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…
Did Barroso Help the EU in Britain?
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…
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…
Blair promotes British role in EU
The terms of Britain’s endless discussion over the EU are generally set by the anti-EU camp, which cooks up false accounts of the cost of membership and makes vague, indignant assertions over the loss of national sovereignty. Though their policies would be disastrous for…
Sebastian Moffett is a journalist and writer with more than two decades experience working for major international media.