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SUMMARY:Freedom of movement: the key to rejoin
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nWhy is Freedom of Movement so important? \nHow do we explain this to our fellow citizens? \nMutual Freedom of Movement is the gateway to rejoining the EU. Freedom of movement of people (along with free movement of goods\, services\, and capital)\, is a fundamental principle of the EU Single Market. There can be no return to the Single Market or the EU without FoM. Any campaign to rejoin the Single Market or the EU must convince the government to embrace the return of FoM. But FoM is currently rejected by both Conservatives and Labour\, who say that FoM of people has been abolished “once and for all”. \nOpposition to FoM is based on a mistaken belief that FoM means uncontrolled immigration. The public is not well informed on this issue\, a factor which greatly assisted the leave campaign. People are now becoming more aware that ending FoM affects their own and their families’ choices\, as well as undermining the UK economy\, impacting the workforce in key industries\, impeding business travel and decimating the arts. FoM is strongly supported by the public in all EU member states. \nThe aim of this webinar is to equip pro-EU activists for a campaign to restore FoM\, and so open the door to Single Market and EU membership. We will cover three strands of the campaign: debunking myths\, a positive narrative\, and the dos and don’ts of persuasive communicating. \nThe webinar will provide the basis for a crib sheet for FoM campaigners.
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/freedom-of-movement-the-key-to-rejoin/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T140000
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SUMMARY:Democracy in the EU
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday 7 November\nTime: 1:00pm – 2:00pmFaced with a series of crises in recent years\, the European Union has been under pressure to take far-reaching decisions such as joint borrowing to finance the post-Covid recovery plan\, and the joint purchase of weapons for Ukraine.Join our panellists as they explore the extent to which the EU may need reforms to accompany its new powers and responsibilities\, to ensure its democratic legitimacy. \nPanel \n\nChair: Simon Usherwood\, UKICE\nSophie in ‘t Veld\, MEP for the Netherlands\nCatherine Barnard\, UKICE\nJanis Emmanouilidis\, European Policy Centre\nThu Nguyen\, Hertie School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up on the UKICE website here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe hashtag for this event is #UKICELunchHour \nBy signing up to this event\, you agree to be added to our mailing list about our future events. \nThe event organisers may take photographs and/or videos at this event\, which may be used in general digital and printed promotional material. \nTo stay informed about future events from UK in a Changing Europe\, sign up via our website to our newsletter.
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/democracy-in-the-eu/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231102T183000
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SUMMARY:EU after the watershed
DESCRIPTION:The EU faces multiple challenges\, both internally and externally\, so what does its future hold and is it still the right answer after the watershed? \n\n\nThe European Union has been going through enormous changes. Driven by the Permacrisis – an extended period of insecurity and instability – fundamental transformations in technology\, sustainability and demography and the watershed moment of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, security\, particularly economic security\, is now firmly back on the agenda. \n\n\nThe EU will have to continue to change and adapt to address this triple challenge. But this must happen in the difficult context of both internal and external fragmentation and polarisation. \n\n\nWhat does this imply for the future of the EU? Is the EU moving from being a community of values enshrined in law to a confederation of interest driven by Realpolitik? And is the EU still the right answer to today’s changed environment? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Fabian Zuleeg\n\n\n\n\nSPEAKER \n\n\nDr Fabian Zuleeg\n\n\nChief Executive\, European Policy Centre \n\n\nSince October 2013\, Dr Fabian Zuleeg has been Chief Executive of the European Policy Centre\, with overall responsibility\, including providing strategic direction\, managing its staff and resources and representing the EPC. He remains Chief Economist. Fabian holds a PhD from Edinburgh University and has worked in academia\, the public and the private sector. He focuses on the future of European integration and how Europe can meet the triple challenge of the watershed of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, the fundamental transformations and the Permacrisis. He coined this term with EPC colleagues in 2021 in the context of internal political dis-cohesion and a contested global landscape. Fabian also focuses on transnational cooperation between European Think Tanks. \n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/x/eu-after-the-watershed-beyond-interdependence-online-tickets-721897192937?aff=eemailordconf&ref=eemailordconf&utm_campaign=order_confirm&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&app_cta_src=order_conf_email&utm_term=digitalx\n\n\n\n\nBOOK NOW\, IN PERSON \nBOOK NOW\, ONLINE 
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/eu-after-the-watershed/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231101T190000
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DTSTAMP:20231030T173130Z
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SUMMARY:The energy trilemma: WorldWide Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:The Energy Trilemma & building Local Partnerships\nWWW TED-style (1 idea\, 5 reasons\, 10 minutes: Liverpool’s 🙌 high five to the world) talks followed by Q&A with two speakers:\n– Paul Domjan\n– Dr Carl Wright\nchair:\n– Dirk Hazell \nPaul Domjan is the Founder\, Chief Policy and Global Affairs Officer of Enoda. Paul has over two decades of experience in energy\, energy security climate policy and research. Prior to founding Enoda\, Paul was Tellimer‘s Chief Strategy Officer\, CEO of 4Cast-RGE\, and Managing Director and co-Founder of Country Insights. Paul began working on energy system stability issues when he served as the First Energy Security Adviser to the US European Command of the US Department of Defense\, where he led development of the US military’s strategy for energy security in Europe\, Africa\, and Eurasia. Paul was the most senior Defense Department energy security official based in Europe and represented the US both at NATO\, and with senior government and corporate stakeholders in Europe and the US. Paul subsequently became advisor on energy security to the UK Parliament’s Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. Paul helped to design the