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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
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
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
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
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
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Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Health & Consumers, Trade & Industry, UK in Europe |
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
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
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
Rocket science Incipient panic about the future of Britain’s nuclear industry has rocketed Euratom into the Brexit headlines. In so doing, staggering ignorance is displayed by too many MPs and journalists about the basic facts of the matter. Lest we forget what it is we’re leaving before we leave it, therefore, here’s an explanation. The… » read more
Posted by Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe
June 13, 2017
Contrary to the gloominess pervading the British Establishment these days, British companies and the general public could not have expected a better scenario than that offered by the outcome of the recent elections. Yes, most Tories and part of the mature population may disagree, but those in the UK and EU who hold for prospering… » read more
Posted by Wishing on Europe
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blogactiv, Citizens, Companies, Elections, Global Europe, United Kingdom |
People claim what they wish for. And without a doubt, many – perhaps all of us – are seeking for strength and stability in their lives, especially when we live in a time of the greatest turmoil since WWII. Politicians are no exemption from this rule. And both might have been the reason why Theresa… » read more
Posted by The future of the European Union
In my working life in IT, I have encountered a number of organisations that wanted to move from a working IT system to a different one, in the belief that it would be better and cheaper. I’ll be describing a recent example in this piece. Although there is not on the surface any obvious connection… » read more
Posted by Peter Bye
May 8, 2017
Currently, all British citizens are still citizens of the European Union. However, with far-right Tories heading to a hard Brexit, a “bankrupt” British electoral system in favour of the big parties and with a political leader of the major opposition party indifferent on Brexit, it all looks like British citizens will be robbed of their… » read more
Posted by The future of the European Union
Guest blog post by Cian McCarthy, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplmacy, Tufts University. The Irish Government have an important strategic decision to make. Before the negotiations over the future relationship agreement between the UK and the EU begin, they need to decide what sort of deal they should encourage the EU to seek.… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
May 2, 2017
Clearly, there is an open vacancy to be filled in Great Britain: a positive, pro-European political leader for all Remainers in the United Kingdom. The voter base right from the start: 16 million plus! In France, Emmanuel Macron is currently showing how you can attract millions of people with a positive and pro-European message. But… » read more
Posted by The future of the European Union
