House of Lords – Andrew Duff – On Governing Europe

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Running Commentary XIX

October 24, 2017

Not savaged but salvaged The big news is that, after some febrile weeks, the latest European Council (19-20 October) agreed to salvage Theresa May. President Donald Tusk and his colleagues took the point — made for example in my article for the European Policy Centre (3 October) — that to savage the British prime minister… » read more

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UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, European Council, European Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary XI

March 29, 2017

A ‘deep and special partnership’ At long last, and after considerable fuss, Theresa May has delivered her Article 50 letter at lunchtime today – not as I had imagined to ‘Dear Donald’ but more formally to ‘Dear President Tusk’. The prime minister is aiming for “a deep and special partnership that takes in both economic… » read more

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Global Europe, UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, Donald Tusk, European Council, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary X

March 10, 2017

A new entente The big Brexit picture is that the UK continues to stumble towards a future association agreement with the EU. Until Article 50 is triggered there will be no official recognition by the EU of this scenario, and the Westminster parliament has yet to get its head(s) around the concept. But experts are… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, Court of Justice, Euratom, European Commission, European Parliament, Future of Europe, House of Commons, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary IX

February 22, 2017

Remainers look for meaning The second reading debate in the House of Lords (20-21 February) on the Bill to allow Theresa May to pull the trigger on Article 50 turned on whether parliament should insist that the government give it a ‘meaningful’ vote on the outcome of the Article 50 negotiations. Nobody quite nailed what… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, European Council, European Parliament, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary VIII

February 13, 2017

Still stumbling towards the exit Running out of patience with British politicians? In my latest article on all things Brexit (9 February) I explain why the Westminster parliament and parties find themselves split and emasculated – and have only themselves to blame. I have precious little sympathy for those Remainers who voted blithely to promote… » read more

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UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, Court of Justice, Czech Republic, EU referendum, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary VII

January 26, 2017

Mrs May makes her speech Reverberations continue over Prime Minister May’s London speech of 17 January. She wants a comprehensive free trade agreement with a few add-ons plus political cooperation in security matters. This has all the hallmarks of a future Association Agreement between the UK and the EU 27, but without the institutional mechanism… » read more

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UK in Europe, Uncategorized

, Article 50, Brexit, Court of Justice, House of Commons, House of Lords, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scotland, Theresa May, Trump

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Running Commentary IV

December 20, 2016

1. While British ministers continue to give confusing signals about what the government wants out of Brexit — presumably by mistake, given their disavowal of ‘running commentary’ — there appears to be a toughening up of the EU’s negotiating stance. In Brussels, Michel Barnier speaks of nothing other than the three formal stages of Brexit:… » read more

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EU Institutions, EurActiv.com, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Christmas, Denmark, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, House of Lords, Scotland

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