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What Putin's invasion of Ukraine means for Europe... and what EU leaders are doing about it
2022-03-03 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Online
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine join the European Movement UK for a special online event examining what Putin’s invasion of Ukraine means for Europe, and what EU leaders are doing about it. Discussion on the night will depend on last minute developments, during what is a rapidly changing conflict. However, the event aims to cover topics such as how the war in Ukraine could redraw the geopolitical map of Europe, whether the UK and EU have got the balance right between military support and economic sanctions, what options remain for de-escalation and negotiation, and if the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has made a difference to their responses.

One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage
2022-03-02 17:00 - 18:00
A talk with journalist and broadcaster Michael Crick who will be speaking about his new biography One Party After Another, which explores how Nigel Farage did it, despite never once managing to get elected to Parliament.
Chaired by Tony Travers, Associate Dean of the LSE School of Public Policy and Visiting Professor in LSE Department of Government.

Post-Brexit Britain – Failure And Fragmentation
2022-02-24 19:00 | Online
Virtual meeting with Alexandra Hall Hall and Richard Haviland. At a time of profound uncertainty at the centre of politics, it is hugely powerful to hear the honest testimonies of two former public servants. Both have had the courage of their convictions and stood down from their roles because in conscience they no longer felt able to work for this government.
They will be casting an expert eye on current events and reflecting on the state of the country and the way forward.

REBUILD Launch Conference
2022-02-24 13:00 - 2022-02-25 12:30
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence REBUILD (‘Recovery of
Europe, Budget of the Union: Integration, Law & Democracy’) is
a brand new project set up by the DCU Brexit Institute, funded
under the EU Erasmus+ programme, and led by Professor
Federico Fabbrini. The aim of REBUILD is to examine in depth
the innovative €750bn Next Generation EU (NGEU) Recovery
Fund, put together by the EU institutions and the member states
to respond to the devastating socio-economic consequences of
the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pascal Donohoe, Eurogroup President & Irish Minister of Finance will give the keynote speech. Panels will discuss: Next Generation EU (NGEU) & Europe’s Economic, Monetary and Banking Union; Governance: How does the NGEU work?; Values: What are the Criteria & Principles Shaping NGEU?; Funding: How is NGEU funded and how will EU borrowing
be repaid?; and the Future of the NGEU.

Polly Toynbee - The Lost Decade Brexit and Austerity
2022-02-22 19:15 - 21:00
Polly Toynbee will share her widespread knowledge of the interconnectedness between Brexit and Austerity. Her talk is based on her book,(written with David Walker) “The Lost Decade”.

British Politics after Brexit
2022-02-22 09:00 - 17:30 | Queen Elizabeth Centre II, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, United Kingdom
This major conference brings together some of the best academic experts on public opinion from across the UK, senior politicians and journalists to explore the key questions facing British politics – including the current strategies and prospects of the political parties, and the way in which political identities and attitudes have changed in the last half-decade. The conference coincides with the launch of our new report ‘Brexit and party politics in the UK’.
Speakers include: Pippa Crerar on British Politics after Brexit: Conservative and Labour with
Adam Boulton, Former presenter of SkyNews; Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester; Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary, University of London
Mark Harper MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean; Louise Haigh MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Labour Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley.
On British Politics after Brexit: Beyond the two-party system: Professor Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe; Carla Denyer, Co-Leader, Green Party; Richard Tice, Leader of Reform UK Party; Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Foreign Affairs and International Development, Member of Parliament for Oxford West; Kirsty Blackman, SNP Westminster Spokesperson for the Economy, Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North; Professor Sara Hobolt, Sutherland Chair in European Institutions, London School of Economics.
On British Politics after Brexit: The voters: Ayesha Hazarika, Presenter, Times Radio;
Paula Surridge (Paula will be presenting the data findings), Deputy Director, UK in a Changing Europe; Sam Coates, Deputy Political Editor, Sky News; Kelly Beaver, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI; Professor Geoff Evans, Professor of the Sociology of Politics, Nuffield College University of Oxford.
On British Politics after Brexit: The end?: Huw Edwards, Presenter, BBC News at Ten;
Professor Richard Wyn-Jones, Professor of Welsh Politics, Cardiff University; Ailsa Henderson, Professor of Political Science, University of Edinburgh; Jon Tonge, Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool; Ailbhe Rea, Political Correspondent, New Statesman; Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde.

