Three questions about free movement
Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has called for changes to EU law to reduce the freedom of workers to move countries in search of work: On low-skill immigration we …
Schuman declaration
Cameron in Kuwait: a breath of fresh air
By the standards of Tony Blair’s speeches on the battle for democracy in the Middle East, David Cameron’s speech to the Kuwait National Assembly on Tuesday was a welcome breath …
Democracy in Egypt: how long is the long run?
The 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 …
No euro, no European Union?
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 …
More integration or less?
Opponents of the EU are starting to crow. And it is not hard to see why. Maybe the different member states of the European Union will not be able to …
Sharing the economic pain
There is an interesting piece in the Financial Times today reporting on the scale of the debts that have built up in post-Communist Europe. (Read it here.) Greece may be …
Britain in Europe: leading or leaving?
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 …
Blair and the founding fathers
More on Tony Blair’s speech in Oxford last Thursday (which you can read here). He declares that: “The vision is the one I share with Europe’s founders: an ever closer …