence Policy civilian and military crisis management missions, EU member states` political,… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Brexit, transatlantic affairs

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What the Brexit Youth Vote Says About Our Political Future

August 22, 2017

Guest post by Sandra, news blogger for The Right Side of Truth. When the people of Britain voted for Brexit in 2016, the world baited their breath. The monumental decision to leave the European Union was a shock to most, even those supporting the campaign to leave. Few expected the motion to… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Brexit, UK in Europe

Future of EU: Circles of Prosperity & Hope – TAXI:Strasbourg,Europe

August 18, 2017

Next month, in his State of the Union speech to the European Parliament, President Juncker should make a bold proposal for a reformed EU. And also propose three to five main new policy proposals. These will help shape the agenda for – at least – Italian elections, facilitating a pro-EU win. Pse play Alain Souchon’s… » read more

Posted by TAXI: Europa

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For a quick post-Brexit trade deal, don’t bet on Washington

August 16, 2017

Even in the span of his 10-day stint as White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci managed to raise eyebrows not only in Washington but in London and Brussels, too. During the visit of Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liam Fox to the US capital in late July, Scaramucci said he was “100% certain” there would… » read more

Posted by The Euro Economy

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Would you like some chlorine with that?

By Chenoa Geerts, Associate Political Consultant The UK’s International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, headed to the US last week, to lay the ground work for a potential transatlantic trade deal to be signed once the UK leaves the EU. His visit, however, was soon overshadowed by a row over whether or not the UK will… » read more

Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Health & Consumers, Trade & Industry, UK in Europe

Running Commentary XVII

July 26, 2017

Because the Article 50 negotiations appear to be going so well – a happy fact which allows Prime Minister May to take a three week holiday in the Alps – one can take a step back to reflect on the wider causes and consequences of Brexit. Summer holidays are a good time to read books:… » read more

Posted by Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe

blogactiv, EU institutions, UK in Europe

Brexit after the British Election: From Bad to Worse

July 17, 2017

Guest post by Britt L. Bolin, Europe Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Two months ago, British politics could not have looked clearer. With her party projected to win by 20 points, Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election in an attempt to increase her majority in Parliament. She had just invoked… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Brexit

The Procedure for Relocating EU Agencies after Brexit: An Encouraging Precedent?

July 13, 2017

By Carlo Tovo Background After the UK citizens voted to leave the EU in the 23 June 2016 referendum, it was clear from the outset (although perhaps not to the UK government) that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) should have been relocated to other remaining Member States (cf. Chamon… » read more

Posted by TARN

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