ground-breaking Oil Shockwave simulations with Securing America’s Future Energy\, which were recognised in President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address. Paul also served as Deputy Political Analyst in the scenario planning group at Royal Dutch/Shell. Paul is a regular keynote speaker and author on topics in energy\, technology\, and policy. Paul co-authored Chain Reaction: How Blockchain Will Transform the Developing World\, published in 2021 by Palgrave Macmillan\, and Carbon Scenarios\, published in 2008 as a project of the Stockholm Network. Paul was a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University and is also an alumnus of London Business School and the University of Texas at Austin\, where Paul was a National Merit Scholar. \nDr Carl Wright is Secretary-General Emeritus of the CLGF Commonwealth Local Government Forum\, which Carl founded in 1995 and oversaw until 2016. Carl was Assistant Director (1988-94) at the Commonwealth Secretariatdealing with Commonwealth programmes for South Africa\, Namibia and Mozambique. Carl was previously a senior official at the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the first Director (1974-88) of the Commonwealth Trade Union Council. In 1973 Carl was among the first UK nationals employed at the European Commission. Carl chairs the Canterbury Climate Action Partnership and led official delegations at both the COP26and COP27. Carl is author of Global Citizen: Grass Roots Activism and High Diplomacy (Hansib Publications\, 2022). Carl studied European Politics at the University of Reading\, and Regional Economic and Urban Planning at the University College London. \nChair: Dirk Hazell graduated form the University of Cambridge and qualified as a barrister. Dirk wrote what became the template for the European Communities’ 1992 single market programme. Dirk led the euro-capital market through the first wave of EU sectoral legislation and then the environmental services sector through the Sixth Environment Action Programme. Dirk chaired the Conservative Party’s Foreign Affairs Forum and London Region\, but left the party when it left the mainstream centre-right EPP European People’s Party. In 2012\, Dirk co-founded the UK EPP which he now leads. Dirk is also Chair of Federal Union (founded in 1938) which was credited by the only British President of the European Commission as having made possible the UK’s Accession to the EC in 1973. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/www-worldwide-wednesday-the-energy-trilemma-building-local-partnerships-tickets-747967931217
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/the-energy-trilemma-worldwide-wednesday/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231030T133000
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SUMMARY:Wealth of a nation: Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Record low interest rates over the past 30 years led to a wealth boom\, with Scottish households seeing wealth rise by £700 billion since the financial crisis alone. But surging interest rates in 2022 have brought this era to an abrupt end\, causing pension valuations to crater\, mortgage costs to rise\, and house prices to fall. Who holds this wealth\, where they live and how their wealth is likely to evolve in the coming years has profound implications for politics and policy in Scotland. \nHow is wealth distributed across the nations of the UK and what determines its variation? How is Scotland likely to be affected by the outlook for asset prices and interest rates in the years ahead? And what actions should policy makers in Scotland be considering in a world of falling wealth\, but large wealth gaps? \nThe Resolution Foundation is hosting an in-person event in Edinburgh – as part of our ongoing wealth across Britain project\, in partnership with the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust – to debate and explore these questions. Following a presentation of new research\, which will examine regional and national wealth trends across the UK\, we will hear from leading experts on what the changing scale and nature of wealth in Scotland means for policy and politics. \nThe event will be open for people to physically attend\, alongside being broadcast via YouTube and the Resolution Foundation website. Viewers will be able to submit questions to the panel before and during the event via Slido.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time\nMonday 30 October 2023\n1:30 – 2:45pm\nRefreshments from 1pm. \nRegister to receive access link.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\nJohn Curtice\nProfessor of Politics at Strathclyde University \nLiz Lloyd\nFormer Chief of Staff to Nicola Sturgeon \nKezia Dugdale\nFormer Leader of the Scottish Labour Party \nIan Mulheirn\nResearch Associate at the Resolution Foundation \nTorsten Bell (Chair)\nChief Executive of the Resolution Foundation
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/wealth-of-a-nation-scotland/
LOCATION:Playfair Hall\, Surgeons Quarter\, EH8 9SU\, Surgeons Quarter\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9SU\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231025T180000
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SUMMARY:Scotland WITHIN UK - or UK WITHOUT Scotland?
DESCRIPTION:In the referendum on Scottish independence held in 2014\, the Scottish clearly rejected the idea of their country becoming an independent country by 55.3% to 44.7%.  Nevertheless\, for the Scottish National Party\, who dream of Scotland as a separate sovereign state\, if possible within the European Union\,  that disappointing result is still not the end of the story. The demands for a second referendum – “IndyRef2” – have not dwindled\, even though the opinion polls give a relatively unclear picture of what might happen in the Scottish people had a second chance. \nTo provide up-to-date background information on this question\, we have invited two guest speakers: Kirsty Hughes from the Scottish Centre on European Relations and Mark Lazarowicz\, a British lawyer who was a Labour MP in the Westminster government for many years to throw some light on the various aspects of this issue\, such as: Could there be a second referendum? What would the consequences be for the United Kingdom? Could Scotland become a member state of the European Union? \nThe online event is organized by Europe Direct Dortmund and the Anglo-German-Association in Auslandsgesellschaft.de. \nZoom-Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81189433085?pwd=PKuOHeT0JnwxfJXAbgGcN9s05YWaa3.1 \nMeeting-ID: 811 8943 3085\nKenncode: 727375 (password)
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/scotland-within-uk-or-uk-without-scotland/
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SUMMARY:Brexit: a failed project in a failing state
