Constructive criticism on the EU budget should be welcomed
Gordon Brown (picture World Economic Forum)By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 5 December 2006 British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has not always sought popularity among his fellow...
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European Parliament hemicycleBy Richard Laming Published in The Independent, 19 February 2007 Sir: Simon Carr may be an experienced observer of Westminster but he is woefully ill-informed about the...
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Illustrations of Galileo, the European Satellite Navigation System, project launched by the EU and the European Space Agency A report published yesterday by the House of Commons Transport Committee on...
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William Hague Conservative shadow foreign secretary William Hague chooses to attack Labour for agreeing to give up part of the British rebate. This is the feature of the EU budget whereby Britain gets...
View ArticleConservative policy on Europe becomes clearer
David Cameron For some time now, the Conservative policy on the Lisbon treaty is to hold a referendum on it if it is yet to come into force, but if it has come into force by the time they come into...
View ArticleEU taxes: who decides?
Janusz Lewandowski Janusz Lewandowski, member of the European Commission responsible for the budget, has floated the idea of introducing a new tax to finance the European Union independently of the...
View ArticleThe UK and the European Budget (13 October 2011)
THE COALITION AND EUROPE AFTER THE HONEYMOON – A NEW SERIES OF CONFERENCES 13 OCTOBER – THE UK AND THE EUROPEAN BUDGET EUROPE HOUSE, 32 SMITH SQUARE, LONDON SW1P 3EU 2.00 – 5.30 pm followed by a...
View ArticleBringing sense to the EU budget debate
Janusz Lewandowski, European budget commissioner David Cameron wants a freeze; the House of Commons has voted for a cut. What should happen to the EU budget? Opposition in the UK to the budget...
View ArticleThe UK and the EU Budget (20 February 2013)
2.00pm – 5.30pm followed by a reception Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB Speakers: Vasco Cal, Economic Adviser, Bureau of European Policy Advisers, European Commission Dr Giacomo...
View ArticleThe cost of EU membership
Chelsea footballers, dangerously close to failing in Europe (picture Julian Mason) A new pamphlet from the Taxpayers’ Alliance claims to set out some acts about what it costs Britain to be a member of...
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