Wood for the Trees
Greek remedy ahead of Brexit vote
Three little words are playing an outsized role in the future of Europe. An opt-out from “ever-closer union” – which has featured in every EU treaty since 1957 – is one of David Cameron’s four main demands for change in the UK’s participation in…
Juncker to EU Commissioners: End “more Europe”
Little noticed in Jean-Claude Juncker’s mission letters to his Commissioner-candidates is some surprisingly bold language, which seems to swap federalists’ mantra of “more Europe” for “Europe, when nothing else will do”. The wording is important because of the recent debate over the EU’s pursuit of “ever-closer…
Sebastian Moffett is a journalist and writer with more than two decades experience working for major international media.