by Pawel Swidlicki
What is the EEA and why is it seen as attractive by some?
As the new UK government begins to formulate a Brexit plan, Open Europe has today published a new briefing assessing…
by Jean-Claude Juncker
Dear Julian,
You are becoming a Member of the European Commission at a particularly challenging time for the European Union. Since the beginning of the mandate of this Commission, we have an exceptional opportunity,…
by Iona Jacob
Fighting hate and breaking down stigmatisation requires coming together – it requires community. But what will leaving the European Union mean for the LGBT community?
Being in the EU has given our nation…
by Raoul Ruparel
The Financial Times has reported that there is a “live debate” in Whitehall around whether the UK should leave the customs union with the EU or not, following the result of the EU…
by Klaus Linsenmeier
Does the European Union need a constitution to become more democratic? Can a European constitution help the institutions gain legitimacy and acceptance among Member States and their citizens?
The EU institutions are suffering…
by Pawel Swidlicki
Does Barnier have it in for the City?
This morning’s appointment of Michel Barnier as the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator by President Jean-Claude Juncker has prompted some excitable reactions from the British…
by Teona Lavrelashvili
Everyone has the feeling that the UK referendum on EU membership was more than just merely a referendum. In search of the way out from what is now seen by many as a…
by JAN TECHAU
For people outside Germany, the country’s pains at growing up as a foreign policy power often look wondrous and slightly bizarre—so morally charged is every debate, so infused with self-doubt, and often so…
by Alastair Sloan
Suspend for a moment any care for the Iraqi civilians and British soldiers who died in the 2003 invasion and subsequent years of occupation in Iraq. I’m not saying you don’t care, but let’s for a moment pretend you don’t. As if by magic, you now possess the fundamental emotional…
by JAN TECHAU
Sometimes, timing is just horrible. Under normal circumstances, June 28 should have been a very notable day for anybody involved in the EU’s attempts to build a more unified, meaningful foreign policy. It…