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Talk by Terry Reintke
2022-01-13 15:00 (Europe/London)
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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Must Labour always lose? How to avoid a one-party state
2021-11-18 19:15 - 21:00
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.

Gavin Esler - Brexit and the Breakup of Britain
2021-11-18 19:00 - 20:00
Gavin Esler is a Scottish journalist, television presenter and author. He is author of five novels and four non-fiction books the latest of which is How Britain Ends.
In How Britain Ends (February 2021), Gavin explores the possibility of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reinventing itself or, as the title suggests, coming to an end.

Conference on the "Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland"
2021-11-18 13:45 - 2021-11-19 14:30
Given the importance of the Protocol for EU-UK relations and the future of the Shared Island, the next Conference of the DCU Brexit Institute, on “The Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland”, is timely. The event will be opened by Simon Coveney, TD, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland, and feature a keynote speech of Maros Sefcovic, Vice President of the European Commission, and Chief EU Brexit Negotiator.
The Conference features a stellar cast of speakers from leading universities in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Europe and the United States, exploring all aspects of the Protocol — from its context, to its content, and ranging from human rights provisions, to trade clauses, to governance and safeguard mechanisms.
It will serve as preparation for the publication of a new book, Federico Fabbrini (ed), The Law & Politics of Brexit. Volume IV. The Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland, forthcoming with Oxford University Press in 2022, with a Preface by Simon Coveney.

Environmental Policy after Brexit in Britain and the EU
2021-11-16 19:30
Join Professor Andy Jordan for this Cambridge for Europe event to discuss Environmental Policy after Brexit in Britain and the EU.

Did Brexit work for Business?
2021-11-15 20:30 - 21:00
A look at the impact leaving the EU has had on some of Britain’s small import and export businesses.

John Bercow in Conversation with Andrew Adonis
2021-11-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Join us for a special online event featuring John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009-2019, in conversation with Chair of the European Movement, Lord Andrew Adonis.
The event will cover John’s time in politics, including his time as Speaker of the House of Commons during a time when Brexit dominated proceedings, as well as his views on the UK’s relationship with our European friends and neighbours, his opinion on British politics, and much more.
For anybody who has been following British politics in recent years this is an event not to be missed.

Russian National Strategy in a Multipolar World
2021-11-11 18:00 - 19:30
Dmitry Suslov will discuss the formation and practice of Russian national strategy in a multipolar world.
He will describe how national objectives and their achievement are developed within Russian state institutions, as well as the evolution of national strategy over the past two decades.
Christopher Coker, Director of LSE IDEAS will chair.

European Movement UK open Hustings for national EM UK Vice Chair posts
2021-11-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Your chance to hear & question national European Movement UK vice chair candidates before voting closes. All VC candidates are invited. Each will be given a maximum four minutes to present their vision and plans for EM UK should they be elected. Once each candidate has spoken we will open to written questions submitted from the floor and in advance. For further details click on the Eventbrite link.

March: Climate Change Knows No Borders
2021-11-06 11:00
COP 26 is nearly here, and we believe we need to act now! Future generations will not thank us for ignoring the biggest issue facing the world today. We demand Climate Justice, and international collaboration is needed to make a real difference.
Let’s work with our neighbours to fight climate change.

Economics of Covid-19 and Brexit, revisited - budget edition
2021-11-03 18:00 - 19:15 | Online
Join our panel to discuss the impacts of Brexit and Covid-19 on the Autumn Budget and Spending Review. See link for more details and to register.

TELLING A NEW STORY ABOUT EUROPE: ONE MESSAGE FOR ALL OR ONE FOR EACH NATION?
2021-11-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
A four‐nations panel discussion chaired by Peter Kellner and co‐sponsored by European Movement, Wales for Europe & European Movement in Scotland. Speakers: Ifan Morgan Jones, Founder, Nation Cymru; Jane Thomas, Yorkshire Bylines; Jane Morrice, Past Speaker, Stormont Assembly; David Gow, European Movement in Scotland.

How Brexit is Damaging Oxford: A public debate
2021-10-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1BX, United Kingdom
At this in-person event Lord Andrew Adonis, chair of the European Movement, will host a panel of invited guests and local citizens who will testify about what Brexit has done and is doing to their lives, livelihoods, futures and well being across a whole range of sectors.
The session will end with a discussion about the road map we can soonest take to end the self-inflicted harms caused by this historic national mistake.
Due to social distancing, on-site seating in the Assembly Room will be limited to 80 people. You can also join the meeting remotely, at a reduced charge, via Zoom. See link for details.

Post-Brexit Crime & Justice Co-operation Between the UK and the EU
2021-10-27 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
The UK’s departure from the EU has meant extensive changes in the arrangements for co-operation in the fields of crime, justice and security between the UK and the EU. The implications of these major changes for law enforcement in the UK are important for crime, justice and civil law co-operation on both sides of the Channel, and will be debated in this webinar by a panel of distinguished speakers chaired by Lord David Hannay, former UK Permanent Representative to the EU.

Brexit and Music
2021-10-26 20:00 - 21:30 | Online
Just what has Brexit meant for touring performers, musicians and festival organisers? What are the parallels for other industries?
We cannot express the issue any better than Sir Simon Rattle, whose family are based in Germany, has applied for a German passport and said any musician with only a UK passport was at a disadvantage.
“People who are normally hired by organisations abroad are being told, ‘I’m sorry, we just don’t have the capacity to bring somebody from the United Kingdom, it is too complicated and too expensive’. What I worry about is how much music will have been lost, how many brilliant young musicians will not be able to do what they do, how many artistic lives will be ruined?”
Our panel (final diverse line-up tbc) includes:
Simon Dunbavand, organist, pianist, conductor and teacher
David Knopfler, singer-songwriter, founding member of rock group Dire Straits and now with twenty solo albums under his belt.
Ben Osborn, based in Berlin, works with asylum seekers and has provided music for theatre as well as a performer.
Milena Simovic, solo violinist and violist, member of the United Strings of Europe ensemble
Lucy Woolley, creative producer and coach, festival director of Lancaster Jazz Festival

Brexit Isn't Working - Cambridge stall
2021-10-23 12:00 - 16:00 | Guildhall, Market Square, Cambridge CB1 0SS, United Kingdom
Join us at our stall outside the Guildhall in Cambridge to discuss the ongoing crisis that Brexit and the Johnson Government’s reckless incompetence and malice has created, and what should be done to end it. From rejoining Erasmus+ to aligning with EU food and farming standards to restoring Freedom of Movement, there are many steps that can and should be taken to build a better and closer relationship with the EU.
If you can spend an hour or two on our stall, please tell us when you can be there by emailing the address below.