DESCRIPTION:Another Europe Is Possible\n\nBrexit has failed to address any of the substantive challenges of the day\, but it was not a ‘year zero’ for the many problems facing the United Kingdom and\, in fact\, reflected decades of public policy failure. That’s the argument of Oxford University professor Danny Dorling in his provocative new report\, Brexit: a failed project in a failing state\, published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Another Europe Is Possible. \nJoin AEIP at the report launch in person or online on Wednesday 25 October\, 6pm BST to discuss how we can organise to fight government failure and overturn the consequences of years of destructive policy. \nThe in-person event takes place from 6pm on Wed 25 Oct at Room 1.08 Marshall Building\, London School of Economics and Political Science\, Lincoln Inn Fields London WC2A 3LY. \nHear from: \nDanny Dorling (@dannydorling) is the Halford Mackinder Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Inequality and the 1%\, third edition published in autumn 2019. His most recent book is Shattered Nation; Inequality and the Geography of A Failing State (Verso Books\, 2023). His report\, Brexit: a failed project in a failing state? is published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Another Europe Is Possible. \nZoe Williams (@zoesqwilliams) is a Guardian journalist\, the author of Get It Together: Why We Deserve Better Politics (Hutchinson\, 2016) and the co-host of the Another Europe Is Possible podcast. \nLuke Cooper (@lukecooper100) is an Associate Professorial Research Fellow in International Relations at LSE IDEAS\, LSE’s in-house foreign policy think tank and director of PeaceRep’s Ukraine programme. He is a co-host of the Another Europe podcast\, and presented Between Dream and Tragedy; Europe’s Story After 1989\, a six-part podcast documentary on European history. His book Authoritarian Contagion: The Global Threat to Democracy was published by Bristol University Press in 2021. \nZoom Ticket: https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcuGvrTwtG9CGJPWzO9cr2k3ANNXM2aRH#/registration \nIn Person Ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brexit-a-failed-project-in-a-failing-state-tickets-726025721477?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/brexit-a-failed-project-in-a-failing-state/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021
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SUMMARY:The European Union in 2033: Federal Trust conference
DESCRIPTION:VENUE: Broadway House\, Tothill St (Westminster)\, London SW1H 9NQ\nClick here for map (Nearest tube station: St James’s Park)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWHAT WILL THE EU LOOK LIKE IN 2033?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe next decade is likely to see significant widening and deepening of the Union. Whether because of Brexit or because of external events\, rapid reform for the EU\, its policies and its institutions is the order of the day in Brussels. The Federal Trust and James Madison Charitable Trust are jointly organising this one-day conference to consider what a reformed European Union will look like in 2033. \nThe agenda of the conference will revolve around four central topics\, the EU as a geopolitical actor\, the EU’s economic future\, the EU’s democratic legitimacy and the EU’s environmental policies. Expert speakers will lead the discussion of these topics in separate sessions\, during which there will be ample time for the audience to contribute its views and questions. The conference will not aim to predict in detail the EU’s future development. It will seek rather to analyse the challenges and options that decision-makers in the EU will face in the coming years. \nParticipation in the conference is free but registration is required. Lunch and refreshments throughout the day will be provided. Spaces for this event are limited.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPROGRAMME\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome \n\nBrendan Donnelly\, The Federal Trust\nDavid Grace\, James Madison Charitable Trust\n\nWhat will the EU look like in 2033? \n\nAlison Weston\, European External Action Service\n\nSoft power and hard power of the EU in 2033 \n\nJohn Stevens\, The Federal Trust\nMary Dejevksy\, Journalist\, writer and broadcaster\n\nIt’s the Economy\, stupid \n\nGraham Bishop\, Consultant on EU financial integration\, Founder of grahambishop.com\nProfessor Rosa Lastra\, Queen Mary University of London\n\nDemocratic challenges for the EU \n\nProfessor Julie Smith\, University of Cambridge\nProfessor Adrian Pabst \, University of Kent (invited)\n\nEnvironmental challenges for the EU \n\nLord Chris Smith\, Former Chair of the Environment Agency\nFurther speakers to be announced\n\nConcluding remarks \n\nAndrew Duff\, Academic Fellow\, EPC; Former MEP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA PDF version of the programme is available for download on the event website.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPLEASE SUPPORT OUR WORK\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Federal Trust receives no public funding and we therefore rely on donations to be able to continue our work in favour of federalist philosophy and policies\, at the global\, European and national level.You can donate through any of the online platforms below. Alternatively\, you can contact Ulrike Rüb-Taylor on ulrike.rub@fedtrust.co.uk for details on how to make an offline donation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecome a regular supporter on Patreon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne-off\, or regular\, donations can also be made via PayPal:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate via PayPal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are a UK taxpayer\, you can also donate through JustGiving\, allowing us to reclaim Gift Aid on your donation:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate through JustGiving\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are grateful for any donations\, large or small. Any contribution will make a difference.
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/the-european-union-in-2033-federal-trust-conference/
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SUMMARY:Scotland's Future
DESCRIPTION:In the aftermath of the Rutherglen by-election\, what is the current state of the parties in Scotland? Where does this leave the campaign for independence? And what does the result mean for Westminster-Holyrood relations? \nJoin our expert panel as they aim to answer all these questions in the UKICE Lunch Hour on Scotland’s future. \nPanel \n\nChair: Paula Surridge\, UKICE\nCiaran Martin\, University of Oxford\nCoree Brown Swan\, University of Stirling\nJohn Curtice\, UKICE and NatCen\nNicola McEwen\, University of Glasgow\n\n \nSign Up: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice-lunch-hour-scotlands-future/?mc_cid=af4d741474&mc_eid=cb4a6ea19a
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/scotlands-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T130000
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SUMMARY:Edinburgh Euro Walk for EU Citizens' Rights
