Must Labour always lose? How to avoid a one-party state
2021-11-18 19:15 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Denis MacShane has had a colourful, often controversial life as a journalist-politician in Labour over many years, standing for Parliament in 1974 and being the best Europe Minister of any government until the calamity of Brexit struck.
His account of why Labour is so good at losing elections makes fascinating reading. His unique insight comes from 15 years work with trade unions and progressive political movement in Europe and overseas. His book is personal, political and full of insights. Much of the European Left is struggling, and Labour must avoid that fate.
Why is Labour so keen on fighting internal battles and so useless at winning power?
What to do to get Labour back into power is a central question if we don’t want to live in a one-party state.

European Movement Action Day
2021-11-20
National day of action organised by local groups.

The State We're In at 25: reconsidering progressive politics
2021-11-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
Will Hutton’s The State We’re In was one of the most important polemical works of the 1990s. The challenging, creative critique of the UK’s political economy caught the public mood and provided intellectual underpinning for a period of progressive renewal. The book remains one of the bestselling books on UK public policy. But how relevant is it today?
Are the problems faced by the UK different now? And what lessons are there in progressive renewal? To mark the book’s 25th anniversary, this event will bring together Will Hutton with leading political thinkers to update the work and consider parallels between the UK politics of the mid-90s and now.
Speakers and chair: Will Hutton is a political economist, author and journalist.
Alison McGovern (@Alison_McGovern) is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Wirral South since 2010.
Geoff Mulgan CBE is Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London (UCL). Prior to that he was Chief Executive of Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation between 2011 and 2019.
Neil Lee (@ndrlee) is Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Disinformed Film Screening and Panel Discussion
2021-11-24 19:00 | Online
This event will feature a screening of the film followed by a panel discussion with Marianna Spring (Moderator), Damian Collins MP, Ian Lucas, Kyle Taylor, and Katharina Viken.

Dis/Informed is a deep-dive into conspiracy mentality and why we are so vulnerable to disinformation. We all like to assume that conspiracy is rare, and that those who believe it are stupid, or uneducated.

The directors, Katharina Viken and Dr Charles Kriel debunk this persistent myth, and look at the real psychological reasons behind believing disinformation. The film explores why conspiracy spills over into violence, how the pandemic has affected our flow of information, and in particular how women’s online spaces are radicalised.

Elections Bill rally - NOW POSTPONED
2021-11-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3BD, United Kingdom, Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3BD, United Kingdom
Join us in Parliament Square from 12pm on 27th November to protest against the Elections Bill. Speakers to be confirmed.

Launch of Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations
2021-11-29 09:00 | Online
The Commission exists to examine the impacts of the Brexit agreements on the UK economy and society, identify problems and, working with sector leaders, propose solutions which are achievable given the UK’s current relationship with the EU.

Andrew Adonis in conversation with Michael Heseltine
2021-12-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Prospect Magazine 2 Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H 9AA, United Kingdom
Andrew Adonis will be ‘In Conversation’ with Michael Heseltine to mark the launch of Andrew’s new book: It’s the Leader, Stupid: Changemakers in Modern Politics.
The discussion will be followed by a drinks reception.

Hope & fear in politics & technology shaping a new era?
2021-12-01 19:00 - 20:00
Hope & fear in politics & technology: shaping values, creating identities for a new era, with Rory Cellan Jones, former BBC News’ technology correspondent and Paula Surridge, deputy director, UK in a Changing Europe. Paula is a senior lecturer in Sociology, Politics and International Studies, with special Interest in social and political values. Moderator: Adam Sykes, the founder and CEO of Livepoint, specialising in business automation.

Financial services after Brexit
2021-12-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Online
The next Brexit Institute event, which is sponsored by law firm Eversheds Sutherland, features a keynote speech by Lord Jonathan Hill (former European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, and recently chairman of the UK Listing Review) and focuses on Brexit’s impact on both the EU plan for a capital markets union, and the future of the City of London.

Thinking Workshops webinar on The Life of a European Judge and The Work of the European Court
2021-12-06 19:00 | Online
Thinking Workshops is holding its 4th Webinar on “The Life of a European Judge and The Work of the European Court”
The speaker is Judge Ian Forrester. He will speak for about 25 minutes and then will take questions.

