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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The gates are open but so far no flood

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Official data from Office of National Statistics published this morning shows that the number of workers from Bulgaria and Romania have d...
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The European Parliament - a failed experiment in pan-European democracy?

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In a new report published this morning we assess the track record of the European parliament and conclude that it has failed as an inst...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

Have borrowing costs in the eurozone periphery come down too far, too fast?

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Over on his Forbes blog, Open Europe’s Raoul Ruparel asks: is there a bond bubble in peripheral Europe? The thurst of his answer is that, wh...
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EU states struggle to find common ground for sanctions on Russia

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As we laid out in our Divided We Stand briefing, agreement among the EU 28 on how to respond to Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis i...
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Timing, not substance, is the biggest obstacle to David Cameron's reform agenda

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Our Director Mats Persson writes on his Telegraph blog: In a recent Sunday Telegraph article that received surprisingly little attention...
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Friday, May 09, 2014

Meet the man who wants to blow up the European parliament

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In our recent briefing ahead of the European elections, we estimated that anti-EU, protest and anti-establishment parties of various form...
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Thursday, May 08, 2014

European businesses (not so much the City) start feeling the pain of the squeeze on Russia

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As we noted in our Battle of Londongrad briefing , while the exposure of the City of London to Russia has been overdone, there are plenty of...
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So, Nick, how many laws come from Brussels?

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In the first IN/OUT Europe debate between Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg on 26 March, the leader of the Liberal Democrats claimed that the ...
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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Bonjour Monsieur Cameron, there are potential allies on EU reform on the other side of the Channel

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Henri Guaino, a French MP from the centre-right UMP party and a former special advisor to President Nicolas Sarkozy, has an interesting in...
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The anti-EU vote: Spot the difference

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Question: What's the difference between these two opinion polls for this month's European elections? Answer: Ok, the percent...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Swedish and Dutch patience running out over proposed FTT?

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EU finance ministers met today , with the financial transaction tax (FTT) once again topping the agenda . They were presented with a new...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

ECJ throws out UK's FTT challenge, raising questions about whether it can be trusted to police the EU treaties

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This morning’s ECJ judgement that the UK’s legal challenge against a proposed Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) is premature was what many h...
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Monday, April 28, 2014

Would it not be easier if 'Brussels' simply dissolved the people and elected another?

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In less than a month's time voters across the EU (that is those who decide to vote) will head to the polls to elect the new European Par...
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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Judgement day for the EU FTT: Will the ECJ rule in favour of taxation without representation?

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There has been an important development brewing in the UK’s flagship case against the EU's proposed Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) . ...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The ECB gives Portugal a helping hand with its return to the markets

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Portugal this morning followed the lead set by Ireland and Greece and issued new debt for the first time since its bailout in 2011. Por...
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Is the eurozone crisis over? The Germans think not…

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There was an interesting poll in today’s FAZ conducted by INSA for Bild on whether Germans believe that eurozone crisis is over or not. T...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

How in the world did central banks miss this?

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An interesting story has been developing over the past couple of weeks and has been flying under the radar somewhat, though  Alex Barker o...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Divided we stand - EU struggles to find common position for sanctions on Russia

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In a new flash analysis out today , we look at where each EU member state stands on expanding sanctions against Russia. The summary notes:...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

The Farage allowances episode is primarily a sign of a fundamentally broken allowances system

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The Times today uses the news that Nigel Farage is to be investigated by the EU’s anti-fraud office OLAF, following a complaint from an e...
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Can the real Super Mario please stand up?

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Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti may be out of Italian politics, but it's fair to say he still likes to talk - especially whe...
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Monday, April 14, 2014

The EU stands united in the face of Russia - or does it?

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So, about Ukraine... Arriving in Luxembourg this morning to discuss events in Ukraine with his European counterparts, British Foreign Se...
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