DESCRIPTION:We are the Citizens Rights Project\, the leading organization in Scotland for all EU nationals in need to secure their rights. \nWe are organizing a fundraising walk around those sights and locations in Edinburgh that highlight the historical contributions European citizens have made to Scotland/ the historical links among European Citizens and Scotland. \nWe will be visiting places around central Edinburgh\, some of which are already known for their European connections\, and some others which you may never have realized are interlinked to European heritage/ history. \nAmongst the places we will visit are ones with a connection with France\, Netherlands\, Poland\, Switzerland\, Norway\, Spain\, Germany\, Spain\, Belgium\, Italy\, Ukraine\, and Portugal – and perhaps a few other countries as well! You can do the walk in a group led by our expert guide\, or on your own with our self-guided route. \nIt won’t all be about dry historical details- we will also be visiting locations with a contemporary European vibe! \n  \nThe total duration of the walk will be about one and a half hours\, which will allow a reasonably leisurely walk. The entire route can be undertaken ‘step-free’. \n(In the event of bad weather\, the route may be varied). \nThe charge for each participant is £10\, and all money raised will go directly to the Citizens’ Rights Project. Find more information about the work of the Citizens Rights Project here: https://citizensrightsproject.org/ \nWe will meet at 11 am on Saturday 14 October\, at a central Edinburgh location. Details will be provided to those who book a place. The start and end points are both less than 15 minutes’ walk from Edinburgh Waverley station\, with good bus and cycle links also. \nSign up here
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/edinburgh-euro-walk-for-eu-citizens-rights/
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SUMMARY:Brexit Britain: the consequences of leaving the EU
DESCRIPTION:Paul Whiteley will talk about the causes of the Brexit vote in 2016\, and then examine trends in opinion since then\, with an eye to determining if they point to Britain engaging more with the EU if not eventually re-joining. \nPaul Whiteley’s research interests include electoral behaviour\, public opinion\, political parties\, political economy and methodology in the social sciences. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences\, and author or co-author of some twenty books and more than 100 articles in academic journals. He is also a frequent blogger on British and Comparative politics. \nNB A link to the event will only be published on the day of the event itself – please follow the link in the ‘ticket’ email to access the Zoom link. \n\n\nTickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/northhertsforeurope/1016635#
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/brexit-britain-the-consequences-of-leaving-the-eu/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231003T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231003T193000
DTSTAMP:20230918T090359Z
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SUMMARY:The EU and Brexit negotiations: views from Brussels
DESCRIPTION:Brexit has dominated headlines in the UK for years. Yet the perspective has often been centred on British politics\, leaving a big part of the story untold. How did the EU respond to the Brexit vote? How did EU principles and processes shape the EU’s negotiating strategies? And how has Brexit in turn shaped today’s EU? This event brings together renowned observers and practitioners of Brexit from the European side to discuss these issues.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Brigid Laffan\nEmeritus Professor at the European University Institute\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStefaan De Rynck\nHead of the European Commission’s Representation in Belgium\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is part of the RSE Scotland-Europe Initiative\, held in partnership with the Europa Institute\, University of Edinburgh.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook now
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/the-eu-and-brexit-negotiations-views-from-brussels/
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SUMMARY:National Rejoin March
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nMany speakers have been announced\, including the youngest\, Ceíra Casey Sergeant\, and also Steve Bray\, Femi Oluwole\, A C Grayling\, and Madeleina Kay. See here for a list of all speakers announced up to now. A full list will follow in a subsequent mailing. \nNRM March II – Saturday 23rd September 2023\nInitial Instructions (for planning purposes): Meet at the Achilles Statue in Hyde Park at 12 noon\, for an expected start by the Park Lane Hilton hotel at 1pm (note: police permitting). The route is Park Lane – Piccadilly – St James Street – Pall Mall – past Trafalgar Square – Whitehall – Parliament Square. \nThe alternative or accessibility (shorter) walk starts at the Crimean War Memorial (just off Pall Mall). \nHashtags to use before and on the day are : #MarchForRejoin and  #RejoinEU \nThe general website which will be updated as speakers are announced is  www.MarchForRejoin.co.uk \nThe social media channels to repost / amplify the message are:\nYoutube    https://youtu.be/6mpqNmTy38E\nTikTok     https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJCcf3gj/\nInstagram  https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct8jIaXr_xf/\nTwitter    https://twitter.com/MarchForRejoin/status/1673085586721198080 \nVolunteers and especially First Aiders are still needed. See https://marchforrejoin.co.uk/volunteer and fill in the contact form. \nLast year the march was very successful (and very friendly and enjoyable). This year we expect it to be bigger. Put the date in your diary\, calendar or agenda now.
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/national-rejoin-march-2/
LOCATION:London
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SUMMARY:Michael Heseltine in conversation at UKICE
DESCRIPTION:Join our Director\, Anand Menon\, for a fascinating conversation with a stalwart of British politics\, former Deputy Prime Minister and current President of European Movement UK\, Lord Heseltine. He will reflect on his time in government\, including his roles in the Thatcher and Major cabinets\, and his significant contribution to urban regeneration. Discussion will also focus on the current state of British politics\, including Brexit\, levelling up and the future of the Conservative Party.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up on the UKICE website here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe hashtag for this event is #UnlockedwithHeseltine \nBy signing up to this event\, you agree to be added to our mailing list about our future events. \nThe event organisers may take photographs and/or videos at this event\, which may be used in general digital and printed promotional material. \nTo stay informed about future events from UK in a Changing Europe\, sign up via our website to our newsletter.
