Solvency ‘not an issue’ if Governments deliver on reform
It was not surprising that Herman Van Rompuy’s first UK speech as President of the European Council dealt primarily with the EU response to the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone and its chances of...
View ArticleNo case for a referendum on EU membership
The People’s Pledge campaign claims to be in favour of a referendum on EU membership. The European Movement does not support this campaign: while it is not necessarily against a referendum on further...
View ArticleThe truth about light bulbs
The sale of 60 watt incandescent light bulbs is banned in the UK from today, as part of an EU-wide strategy. A report on the BBC website was accompanied by a comment from a shopkeeper: “This is not a...
View ArticleThe Swiss example – not what it seems
At a debate on EU membership organised by the Spectator on 20 September (read a report here), leading eurosceptic Daniel Hannan MEP compared the UK unfavourably with Switzerland. The Swiss experience...
View ArticleBritish public opinion on Europe
What is the state of British public opinion on Europe? A recent survey by YouGov for Vote UK out of the EU gave us the headline that a majority of people would vote in a referendum against membership...
View ArticleAnatomy of a euromyth
A Daily Express headline claimed last week that “EU says water is not healthy” on the front page in letters 42 mm high. This is a perfect example of a euromyth. Perfect, because it is not true;...
View ArticleCan the press tell the truth about Europe?
At the risk of being accused of jumping on the Leveson enquiry bandwagon (to which I would have to plead guilty), the European Movement has had its own skirmish with press regulation, with rather...
View ArticleIt is time for change
It has been 5 years since the credit crunch that led to the global financial crisis, which eventually fed into the sovereign debt crisis across Europe, started. 5 years and 5 summers that policy makers...
View ArticleChange the bail-out plan now!
If one looks at the economics, Greece is doomed. Odds are stacked against it and, with the IMF-ECB-EC Troika visiting Athens this week, economists across the world are speculating when (rather than if)...
View ArticleCameron’s EU strategy lies where arrogance meets absurdity
Seldom does a Prime Minister display such lack of diplomatic common sense as David Cameron does when it comes to his EU policy. From lecturing in a patronising fashion from the side-lines to exercising...
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