A selection of recent press articles on the UK’s new government, where it mightstand with Europe, and the changed political landscape across the UK. Ourselection includes a thoughtful piece from… Read More »
UK-EU Relations and Foreign Policy After the Election
A new Labour government is not going to have any breathing space on foreign policy as it picks up the reins – including on European relations. Today, Hungary takes over the EU’s six month presidency with its deliberately provocative strapline of ‘make Europe great again’. Yesterday, Le Pen’s National Rally came top of the polls with 34.5% of the vote in the first round of Macron’s rashly-called election.… Read More »
Media That Matters – July 2024
A selection of press and academic articles on the EU and Brexit As summer and a new UK government loom on the horizon we are publishing our second edition of… Read More »
Who Wants to Join The EU: Not The UK?
In her latest article, Kirsty Hughes challenges the view held in some political, media and academic circles that the UK has little appetite for rejoining the EU. … Read More »
Bylines Scotland Election 24 Podcast
In a Bylines Scotland podcast, David Martin, president of the European Movement in Scotland (EMiS) and former Labour MEP talks to Martin Roche about the new European Parliament, about Labour’s… Read More »
Media That Matters – June 2024
David Clarke writes in The Herald European Movement in Scotland (EMiS) Chair, David Clarke, writes in The Herald about the Brexit silence of the two big UK parties, calling on… Read More »
Just Transition is the Right Response to the Far Right
The Far Right’s success in this month’s European elections was not as absolute as many commentators claim and cannot provide cover for watering down the Green Deal. By David Gow… Read More »
Europe’s political centre holds its ground, but tough decisions ahead for Parliament and Commission
By David Martin, President of the European Movement in Scotland “Could this be Europe’s Trump moment?” asked Sky’s Adam Boulton on the eve of the European Parliament elections – It… Read More »