Did Barroso Help the EU in Britain?
Posted on November 28, 2014 by Sebastian Moffett

There are too few EU representatives on British television, so it was good to seeoutgoing Commission President José Manuel Barroso putting in an appearance on the Andrew Marr show in October. Barroso highlighted the EU push for a transatlantic trade deal; said Britain is stronger…
Category: Blog Tags: barroso, brexit, brussels, eu treaties, european union, juncker, united kingdom
Juncker to EU Commissioners: End “more Europe”
Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sebastian Moffett

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…
Category: Blog Tags: barroso, brexit, brussels, david cameron, eu treaties, european union, federalism, juncker, Netherlands, politics, ukip, united kingdom