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SUMMARY:Deadline to apply for participation in UK-Germany Youth Summit 'Resilient Democracies – Youth Shaping the Future'
DESCRIPTION:The summit brings together 70 young people aged 18–25 from the UK and Germany to explore intercultural dialogue and deepen your understanding of different perspectives. \nThrough creative workshops and meaningful conversations with peers\, you will engage with topics such as disinformation\, civic engagement\, diversity and democracy. You will be encouraged to reflect on what democracy means in your everyday life\, exchange ideas\, and imagine the inclusive and resilient society you want to live in. \nThe summit runs from Thursday\, 19 – Sunday\, 22 March 2026  in Berlin. \nAll costs for travel\, accommodation and meals will be covered. Participants will not be required to contribute financially to the summit.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/deadline-to-apply-for-participation-in-uk-germany-youth-summit-resilient-democracies-youth-shaping-the-future/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril
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CREATED:20251127T093211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T093211Z
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SUMMARY:Climate crisis\, pandemic\, war at our borders\, democratic backsliding\, rising socio-economic inequalities: Young people in Europe stand at the centre of the so-called polycrisis. Fear\, distrust\, and a sense of uncertainty are putting a strain on what lies at the core of European integration: an ever-growing sense of togetherness among an increasingly larger citizenry. In these challenging times\, can we find a path to advance a hopeful European project grounded in fairness\, sustainability\, and democratic renewal? What role can you play as an active young European citizen and student?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Valentin Dupouey-Sterdyniak (College of Europe)\, Chair: Severin Dauer (University of Oxford) \nClimate crisis\, pandemic\, war at our borders\, democratic backsliding\, rising socio-economic inequalities: Young people in Europe stand at the centre of the so-called polycrisis. Fear\, distrust\, and a sense of uncertainty are putting a strain on what lies at the core of European integration: an ever-growing sense of togetherness among an increasingly larger citizenry. In these challenging times\, can we find a path to advance a hopeful European project grounded in fairness\, sustainability\, and democratic renewal? What role can you play as an active young European citizen and student? \nValentin Dupouey-Sterdyniak has worked in the fields of European education\, active citizenship\, youth civil society\, and political communication both as a professional and an activist for over 15 years.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/climate-crisis-pandemic-war-at-our-borders-democratic-backsliding-rising-socio-economic-inequalities-young-people-in-europe-stand-at-the-centre-of-the-so-called-polycrisis-fear-distrust-and-a/
CATEGORIES:Authoritarianism,Democracy in peril,National,Rejoin
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
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CREATED:20251026T184951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T184951Z
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SUMMARY:Trump's ten revolutions: the remaking of politics in the west
DESCRIPTION:US President Donald Trump has a massive impact on global politics from potential peace settlements in Ukraine to global tariffs\, the military intervention in Iran\, the viability of a common climate change agenda and far beyond. At the same time\, he is also a highly interventionist president within the United States. \nAnalysts regularly focus on the ad-hoc character of his interventions and his assumed dependence on last minute influences and sudden mood changes. This creates the impression that actions are largely unforeseeable and therefore cannot be prepared for. \nDuring this talk\, it will be argued on the contrary that\, behind the seemingly chaotic daily events\, there are well reflected strategic changes of US policy that can be known and allow for reflected policy responses: the 10 revolutions of Donald Trump. \nSpeaker: Klaus Welle\, Visiting Professor in Practice at the LSE European Institute. \nChair: Kevin Featherstone\, Emeritus Professor (European Institute) and Professorial Research Fellow in the Hellenic Observatory at LSE
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/trumps-ten-revolutions-the-remaking-of-politics-in-the-west/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTSTAMP:20260503T120725
CREATED:20250630T174136Z
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SUMMARY:Grassroots for Europe Round Table: Resisting the Trump Assault: will American democracy survive and what can we do to help?  A webinar with Alexandra Hall Hall
DESCRIPTION:Alexandra Hall Hall resigned from her post as Brexit counsellor at the UK Embassy in Washington on December 6th 2019\, three days before the UK general election\, declaring in a devastating critique of the UK government her unwillingness to “peddle half-truths on behalf of a government I do not trust”. Her action established Alex as a valued public truth-teller of the Brexit era. \nIn this webinar we are talking to Alex about the state and future of government and democracy in the USA\, where she lives and is now a citizen. Alex has a longstanding inside view of US politics\, having been seconded by the Foreign Office to serve as an expert in US government during the early millennium.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/grassroots-for-europe-round-table-resisting-the-trump-assault-will-american-democracy-survive-and-what-can-we-do-to-help-a-webinar-with-alexandra-hall-hall/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
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CREATED:20241119T165323Z
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SUMMARY:Europe's Democracy in Deeper Danger
