Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB 2.00 – 5.30 pm followed by a drinks reception This fourth conference in a series undertaken jointly with the Global Policy […]
On 19 January 2011, together with the European Commission, the Aston Centre for Europe is organising a seminar on the European policy of the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition entitled: ‘The UK
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Another example of the problems caused by the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers came into my in-box today. Federalists have long criticised the system of changing the chair
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14 December 2010 9.00 – 17.30, followed by a reception The Royal Horseguards One Whitehall Place 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EJ With apologies to those of you who have
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EUROPE’S PLACE IN THE WORLD – AND BRITAIN’S PLACE IN EUROPE MARY SUMNER HOUSE, 24 TUFTON STREET, LONDON SW1P 3RB 2.00 – 5.30 pm followed by a drinks reception This third conference
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A 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
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On the face of it, it is hard to disagree with the Referendum Bill to be brought forward by the coalition government. Membership of the European Union has constitutional implications,
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You can read President Barroso’s “State of the Union” address, that he gave yesterday, here. He did not utter the words of the American president each year, that “The state
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by Brendan Donnelly The Lisbon Treaty creates new challenges and new opportunities for the European Union. The enhanced role of national and European Parliaments will make the Union a more
No euro, no European Union? Read More »
Janusz Lewandowski, member of the European Commission responsible for the budget, has floated the idea of introducing a new tax to finance the European Union independently of the member states.
EU taxes: who decides? Read More »
