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Latest Articles in 'Europe'
- We are all sceptics now - 22/11/2012An interesting debate unfolds about how Labour should square its support for the European Union with its criticism of many of the most important EU policies. Its recent support for...
- By John Parry Review of “The Council of Europe” by Martyn Bond (Routledge Global Institutions Series, price £75 hardback) It was summer 1949. In the village of Le Hohwald, tucked...
- If you’re not at the table, you’re part of the menu - 22/02/2012By Patrick Mc Nally Is it so radical? January 2012, another European Summit and yet another treaty. A treaty that Germany wants but the other 26 countries do not. The...
Latest Blog Entries
- Trade war over gambling - 30/01/2013International trade disputes often shine a light on odd behaviour, and the dispute between the United States and the tiny Caribbean island country Antigua and Barbuda is no exception. Originally...
- The wrong conclusion on welfare reform - 24/01/2013In his speech on Europe yesterday, David Cameron observed that Europe, with seven per cent of the world’s population and 25 per cent of world GDP, accounts for 50 per...
- The Speech - 23/01/2013So we have finally heard The Speech. David Cameron spoke this morning to outline what Conservative party policy on Europe would be after the next election. (Read the speech here.)...
Council of Europe Archive
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The problems and achievements of the Council of Europe
Posted on 18/03/2012 | 1 CommentBy John Parry Review of “The Council of Europe” by Martyn Bond (Routledge Global Institutions Series, price £75 hardback) It was summer 1949. In the village of Le Hohwald, tucked away in the heart of the Vosges pine forests, the staff of the Grand Hotel... -
Reform of the European Court of Human Rights (22 February 2012)
Posted on 10/02/2012 | No CommentsWednesday 22 February 2012 in Europe House, Smith Square, Westminster. 16.00 – 16.05 Introduction by Dr. Martyn Bond, Visiting Professor of European Politics and Policy at Royal Holloway, University of London, author of The Council of Europe: Structure, History, Issues, and UK Press Correspondent for... -
Study visit to three courts on the continent (5-8 December 2011)
Posted on 24/08/2011 | No CommentsThe European Atlantic Movement www.european-atlantic.org.uk Registered Charity No 306950 An Educational Foundation for promoting understanding of World Affairs and of the Institutions of International Co-operation. President: Lord Watson of Richmond , CBE Chairman: Laurence Smy TEAM STUDY VISIT TO THREE COURTS ON THE CONTINENT The... -
The Council of Europe and human rights
Posted on 22/11/2010 | No CommentsA review of “The Council of Europe and Human Rights” by Martyn Bond (Council of Europe Publishing, 2010) In 1988 a British army special forces unit acting on information from intelligence reports tracked a group of three known Irish Republican Army (IRA) terrorists to Gibraltar...



