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The Ukraine War and the Future of the EU
2022-03-31 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Online
The event will focus on the implications of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine on the future of EU integration, security and more. The full programme for the event is now available here: https://dcubrexitinstitute.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ukraine-and-Future-of-EU-Event-Programme.pdf.

Register to attend the event via the Zoom link below.

Economics of Brexit and Covid-19, revisited
2022-03-31 13:00 - 14:15 | Online
On 23rd March, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will be announcing his 2022 Spring forecast statement. Join our expert economics panel as they convene again to discuss the impact of Brexit and Covid-19 on both the statement and the UK economy.

London Stands with Ukraine: March and Vigil
2022-03-26 14:00 - 17:00
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is inviting all those who wish to show solidarity with Ukraine to join together on Saturday 26 March for a march and vigil. The march and vigil will be an opportunity to send a unified message of support to the Ukrainian people.
‘London stands with Ukraine’ will begin with a solidarity march from Park Lane to Trafalgar Square, starting at 2pm. The vigil will commence from 3pm on Trafalgar Square.

How Britain Ends: An evening with Gavin Esler
2022-03-24 19:15 - 20:45 | Online
How Britain Ends: An evening with Gavin Esler

Renowned journalist, author, public speaker and political commentator, Gavin Esler will discuss the stresses and strains resulting from Brexit.

Webinar: Interview with Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP
2022-03-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
Join Mark Lazarowicz, Chair of European Movement in Scotland, in this online interview with Christine Jardine MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Europe. To include a Q&A.

Time for a European Federation: a dream or urgent necessity?
2022-03-18 19:00 | Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU, United Kingdom
The Conference on the Future of Europe, launched last year, sets out to deliver on high-minded promises: to define Europe’s destiny for the 21st century, to offer blueprints for future reform, and to be a catalyst for real change. As part of their contribution to the Conference, Young European Movement invites you to a panel discussion about the prospects for Europe “Beyond 2022”.
Speakers:
Yannis Karamitsios, author “Time for a European Federation”
Roberto Baccarini PHD, European Politics at University of Exeter
Lea Rattei, YEM Edinburgh and election data scientist
Typhaine Morillon, Public Relations Office, European Parliament
Moderator:
Alex Gunter, Alliance4Europe

An Evening with Caroline Voaden
2022-03-17 19:00 - 20:00
A meeting with Caroline Voaden, former MEP for SW England and Gibraltar. Caroline led the Lib Dem list in the SW in the European elections in May 2019, following which she went on to lead the Lib Dem group in Brussels from November until the end of their mandate.
Before her election as an MEP Caroline worked as a Reuters journalist, a freelance editor and ran her own business in South Devon. Caroline’s work as a journalist led her to live in six European countries and she speaks several languages. Caroline worked in both English and French in the European Parliament.
Since 2020 Caroline has led one of the largest support services for survivors of sexual violence in the SW and campaigns for longer term funding and prevention work.

Europe's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis. What can we do?
2022-03-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a refugee crisis on a scale not seen in Europe for decades, with millions of people forced to flee to neighbouring countries. In response, the European Movement UK has organised an online event to discuss Europe’s response to the crisis, and to examine what we can do to ensure that Europe is a welcoming place for Ukrainian refugees.
The event will be streamed live on the European Movement UK’s social media channels but we encourage you to RSVP in advance via the website below. By doing so you will gain exclusive access to a private stream of the event, via which you can interact with the European Movement team and also ask questions to the speakers.

What Europe? Continuity and Change in Public Opinion About European integration
2022-03-15 16:30 - 18:00 | Online
Panel discussion: How and why do public attitudes toward the EU and Europe differ across the continent? And what is causing broad changes in values, such as the rise of populist parties?

March 2022 EuroCafe – Democracy Under Threat
2022-03-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Join Bath for Europe for our next EuroCafe , when we will be welcoming guest speaker Polly Ernest from Take Back Democracy. She will talk to us about why we need to protest and what is the best way we can make our voices heard, particularly with the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill currently going through Parliament and with a pandemic to contend with. Polly will share her experiences about previous protests she has been involved with, including at SODEM outside Parliament. Come along and join the discussion.
Follow the link to register for the event.

Festival of Europe presents: Young Brits on the Future of Europe
2022-03-10 19:00 | Online
The effects of Brexit will be felt for decades to come. It follows from this that young people are going to suffer for longer and, in many ways, more severely than many people due to the particular impacts of Brexit on their life chances. The freedom to study, work, settle and travel freely within the European Union has been stripped away and the UK has removed itself from programmes such as Erasmus, which offered such opportunities to young people to experience life away from this small island. What do young people think about this sad state of affairs? Do they feel motivated to do something about it and make the reversal of Brexit, which many see as inevitable, a reality?

