External Event
Hostile Takeover – How tech billionaires are undermining our democracies and what the EU can do (Europe Calling)
Europe Calling are hosting a webinar (in German and English) to take a close look at the tech billionaires, their platforms, algorithms and strategies. They will also talk about freedom of expression and censorship and what the EU can and should do in concrete terms now. More details here.
Alex Hall Hall: Is there any good news? (Cambridge for Europe)
With Donald Trump about to return as US President, Russia’s assaults on Ukraine being bolstered by weapons and troops from North Korea, and widespread interference in the democratic process across Europe, democracy is reeling under the twin assault of billionaire-funded populism and brutal authoritarianism. We have to ask ourselves, “Is there any good news?” In her… Read More »
Erasmus+ Talk (European Movement Staffordshire)
Join the European Movement Staffordshire for an on-line talk on the Erasmus+ programme, how its loss has affected the UK and Staffordshire in particular and what we have to gain by rejoining. Erasmus+ provides funding for education, training and sport. It has a particular focus on youth work, but it also provides funding for activities… Read More »
Will the Brexit headache ever end? (The Independent)
Webinar hosted by The Independent. Most of Britain might have expected Brexit to be a phrase of the past by now, buried in our pre-Covid subconscious. But, as we approach the eighth anniversary of the referendum, Brexit-related issues are just as prominent and divisive as ever. Critics of Brexit are more vocal than ever and… Read More »