On 22nd April 1966, Jean Rey, the Belgian lawyer who succeeded Walter Hallstein as president of the European Commission, delivered a speech in Brussels full of optimism about the future of the European project. At this time, the Community had […]
The news that an agreement has been reached between our negotiating team and the European Union has been trumpeted as a “breakthrough” by the mainstream media. The text of the joint report is available here and on reading it through, […]
Ar first glance, it seems utterly bizarre. We don’t want to build a hard border fence between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic and neither do the Irish or the EU. No one wants it but it may nonetheless have […]
At a time when positive news on the Brexit front seems to be in short supply, the latest immigration figures, which were published last week have brought some welcome cheer. Long term net migration fell by 106,000 to 230,000 in […]
Last week I, along with about 90 other people, attended a conference entitled Deal or no deal – what are the options? hosted by David Campbell Bannerman MEP. I was very much hoping to hear something of the government’s current […]
During last year’s referendum campaign, one helpful piece of advice we were given was to make sure we made a differentiation between “Europe” and “the European Union”. My experience was typical inasmuch as our opponents – deliberately, so it seemed […]