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/michael-heseltine-in-conversation-at-ukice/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230913T193000
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SUMMARY:Our Star campaign update
DESCRIPTION:he UK’s Star of European Unity and Peace\, colloquially called ‘Our Star’ is starring in a campaign of public discussions and events throughout the country to explore what kind of civil society we want to be in the future.  We call this campaign ‘Choosing our Future’ and the debates involved\, “Forums for the Future’. This Zoom webinar will introduce the objectives\, methods and people behind the Campaign\, highlighting the Forums for the Future\, and the events hosted by our associates on the ‘Road to Our Future’ as Our Star travels around the country\, as shown below. \n\n\n\nThe webinar agenda will be:\nBackground and aims of the Campaign: Peter French (OurStar.org.uk)\nIntroduction of our associate groups and their spokesperson for the first Campaign Trek: Peter French\nEach will give a 5-10-minute summary of the events\, dates and locations whilst they host Our Star:\nLondon for Europe\,      East Kent for Europe\,    Bristol for Europe\,   Wales for Europe\,\nLeeds for Europe\,      EuroMov in Scotland     NorthEast for Europe     and   ThankEUfortheMusic. \nBy attending this webinar\, you will find out not only about the aims and objectives of the campaign and how to support it\, but also where and when the events nearest to you are happening.  More information can be found at choosingourfuture.uk. \nA recording of the session will be available on-line for subsequent viewing of those registered\, and highlights will be shown to MEPs in the European Parliament in Brussels.   The webinar is hosted by London for Europe. \nThis is a free-to-attend webinar which will be held on Zoom. However\, donations to our crowdfunding are most welcome to support the costs of this ambitious campaign and can be made at:  www.OurStar.uk/crowdfunding/ \nTo attend this webinar you must register in advance here: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9Sd4u6sjQgalVhfUQpqNrw
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/our-star-campaign-update/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230913T173000
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SUMMARY:Enlightened economics
DESCRIPTION:Lessons from Adam Smith on the economic challenges facing modern Britain\n\n\n\n\nJesse Norman MP in conversation with Amanda Rowlatt\nRegister to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. \nAdam Smith was a leading political economy thinker of the Scottish enlightenment in the mid-late 18th century. But as the “Father of Capitalism” his pioneering work on free market economics has influenced politicians\, philosophers and economists throughout the 19th\, 20th and 21st centuries too. \nBut modern Britain – as well as other advanced economies – is struggling with economic stagnation. Many people are questioning the central tenants of capitalism that Smith championed – from free trade and globalisation to regulation and the role of the state – and whether they can deliver the living standards growth that people need. What lessons can we learn from Adam Smith on the economic challenges facing Britain today? \nTo mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith\, the Resolution Foundation is co-hosting an event with the Society of Professional Economists to discuss what his work can teach us about the economic challenges of Britain today. We will be joined by one of the leading experts on Adam Smith\, Minister and author Jesse Norman MP. \nThe event will be open for people to physically attend\, alongside being broadcast via YouTube and the Resolution Foundation website. Viewers will be able to submit questions to the panel before and during the event via Slido. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Signup\n 
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/enlightened-economics/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230906T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230906T200000
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SUMMARY:Turning defeat into victory: WorldWide Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:This month’s (Wed 6 Sept) WWW WorldWide Wednesday looks at activism\, campaigning and levelling up. Our two invited WWW  experts will provide valuable insights into why activists should embrace defeat and failure as the path to campaign success\, plus look at the potential impact of levelling up on our cities and regions. The September (Wed 6 Sept) #WWW WorldWideWednesday speakers are: \nDr Danny Rye is Associate Professor of Politics at Liverpool Hope University with research interests in party politics and local activism. In particular\, Danny has a developing interest in how small-scale\, local and individual actions can make a valuable contribution to a thriving civil society. Danny’s current research is on how we understand ‘success’ in activism and its value to activists themselves as well as society more widely. Danny is a regular commentator on British politics on BBC Radio and Television. His spare time and money is mainly spent in record shops. \nDr Neil Pye is a historian and political scientist specialising in British Politics at the University of Liverpool. Neil is a member of the Political Studies Association specialist group on Local Politics and Governance. Neil has written about Chartism and the nineteenth-century British State; the post-war history of the Labour Party including the Militant Tendency in Liverpool\, and about devolution and local governance in James Callaghan: An Underrated Prime Minister. Neil’s specialist fields are Metro Mayors\, English Devolution\, British political parties and ideologies\, along with European Union and German politics. Neil served as a borough councillor in West Lancashire from 2011-15\, and was proactive in delivering the highly-successful Findon and Firbeck housing regeneration scheme in Skelmersdale. Since 2017\, Neil is a prominent voice in local government politics in North West England\, campaigning on environmental matters\, plus supporting Devolution and Metro Mayors. As a proud European\, Neil frequently chairs WWW Worldwide Wednesday events for the EMM European Movement Merseyside [LCR Liverpool City Region]. \nChair: Paul Boyd consults\, advises\, trains and supports teachers. An experienced teacher of design\, engineering\, ICT\, graphic products\, resistant materials\, textiles and CAD/CAM\, electronics\, systems and control\, Paul is a STEM Ambassadorand lead mentor in the DfE Department for Education 3D printers into schools programme. Paul has worked as Ofqual subject advisor for electronics\, and was a senior lecturer at NTU Nottingham Trent University responsible for engineering teacher training where he was nominated as an outstanding lecturer. Paul has taught in secondary schools\, holding leadership roles as Head of Department\, Director of Learning and as a senior leader\, including in challenging schools. With extensive industrial experience as a watchmaker\, retail buyer\, quality control manager\, and retail manager\, Paul understands both the public and private sector. Paul is a skilled communicator with an outstanding knowledge of pedagogy and motivating learners. Paul is also a professional photographer specialising in event photography\, portraits and commercial briefs for clients. \nRegister: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/www-worldwide-wednesday-turning-defeat-into-victory-with-campaign-lessons-tickets-713775280077 \n 
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/turning-defeat-into-victory-worldwide-wednesday/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230822T184500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230822T194500
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SUMMARY:All about the Young European Movement (YEM)
DESCRIPTION:Meet the new YEM President and discover their new outlook and policies. All welcome!
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/all-about-yem/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230808T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230808T193000
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SUMMARY:Scotland wants to rejoin the EU: what's the best route?
DESCRIPTION:Scotland would rejoin the EU tomorrow if asked – but how? \nAs many as 60% of UK voters now back rejoining the EU as the daily evidence of the damage brought by Brexit mounts. Scotland would vote around 3-1 to rejoin. So\, what’s the best way forward for pro-Europeans in Scotland: rejoin as part of the UK or as an independent EU member state? There are plenty of arguments about the merits and disadvantages of both approaches. \nJoin us on August 8 at 1800 for a conversation on the issues involved between two leading pro-EU political figures in Scotland – Eddie Barnes and Stephen Gethins. Their online discussion\, bound to be riveting\, will set the tone for the start of a new political season and will be chaired by David Gow\, ex-Guardian journalist who leads the RSE’s Scotland-Europe Initiative. \nEddie Barnes is the campaign director of Our Scottish Future\, the group/think tank set up by Gordon Brown. He is a former political editor at the Scotsman and was a senior aide and speechwriter to Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson. He has also advised UK prime ministers on the reform of the UK state. \nStephen Gethins is Professor of Practice in International Relations at St Andrews University and an EMiS executive member. He is the former SNP MP for North-East Fife and spokesperson on Europe and International Affairs\, sitting on the Commons foreign affairs select committee. \nAttendance is free for anyone\, but please register to receive the link.
