Letter to Her Majesty The Queen
Her Majesty The Queen Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA 19 August 2009 Madam Your Majesty will have received a letter from the British Academy of 22 July 2009 opening an […]
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Iceland should be welcomed into the EU
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 28 July 2009 The human heart is on the left, a fact seemingly confirmed by the latest statements about Icelandic membership of the EU from
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The European federalists must intensify their actions
By Michele Ciavarini Azzi, President UEF-Belgium A lot has been said and written on the results of the European elections. However, the election campaigns appear to have offered no real explanation
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The Socialists should oppose the nomination of Barroso
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 30 June 2009 Commission president José Manuel Barroso’s campaign for re-election cleared its latest hurdle at the end of presidency European Council meeting earlier this
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26 and a half members
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 11 June 2009 It is hard to analyse the European election results so soon after they have been announced. Judgements might be influenced by the
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EU fishing policy faces up to federal reality
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 24 April 2009 The problems of the European fishing industry are well-known. There are too many boats chasing too few fish. The ability of the fishing
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The future agenda and role of the European Parliament
Report from the Federal Union AGM The opening speaker at the Federal Union conference was Andrew Duff MEP, leader of the UK Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament, ALDE spokesperson
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The case for a global parliamentary assembly
Report from the Federal Union AGM The guest speaker for the afternoon session was Lord Archer of Sandwell QC, who had served a distinguished parliamentary career and had just been
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Did Barack Obama talk out of turn about Turkey?
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 9 April 2009 On his tour of Europe earlier this week, US president Barack Obama spoke warmly about the prospect of Turkey joining the European
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Strange news: a British pro-European policy
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 25 March 2009 We are truly living in extraordinary times. Thanks to the credit crunch and the ensuing recession, some of the world’s major banks
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