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, […]
Report: Reforming the EU – update on Brexit negotiations progress
Reforming the EU – an institutional perspective On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of being hosted by Europe House with some other students, bankers, civil servants, charity workers, lobbyists and other members of public life, in order to hear an institutional perspective on the negotiations currently being led by the British government on reforming the […]
5 reasons why Londoners should care about the EU referendum
London is an amazing city. It’s a truly global city with every nationality and culture represented. This year it was once again crowned the world’s most visited city – beating our arch rivals, Paris. London is also a truly European capital – of the three million foreign-born residents in London at least 40% are from […]
Calm down all – We all have to wait until November to see Cameron’s wish list
Prime Minister David Cameron is walking on a dangerous hire wire rope ahead of the upcoming referendum. The PM attracts the attention of the UK, Member States, and EU officials on the EU membership referendum issue, raises question marks in minds about what areas he wants to negotiate with the EU, and gets people to […]