Never heard of him. Who is he? This would have been most people’s reaction to the news that David Cameron has nominated Lord Jonathan Hill as the next UK Commissioner. In other member states, candidates include former foreign ministers, finance […]
Three years ago, it looked like Greece would have to leave the Euro. The country was bust and had to be bailed out by the European Central Bank (ECB), the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission (the so-called “Troika”) […]
David Cameron made it very clear that he did not believe Jean-Claude Juncker, the former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, to be a suitable person to head up the European Commission. Cameron’s criticisms revolved around his unashamed federalism. “Jean-Claude Juncker has […]
The Irish Independent recently featured an article on the impending retirement of Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, the Irish member of the 2009-14 European Commission who held the Research, Innovation and Science portfolio. As a former Irish minister of State, Mrs Geoghegan-Quinn had […]
UK must secure EU financial regulation reform or face the choice of joining Euro or leaving EU by 2020, finds new report “If we cannot protect the collective interests of non-eurozone member states then they will have to choose between […]
Ladies and gentleman, please welcome John Mills… Well, thank you very much Mr Chairman. I must say that I would like to start by saying how nice it is to be here with many people I’ve worked with over a […]
