How Do We Move On From Brexit?
2023-11-23 20:00 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | Online
It has been three years since the United Kingdom left the European Union – and over seven since it voted to do so. The UK/EU relationship remains a subject of bitter debate, with ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ identities persisting to this day. The 2024 general election will be the first post-Brexit election – but no major political party is fully acknowledging the negative impact of our exit from the EU. Will a new government mend relations with the EU or simply continue with the current chaos?
The Guardian’s special correspondent Heather Stewart will be joined by Guardian columnists Rafael Behr and Polly Toynbee, and Anand Menon, director of the UK In A Changing Europe and Professor of European Politics & Foreign Affairs at King’s College London, to dissect the real legacy of Brexit. What needs to happen for the UK to finally move on? They will also be answering your questions in this livestreamed event.

Expansion of the EU: Opportunity or threat?
2023-11-29 19:00 - 20:15 | Online
A formal decision to open EU membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova is due in December with other countries set to follow, potentially taking the bloc from an already unwieldy club of 27 to more than 35.
Our panel, including political scientists Ivan Krastev and Nathalie Tocci, German MEP Viola von Cramon and chaired by the Guardian’s Europe correspondent Jon Henley, will explore how much the EU will need to transform internally if it is to function as a group of 35. How could the union use this opportunity to become strategically independent in a menacing new world order? And what might be the consequences if it fails?

uropean Movement West London Brexitometer
2023-12-09 10:00 - 16:00 | North End Road Market, North End Road, London, SW6 1NW
No one born this century had the opportunity to vote on Brexit! Any younger EM members* in London should head to North End Road Christmas Market (Fulham Broadway, District Line) on Saturday 9th December, to register your feelings on our Brexitometer.
(*and anyone else, obviously!)
More details about the Christmas Market in the link provided.

What Can We Learn from the French?
2023-12-11 16:45 - 17:45 | Online
A webinar on Overseas Constituencies with Alexandre Holroyd – a French member of Parliament who represents French citizens living in Europe.

The Art of Explanation: a discussion with Ros Atkins and Anand Menon
2023-12-13 19:00 - 20:15 | Bush House, 8th Floor, Aldwych, North London WC2B 4BG, North Terrace, 8th Floor, 30 Aldwych, London, WC2 B4BG, United Kingdom
Join BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, famous for his viral explainer videos on current affairs, at our next Unlocked event. He will be in conversation with Anand Menon, as they discuss Ros’s new book The Art of Explanation, which outlines the key elements of good explanation and clear communication.
Discussion will focus on how complex topics can be made intelligible to a broad audience, and the most important techniques to get your point across effectively.

Reasons to Hope - and Reasons to Despair - over Britain rejoining the EU, with Nick Tyrone
2024-01-21 17:00 - 18:15 | Online
Nick Tyrone is a writer who has published articles in The Spectator, Daily Express, The Independent and New Statesman. He was the Director of Operations and Finance of the Yes to Fairer Votes campaign that sought to change the UK voting system, and for a period was the Executive Director of Centreforum, think tank which later became the Education Policy Institute. He left to join the pro-European thinktank British Influence in the wake of the Brexit referendum in 2016, and is currently an Associate Fellow at the think tank Bright Blue, which advocates one nation conservative policies.

Three Years of the Trade Cooperation Agreement
2024-01-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Another in UK in a Changing Europe’s series of Lunch Hour events, this one marks three years since the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into effect, and brings together an expert panel to take stock of the state of the relationship. How far have Rishi Sunak and the Windsor Framework improved the ‘mood music’, and what have been the consequences of this? How could the relationship change in the years ahead, as the two sides face up to new global challenges including Ukraine, AI and Net Zero transition?
Live-streamed on Slido and Youtube – sign up to attend via the event page below.

EU Foreign & Security Policy: Two Years after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
2024-01-25 15:00 - 16:30 | DCU St. Patrick’s Campus Seamus Heaney Auditorium Drumcondra Road Upper Dublin Ireland, Ireland
You are warmly invited to the Brexit Institute’s upcoming event at Dublin City University, featuring a keynote speech by Federica Mogherini (Former High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Rector of the College of Europe).
This is an in-person event, and you can access the Registration Form via the Google Docs link below.

EU Environmental Policy – its relevance post-Brexit
2024-01-25 18:45 - 20:00 | Online
Nigel Haigh, OBE, Honorary Fellow of the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), will outline the history of the involvement of the EU in environmental matters, and the consequences on UK environmental policy of the 2016 referendum result. It is suggested that the biggest long-term impact of Brexit on environmental policy will be to increasingly weaken the UK’s influence on global environmental issues.
Nigel will explain that environmental policy (not just climate change) is at the centre of the EU and is a popular subject with the public. He will argue that the European Movement would do well to pay more attention to environmental policy. Finally, he will outline some steps that an incoming Government could take to bring the UK closer to the EU.
The talk will be followed by a panel discussion, including Klajdi Selimi, President of the Young European Movement; and Michael Nicholson, Head of UK Environmental Policy, IEEP UK and a Q & A from the online participants.

