May 21, 2014
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte talks a lot of sense in this interview with Dutch news site Nu.nl – and sets the scene for the inevitable bust-up with the European Parliament over the appointment of the next European Commission President. Rut…
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#EUReform, European Commission, european parliament, MEPs, Rutte, spitzenkandidaten |
May 7, 2014
Henri Guaino, a French MP from the centre-right UMP party and a former special advisor to President Nicolas Sarkozy, has an interesting interview on Europe in today’s Le Figaro. Here are some key excerpts:Q: What is the European Union, according to you…
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#EUReform, david cameron, EU reform, France, Henri Guaino, renegotiation, repatriation of powers, UK;, UMP |
April 7, 2014
One of the constant frustrations at Open Europe is that the EU debate is too often artificially framed between two camps: “in at any cost” and “out at any price.” That media likes a good shouting match is nothing new, but the biggest victim from …
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#EUReform, APPG for European Reform, britain in europe, Die Zeit, Fresh Start, in/out referendum |
April 3, 2014
It’s good to hear a Dutch speaking liberal party leader forcefully expressing the case for EU reform. Sadly, as we noted earlier, it certainly wasn’t Nick Clegg. In fact it was the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who once again today reaff…
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April 1, 2014
We have today published the full report assessing the implications of our EU ‘wargame’ which simulated the negotiating dynamic under two scenarios: first, a UK-EU renegotiation from within and, second, under ‘Brexit’. As we’ve stressed before…
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#EUReform, Article 50, Brexit, EU exit, EUwargames, norway, renegotiation, UK-EU relations |
March 17, 2014
What do David Cameron’s seven EU reform commitments mean?Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, David Cameron set out seven objectives – or eight if you read between the lines – for a Conservative EU reform agenda ahead of that potentia…
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#EUReform, david cameron, deregulation, EU budget, EU red tape, EU referendum, EU regional policy, red card, TTIP, yellow card |
February 18, 2014
With the European Parliament elections approaching, the number of EU-related opinion polls is growing. Beyond the mere voting intentions, these surveys help get a clearer picture of how citizens see Europe in various countries.Two separate opinion poll…
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#EUReform, EP elections, eu, EU elections, France, Hollande, schengen, Socialist Party, UMP |
February 13, 2014
With little fanfare, the Government has today published the second round of Balance of EU Competences reports – now making it 14 reports published in total. We won’t accuse the Government of seeking to bury the latest batch of reports in the week of …
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#EUReform, balance of competences, britain in europe, Cameron, Climate Change, Environment, EU culture, EU trade |
January 21, 2014
Day two of the Open Europe / Fresh Start #EUReform conference saw a thriving exchange of reform ideas between panelists and conference delegates, viral Twitter action for #EUReform via the Twitter wall, as well as numerous media interviews. David…
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