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- No end to the controversy - 23/01/2013Brendan Donnelly, Director of the Federal Trust and a former Member of the European Parliament, has commented as follows on Mr Cameron’s speech on Britain’s position in the European Union:...
- Prospects for a referendum on Europe - 15/01/2013Report on discussion at the Federal Union committee The prime minister will give his long-awaited speech on his new Europe policy this coming Friday. In it, he will announce a...
- Federal Union review of 2012 - 05/01/2013The most important outcome of the past 12 months is that the eurozone survived. The world was poised on the edge of a financial precipice at the beginning of last...
Latest Blog Entries
- Proved right on press regulation - 18/03/2013This blog has not expected to be proved right so quickly on press regulation, but that’s what happened today. At the end of last year, when the Leveson commission published...
- 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...
European foreign policy Archive
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The European External Action Service: Changing The Nature of Diplomacy or Old Wine in New Bottles? (22-23 November 2012)
Posted on 18/10/2012 | No CommentsA conference at Europe House organised by the London School of Economics, and the Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust Thursday 22 November and Friday 23 November 2012 National foreign ministries have authorised the creation in the EU of a system of procedures for coordinating the workings... -
The implications for Europe of the Arab Awakening (20 September 2011)
Posted on 24/08/2011 | No CommentsLiberal Democrat European Group fringe meeting, in association with Liberal International British Group. Jurys Inn Hotel, Birmingham, Tuesday 20 September. 20.00 – 21.15, confirmed speakers include Edward McMillan-Scott MEP and Professor Paul Reynolds, currently advising liberal politicians in Egypt prior to their elections, and Robert... -
Foreign Policy and its Moral Dilemmas: World Poverty in the context of Foreign Policy (21 June 2011)
Posted on 15/06/2011 | No CommentsWYNDHAM PLACE CHARLEMAGNE TRUST Foreign Policy and its Moral Dilemmas A discussion series on some of the issues facing today’s foreign policy makers The first meeting in the series, held on 4th May, focussed on the question of Terrorism and Religious Extremism and the second... -
Europe, her southern neighbours, and Turkey (17 July 2011)
Posted on 15/06/2011 | No CommentsEurope, her Southern Neighbours, and Turkey European Movement Sussex Branch Annual Seminar 17 July 2011, 11.30 – 17.30 Wiston House, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3DZ Programme: 11.30 Arrival and registration 12.00 Welcome – Sarah Leigh, Chairman, Sussex Branch of the European Movement 12.10 Domestic Developments... -
The Arab Spring and the West: the future of democracy in the Middle East and partnership with the EU (2 June 2011)
Posted on 19/05/2011 | No CommentsOrganised by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation London and the Global Policy Institute Speakers: Professor Fawaz Gerges (LSE) and Professor George Joffe (GPI, Cambridge and RUSI) 2 June 2011, 5.30 pm at Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB (Please follow this link for information on... -
Foreign Policy and its Moral Dilemmas: Corruption and Tyranny (23 May 2011)
Posted on 05/05/2011 | No CommentsThe first meeting in the series organised by the Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust focussed on the question of Terrorism and Religious Extremism. In its second meeting to be held on Monday 23 May, the focus of discussion will be on Corruption and Tyranny: how should... -
Towards a European Foreign Policy? The European Action Service and the Role of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (17 May 2011)
Posted on 27/04/2011 | No CommentsA seminar with Lord Hannay, former UK ambassador to the United Nations and UK Permanent Representative to the European Union 10.15am, Tuesday 17 May 2011, Tuke Common Room Regent’s College London. Recent events in the Middle East and elsewhere indicate an urgent need for a... -
Report on Federal Union annual conference
Posted on 28/03/2011 | No CommentsFederal Union’s AGM and annual conference was held in London on Saturday 19 March 2011. The morning session looked at the future of the eurozone and Britain’s possible role. John Palmer, former European editor of the Guardian and founder of the European Policy Centre, spoke... -
Foreign Policy and its Moral Dilemmas: Terrorism and Religious Extremism (4 May 2011)
Posted on 15/03/2011 | No CommentsA discussion series on some of the issues facing today’s foreign policy makers The first meeting will be held on Wednesday 4 May from 12 to 2.30 pm in the Churchill Room, Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU. It will consider: Terrorism and... -
Democracy in Egypt: how long is the long run?
Posted on 03/02/2011 | No CommentsThe current turmoil in Egypt could end in any number of ways. Perhaps there will be moves in the direction of democracy, to make Egypt look a bit more like Turkey. Perhaps there will be a reshuffle of the politicians but no real change in...
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