Brexit Day - Day for Rejoin
2024-01-31 | Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3BD, United Kingdom, Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3BD, United Kingdom
Join NRM, SODEM, GRASSROOTS FOR EUROPE, LONDON 4 EUROPE and MORE for a day of action and fun to mark the anniversary of the day the UK began economic sanctions on itself. (DOH)
From 7am – Late, there’s likeminded people to be with for the day and evening with various activities, see all the details in the link.
On the day, find Steve Bray of SODEM on the island turning right out of Westminster Station and ask the guys there to direct you to George Kilaiditis the NRM / London 4 Europe volunteer co-ordinator. George will be there from 11am.
https://marchforrejoin.co.uk/brexitday

The Future UK EU Relationship Conference
2024-02-13 09:00 - 17:30 | UCL Main Campus Gower Street London WC1E 6AE
The UK’s departure from the EU has led to dramatic change not just to the UK economy and the country’s trading relationships, but also in security and defence, police and judicial cooperation, health and social care, migration, climate, and the UK’s place in the world.
This one day conference will examine some of those changes in detail, discuss the differentiated impact of the current relationship with the EU on specific sectors of activity, and will suggest ways ahead for the UK and EU which could improve collaboration and outcomes for both sides.

Erasmus Campaign
2024-02-16 12:30 | Queen Mary College, Student Union Hub 329 Mile End Rd London E1 4NT
We plan to distribute leaflets and talk to students about the Erasmus campaign.
The Young European Movement, in partnership with European Movement UK and the British Youth Council, is calling on the UK Government to restore Britain’s membership of the Erasmus+ Programme, which was ended abruptly in 2020 despite promises of its continuation.

Bring Back Erasmus+ For A European Future
2024-02-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Swarthmore Education Centre, LS3 1AD
Leeds for Europe are proud to join with Young European Movement UK to present a public meeting exploring the Erasmus+ scheme and what participation would mean for the young people in the UK.
As part of Brexit the UK left the Erasmus+ programme which gives young people the chance to study, work and travel across Europe. We now have the opportunity to hear from two young campaigners who are leading the charge to restore the UK’s place in Erasmus+. They are:
Stella Mavropoulou, Vice President and Head of International Affairs and Partnerships at the Young European Movement UK.
Cecilia Jastrzembska, Head of Events and National Coordination for Young European Movement UK.

UKICE Lunch Hour: UK-EU foreign, security and defence cooperation beyond Ukraine
2024-02-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has acted as a catalyst for closer UK-EU coordination on foreign, security and defence policy post-Brexit. Our panellists will discuss the state of UK-EU cooperation in this area and how it could develop into the future.
Sign up via Eventbrite link on event website below.

What is in the EU AI Act? Hear from a leading MEP
2024-02-20 16:30 - 19:30 | Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU, United Kingdom
Dragoş Tudorache, leading Member in the European Parliament (MEP) on Artificial Intelligence, will speak on the impact of the upcoming EU AI Act. The new legislation is close to formal adoption and is expected to enter into force within the next months.
Please reserve by 19 February, via the Eventbrite link below.

Who Decides in Europe? For Farmers, Nature and Consumers
2024-02-22 18:00 - 20:00
In many European countries farmers are taking to the streets to demand a change in the rules governing the food system, from farm to shops, all the way to the fork – touching all our lives in the process. This is a transnational, multilingual and interactive online webinar covering the topic of food production. It will be the start of a series on participatory democracy in Europe. With expert speakers we take a close look at how European democracy really works – both the written as well as unwritten rules between parliament, governments, civil society and lobbyism. Simultaneous interpretation is provided for English, German, Italian and French.

Face The Music – We Need A New Deal For Musicians
2024-02-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
Our latest campaign, Face The Music, is calling on the UK Government to Face The Music and work with the EU to negotiate a solution, in the form of a new bilateral agreement, to the post-Brexit barriers facing musicians.
This includes UK musicians who want to work and tour in the EU, and their European counterparts who need and want to perform in the UK.
Join us at our campaign webinar, Face The Music – We need a new deal for musicians, where we will look at the post-Brexit issues facing our live music sector, what the campaign is calling for and how we can achieve the change that the live music sector is crying out for.
We will walk through the details of the Face The Music Action Weekend, which is coming up on 1-3rd March.

Mike Galsworthy: Build back towards Europe
2024-02-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
With a general election approaching and the benefits of Brexit failing to appear, it seems right that we should play our part in whatever lies ahead. The European Movement is a major player in pro EU activities and it will surely be interesting to hear what Mike Galsworthy, chair of European Movement UK and founder of Scientists for Europe, has to say about the way forward and what we can expect from the EMUK.
NB: This is a combination Zoom and physical meeting (in Leatherhead). Eventbrite is featuring both events with the same title and time – link here for in-person meeting details and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mike-galsworthy-build-back-towards-europe-in-person-attendance-tickets-824147396047

Three decades and more at the heart of European Integration, Enlargement and Peace-building
2024-03-11 19:30 | Online
We are excited to announce our upcoming livestream with former Secretary General of the EU Commission Catherine Day. It promises to be a fascinating discussion.

