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Our Star Rally, Cardiff
2023-10-30 14:00 (Europe/London) | The Senedd, Pierhead Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF99 1SN
Wales for Europe will be hosting the Our Star Rally event in Cardiff, featuring the large Star of European Unity and Peace designed by Jaques Tilly. Confirmed guest speakers include Julie Morgan MS – Welsh Minister for Social Services. Anthony Slaughter – leader of Wales Green Party. Cllr Sam Bennett – Welsh Deputy President of the Lib Dems, and more.
The Star itself will be displayed with informational panels and presented at the Our Star Rally with leaflets. (To learn more about the collaborative Our Star campaign, visit www.OurStar.org.uk.)
Register to attend the rally via the Eventbrite link below.

What went wrong with Brexit: and What can we do about it?, discussion with P M D Foster (Financial Times)
2023-10-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
Join us to discuss @pmdfoster’s new book, “What went wrong with Brexit: and What can we do about it?” No registration – just tune in.

UKICE Lunch Hour: Democracy In The EU
2023-11-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Faced with a series of crises in recent years, the European Union has been under pressure to take far-reaching decisions such as joint borrowing to finance the post-Covid recovery plan, and the joint purchase of weapons for Ukraine.
Join our panellists as they explore the extent to which the EU may need reforms to accompany its new powers and responsibilities, to ensure its democratic legitimacy.
Sign up for the event via the event link below.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Freedom of Movement: the Key to Rejoin - A toolkit for pro-EU campaigners THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
2023-11-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Freedom of movement of people (along with free movement of goods, services, and capital), is a fundamental principle of the EU Single Market. There can be no return to the Single Market or the EU without FoM.
Opposition to FoM is based on a mistaken belief that FoM means uncontrolled immigration. The public is not well informed on this issue, a factor which greatly assisted the leave campaign. People are now becoming more aware that ending FoM affects their own and their families’ choices, as well as undermining the UK economy, impacting the workforce in key industries, impeding business travel and decimating the arts. FoM is strongly supported by the public in all EU member states.
The aim of this webinar is to equip pro-EU activists for a campaign to restore FoM, and so open the door to Single Market and EU membership.
The webinar will provide the basis for a crib sheet for FoM campaigners.
Chair: Richard Kilpatrick (Campaign Manager, European Movement)
Michaela Benson (Professor in Public Sociology, Lancaster University): Debunking FoM myths
Richard Bentall (Professor of Clinical Psychology, Sheffield University) : A positive narrative on FoM
Mark English (Policy and Media Advisor, European Movement) : Strategy and tactics for a campaign to restore FoM
Mike Galsworthy (Chair, European Movement) : On the timing of a campaign to restore FoM

The Future of UK and EU Migration Law after Brexit
2023-11-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Zoom, United Kingdom
Against a backdrop of migration reform in the EU, the UK government’s Supreme Court appeal regarding its UK-Rwanda relocation agreement, and a trend towards offshoring asylum claims, this event will be an excellent opportunity to take stock of the latest developments in these areas.
Keynote speaker: Sir Simon Hughes, Former UK Minister of Justice
Chair: David Davin-Power, former RTÉ Political Correspondent
Speakers:
Matilde Ventrella, Senior Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University
Hilkka Becker, Chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal
Janine Silga, Assistant Professor in European Union Law, DCU

Assessing 'Bregret'
2023-11-14 13:00 - 14:00
Seven years on from the EU referendum, join our panel of journalists and pollsters from UK in a Changing Europe and Public First as they analyse our new polling on ‘Bregret’. They will consider what Leave voters make of Brexit, why some Brexiteers have changed their mind, and what can be done to save the project for those who are unhappy.
Chair: Anand Menon (UKICE)
Speakers:
Sophie Stowers (UKICE)
Rachel Wolf (Public First)
Lara Spirit (The Times)

Brexit: The research evidence conference
2023-11-21 09:30 - 17:15 | The Science Gallery Great Maze Pond London SE1 9GU
‘Governance after Brexit’ is major research programme conducted over the past five years into fundamental issues thrown up by the UK’s changing relationship with the European Union. This conference brings together leading academics supported by the programme to discuss their research findings. It will range across the impact of Brexit on migrants and migration, its ramifications in Northern Ireland and its consequences for identities, social attitudes and public opinion. With Prof Anand Menon, Prof Catherine Barnard, Jill Rutter, Prof Sarah Hall and Prof Sir John Curtice among other leading academics, commentators and policymakers.

The Ayes Have It - Brexit is a Disaster and Must be Reversed
2023-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
Theatre meets politics in this unique blend of parliamentary debate and live performance with Andrew Marr, Gina Miller, David Davis, John Bercow et al

Brexit and Business
2023-11-22 18:30 - 19:30
Findings from the report and making the case for a return to the Single Market.
Brexit is a disaster for businesses. That’s the standout finding from our report, Brexit and Businesses: In Their Own Words. Based on testimonies and feedback from businesses up and down the country, the report highlights multiple challenges, from new Brexit red tape, a lack of workers, and huge hikes in overheads. The struggles of businesses need to be heard, and the evidence we’ve collected shows the urgent need for our politicians to improve our trade relationship with Europe.
Join us for this panel event to hear more about the report’s findings, and about what’s happening next in our campaign to improve prospects for UK business by regaining access to the EU Single Market.

Brexit and Businesses: In Their Own Words
2023-11-22 18:30 - 19:30
Based on testimonies and feedback from businesses up and down the country, the European Movement’s report highlights multiple challenges, from new Brexit red tape, a lack of workers, and huge hikes in overheads.
Chaired by the author of the report, Maura McKeon (Local Campaigns Manager), we will hear from Barbara Callender, Baroness Joyce Quin and a panel of small business owners, about their views on the report, the impact of Brexit on business today and what we, as a movement, can do next.

How Do We Move On From Brexit?
2023-11-23 20:00 - 21:15 | 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.