Scottish Conservatives and Europe: Interview with Donald Cameron, Conservative MSP
2022-03-10 17:30 | Online
Where do the Scottish Conservatives stand now over Brexit and relations between Scotland and the UK with the EU and Europe? In the second of our series of interviews/debates with the Holyrood-based parties on this issue, Donald Cameron MSP (and current Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture) talks to David Gow, ex-Guardian correspondent in Europe and EMiS executive member.

Good Law Project + REDRESS: online discussion on the current fragile state of UK citizenship
2022-03-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Our panel will discuss the hollowing out of the rights accorded to UK citizenship, how the Nationality & Borders Bill could affect that, the protection of UK citizens from torture abroad, and how civil society and the legal profession should respond. Watch live on the Good Law Project Facebook page or on the Good Law Project Twitter account (links are on event website – see below).
A recording of the discussion will be available on our YouTube channel on Thursday 10 March.

Glasgow Loves EU live on Facebook & Twitter
2022-03-07 19:30 | Online
We will be discussing the Ukraine invasion with Dr Anna McKeever, Political Scientist at University of the West of Scotland.
Join us on Twitter or on our Facebook page at 730pm

Brexit - Still Unfolding', a talk by Professor Chris Grey
2022-03-06 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
A Zoom event with Chris Grey, Emeritus Professor of Organization Studies at Royal Holloway, London. Professor Grey is the author of ‘Brexit Unfolded: How No-one Got What They Wanted and Why They Were Never Going To’ (Biteback Publishing, 2021) and of the acclaimed regular blog, ‘Brexit and Beyond’ (https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com). During this talk he will be including references to the Ukraine situation, refugees and sanctions. The event is free – please register via the link.

Dr Mike Galsworthy: What have Brexit & the Brexiteers done to UK science?
2022-03-03 19:15 - 21:00 | Online
Join this North East Surrey 4EU talk with Q&A on Zoom. Mike Galsworthy is well known as a scientist and a promoter of scientific facts who founded Scientists for EU. In January 2022 he joined the European Movement as Campaigns Strategy Adviser.

What Putin's invasion of Ukraine means for Europe... and what EU leaders are doing about it
2022-03-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine join the European Movement UK for a special online event examining what Putin’s invasion of Ukraine means for Europe, and what EU leaders are doing about it. Discussion on the night will depend on last minute developments, during what is a rapidly changing conflict. However, the event aims to cover topics such as how the war in Ukraine could redraw the geopolitical map of Europe, whether the UK and EU have got the balance right between military support and economic sanctions, what options remain for de-escalation and negotiation, and if the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has made a difference to their responses.

One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage
2022-03-02 17:00 - 18:00
A talk with journalist and broadcaster Michael Crick who will be speaking about his new biography One Party After Another, which explores how Nigel Farage did it, despite never once managing to get elected to Parliament.
Chaired by Tony Travers, Associate Dean of the LSE School of Public Policy and Visiting Professor in LSE Department of Government.

Post-Brexit Britain – Failure And Fragmentation
2022-02-24 19:00 | Online
Virtual meeting with Alexandra Hall Hall and Richard Haviland. At a time of profound uncertainty at the centre of politics, it is hugely powerful to hear the honest testimonies of two former public servants. Both have had the courage of their convictions and stood down from their roles because in conscience they no longer felt able to work for this government.
They will be casting an expert eye on current events and reflecting on the state of the country and the way forward.

REBUILD Launch Conference
2022-02-24 13:00 - 2022-02-25 12:30
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence REBUILD (‘Recovery of
Europe, Budget of the Union: Integration, Law & Democracy’) is
a brand new project set up by the DCU Brexit Institute, funded
under the EU Erasmus+ programme, and led by Professor
Federico Fabbrini. The aim of REBUILD is to examine in depth
the innovative €750bn Next Generation EU (NGEU) Recovery
Fund, put together by the EU institutions and the member states
to respond to the devastating socio-economic consequences of
the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pascal Donohoe, Eurogroup President & Irish Minister of Finance will give the keynote speech. Panels will discuss: Next Generation EU (NGEU) & Europe’s Economic, Monetary and Banking Union; Governance: How does the NGEU work?; Values: What are the Criteria & Principles Shaping NGEU?; Funding: How is NGEU funded and how will EU borrowing
be repaid?; and the Future of the NGEU.

