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Friday, May 28, 2010

Frosty

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The Franco-German axis, which for so long has defined the European Union, has taken some serious hits lately. Following the trauma of the eu...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

How the EU elite got it wrong on the euro

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Yesterday we published a range of different promises and reckless predictions made by politicans regarding the euro over the last 15 years...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

'Yes we cheated, but you should have noticed'

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Greek PM George Papandreou made quite an astonishing comment over the weekend regarding the charge that Greece had cooked the books in order...
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Friday, May 21, 2010

EU subsidised travel? The next step in a Summer's dream

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The glorious weather in London today has reminded us of a story we noted last month - but have not yet had a chance to share here :-) In the...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010

The eurozone's next problem?

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If all the recent events weren't enough, a story in today's Guardian poses another question mark against the long-term economic pr...
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The coalition government must stand up for EU reform

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In the Telegraph today, we argue: Europe is in desperate need of reform in order to become more democratic, economically dynamic and mode...
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Since when has breaking the law been a 'competition'?

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The European Parliament has today passed a resolution calling for the harmonisation of fines that member states impose on lorry drivers who ...
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Monday, May 17, 2010

What are they thinking?

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Things aren't looking great for the AIFM Directive . At least not from the point of view of developing countries, SMEs, European taxpay...
Friday, May 14, 2010

The week when EU politics was turned on its head

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It has been an absolutely extraordinary week in European politics. A Con-Lib coalition government has been formed in the UK; the eurozone h...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

What does the Con-Lib coalition offer on Europe?

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As we detailed in our press release today – the Con-Lib coalition Government deal on Europe has some things which reform-minded people, such...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Germany's worst nightmare?

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The Commission has today presented plans to tighten up budgetary supervision and oversight in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the current e...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

They said it wouldn't happen

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What was inconceivable only a couple of months ago has now happened: EU leaders have agreed a massive €500 billion bailout package for e...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

One reason to oppose a Lib/Con coalition

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For all the talk now of the Lib Dems as the kingmakers, wooed by both Labour and the Tories for their 60-odd votes, it is possible to forget...
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Friday, May 07, 2010

Where would a Lib Dem/Tory pact leave the EU?

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So both Gordon Brown and David Cameron have extended an offer to the Lib Dems to begin talks to see whether some sort of coalition, however ...
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If only it was true...

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The dilemma thrown up by a hung parliament will obviously remain the main focus of British politics for some time. We will certainly return...
Thursday, May 06, 2010

The least bad option?

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Further to our previous post , Gisela Stuart, the brilliant German-born Labour MP who sat on the Convention on the European Constitution, ha...

The truth about EMU conditions

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The European Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, is one of the more candid people in Brussels (he infamously once referred to the Dutch ...
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

The accidental EU President?

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In an interview with Le Pèlerin Magazine , Herman Van Rompuy reveals that he tried everything in his power not to become EU President. “U...
Friday, April 30, 2010

Flip-flopping Clegg

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Nick Clegg didn’t exactly come across as coherent in last night’s debate between party leaders when David Cameron challenged him on the fact...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Inspiring confidence?

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The European Commission's reaction to the Standard & Poor’s credit rating downgrade of Greece to “junk” status: “Who is Standard ...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Apolitical?

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Just a quick note on the second televised leaders' debate in the UK last week - in which something struck us about Nick Clegg's desc...
Monday, April 26, 2010

What would a Lib Dem government do about Ian Bailey?

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The Lib Dems' recent rise is rightly leading to closer scrutiny of the party's policies. Their support for the UK entering the euro,...
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Friday, April 23, 2010

Too much information Denis

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In the category “too much information”, we bring you a story from former Labour Europe Minister and über -europhile Denis MacShane. Keen as ...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Would you trust this Miliband?

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With the election only two weeks away now the country has turned poll-crazy as we rate the stars, ahem, politicians with every twist and tur...
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