“Given Starmer’s Brexit-respecting red lines, the soft power of Scotland in Brussels, is, sadly, likely to be ignored not engaged with by a Labour government.”… Read More »
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We want our star back
As part of the national ‘Our Star’ tour, the European Movement in Scotland (EMiS) is hosting events around the country to celebrate European unity and to raise awareness of the… Read More »
Scotland will vote to rejoin EU: but how?
Almost half of UK voters want a second EU referendum within ten years; Scots would now vote in it 75% or so for Rejoin. But how do we make that… Read More »
Eurowalks: mapping Scotland’s European identity
We launched a new campaign to celebrate and reaffirm Scotland’s European identity in May. Eurowalks take in visits to/stops at links ancient and modern between Scotland and mainland Europe..… Read More »
The Labour Government, Scotland and the EU
This article was first published on 20 September 2024 on Kirsty Hughes’s substack at https://kirstyhughes.substack.com/p/the-labour-government-scotland-and. By Kirsty Hughes As it heads into its party conference, after its July general election… Read More »
Scotland and the EU: Lessons from the Last Decade
Ten years after the 2014 referendum and Scotland is outside the EU alongside the rest of the UK. The threats in 2014 that an independent Scotland would find it difficult or impossible to rejoin the EU after independence, never valid, are now ironic indeed and have been so since the 2016 Brexit vote.… Read More »
The EMiS President’s Blog – August 2024
Speed and good faith needed if Labour is to deliver benefits to the UK from warmer relations with the EU, writes David Martin Which Minister will be key to the… Read More »
Blowing up the transatlantic bridge
The imminent advent of a Trump 2.0 presidency is concentrating the mind of Europeans as they confront more tumultuous instability at home and abroad. More Europe is, with risks, the preferred option.… Read More »
The EU, the UK and Scotland: what now?
Creating strong, constructive relations with the EU and its member states is a welcome sight after the Tories’ destructive chaos of Brexit, including the damage to the UK’s international reputation and influence.
But how much difference is it going to make to the reality of the UK’s position fully outside the EU? And does Scotland get any say in how this all unfolds?… Read More »
Media that Matters – Special UK General Election Edition
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 »