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The Battle of Londongrad? What does the data actually say?

March 24, 2014

On Friday afternoon Open Europe released a new flash analysis looking at the links between the City and Russia. Much has been written on this issue – see NYT, FT and Economist for background.While there is anecdotal evidence in these articles about C…

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City, City of London, EU-Russia relations, Financial Services, investment, Londongrad, oligarchs, russia, sanctions, UK;

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EU migrants’ access to benefits: A cross-party concern in Denmark

March 20, 2014

We flagged up last week that the debate on EU migrants’ access to benefits was kicking off in Denmark – potentially leading to a row with the European Commission.New figures have been unveiled that will do little to assuage political tensions. Acc…

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access to benefits, denmark, EU migrants, European Commission, renegotiation, right to reside, right to reside test, UK-EU relations, UK;

German Foreign Minister welcomes discussion on EU Treaty Change

February 3, 2014

German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is visiting his counterpart, William Hague, in London today. Although the visit doesn’t seem to have received much media coverage, we’ve just been at the press conference, and Herr Steinmeier had some i…

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CDU, germany, groko, hague, Merkel, renegotiation, SPD, steinmeier, UK-EU relations, UK;

Rien à voir ici? Hollande says treaty change is "not the priority" for France, but…

January 31, 2014

David Cameron and François Hollande have just held their joint press conference following the Anglo-French defence summit in Oxfordshire. Predictably, though, most of the questions focused instead on Cameron’s EU renegotiation strategy and the prospec…

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anglo-french cooperation, banking union, Cameron, defence, EU treaty change, eurozone, France, Francois Hollande, Maastricht Treaty, UK;

Gaming Europe’s Future: First Ever Simulation of negotiations that could shape UK’s European future

December 3, 2013

The year is 2017. It’s time to negotiate! Will Britain achieve a new settlement in the EU, and if not, on what terms would it leave?This is a unique chance to watch leading politicians, policymakers and experts carry out actual, real-time negotiations …

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eu, Simulation, UK;, War game

Good Europeans, bad Europeans: Time to revisit a couple of labels?

October 23, 2013

It’s that time of year when the European Commission either assigns gold stars to or puts black marks against member states based on how they implement EU rules. The Commission notes that the number of infringement procedures opened against EU…

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ECJ, EU law, European Commission, France, germany, UK;

The war on EU red tape: Will this time be any different?

October 4, 2013

The headlines above speak for themselves. From time to time, the European Commission makes an announcement that it will make EU business rules “lighter”, “simpler” or “smarter”. But it deliberately stays away from the terms “deregulation” or “less…

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barroso, cost of EU regulation, EU red tape, EU regulation, European Commission, health and safety, REFIT, renegotiation, UK-EU relations, UK;

Ten years on, what Britain can learn from the Swedish euro referendum

September 16, 2013

Last Saturday was the tenth anniversary of the Swedish referendum on the euro, and our Director, Mats Persson, wrote this piece for the Guardian’s Comment is Free:”The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter…

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bondförnuft, Cameron, EU referendum, euro, euro referendum, eurozone crisis, renegotiation, Sweden, UK;

Syria: The Ins, the Outs – and the Maybes

August 28, 2013

As we noted in our previous blog post, Syria has again shown that the EU holds almost as many foreign policy positions as there are states – though we should also remember that this is an extremely complex and senstitive situation.However, as we also n…

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denmark, EU foreign policy, France, nato, Syria, UK;, UN resolution, United Nations

Syria: Who’s in and who’s out?

Plenty to ponder over SyriaFollowing the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad’s regime in Syria, the stakes have been raised. But as the calls for international military intervention grows louder, how have Europe’s various players been lini…

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catherine ashton, EEAS, EU foreign policy, eu military cooperation, France, germany, Merkel, russia, Syria, UK;

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