Between renegotiation and referendum

Peter Ludlow provides a stock take of British Prime Minister’s efforts to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the EU. He argues that even if the PM is able to secure concessions from his EU counterparts it is far from clear the concessions will satisfy electorate. The referendum in 2016 will be very different to the one in 1975.

12, 04, 2015
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Postcard from..., SErge Fornerod

Postcard from Berne

Writing from Berne, Serge Fornerod explores the paradox at the heart of Swiss society and politics which shape’s Switzerland’s relationship with the EU. More than ninety percent of all legislative work in Switzerland’s administration offices at the Federal and Cantonal level consists in adapting its laws and by-laws to the EU legislation. But still, the most virulent anti-EU and anti-foreigners political party is by far the strongest party in the country, reaching almost 30% of the votes at the last parliamentary elections this October and support for EU membership never rises above 30%. Is this a model for the UK?

10, 19, 2015
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Culture, Francis Campbell, History, Memory

Europe’s past invades the present

Francis Campbell shows that despite the EU’s evident successes, the asymmetry in memories across EU member states remains a source of division and tension.

09, 15, 2015
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Culture, Guy Brandon, History, Memory

Money and power: the roots and future of Europe?

Against the backdrop of the Greek debt crisis, Guy Brandon questions whether the move towards European monetary union has corrupted the founding values of the EU. What kind of a Union are we now part of?