The Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Enda Kenny, announced at a press conference at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday that EU membership is crucial to Anglo-Irish relations and a Brexit would not only disrupt trade between the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain, but would also disrupt the Northern Irish peace process, which began in 1998. […]
Comment: Cameron’s renegotiations of the UK’s EU membership terms – perceptions, alternatives and recommendations
It has now been two months since Prime Minister David Cameron sent a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, setting out the areas he is seeking to reform the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU). On 17 December 2015, Mr. Cameron met the heads of the Member States to make his case, but […]
Analysis: December European Council Summit
Thursday saw the beginning of the December European Council Summit – the most important council of the Union, which sees of European leaders the likes of Council President Donald Tusk, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande, and British Prime Minister David Cameron among a series of other notables seated at its dinner table. […]
Comment: EU referendum timetable now clear
The Prime Minister has returned from the Brussels European Council noting good progress in the renegotiation of the terms of our membership of the European Union (EU). Although there will still be difficulties, the Prime Minister wants a deal and he is in a hurry to do so. It seems a deal will very likely […]
Report: Visiting the Polish Embassy with the European Movement
On 1 December, I had the pleasure of being hosted at the Polish Embassy by His Excellency, Ambassador Witold Sobków, along with other members of the London European Movement, for an evening of discussing the Polish take on Britain’s EU negotiations. It was interesting to see Europe, and question of whether Britain should stay in Europe, […]