Webinar: Interview with Sarah Boyack, Labour MSP, on Scottish Labour and Europe
2022-02-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
The European Movement in Scotland campaigns for Scotland to rejoin the European Union either as part of the UK or on its own. But where do the five main political parties in Holyrood stand on the EU issue? What relationship do they wish Scotland/UK to have with our EU neighbours?
In the first of a series of one-on-one interviews with party spokespersons on Europe Sarah Boyack MSP, Scottish Labour spokesperson discusses with David Clarke, EMiS vice-chair, her party’s stance on rejoining and other issues.

The economic prospects for Spain and the European Union with Nadia Calviño Santamaría
2022-02-17 15:00 - 16:30
Nadia Calviño Santamaría will explore the economic prospects for Spain and the European Union with Iain Begg.
Nadia Calviño Santamaría (@NadiaCalvino) is First Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for the Economy and Digital Transformation.
Iain Begg (@IainBeggLSE) is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. His main research work is on the political economy of European integration and EU economic governance.
Chair: Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (@rodriguez_pose), the Princesa de Asturias Chair and a Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment. He is the Director of the Cañada Blanch Centre at LSE.

The Irish Border Issue – What's the Problem?
2022-02-16 18:00 | Online
Of the many issues resulting from the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, the situation regarding the natural land border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland has proven to be the most difficult to resolve. For many people, the ongoing conflicts are difficult to understand.
Speaker: the renowned legal expert, Professor Michael Dougan, Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law at the University of Liverpool. He will describe the background to the UK-EU discussions, the present state of the negotiations and look into future possible ways of resolving the conflict.
Followed by Q&A

30 Years of EU Migration and Asylum Policies: success or failure?
2022-02-14 17:30 - 19:00
The meeting will explore the current challenges affecting migration throughout Europe.
Thirty years ago the Maastricht Treaty was signed, creating today’s ‘European Union’ and representing the biggest single transformative text on European integration since the Treaty of Rome in 1958. As internal barriers began to fall, new walls and policies have risen between Europe and the rest of the world. How did Maastricht treaty affect migration through and to Europe? How have migration policies developed today?
Speakers: Sophie Magennis (@Magenniss), Head of Policy and Legal Support at UNHCR Representation for EU Affairs; Florian Trauner (@ftrauner), Jean Monnet Chair at the Institute for European Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe; Natascha Zaun, Assistant Professor in Migration Studies at the European Institute at LSE.
Chair: Eiko Thielemann (@thielema), Associate Professor in Political Science and Public Policy in the Department of Government and the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Northern Ireland after Brexit and the Protocol
2022-02-11 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
Talk by Professor Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast, and an internationally recognised expert on Brexit and Northern Ireland/Ireland, particularly with respect to the Irish border. She was appointed to the technical expert panel of the UK government’s Alternative Arrangements Advisory Group on Brexit (2019) and has given written and oral evidence before many parliamentary committees in the UK, Ireland and EU.

In democracy we trust? A keynote speech by The Rt Hon Sir John Major
2022-02-10 11:00 - 12:00
The Institute for Government is delighted to welcome Sir John Major to give a keynote speech on the issue of trust and standards in a democracy.
This event will be available to watch live, online, to anyone who would like to register. It will be chaired by Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government, and questions to the former Prime Minister can be submitted remotely during the event.

Climate change
2022-02-08 19:00 | Online
Discussion on climate change, Brexit and what Labour can do to change public opinion and make progress towards net zero.

Beyond Diplomacy with Alexandra Hall-Hall
2022-02-07 18:00 - 19:00
Former diplomat Alexandra Hall-Hall will discuss questions submitted in advance by you, our audience.
In the midst of Brexit chaos, Westminster turmoil and enough lockdown-breaking revelations to take down any normal Government, Alexandra Hall-Hall will give us her insider take on what’s going wrong in UK politics.
Alex quit her role as a diplomat in December 2019, saying she was dismayed by Brexit “half-truths” coming from Westminster. Now she has a reputation for exposing this Government’s anti-democratic agenda in her Twitter threads, and going extraordinarily viral while doing so!

