“European Security: Four Priorities for 2020-2024” By Louis Cox-Brusseau, courtesy of Europeum As 2019 draws to a close, the European Union bids farewell to a year of historic change. With the election of a new Parliament and the formation of a new Commission, the Union looks ahead to the next five years as […]
Tag: Brexit
There are actually two possible “no deals”
“What would a ‘No Deal’ after the transition period look like?” By Dominic Walsh, courtesy of Open Europe How ‘No Deal’ could happen after the transition period The revised Withdrawal Agreement agreed by Boris Johnson’s Government replaced the UK-wide ‘backstop’ with a new Protocol that applies only to Northern Ireland. Unlike the previous deal, […]
Brexit uncertainty cost UK new Tesla gigafactory
“Brexit uncertainty means Tesla choses Germany for European for new factory” By Professor David Bailey, courtesy of UK In a Changing Europe Last week Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Brexit uncertainty was a factor in the firm’s decision to build its first major European factory near Berlin in Germany rather than the […]
Pro- and anti-Brexit electoral alliances start to take shape
“Pro- and anti-Brexit electoral alliances start to take shape” By Stephen Booth and Anthony Egan, courtesy of Open Europe The UK’s general election campaign is yet to get into full swing. A few more details have emerged regarding the Brexit policies of the major parties but the most significant developments are how the parties […]
EU transfers fuel corruption, white collar crime
“There is a case for reforming the long-term EU budget” Courtesy of Open Europe On October 21th 2019, Open Europe’s Pieter Cleppe gave evidence to the Committee on EU Affairs of Germany’s Parliament in Berlin, discussing the long term EU budget 2021-2027, which is currently being negotiated. A briefing provided by Pieter Cleppe detailing how […]
“Brexit is not going to be the only game in town”
“What matters to voters and who do they trust in this election?” By Professor Anthony Heath, Dr Lindsay Richards and Dan Snow, courtesy of UK In a Changing Europe Historically, the state of the economy in the run-up to an election has been one of the best predictors of the outcome, and so it is not usually thought wise […]
Importing Bad Ideas: Let’s Not
“Foreign reference pricing” is just price controls by the backdoor The world is full of bad ideas that self-interested parties sometimes try to bring to these shores, swearing up and down they’re actually good: karaoke, kale, Neti pots, the Yugo, the Macarena, Gerard Depardieu — the list goes on. To this hall of shame must […]
UK politics is already transformed
“The Brexodus of MPs will change the House Commons, whatever the election result” By Dr Alan Wager, courtesy of The UK in a Changing Europe On Tuesday, Philip Hammond said that one of the Prime Minister’s objectives in calling an early general election was to change the face of the Conservative party. […]
Future EU, global trade deals will be harder than Brexiters think
“Britain has not yet faced its hard choices” By Daniel Wincott, courtesy of UK in a Changing Europe ‘Global Britain’ is the ultimate goal for many Brexiters. They see new, tailored trade deals around the world as Brexit’s great prize. Fast-growing economies, including India, China and Brazil, feature prominently. Critics counter that increasing […]
Election is all about — wait for it — Brexit
“This is the Brexit General Election” By David Shiels, courtesy of Open Europe A General Election in the UK has been confirmed for 12 December. The Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 received Royal Assent yesterday, and the campaign will formally begin after the dissolution of Parliament next week. Although there is […]