DESCRIPTION:Within the EU\, autocratic contagion\, recently checked in Poland\, has spread from Hungary to other neighbouring countries. Authoritarian populist parties of the Right have made gains at European and national levels and threaten to make more. Trump’s recent victory in the USA poses a lethal threat to America’s democracy\, fractures Western support for Ukraine and borders on open collusion with Putin’s genocidal imperial aggression. The new UK government appears to understand the challenge\, but Brexit and its legacy continue to hamper the response. For pro-Europeans in the UK\, regaining the trust of Europe may have seemed the key condition for ending the blight of Brexit; now\, the priority may shift towards urgent\, committed solidarity with democratic Europe (and democrats worldwide) in the defence of Europe’s democracy. \nOur three panellists each bring highly relevant insights\, engagement and experiences to our discussion of this tangle of dangers. \nPeter Geoghegan is an outstanding\, award-winning Irish investigative journalist who has done groundbreaking work on the US-UK (and US-UK-Russian) nexus of dark money and oligarchic business power\, notably as key drivers of Brexit. \nDr Nina Shengelia is in the forefront of citizen efforts\, notably in the digital domain\, to combat current Russian hybrid assaults on Georgia’s democracy and defend its geopolitical independence as a candidate for EU membership. \nWojciech Przybylski\, a Polish political scientist and journalist is editor-in-chief of Visegrad Insight\, a major investigative\, reporting and analysis site for politics across the Central European countries.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/europes-democracy-in-deeper-danger/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
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CREATED:20240618T105712Z
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SUMMARY:Talking Europe\, Ethics & Standards in Public Life
DESCRIPTION:with Dominic Grieve KC\, former MP and Attorney General\, Vice-President of the European Movement \nlivestream on X (Twitter)\, Facebook and YouTube
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/talking-europe-ethics-standards-in-public-life/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril,National,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
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CREATED:20230819T161613Z
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SUMMARY:UK Politics Post-Brexit: Foreign and Defence Policy\, the General Election and Scottish Independence from a European Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Livestream with Prof Richard Whitman\, Professor of Politics at the University of Kent\,\nSenior Fellow at UK in a Changing Europe\, and Associate Fellow at Chatham House\n\n\nSo much to discuss!
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/uk-politics-post-brexit-foreign-and-defence-policy-the-general-election-and-scottish-independence-from-a-european-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
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CREATED:20230803T170804Z
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SUMMARY:How Westminster works…and why it doesn’t\, with Ian Dunt
DESCRIPTION:Join us in conversation with political commentator and author\, Ian Dunt\, as he delves into the inner workings of British politics. \nHow Westminster works…and why it doesn’t is Dunt’s latest book\, and it demonstrates and the real world consequences of our broken political system with a clarity and urgency that makes the case for reform undeniable. \nPrepare to be shocked by stories of poor decision making and policy implementation which has gone on to wreak havoc in the lives of ordinary people. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to engage in a stimulating discussion about the broken power structures that shape our society – and how we can fix them.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/how-westminster-worksand-why-it-doesnt-with-ian-dunt/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTSTAMP:20260503T120725
CREATED:20230725T100631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230725T100650Z
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SUMMARY:Unlocking Democracy and creating our Federal Union
DESCRIPTION:WWW WorldWide Wednesday Zoom gathering: WWW TED-style (1 idea\, 5 reasons\, 10 minutes: Liverpool’s high five to the world) talks followed by Q&A with two speakers:\n– Tom Brake\n– Dirk Hazell\nchair:\n– Neil Pye
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/unlocking-democracy-and-creating-our-federal-union/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
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CREATED:20230725T101840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230725T101853Z
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SUMMARY:Brexit Britain and the Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:A Zoom seminar on how Brexit impacts on the politics of the climate crisis\, with Professor Ian Budge (Essex University)
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/brexit-britain-and-the-climate-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
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CREATED:20230331T214046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T214205Z
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SUMMARY:Julian Priestley Memorial Lecture - "What one generation does\, so the next can undo" by Alastair Campbell
DESCRIPTION:The 5th Annual Julian Priestley Memorial Lecture \n \nJulian Priestley was one of the first generation of British EU Civil Servants\, rising to become its Secretary General from 1997 to 2007. \nAfter his premature death in 2017\, a number of his friends decided that a fitting way to mark his European commitment would be to establish an annual lecture in his honour. This lecture is designed to provide an opportunity for prominent speakers to contribute to the ongoing debate about the European Union in the United Kingdom.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/julian-priestley-memorial-lecture-what-one-generation-does-so-the-next-can-undo/
CATEGORIES:Democracy in peril
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T120725
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CREATED:20200901T134030Z
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SUMMARY:Brexit: dark deeds and unhealthy choices - Oxford For Europe
DESCRIPTION:Following the success of our on-line meeting with Dominic Grieve and Michael Dougan\, (see our website for a recording if you missed it) Oxford for Europe is pleased to announce that our next on-line meeting will take place on \nSeptember 28th at 7pm.\nWe are delighted to be able to welcome \nPeter Geoghegan\,\nauthor of ‘Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics’\, \nand \nDr Philippa Whitford MP\,\nSNP spokesperson on Europe and Health.\n\nTickets to our event are free (though donations are always very welcome) and can be booked here:\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudeurrjMpEtziB67eqeT3VdCu3LUWsEf3 \nPeter Geoghegan’s book\, recently published\, is available here:\nhttps://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Democracy-for-Sale-by-Peter-Geoghegan-author/9781789546033
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/brexit-dark-deeds-and-unhealthy-choices-oxford-for-europe/
CATEGORIES:Authoritarianism,Democracy in peril
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