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

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

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Where are the real fault lines in the EU?

March 19, 2014

Ipsos Mori has this week published an interesting poll on public attitudes* in ten EU member states. Across the ten countries as a whole relatively few people want to leave the EU outright (18% on average), but the single most popular option …

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anti-austerity, austerity, britain in europe, British diplomacy, euro, France, French public opinion, German public opinion, germany, poll, public opinion, repatriation of powers

Boom! Merkel opens up for the return of powers from Brussels

August 14, 2013

Well, here’s an essential development for those of us who think reform in the EU – including “less Europe” – is fully possible.  Speaking on an interview to Deutschlandfunk radio and Phoenix TV yesterday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel sa…

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angela merkel, anglo-german axis, britain in europe, Cameron, competitiveness, dutch subsidiarity review, EU referendum, repatriation of powers

Dutch government: "Time of ‘ever closer union’ in every possible area is behind us”

June 21, 2013

Dutch PM Mark Rutte (VVD) and Foreign Minister FransTimmermans (PVdA) discussing what the EU shouldand should not be doing?For anyone involved in the EU reform debate, this is a must-read. The Dutch government has today published its “subsidiarity re…

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Cameron's EU speech, dutch politics, ECJ, EU budget, EU quangos, EU reform, EU social policy, EU structural funds, Netherlands, repatriation of powers, subsidiarity, working time directive

New Open Europe/ComRes poll: British voters want changed relationship with EU rather then outright withdrawal

May 28, 2013

There has been a lot of debate recently about what the UK public really want in terms of the UK’s relationship with the EU. In an attempt to shed some further light on this Open Europe has today released a new poll conducted by ComRes.The result…

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Cameron, Cameron's EU speech, EU exit, in-out, poll, renegotiation, repatriation of powers, UK-EU relations, UKIP

New Open Europe/ComRes poll: British voters want changed relationship with EU rather than outright withdrawal

There has been a lot of debate recently about what the UK public really want in terms of the UK’s relationship with the EU. In an attempt to shed some further light on this Open Europe has today released a new poll conducted by ComRes.The result…

Posted by Open Europe blog team

Cameron, Cameron's EU speech, EU exit, european elections, in-out, poll, renegotiation, repatriation of powers, UK-EU relations, UKIP

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