Author: Friederike Brezing

European Movement in Scotland (EMiS) Chair David Clarke secured the top spot on The Herald’s letters page on 11th April.  https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/25081182.special-relationship-dead-must-rebuild-links-europe

Donald Trump’s style of diplomacy is typically financially transactional and frequently bullying. In negotiating a trade agreement with the UK, the President is not going to change his spots. His tone may be friendly and his words soft, but he’ll want Donald Trump to win. The balance of any deal must favour Trump. For him, there’s no point in negotiating unless he comes out top dog and is seen globally to be top dog.… Read More »

US President Trump is dismantling the 80-year-old economic and security order and seeking to install a new American imperialist autarky. Time for Europe to remake itself.… Read More »

Festival of Europe lines up top-flight speakers to discuss recent dramatic developments on the world stage and how UK should respond Keeping democracy healthy in Europe is key theme, says… Read More »

This article was first published on 27 March 2025 on Kirsty Hughes’s substack at https://kirstyhughes.substack.com/p/scotland-independence-in-europe-in. By Kirsty Hughes Scotland’s independence debate is largely invisible at the moment, despite a small… Read More »

It’s nine years since the UK voted to quit the European Union. It has proven to be a disaster, and a disaster made greater by the election of Donald Trump. The world is at a pivotal moment. Stark political reality faces us. … Read More »

In a brilliant speech to the Oxford Union in late 2024 Rosalie Chapman eviscerates the Leave argument and sounds a clarion call for the UK to rejoin the EU. You… Read More »

Politicians from SNP, Labour, Scottish Greens and Scottish LibDems unite to show support for Ukraine at AGM of European Movement in Scotland Movement growing in numbers and strength, says chair… Read More »