In the latest of our European Conversations podcasts, jointly produced by the European Movement in Scotland and the Scottish Centre on European Relations, Dr Kirsty Hughes talks to the EU’s Special Envoy… Read More »
The UK has left the EU, and we are beginning to see the highly detrimental impact of Brexit on our lives in Scotland. How can Scotland ensure its future prosperity… Read More »
“…the UK’s decision to leave the single market and the customs union was driven by a determination to gain regulatory autonomy at all costs. But, in practice, the UK is unlikely to be able to diverge over the long term.”… Read More »
‘Early signs of Brexit’s impact on our environment have been worrying. Just a matter of days after the UK departed from the EU’s regulatory arrangements we have already seen the Government approve use of bee-killing chemicals and permit the continued export of plastic waste – both activities banned by the EU.’… Read More »
In the latest European Conversations Podcast, our third, Kirsty Hughes talks to Diederik Samsom, Head of Cabinet to European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, and former leader of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) about the world’s climate challenge and what the EU is doing to help tackle it.… Read More »
‘..the planning system has always been a creature of national (and now devolved) legislation, readily subjected to government’s reforming eye. Brexit could precipitate shifts in the relationship between planning and environmental protection: but in what direction?’… Read More »