Is the Human Rights Act at risk?
2022-02-07 18:00 | Online
Online webinar with Professor Francesca Klug, visiting professor at LSE Human Rights. Having assisted the then Labour government in devising a model for incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into domestic law, she is one of the architects of the Human Rights Act.
Also participating is Dr Natalie Sedacca, lecturer in law at Exeter University specialising in human rights, employment and migration law. Before moving to academia she worked in legal practice for 9 years using the Human Rights Act to pursue claims against the police and public authorities.
Q&A host is Laura Parker, a member of Another Europe Is Possible’s National Committee. A Labour Party activist, she was previously the National Coordinator of Momentum and is now working with Labour for a New Democracy, an alliance pushing for proportional representation.

Rally to protest against the Elections Bill
2022-02-05 12:00 | Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3BD, United Kingdom, Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3BD, United Kingdom
At this protest, we will be handing in our petition to Kemi Badenoch, demanding less First Past the Post not more. Other democracy sector organisations have a raft of other concerns. We are delighted that we will be joined by a brilliant list of speakers, including:
Fleur Anderson MP, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office.
Hina Bokhari AM, Liberal Democrat London Assembly.
Tom Brake, Director of Unlock Democracy.
John McDonnell MP, former Shadow Chancellor.
Zack Polanski AM, Green Party London Assembly Member, and Democracy and Citizen Engagement.
Naomi Smith, Chief Executive of Best for Britain.
Richard Tice, Leader of Reform UK.
Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson.

"Visas, Supply Chains and Brexit"
2022-02-03 19:15 - 21:00 | Online
“Is Brexit reshaping the UK constitution, little by little, before our very eyes?” So asks Professor Catherine Barnard, Cambridge Professor of EU Law, who will share her widespread knowledge of EU Citizens’ rights in the UK, EU law and the implications of Brexit.
She has been active working with Full Fact, a non-partisan charity, fact checking claims about the EU. She has also been working on the potential models for the UK’s future relationship with the EU, focusing in particular on free movement of persons.

A vision for the future of Europe
2022-02-03 18:30 - 20:00
The Conference on the Future of Europe is an ongoing series of citizen-led discussions that aims to enable people from across Europe to share their ideas and to be part of the shaping of a common future.
This event will discuss what it means for the future of both the UK and the EU, and how people based in the UK can get involved.
Speakers:
CATHERINE BEARDER, MEP for the South East (2009 – 2020), Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament (2014 – 2019)
CHARLES TANNOCK, Conservative MEP for London (1999 – 2019)
MOLLY SCOTT CATO, Green Party MEP for the South West (2014 – 2020)
RICHARD CORBETT, MEP for Yorkshire & The Humber (1996 – 2020), Leader of the Labour Party in the European Parliament (2017 – 2020)
The event will be hosted by RICHARD MORRIS, International Officer of the European Movement UK.

Rule of Law in the EU: How is the European Commission addressing challenges in Hungary and Poland?
2022-02-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
The European Movement Belgium and the European Movement International will hold an online discussion featuring Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, on the Rule of Law in the EU: How is the European Commission addressing challenges in Hungary and Poland?
Ever since the initiation of the European project, the rule of law has formed a cornerstone of the European construction and is one of the founding principles of our Union. On several occasions, however, Member State governments have undermined and continue to undermine the rule of law in their own jurisdictions.
The discussion will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Petros Fassoulas, Secretary General of the European Movement International

Doing things differently? – policy after Brexit
2022-01-31 13:00 - 14:15
An event to coincide with the launch of our new Policy report. The report looks at how the UK is doing policy differently after Brexit across a number of different areas including tax, immigration, agriculture and trade.
Speakers:
Robert Colvile, Commentator, The Sunday Times
Matthew Holehouse, British Politics Correspondent, The Economist
Sarah Hall, Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe
Jonathan Portes, Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe
Joël Reland, Researcher, UK in a Changing Europe
Chair: Jill Rutter, Senior Research Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe

Watch 'High & Dry: How UK fishermen were sold out by Brexit', hosted by Simon Pegg
2022-01-28 12:15 - 12:55 | Online
Last year, Greenpeace spent the summer investigating, documenting and exposing what was really going on in so-called Marine Protected Areas. After learning just how bad things were out at sea, we teamed up with local small-scale fishermen and began campaigning together. This is their story.
During this live stream premiere, you’ll have a chance to watch the film first and ask the panel of campaigners and fishermen questions about what’s going on in UK seas.