Polly Toynbee - The Lost Decade Brexit and Austerity
2022-02-22 19:15 - 21:00
Polly Toynbee will share her widespread knowledge of the interconnectedness between Brexit and Austerity. Her talk is based on her book,(written with David Walker) “The Lost Decade”.

British Politics after Brexit
2022-02-22 09:00 - 17:30 | Queen Elizabeth Centre II, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, United Kingdom
This major conference brings together some of the best academic experts on public opinion from across the UK, senior politicians and journalists to explore the key questions facing British politics – including the current strategies and prospects of the political parties, and the way in which political identities and attitudes have changed in the last half-decade. The conference coincides with the launch of our new report ‘Brexit and party politics in the UK’.
Speakers include: Pippa Crerar on British Politics after Brexit: Conservative and Labour with
Adam Boulton, Former presenter of SkyNews; Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester; Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary, University of London
Mark Harper MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean; Louise Haigh MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Labour Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley.
On British Politics after Brexit: Beyond the two-party system: Professor Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe; Carla Denyer, Co-Leader, Green Party; Richard Tice, Leader of Reform UK Party; Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Foreign Affairs and International Development, Member of Parliament for Oxford West; Kirsty Blackman, SNP Westminster Spokesperson for the Economy, Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North; Professor Sara Hobolt, Sutherland Chair in European Institutions, London School of Economics.
On British Politics after Brexit: The voters: Ayesha Hazarika, Presenter, Times Radio;
Paula Surridge (Paula will be presenting the data findings), Deputy Director, UK in a Changing Europe; Sam Coates, Deputy Political Editor, Sky News; Kelly Beaver, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI; Professor Geoff Evans, Professor of the Sociology of Politics, Nuffield College University of Oxford.
On British Politics after Brexit: The end?: Huw Edwards, Presenter, BBC News at Ten;
Professor Richard Wyn-Jones, Professor of Welsh Politics, Cardiff University; Ailsa Henderson, Professor of Political Science, University of Edinburgh; Jon Tonge, Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool; Ailbhe Rea, Political Correspondent, New Statesman; Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde.

Webinar: Interview with Sarah Boyack, Labour MSP, on Scottish Labour and Europe
2022-02-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
The European Movement in Scotland campaigns for Scotland to rejoin the European Union either as part of the UK or on its own. But where do the five main political parties in Holyrood stand on the EU issue? What relationship do they wish Scotland/UK to have with our EU neighbours?
In the first of a series of one-on-one interviews with party spokespersons on Europe Sarah Boyack MSP, Scottish Labour spokesperson discusses with David Clarke, EMiS vice-chair, her party’s stance on rejoining and other issues.

The economic prospects for Spain and the European Union with Nadia Calviño Santamaría
2022-02-17 15:00 - 16:30
Nadia Calviño Santamaría will explore the economic prospects for Spain and the European Union with Iain Begg.
Nadia Calviño Santamaría (@NadiaCalvino) is First Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for the Economy and Digital Transformation.
Iain Begg (@IainBeggLSE) is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. His main research work is on the political economy of European integration and EU economic governance.
Chair: Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (@rodriguez_pose), the Princesa de Asturias Chair and a Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment. He is the Director of the Cañada Blanch Centre at LSE.

The Irish Border Issue – What's the Problem?
2022-02-16 18:00 | Online
Of the many issues resulting from the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, the situation regarding the natural land border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland has proven to be the most difficult to resolve. For many people, the ongoing conflicts are difficult to understand.
Speaker: the renowned legal expert, Professor Michael Dougan, Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law at the University of Liverpool. He will describe the background to the UK-EU discussions, the present state of the negotiations and look into future possible ways of resolving the conflict.
Followed by Q&A

30 Years of EU Migration and Asylum Policies: success or failure?
2022-02-14 17:30 - 19:00
The meeting will explore the current challenges affecting migration throughout Europe.
Thirty years ago the Maastricht Treaty was signed, creating today’s ‘European Union’ and representing the biggest single transformative text on European integration since the Treaty of Rome in 1958. As internal barriers began to fall, new walls and policies have risen between Europe and the rest of the world. How did Maastricht treaty affect migration through and to Europe? How have migration policies developed today?
Speakers: Sophie Magennis (@Magenniss), Head of Policy and Legal Support at UNHCR Representation for EU Affairs; Florian Trauner (@ftrauner), Jean Monnet Chair at the Institute for European Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe; Natascha Zaun, Assistant Professor in Migration Studies at the European Institute at LSE.
Chair: Eiko Thielemann (@thielema), Associate Professor in Political Science and Public Policy in the Department of Government and the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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.

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.

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.

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!