Speaker: Nick Harvey; Celebrate 75 years European Movement UK; share rebuilding our relationship with the EU
2024-03-14 18:00 - 19:30 | St Peter’s Methodist Church, Canterbury, CT1 2BE
Come and discover more about the European Movement (EM), its past significance and its important role now in building back our relationship with the EU.
Sir Nick Harvey, the new CEO of EM, will explain more fully its current strategy, and share his political insights and understanding. Furthermore, in the present context of the Russian war against Ukraine, and Trump’s threatening remarks concerning NATO, Nick’s experience when a career politician, is highly appropriate with regard to the evolving defence needs of the EU, Britain’s involvement with it and a deepening of cooperation in the future.
See how we can all help to further the various campaigns, begin to make a difference and become part of a wider, broadening pro-EU community. It is vital for us all to convey the positive aspects of Europe, as well as emphasising Britain’s role back at the heart of the EU.

British Politics In Crisis: Post-Brexit, how do we reclaim the soul of our country?
2024-03-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
Brexit can be seen as part of a wider pattern of political decline – waning trust in politicians and institutions, erosion of standards in public life, the rise of populism and misinformation.
In this webinar, we’ll hear from acclaimed journalist and author, Gavin Esler, whose recent book “Britain is Better Than This” explores what lies behind recent political failures, and pro-Rejoin political leader Gina Miller.
Chaired by Mike Galsworthy.

Brexit is a failed project: a brighter future is possible
2024-03-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Wesley Memorial Church, OxfordOX1 2DH
Public meeting with Danny Dorling, Liz Webster and Willow Fisher.
An in-person discussion about where we now stand in our relations with our EU neighbours, with Q&A. Our three invited speakers will be talking about ways in which we can help with the step-by-step approach towards a brighter future.
This is our first face-to-face meeting for some time and we are very much looking forward to it. Tickets are £5, and booking is strongly recommended.
Doors open at 7pm.

Day for Rejoin - Farnham, Surrey
2024-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Town Hall Buildings (Nationwide), The Borough, Farnham, GU9 7ND, United Kingdom
SW Surrey branch of EM will be in Farnham on Saturday 23rd March 2024 between 10:00 and 12:00 with our trusty #EuroMonitor outside Town Hall Buildings (Nationwide) on The Borough GU9 7ND, followed by The Plough, West Street at 12:30 for an informal chat, and a drink or lunch if you wish. If you are passing, do join us to make your views visible on our #EuroMonitor. And join us too for an informal lunchtime chat at The Plough afterwards.

NRM Day For Rejoin 2024
2024-03-23 10:30 - 12:30 | EPSOM KT19 8DR Between Metro Bank and Pret a Manger at Spread Eagle crossroads
We’ll be sounding out how local people are feeling about a range of issues with a WHAT DO YOU THINK? question board and raising awareness on our relationship with Europe and with the European Movement.
Please come and join us if you are able. All help welcome.

National Day for Rejoin: Dance for Europa! Continental Drift
2024-03-23 14:30 - 15:30 | Swindon Hub, 36 The Parade, Swindon SN1 1BA
Swindon will join towns and communities all over Britain for the 2nd year running, to celebrate Europe in a spirit of unity and our eventual return to the heart of our continental family.
Continental Drift blends ancient myth with topical politics: The Greek Goddess Europa and her feisty, rebellious daughter dance off to the question: ‘What has Europe ever done for us?!’

Rebuilding Britain & Europe's Future Hope Together
2024-04-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
How we can rebuild Britain’s relations with the European Union by assessing challenges and opportunities ahead. Our two invited experts Graham Bishop and Sir Nick Harvey will provide invaluable insights.

What Next For Rejoin? (Online discussion)
2024-04-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
You are invited to an informal online discussion “What next for Rejoin”, following Mike Galsworthy’s inspiring talk on 29th February, “Build back towards Europe”.
See link to Mike’s talk, and register for this event, via the Eventbrite link below.

Brexit: What Rejoiners know, and Brexiters don't
2024-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
Freelance journalist, presenter, public speaker and media consultant and former BBC Business Correspont Jonty Bloom discusses the economic impact of Brexit on the UK

Women's Role in Democracy and Peace
2024-04-16 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
With Gina Miller, Helen Maguire, Julie Ward, Kati Systä and Jane Morrice
Women’s rights, women’s capabilities, women’s mobilisation, and how to stop the hard right in Europe.

Unlocked with Sir John Curtice
2024-04-24 19:00 - 20:15
Join UKICE Director Professor Anand Menon for a special conversation with the “doyen of British elections”, Sir John Curtice. He will reflect on historic election shocks such as 1992, through to the changes of government in 1997 and 2010. He will also offer an insight into what it is like to crunch the numbers on polling day while the nation awaits the exit poll.