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/scotland-wants-to-rejoin-the-eu-whats-the-best-route/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230802T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230802T200000
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SUMMARY:Unlocking democracy and creating a federal EU
DESCRIPTION:his month’s (Wed 2 Aug) WWW WorldWide Wednesday will look at ways to improve British democracy and of harnessing the potential of federalism. Our WWW  experts will provide insightful analysis and shed light on the important issue of future democratic rights. – Please register now to secure your WWW spot for valuable insights and to contribute to our conversation. The two August (Wed 2 Aug) #WWW WorldWideWednesday speakers are: \nTom Brake is the Director of Unlock Democracy. Tom joined the organisation after twenty-two years as a Member of Parliament\, where he was active in pushing for democratic reform\, including extending Freedom of Information (FOI) laws to private companies like Serco and Capita when they undertake work for the public sector\, defending UK elections from foreign interference\, and for votes at 16. Tom has held a number of key positions in the Liberal Democrats and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 2011Deputy Leader of the House of Commons in October 2012 and an Assistant Government Whip in November 2014. \nDirk Hazell graduated form the University of Cambridge and qualified as a barrister. Dirk wrote what became the template for the European Communities’ 1992 single market programme. Dirk led the euro-capital market through the first wave of EU sectoral legislation and then the environmental services sector through the Sixth Environment Action Programme. Dirk chaired the Conservative Party’s Foreign Affairs Forum and London Region\, but left the party when it left the mainstream centre-right EPP European People’s Party. In 2012\, Dirk co-founded the UK EPP which he now leads. Dirk is also Chair of Federal Union (founded in 1938) which was credited by the only British President of the European Commission as having made possible the UK’s Accession to the EC in 1973. \nChair: Dr Neil Pye is a historian and political scientist specialising in British Politics at the University of Liverpool. Neil is a member of the Political Studies Association specialist group on Local Politics and Governance. Neil has written about Chartism and the nineteenth-century British State; the post-war history of the Labour Party including the Militant Tendency in Liverpool\, and about devolution and local governance in James Callaghan: An Underrated Prime Minister. Neil’s specialist fields are Metro Mayors\, English Devolution\, British political parties and ideologies\, along with European Union and German politics. Neil served as a borough councillor in West Lancashire from 2011-15\, and was proactive in delivering the highly-successful Findon and Firbeck housing regeneration scheme in Skelmersdale. Since 2017\, Neil is a prominent voice in local government politics in North West England\, campaigning on environmental matters\, plus supporting Devolution and Metro Mayors. As a proud European\, Neil frequently chairs WWW Worldwide Wednesday events for the EMM European Movement Merseyside [LCR Liverpool City Region].
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/unlocking-democracy-and-creating-a-federal-eu/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230719T190000
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SUMMARY:Ian Blackford MP at UKICE
DESCRIPTION:Next for our Unlocked series\, we welcome The Rt Hon Ian Blackford MP\, Member of Parliament for Ross\, Skye and Lochaber and former SNP Westminster leader. \nJoin us for a wide-ranging conversation between Ian and Professor Anand Menon\, as they discuss his time as leader\, his famous battles in the House of Commons with four different prime ministers\, the future of the SNP under Humza Yousaf\, and whether we’ll ever see an independent Scotland in our lifetime. \nBook now to secure your place. \nVenue: North East Wing Entrance\, Bush House\, 30 Aldwych\, London\, England\, WC2B 4BG \nIf you are not able to attend in person then you can watch through our live stream. Please note if you are attending in person doors open at 6:30 pm.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up on the UKICE website here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe hashtag for this event is #UnlockedwithBlackford \nBy signing up to this event\, you agree to be added to our mailing list about our future events. \nThe event organisers may take photographs and/or videos at this event\, which may be used in general digital and printed promotional material. \nTo stay informed about future events from UK in a Changing Europe\, sign up via our website to our newsletter.
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/ian-blackford-mp-at-ukice/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230705T200000
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SUMMARY:Can UK and EU survive great power rivalry?
