Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe

Running Commentary II

December 3, 2016

1. The British government has decided to offer weekly Brexit briefings to the foreign media. But British journalists will be excluded, leaving many of them in their habitual state of incomprehension or prejudice about the European Union. Ministers still insist they will give ‘no running commentary’ on Brexit. Until they do so, at least, I… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Association Agreement, Brexit, EU referendum, EU treaty, European Economic Area, Liberal Democrats

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Running Commentary

November 28, 2016

Non-British readers may be a bit bemused by some of the press reports emerging on Brexit in the last few days. So to ease interpretation, here’s my take on the most notable of the latest events:- 1. Speaking at the LSE on Friday evening, John Kerr gave a valuable talk which is well reported on… » read more

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UK in Europe

, Brexit, Court of Justice, European Commission, European Parliament

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The West stops at Edirne

November 22, 2016

“The Turkish army has been mounting coup d’états since Mehmet the Conqueror. We know how to do it. We would not have made a mistake.” My interlocutor is a former member of the Turkish General Staff who, with four colleagues, meet me in a non-descript venue in Brussels. They represent 40 Turkish officers from NATO… » read more

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Enlargement, Europe's East

, Cyprus, enlargement, Erdogan, European Parliament, Gulen, Kurds, NATO, Putsch, Turkey

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Article 50: “Faites Vos Jeux !”

October 18, 2016

In London everyone is agitated about how to trigger Article 50. Proceedings continue in the English High Court on whether the government needs the consent of parliament before it triggers Article 50. It should surprise nobody that the EU dimension is largely absent from the London courtroom. Nobody mentions that Theresa May, in her capacity… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Court of Justice, EU referendum, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, House of Commons

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The bold, the barmy and the mis-composited: Brexit after the party conferences

October 5, 2016

Mercifully, the party political conference season in Britain is over. We would not normally pay too much attention to the resolutions on EU policy passed by party rank and file delegates. But this year, because Britain has taken back control of its own affairs, it’s worth taking a closer look. The Liberal Democrats were first… » read more

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UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, Cameron, EU referendum, Future of Europe

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Brexit Beyond the Market: Towards a Treaty of London

September 14, 2016

For the moment, attention is focussed on the future trade relationship between the UK and the EU. Given that Brexit means Brexit, as Theresa May lucidly puts it, British negotiating options boil down to three: (1) to try for access to the single market via the European Economic Area, like Norway; (2) to fall back… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, EU treaty, Future of Europe, NATO

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‘Intimate and Enduring’: Britain’s first association agreement with Europe

September 1, 2016

As no member state has ever left the European Union, there is no useful precedent for the process of British withdrawal under Article 50 TEU. There are, however, several association treaties between the EU and third countries which may offer guidance as the UK seeks to define a new settlement with the EU once its… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Future of Europe, UKTIP

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Now you’ve read Article 50, read this

July 4, 2016

Most people will have never read a single article of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) before they stumbled recently across Article 50. Alas, those ‘most people’ seems to include many British lawyers and politicians whose acquaintance with the constitution of the European Union has been hitherto remote. So here is my guide to Article… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Court of Justice, EU referendum, EU treaty, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, House of Commons

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The Apogee of Recep Tayyip Erdogan

June 10, 2016

Turks, being both friendly and political, usually ask visitors what they think of Turkey. Seldom nowadays do they like the answer. When criticisms are made by Europeans of Turkey’s apparent drift to Islamist autocracy and away from pluralist democracy, we are reminded that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has frequently (most recently last November) been popularly… » read more

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Enlargement, Europe's East, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Turkey

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How to Leave the European Union Properly

May 24, 2016

Consider, for a moment, what will happen next if the Leavers win the referendum. After a raucous weekend, one assumes that the prime minister will make an apologetic statement to the House of Commons on Monday 27 June. The next day, leaving Samantha Cameron to begin the packing at No 10, David will make his… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Cameron, EU treaty

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