By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 3 April 2006 The European Commission has announced an intention to cut the cost of using your mobile phone in another European country, reported by
Give Europeans the right to roam Read More »
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 27 March 2006 In the wake of last December’s rather unsatisfactory deal on the EU budget, it is not surprising that the Erasmus student exchange
In defence of the Erasmus scheme Read More »
Based on a speech by Richard Laming in a debate with Rt Hon John Redwood MP organised by UKIP, Wokingham, 23 March 2006 I would like to start by thanking
The future of Britain – are the European Union plans for Britain the best way forward? Read More »
By Brendan Donnelly In discussing the future of the European Union, we have to start by acknowledging that there is a substantial and probably growing unease in the relationship between
Where next for the European Union? Read More »
Based on an talk by Richard Laming at the AGM of Federal Union, 11 March 2006 In talking about why the European constitution went wrong, it makes sense to break
The European constitution: what went wrong? Read More »
Based on an talk by Stephen Haseler at the AGM of Federal Union, 11 March 2006 There are three possible ways forward for the European Union in the wake of
The European constitution: what to do next? Read More »
Interview of John Parry and Richard Laming, published in Mondial, March 2006 In referendums last year, a majority of voters in France and the Netherlands voted ‘no’ to a proposed
What’s next for the European Union? Read More »
By Richard Laming I would like to thank the organisers of today’s debate for their invitation to come and speak. If I may say so, “Britain in Europe: leading or
Britain in Europe: leading or leaving? Read More »
UEF and JEF call for local, regional and national governments and European civil society to grasp the opportunities of the Duff-Voggenhuber report Today, 20 January, the UEF and JEF sent
Send the constitutional debate back to the member states, says the UEF Read More »
By Richard Laming 2005 will be remembered as a bad year for federalism. There have been bad years before and there no doubt will be bad years again, so there