Webinar - Brexit Reality Portraits
2021-12-08 16:30 - 18:30 | Online
Brexit not only gave rise to political and institutional upheavals; it also had another long-term consequence, namely a polarisation and division of British society that goes beyond generational divisions, socio-professional contexts and political and ideological leanings. Whether for or against, the discussions about this divorce are as heated as ever and the arguments on both sides are becoming increasingly entrenched.
To discuss the international repercussions of Brexit over the long term and construct a new narrative of the event by adopting a bottom-up approach (via an original oral history project).

Should we re-join the Single Market and/or the Customs Union?
2021-12-08 17:00 - 18:30
The idea has arisen that Scotland/the UK should re-join the single market and/or Customs Union – join us for our webinar to discuss this with Philippa Whitford MP, SNP Commons spokesman on Europe (and health); David Broucher, a former UK diplomat/ambassador in, among other places, Bonn and Prague; Peter Sellar, an EU lawyer specialising in regulatory affairs and author of a paper on this topic for the Scottish Independence Convention.
The discussion will be chaired by Vanessa Glynn, former FCO and Scottish Government official, and an EMiS executive committee member (and former chair).

Michael Dougan "Brexit: it’s all going just as badly as we knew it would …
2021-12-16 19:15 - 21:00
Michael Dougan, Professor of European Law at Liverpool University, will give a Zoom talk bringing us up to date on the UK v EU relationship, Brexit effects and the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Discussion with Alex Hall Hall
2022-01-10 19:30 | Online
A discussion with Alex Hall Hall who served as Brexit Counsellor in the British Embassy in Washington until December 2019 about why she resigned, the effect of brexit on our political culture and how it is seen in the US. Chaired by Richard Haviland of Highlands4EU.

2022 NEXTEUK International Conference - Global Order and the Future of EU-UK Relations
2022-01-13 12:00 - 2022-01-14 18:00 | Online
Speakers on: The future of the EU-UK Security Relationship: Re-establishing trust; Reshaping the EU-UK trade and economic relationship and policies; The impact of Brexit on EU foreign and defence strategies; EU-UK relations; Selective reconstruction: Conceptualising (re-) engagement in post-Brexit UK-EU security relationship; The impact of Brexit on EU-UK sectoral relations; The UK as an international actor in the post-Brexit era; Post-Brexit transatlantic and multilateral cooperation; Climate Change and the challenges to Human Security in the Global Order: Perspectives on policies and the impact on food security.

Talk by Terry Reintke
2022-01-13 15:00
Talk by Terry Reintke, a German MEP since 2014. She is vice-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and the group’s coordinator for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. She is co-president of the LGBTI Intergroup and founder of the EU-UK Friendship Group. Terry Reintke studied political science in Berlin and Edinburgh.

Nationwide #KillTheBill protest
2022-01-15 | Nationwide, United Kingdom
Nationwide protest against the Policing Bill and the Nationality and Borders Bill – map

Protest against the Nationality and Borders Bill
2022-01-15 13:00 | Home Office, 2, Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom
Protest against the Nationality and Borders Bill. Speakers include John McDonnell MP, Marsha de Cordova, BAME Lawyers 4 Justice, PCS Union.

Build bridges with local businesses: Training session
2022-01-18 19:00
European Movement UK has teamed up with European Movement Wandsworth and Merton to deliver a training session and campaign pack for groups who want to make inroads with their business communities.

A Painful Transition. Virtual meeting with Neale Richmond TD and Susanne Oberhauser
2022-01-19 19:00
A discussion with Neale Richmond TD and Susanne Oberhauser chaired by Dr Peter Burke.
Neale Richmond is the Fine Gael TD (MP) for the constituency of Dublin Rathdown and the party’s spokesperson on European Affairs. He sits on both the European Affairs and Finance Committees in the Irish Parliament.
A regular contributor to British and international media on all things Brexit, Neale is a committed European and looks forward to the UK re-joining the EU as soon as possible.
Susanne Oberhauser has been, since June 2019, Head of the European Parliament Liaison Office in London.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
