Anti-Brexit campaigner Femi Oluwole perfectly explains the difference between the Customs Union and the EU
22/04/2019
Our Future Our Choice co-founder Femi Oluwole clashed with Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley after the journalist continually challenged the fact that membership to the Customs Union is not the same as membership to the European Union.
After Brexit, some anticipated a shift in European sentiment and believed other members would follow the UK's lead. But 6 years on, the bloc seems more cohesive than ever and optimism is high. So why is this? And how did the EU become stronger than ever?
George Papandreou On A United Europe
21/01/2014
George Papandreou, the ex-prime minister of Greece, discusses a united Europe as part of The World Post's new series, One On One, which gives voice to prominent figures speaking on pressing global issues.
Neil Kinnock on Brexit: 'No effort of any kind' has ever gone into educating the public on the EU [4 mins]
03/05/2023
Marking three years since the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, and 50 years since its accession to the European Economic Community, UK in a Changing Europe will bring together leading authorities to discuss the UK/EU relationship. Panelists include former EU Commissioners, journalists, academics, and politicians.
In 1992, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Her speech followed the signing of the Maastricht Treaty - the foundation of today's European Union. Drawing on the words of Winston Churchill, she paid tribute to those who rebuilt Europe in the wake of conflict and praised the Parliament as a leading democratic forum.
Steve Analyst threads a selection of videos recalling Leave campaigners' claims we future trade with the EU after Brexit.
Leaders of the 50 countries that comprise the EU and the Arab League, together with the European Institutions, are set to meet in Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh on 24-25th February in an unprecedented summit encounter.
The European Union and the Brexit Negotiations - The Royal Society of Edinburgh [1 hr 20 mins]
03/10/2023
How did the European Union (EU) respond to the Brexit vote? How did EU principles and processes shape the EU’s negotiating strategies? And how has Brexit in turn shaped today’s EU? This event brings together renowned observers and practitioners of Brexit from the European side to discuss these issues.
UK government doesn't understand how EU works, says its former ambassador to Brussels Ivan Rogers
04/03/2019
The government does not understand how the EU works and so embarks on negotiating strategies that are doomed to fail, Britain’s former ambassador to Brussels has said.