An Evening with Sir Graham Watson
2022-01-27 19:00 - 20:00
C4E would like to welcome you to an online meeting with Sir Graham Watson, former MEP, committed European and internationalist. This will be an excellent opportunity to find out more about the EU, and find out how we can maintain links with Europe, and what will be effective in our campaign to re-align with and re-join the EU.
Sir Graham Watson is a multilingual British Liberal Democrat politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for South West England from 1994 to 2014. He held many senior positions within the European Parliament including Chair of the EU Parliament on citizen’s rights, justice and home affairs and was a co-founder and former Chair of the Climate Parliament, a global network of legislators committed to accelerating the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
In 2015 Sir Graham was appointed by the UK Government to sit on the European Economic and Social Committee, an advisory body made up of different interest groups, which advises the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament.
Sir Graham is currently a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs.

Festival of Europe presents: Brexit & the UK Music Industry
2022-01-27 19:00
The music industry has been one of the UK’s major success stories in recent times, but Brexit threatens this success.
Brexit has had a major impact on the ability of UK musicians and their essential support staff to continue to perform in the EU and has similarly impeded EU performers wishing to bring their entertainment to the UK. Small and up-and-coming acts have been particularly hard hit, as they lack the resources to overcome the barriers that have been erected by Brexit.
What can be done? At this webinar we hear from 3 highly respected musicians who have faced these difficulties themselves. Howard Goodall CBE is a BAFTA and EMMY award-winning composer, Anna Patalong is an award-winning soprano and Julian Azkoul is the Artistic Director of our partners, the United Strings of Europe.

Investing in the Future of Europe: EU’s Action in the Post-COP Context
2022-01-27 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
COP26 was the opportunity to build bridges and commit to tangible actions towards a transition to a green economy. This event discuss how the EU can deliver on those commitments, through existing initiatives and joint efforts from partners and private sector, so that Europe can play its part in mitigating climate change.
The panel will feature:
Raffaele Mauro Petriccione, Director General of DG CLIMA
Eila Kreivi, Director and Head of the Capital Markets Department, European Investment Bank
Barbara Mariani, Policy Manager for Climate, European Environmental Bureau.

The Rule of Law Crisis and the Future of EU Governance
2022-01-27 12:00 - 2022-01-28 14:45
The conference will include eminent speakers on the crisis in the rule of law covering migration, the supremacy of EU law and Eastern European perspectives. It will be hosted by the Central European University’s Democracy Institute, in partnership with the DCU Brexit Institute, and the other members of the BRIDGE consortium — the Free University of Bolzano/Bozen and the University of Copenhagen. This is the third partners’ conference of the Jean Monnet Network BRIDGE.

Pub Quiz
2022-01-26 19:00 | 36 Riding House Street, London, W1W 7LS,, United Kingdom
Join us for our Pub Quiz at ‘The Green Man’ pub and test your knowledge on European culture and politics. Meet the Young European Movement, enjoy a pint and have fun ‘quizzing’.

Time for a European Federation. To mark the publication of "Time for a European Federation", the Federal Trust will host a webinar with the author, Yannis Karamitsios.
2022-01-26 17:00
Yannis Karamitsios makes the case for the creation of a European federal state that would succeed the EU, its member states and other European nations, while retaining their competences on issues of national character. Professor Colin Talbot, Emeritus Professor of Government at the University of Manchester and a Senior Research Fellow of the Federal Trust, will respond.

Becoming British - is it worth it?
2022-01-25 18:00 | Online
A panel discussion on what rights are gained with British citizenship and what rights could be lost. Citizenship is a personal choice and everyone should be able to make an informed decision on whether to opt for this pathway.
The webinar will be chaired by Alexandra Bulat (Co-Manager, Young Europeans Network) and we will hear from Lara Parizotto (Co-Manager, Young Europeans Network), Luke Piper (Head of Policy, the3million) and Chris Benn (Immigration Lawyer, Seraphus). You’ll also hear an update on our campaign to scrap the Comprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI) requirement and how it affects naturalisation, child registration and family reunion rights.

Challenges to the Rule of Law in Europe
2022-01-25 17:00 | Online
#RuleOfLaw is under siege in several EU countries but also the UK: join our latest webinar for a fuller discussion of what’s at stake with a great panel: Joanna Cherry, SNP MP for Edinburgh South West; ex-ECJ judge Ian Forrester; Marcin Matczak.

Talk by Mike Buckley, Director, Labour for a European Future
2022-01-19 19:30
Zoom talk by Mike Buckley, Director, Labour for a European Future, followed by Q&A.
