5 03, 2024

EU sanctions: New package cracks down on third country businesses evading Russia sanctions

By |2024-03-05T18:35:30+00:00March 5th, 2024|Categories: EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Global, Trade & Financial services, UK, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , |

New EU sanctions package crackdown on third country businesses evading Russia sanctions The European Union (EU) adopted a 13th package of sanctions against Russia last month to mark two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In line with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s pronouncement that "we must keep degrading [...]

28 02, 2024

VIDEO: Brexit – Destroyer of the Conservative Party?

By |2024-02-28T16:36:33+00:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the effects of Brexit on the internal cohesion of the Conservative Party. They argue that, while the referendum of 2016 was intended to heal Conservative divisions, Brexit has exacerbated divisions within the Party, probably irreparably. WATCH THE VIDEO [...]

28 02, 2024

A two-tier federal budget for the European Union

By |2024-02-28T15:53:21+00:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Federalism, Views from the Federal Trust|

Published by European Policy Centre The European Union is taking on new tasks. But unless legal and political constraints on its budget are lifted, the EU will be left with inadequate financial resources. In this Discussion Paper, the authors propose a radical restructuring of the EU budget after 2027 into [...]

14 02, 2024

VIDEO: Will Trump Destroy NATO?

By |2024-02-14T16:01:28+00:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this latest Federal Trust video, our Chair John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications of a Trump Presidency for Europe and the United Kingdom. They conclude that if Trump becomes the next American President, then the European Union will be both prepared and able to increase its [...]

14 02, 2024

Soon Labour Will Need a Policy on Europe

By |2024-02-15T09:10:26+00:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , |

The impact of Brexit, linked to wrong-headed right-wing economic and social policies also part of the Conservative-LibDem policy matrix for Britain since 2010, has had the biggest political-economic-social impact on peace-time Britain in more than a century. The political class has disintegrated. Britain was famous for its political stability. Now [...]

14 02, 2024

Podcast: Will Trump Destroy NATO?

By |2024-02-14T15:59:18+00:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global, UK|Tags: , , , |

In this Federal Trust podcast, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications of a Trump Presidency for Europe and the United Kingdom. They conclude that if Trump becomes the next American President, then the European Union will be both prepared and able to increase its expenditure on defence. This [...]

6 02, 2024

VIDEO: Northern Ireland Can Now Face The Future

By |2024-02-06T15:53:54+00:00February 6th, 2024|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

In the new Federal Trust video, Geoff Martin welcomes the restoration of normal political life in Northern Ireland after years of deadlock. The appointment of two women from opposing political traditions as First and Deputy First Minister undoubtedly marks a turning-point in the Province’s history. But Geoff cautions that rifts [...]

6 02, 2024

Podcast: Northern Ireland can now face the future

By |2024-02-06T15:53:23+00:00February 6th, 2024|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Devolution, Europe|Tags: , , , , , |

In this new episode of the Federal Trust podcast, Geoff Martin welcomes the restoration of normal political life in Northern Ireland after years of deadlock. The appointment of two women from opposing political traditions as First and Deputy First Minister undoubtedly marks a turning-point in the Province’s history. But Geoff [...]

18 01, 2024

Podcast: Labour Divided on Brexit?

By |2024-01-18T11:00:07+00:00January 18th, 2024|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe|Tags: , , , |

In this new podcast, our Director Brendan Donnelly and Chairman John Stevens discuss the likely course of the British debate on Brexit in 2024. They suggest that the Mayor of London’s new intervention in this debate is both part of his election strategy for the Mayoral elections and a foretaste [...]

16 01, 2024

VIDEO: Labour Divided on Brexit?

By |2024-01-16T15:42:12+00:00January 16th, 2024|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the likely course of the British debate on Brexit in 2024. They suggest that the Mayor of London’s new intervention in this debate is both part of his election strategy for the Mayoral elections and a foretaste of [...]

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