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Britain’s membership of the European Union continues to be the object of public debate in the UK. Oliver Daddow assesses the history of British opposition to European integration, arguing that current debates are still themed around the legacy of the UK’s historical semi-detachment from Europe. He notes that the UK’s entry into the European Economic Community in the [...]
As global capital becomes ever more powerful, giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom — eliciting subsidies and tax breaks from countries concerned about their nation’s “competitiveness” — while sheltering their profits in the lowest-tax jurisdictions they can find. Major advanced countries — and their citizens — need a comprehensive tax agreement [...]
ECFR’s Europe at the crossroads project aims at examining the state of the debate on the euro crisis and the future of the UK’s relationship with Europe. This is a guest blog post by John Palmer, the former European Editor of The Guardian and founder of the European Policy Centre in Brussels. The British capacity to be unhappy [...]
Last week The Guardian reported that the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, cautioned David Cameron about stigmatizing immigrants from other European countries as taking excessive and gratuitous advantage of British public services (Guardian, 25 March 2013). In an article in the right-wing Sun newspaper on the same day, the Prime [...]
I do not regard today’s event as firing the starting pistol for a referendum campaign because there is a lot of water to flow under the bridge – including the holding of a general election – before any point of decision is reached on that. But the point is, for far too long, those who want [...]
I have taken a rather active part in the first fifty years of Britain’s somewhat eccentric debate about our role in the world and our role in Europe. The debate now is not the same as it was when I began my political career. We face a much more complex world, a more complex Union. It is obvious [...]
With all the heat being generated by the current debate about Britain’s place in the European Union, it would be both easy and reckless to leave to one side the serious debate that we as a country must have. That is why it is so important that the Centre for British Influence through Europe is being [...]
The prospect of a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union was a recurring theme in 2012. Iain Begg assesses recent developments ahead of an anticipated speech by David Cameron on Britain’s future relationship with Europe. He argues that current trends are making a British exit from the EU more likely, and that even if [...]
Watch Dr Maja Rasmussen of the London School of Economics and Political Science discuss the current feeling in Britain towards the EU and possibilities for the future if Britain decides to change its relationship with the EU.
The Netherlands remains divided on the future of European integration between those wanting a ‘German’, federal Europe and those in favour of an enlarged, but looser union. A few weeks ago, I participated in the German-Dutch Forum in Berlin, capital of Europe. The topic was the future of European integration. The forum is not world [...]
The following speech was delivered by Tony Blair at the Business for New Europe event, ‘Europe, Britain and Business – Beyond the Crisis’ at Chatham House on Wednesday 28th November 2012. (Check against delivery) The toughest challenge in politics right now is resolving the tension between the best long-term policy and the best short-term politics. [...]
Introduction I am delighted to be here with you today. And I want to thank you, the representatives of British business, for the extraordinary work you do, especially in the difficult times we face. In the last two years since I spoke to the CBI conference I have been impressed by the work you do, creating wealth, [...]
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