DESCRIPTION:This month’s (Wed 5 Jul) WWW WorldWide Wednesday will look at Great Power rivalry as EU and NATO leaders gather in Brussels and Vilnius. Our WWW panel of experts will assess potential impacts on economic\, trade\, politics\, and global influence. Through lively discussions and insightful analysis\, WWWsheds light on topical issues. Please register now to secure your WWW spot for valuable insights and to contribute to our conversation. – July’s (Wed 5 Jul) three #WWWWorldWideWednesday speakers are: \nGeorge Cunningham recently retired from the EEAS European External Action Service as Strategic Adviser on Asia-Pacific Affairs. George was responsible for the EU’s 2021 Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific\, the EU Alternate Senior Official for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and EU Governor of the Asia-Europe Foundation. Previously George served as Deputy EU Ambassador to Afghanistan\, was posted in New Zealand\, Cyprus and New York\, and led on China and EU-US trade relations. George served in the first decade of his career in the British army\, went on a two-year expedition in Africa\, worked for British Petroleum and British Telecom\, ran an NGO and served as a United Nations official before joining the EU. George has been involved in politics since his departure from the EU. George is Chair of Liberal Democrats Abroad Steering Committee\, and the Chair of the party’s subcommittee on China. George is a Council Member at the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe (ALDE)and a member of Liberal International’s Fair Trade Working Group. George stood as a Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate in the 2015 UK General Election. \nRoland Freudenstein is an international speaker\, writer\, and researcher. Roland is Vice President and Head of GLOBSEC Brussels. Previously and since 2008\, Roland was Policy Director of the WMCES Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies\, the think tank of the EPP European People’s Party in Brussels. Roland has extensive experience and knowledge of the think tank world (German Council on Foreign Relations)\, global democracy support (Konrad Adenauer Foundation) and public service (European Commission and Hamburg State Government). Roland is a specialist on European integration and international security\, staunch advocate of the West and critic of the Kremlin’s aggression. \nJeremy Lefroy‘s work centres on smallholder agriculture in Africa; supporting growth of jobs and livelihoods in the UK and East Africa; and working with partners to tackle infectious diseases. From 2010-2019 Jeremy was the UK Member of Parliament (Conservative – Stafford)\, where he was a member of the International Development\, Joint Human Rights and Exiting the EU Committees. Jeremy also served as a Trustee of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (2015-2023) and the Conservative Christian Fellowship. Jeremy chairs the boards of the Relationships Foundation\, Equity for Tanzania and Staffordshire Enterprise\, co-chairs the Kenya UK Health Alliance\, is a Trustee of the Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC)\, and is Executive Director of Café Africa. Jeremy is a Fellow of the ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Jeremy lives in Keele and is married to Janet\, a GP and Professor of Medical Education at Keele University Medical School. \nChair: Patrick Hurley is the RSA Royal Society for the Arts Area Manager for the north of England\, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Patrick has an MA in Political Philosophy. Patrick’s background is in social innovation and community business\, touching on areas such as food poverty\, physical and mental wellbeing\, microfunding initiatives\, and ethical entrepreneurship. Outside of the RSA\, Patrick is a school governor\, chair of a homelessness prevention charity\, and was a local authority councillor in Liverpool. \nRegister via: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/www-worldwide-wednesday-can-the-uk-eu-survive-great-power-rivalry-tickets-646289127177
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/can-uk-and-eu-survive-great-power-rivalry/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230704T130000
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SUMMARY:Ask UKiCE experts
DESCRIPTION:As the parliamentary year draws to a close\, UK in a Changing Europe’s research team assembles to take stock of the year that’s been\, and prospects for the one ahead. This is your chance to ask them questions on another turbulent year in British politics. The panel will cover a wide range of topics including: rising immigration and inflation\, plans to limit strikes and protests\, the state of UK-EU relations\, the economic effects of Brexit\, and prospects for the next general election.\nPanel \n\nChair: Joelle Grogan\, UKICE\nJannike Wachowiak\, UKICE\nJoël Reland\, UKICE\nSophie Stowers\, UKICE\nStephen Hunsaker\, UKICE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up on the UKICE website here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe hashtag for this event is #UKICELunchHour
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/ask-ukice-experts/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230627T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230627T203000
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SUMMARY:Ukrainian refugees' future in the UK: Aspen Institute
DESCRIPTION:The UK’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw over 200\,000 visas being issued and more than 150\,000 Ukrainians arriving in the UK. Yet\, as we enter the second year of the humanitarian refugee schemes supporting Ukrainians\, and with no imminent end to the conflict in Ukraine\, the future of the Ukrainian refugees in Britain is increasingly uncertain. \nAspen UK\, in collaboration with Opora\, are hosting this timely discussion on the future of Ukrainian refugees as we approach the end of the three-year visa period. We will be bringing together policymakers\, community advocates\, and people with lived experience for a discussion about this complex problem. What options will be available to Ukrainians once their visas expire?  And\, how can Ukrainian refugees navigate and reconcile the uncertainties regarding their eventual return or long-term settlement? \n\nPanel to be announced soon! \nDoors open at 18:00 with the panel discussion starting at 18:30 and a reception from 20:30 onwards. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/ukrainian-refugees-future-in-the-uk-aspen-institute/
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SUMMARY:ThankEUForTheMusic: Remain Reunion party
DESCRIPTION:ThankEUfortheMusic is also planning a fantastic-sounding boat trip on the river Thames from 13:00 to 17:00 on the 24th June. They write “Previous trips have been fantastic\, with loads of cheers from the bridges. This is a social event but also a campaign event as everybody on the boat will be waving EU  flags. People all along the Thames will see it. Maybe we will even get some press we have done on previous boat parties. Join us in London on June the 24th and let the world know that we are very much still here! Tickets only £30 via a crowdfunder. The more tickets we sell beforehand the more we can do. Please sign up as soon as possible so that we can plan properly. Please note we need at least 70 people.” \nDate: Saturday 24th June\nTime: 13:00 – 17:00\nWhere: on the river Thames \nSign up for this event via the link here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/remain-reunion-summer-boat-party
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/thankeuforthemusic-remain-reunion-party/
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SUMMARY:Conservative Party after Brexit with UKICE
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday 20 June\nTime: 1:00pm – 2:00pmThe Conservative Party has arguably undergone a radical transformation since the vote to leave the EU in 2016. Launching his new book\, ‘The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation’\, Professor Tim Bale is joined by The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox\, The Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland and The Spectator’s Katy Balls to discuss party positioning and what this means for the next general election and beyond. \nPanel \n\nChair: Anand Menon\, UKICE\nThe Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox\, MP for North Somerset and former Secretary of State for International Trade\nThe Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland\, MP for South Swindon and former Secretary of State for Wales\nKaty Balls\, The Spectator\nTim Bale\, Queen Mary University of London\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up on the UKICE website here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe hashtag for this event is #UKICELunchHour \nBy signing up to this event\, you agree to be added to our mailing list about our future events. \nThe event organisers may take photographs and/or videos at this event\, which may be used in general digital and printed promotional material. \nTo stay informed about future events from UK in a Changing Europe\, sign up via our website to our newsletter.
