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Webinar - Brexit Reality Portraits
2021-12-08 16:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | 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.

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

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

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.
