Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe

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Running Commentary V

January 4, 2017

There will be times when running commentary on Brexit has to break out from a trot into a sprint. This week is one of those. The resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers as UK Permanent Representative to the EU has been widely reported. People seem more surprised than they should have been. It is not news… » read more

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EU Institutions, EurActiv.com, UK in Europe

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From Posture to Rupture: Cameron and Europe

November 13, 2015

Conservative parliamentarians have lined up to deride David Cameron’s speech of 10 November as falling far short of the radical renegotiation of Britain’s terms of membership that they want. This domestic reaction has misled the casual foreign observer to conclude that Cameron’s demands can be quite easily accommodated by a European Union which is vexed… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

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REALITY CHECK FOR THE ‘EURO-REALISTS’

January 15, 2013

A new band of ‘euro-realists’ has appeared on the scene. Who are these people? They are mostly British and mostly Tory British. In the European Parliament, the euro-realists cluster in the group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). Here Tory MEPs are joined by Czechs from the party of outgoing President Vaclav Klaus and Flemish… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

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Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe

President of the Spinelli Group. Visiting Fellow, European Policy Centre. Liberal Democrat MEP 1999-2014.


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