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/conservative-party-after-brexit-with-ukice/
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SUMMARY:A new charter to renew our democracy
DESCRIPTION:Unlock Democracy: In a global context of democratic backsliding\, where does the UK stand? \nGlobal Democracy Indicators paint a worrying picture of the state of democracies across the world\, and the UK is no exception. \nJoin us for the launch of a new report that grasps the scale of the problem and proposes a radical solutions to renew our democracy. \nDate: 16th June\nTime: 18:00 \nRegister: https://unlockdemocracy.org.uk/our-events
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/a-new-charter-to-renew-our-democracy/
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SUMMARY:UK trade trajectory post-Brexit: Resolution Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Brexit was a seismic break for the UK\, not least in bringing to a close a decades long trade strategy focused on integration with European markets. Since then the Government has successfully rushed to sign as many trade agreements as possible\, but these largely roll over arrangements inherited from EU membership\, with little prospect of further significant trading ties. It is far from clear what comes next — what a lasting post-Brexit trade strategy for the UK might be that recognises both our economy’s strengths\, and the wider global trade landscape where geopolitics is playing an increasing role. \nWhat are the priorities for the UK’s trade strategy now that the heat of Brexit negotiations have cooled\, but global trade tensions are heating up? How should that strategy be integrated into a wider economic strategy for Britain? Which balance should be struck between a European or global focus? And can Britain protect manufacturing industries such as automotives\, which are highly integrated into European supply chains\, while ensuring the opportunities from faster growing service trade are seized? \nThe Resolution Foundation is hosting an in-person and interactive hybrid event – as part of The Economy 2030 Inquiry\, funded by the Nuffield Foundation – to debate and answer these questions. Following a presentation of highlights from major new research assessing what the UK’s new trade strategy should focus on\, we will hear from leading experts on the trade-offs involved in taking a new direction on trade. \nThe event will be open for people to physically attend\, alongside being broadcast via YouTube and the Resolution Foundation website. Viewers will be able to submit questions to the panel before and during the event via Slido.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time\nThursday 15 June 2023\n10:15 – 11:45am \nRegister to receive access link.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\nAlan Beattie\nSenior Trade Writer at the Financial Times\nSally Jones\nTrade Strategy & Brexit Leader at EY UK\nAnand Menon\nDirector of UK in a Changing Europe\nSophie Hale\nPrincipal Economist at the Resolution Foundation\nTorsten Bell\nChief Executive of the Resolution Foundation (Chair)
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/uk-trade-trajectory-post-brexit-resolution-foundation/
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SUMMARY:Does devolution require a reformed UK constitution? IfG
DESCRIPTION:Monday 12 June\, 12:30–13:30 \nThe event will explore the challenges of devolving power in the UK’s constitutional framework. \nWestminster’s relationship with the UK’s nations and regions has changed radically over the last 25 years. \nPowers have been devolved\, and new institutions in England\, Scotland\, Wales and Northern Ireland have been created. But does the UK’s constitution still work for these new arrangements\, or is reform needed? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/does-devolution-require-a-reformed-uk-constitution-ifg/
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SUMMARY:Where is Global Britain?
DESCRIPTION:This month’s (Wed 7 Jun) WWW WorldWide Wednesday will look at Global Britainand the UK’s role on the world stage as the British government shifts policy and faces criticism over plans such as the Rwanda scheme. Our WWW will examine human\, economic and political costs of Brexit. – The three #WWWWorldWideWednesday speakers are:\nCosi Doerfel-Hill is behind the event Global Liverpool celebrating Liverpool’s international roots and routes to this welcoming city of refuge. Cosi was born in Munich\, studied in London\, and graduated from the University of Liverpool. In 2017\, Cosi helped Elena Remigi publish the book In Limbo: Brexit testimonies from EU citizens in the UK and in 2018 In Limbo Too: Brexit testimonies from UK citizens in the EU. From late 2018\, Cosi monitored the rollout of the EUSS Settlement Scheme on behalf of the3million\, then spent two years running a project to help vulnerable EU citizens make EUSS applications until the deadline in June 2021\, and has continued working in the advice sector ever since.\nStewart Fleming is a freelance journalist who grew up on The Wirral. After graduating from the University of Cambridge\, Stewart trained with the Bootle Times\, Crosby Herald\, and Formby Times. Stewart has worked for the European Voice\, London Evening Standard\, New Statesman\, The Guardian and Financial Times (Bureau Chief in New York and Frankfurt; US Economics Editor 1983-86; US Editor\, Washington DC 1986-90). Stewart is former Senior Member\, St Antony’s College\, Oxford\, and Associate Fellow\, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).\nNick Hopkinson chairs the Sir Heinz Koeppler Trust and is the former Director of Wilton Park\, founding Chair of London4Europe and sits on the EM European Movement UK National Council. Nick graduated from Queen’s University and Carleton University in Canada\, and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna. Nick is currently writing the soon to be published history of Wilton Park\, the FCDO Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office‘s policy forum. Originally a re-education camp for German officers after World War Two\, Wilton Park has evolved into a global policy forum which has operated in some 50 countries. In 2001\, Nick wrote Parliamentary democracy: is there a perfect model?\nChair: Dirk Hazell graduated form the University of Cambridge and qualified as a barrister. Dirk wrote what became the template for the European Communities’ 1992 single market programme. Dirk led the euro-capital market through the first wave of EU sectoral legislation and then the environmental services sector through the Sixth Environment Action Programme. Dirk chaired the Conservative Party’s Foreign Affairs Forum and London Region\, but left the party when it left the mainstream centre-right EPP European People’s Party. In 2012\, Dirk co-founded the UK EPP which he now leads. Dirk is also Chair of Federal Union (founded in 1938) which was credited by the only British President of the European Commission as having made possible the UK’s Accession to the EC in 1973.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/worldwide-wednesday-where-is-global-britain-is-the-uk-on-the-world-stage-tickets-645289286627?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_term=WorldWide+Wednesday%3A+Where+is+Global+Britain%3F+Is+the+UK+on+the+world+stage%3F&aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail
URL:https://euromovescotland.org.uk/event/where-is-global-britain/
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