Section: Open Europe (UK)
Lloyds Bank Chairman: EU membership unsustainable without significant change
Lloyds Bank Chairman: EU membership unsustainable without significant changeThe Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group Lord Blackwell said in the House of Lords yesterday, “I don’t agree that remaining in the EU without a significant change in the current treaty arrangements is ultimately sustainable”, adding that the Eurozone states need to...
May and Johnson call for tighter controls on EU migrants – but stop short of asking for end of free movement
May and Johnson call for tighter controls on EU migrants – but stop short of asking for end of free movementIn a strongly worded speech to the Conservative Party Conference yesterday, Home Secretary Theresa May warned that EU migration has become “badly unbalanced”, adding, “The numbers coming from Europe are unsustainable and the rules have to...
New Open Europe research finds majority of Tory MPs have not yet made their minds up about EU membership
New Open Europe research finds majority of Tory MPs have not yet made their minds up about EU membershipAhead of the Conservative party conference, Open Europe has today published an analysis of where Conservative MPs stand on EU membership based on their recent public statements on the issue. The research finds that 14 and 44 MPs are ‘Firmly...
European Parliament proposes hiking annual EU budget by €4.4bn
European Parliament proposes hiking annual EU budget by €4.4bnCiting the need to address the refugee crisis and to compensate struggling dairy farmers, MEPs on the European Parliament’s Budget Committee yesterday voted to increase the EU’s draft budget for 2016 to €146.5bn, well above the €142.1bn suggested by member states and the...
What to make of the Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement?
What to make of the Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement?To the suprise of many, there is now likely to be a Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement thanks to a petition signed by over 450,000 people. But what is it really about? Open Europe’s Pieter Cleppe explains.The post What to make of the Dutch...
New poll shows Leave campaign in front as leading Labour politicians line up to back EU membership no matter what
New poll shows Leave campaign in front as leading Labour politicians line up to back EU membership no matter whatA new YouGov poll for The Times today has the Leave campaign on 40% and the Remain campaign on 38%, the first time that there has been more support for Brexit than for continued membership since November last year. Speaking at the...
EU member states fail to agree on binding refugee quotas as German Interior Minister suggests cutting EU funding to those countries not doing enough
EU member states fail to agree on binding refugee quotas as German Interior Minister suggests cutting EU funding to those countries not doing enoughDuring a bad-tempered six hour meeting yesterday, EU Interior Ministers failed to reach an agreement on the European Commission’s proposal for mandatory binding quotas to relocate 120,000...
Germany temporarily re-imposes border checks with Austria amid criticism of Merkel’s handing of the refugee crisis
Germany temporarily re-imposes border checks with Austria amid criticism of Merkel’s handing of the refugee crisisGermany yesterday unexpectedly reintroduced temporary controls on its border with Austria, and suspended all train travel between the countries for 12 hours, citing the consistently high inflow of refugees into the country. The...
Government to propose new campaigning rules for EU referendum
Government to propose new campaigning rules for EU referendumThe Government is set to put forward changes to the arrangements for the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, in a bid to allay some MPs’ concerns about ensuring the vote is fair. Amendments being tabled to the EU Referendum Bill today are expected to address concern over...
New polls show wavering support for SYRIZA ahead of new elections
New polls show wavering support for SYRIZA ahead of new electionsThe Head of the Greek Supreme Court Vassiliki Thanou was yesterday appointed as caretaker Prime Minister, making her Greece’s first female Prime Minister. The caretaker cabinet will be sworn in at noon today with the country then moving to new elections. A new ProRata election...
