Events
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Brexit protest at Conservative Party conference
The Conservative Party Conference starts in Manchester this weekend, so Manchester for Europe and Grassroots for Europe are organising a protest to show delegates and the media that we have noticed that "BREXIT ISN'T WORKING"! This is expected to be the largest anti-Brexit demonstration since the December 2019 General Election. Interest is high, as evidence mounts… Read More »
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Lockdown Livestream: #BrexitReality
In this week's Lockdown Livestream, Glasgow Loves EU are talking to twitter sensation Professor R Daniel Keleman (@rdanielkelemen) of Rutgers University. Professor Kelemen has charted #BrexitReality in a continuous thread on Twitter and has now posted nearly a 1,000 tweets. Glasgow Loves EU plan to mark his 1000th tweet on during their livestream at 7.30pm… Read More »
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A forgotten Father of Europe?(Federal Trust for Education & Research)
The former Director of the Federal Trust, Dr Martyn Bond, will be discussing his most recent book “Hitler’s Cosmopolitan Bastard”, a biography of Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi. Coudenhove-Kalergi (RCK) was a central figure in the history of European integration before and after the Second World War, arguing for a united Europe based initially on shared popular… Read More »
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Why is journalism failing democracy? (Open Democracy)
In rich countries, local media is struggling to survive. The people who produce and consume the news are increasingly elites living in big cities. Why is this happening, what does it mean for democracy and what can we do about it? Join OpenDemocracy for a free love discussion. Speakers: Peter Geoghegan, Jonathan Heawood, Nikki Usher,… Read More »
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Lockdown Livestream: Fixing the post-Brexit social divide
In this week's Lockdown Livestreams, Glasgow Loves EU will be in conversation with Dr Helga Nowotny, Professor emerita of Science and Technology Studies at ETH Zurichand former president of the European Research Council. She will talk about dealing with uncertainty, Brexit's impact on the EU and fixing the post-referendum social divide. Join them live… Read More »
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New European Bauhaus and EU Citizens (EMI)
The New European Bauhaus and its relevance for citizens - Shaping a more beautiful future in Europe Join European Movement International (EMI) for their online panel event on the occasion of the 19th Week of Regions and Cities 2021. This event will bring together the voices of Europe’s organised civil society, local and regional governments, … Read More »
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Honest conversation about our common future (Aspen
Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, responsible for the European Green Deal, and renowned professor, lawyer, and author Philippe Sands will discuss the plight of humanity in an age of climate and biodiversity crises and the increasing pressure on our fundamental values and freedoms from within and without our countries. Public webinar… Read More »
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Europe and climate change (Federal Trust)
The COP26 meeting, hosted by the UK in November, will turn the spotlight on the global challenge of tackling climate change. At this Federal Trust webinar, an expert panel will discuss the public policy responses to this challenge by the UK, Germany and the EU. Among the questions discussed will be: Will a green recovery… Read More »
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Changing to Proportional Representation: New Zealand’s experience (Pro Europa)
Pro Europa Brussels invites you to a discussion with Prof Andrew Geddis of Otago University. There are many parallels between New Zealand's experience prior to the introduction of PR and the situation in the UK today, where the Conservatives and some in the Labour Party are clinging to their vested interest in the present first-past-the-post… Read More »
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Trading places: Brexit and the UK economy (Resolution Foundation)
in-person and interactive webinar by the Resolution Foundation. What does wanting to be an open economy mean after Britain’s divorce from its biggest trading partner? Amid the immediate, direct effects of Brexit, can we see signs of the longer-lasting changes it might bring? How should a trade strategy align with other aspects of a new… Read More »
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Can the Northern Ireland Protocol be made to work?
The Northern Ireland Protocol, a key but highly contentious element of the UK-EU post-Brexit deal, has caused enormous friction between Brussels, Dublin, Belfast and London. It threatens to undo the peace settlement on the island of Ireland. It jeopardises the entire nexus of UK-EU relations. Can it survive? Be torn up or revamped? What's the… Read More »
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Should the EU fear Polexit? (ECFR Warszawa)
Online debate oragnised by ECFR Warsaw and the ideaForum of the Stefan Batory Foundation. Speakers: Lucas Guttenberg, Deputy Director, Jacques Delors Centre (Berlin) Caroline de Gruyter, Europe correspondent, NRC Handelsblad Duncan Robinson, Brussels bureau chief, The Economist Shahin Vallée, Head of Geoeconomics Program, DGAP Commentary: Piotr Buras, Director Warsaw office, ECFR Chaired by: Edwin Bendyk, President, Stefan Batory… Read More »