Religion at the European Parliament 10th April 2014 Jointly organised with Faith in Europe and Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust François Foret, Professor of Political Science at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, will present the findings of the international research project 'Religion at the European Parliament' (2010-2013), investigating the beliefs of [...]
What Future for Europe? 14th April 2014 It is a mistake, argues Lord (Anthony) Giddens in his recent book "Turbulent and Mighty Continent: What Future for Europe?", to see the misfortunes of the euro as the sole source of Europe's malaise. The Union faces problems shared by most or all [...]
Joint Project: Germany and the UK – Contrasts and Similarities “International Affairs and the Search for a Global Role” - Second Panel Discussion London, 23 April 2014 Speakers: Professor Stephen Haseler, Director, Global Policy Institute Professor Richard Whitman, Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent Dr Daniela Schwarzer, [...]
The Europe Dilemma - Britain and the Drama of EU integration 20th May 2014 Lord (Roger) Liddle discusses his recently published book, which critically explores Britain’s chequered history with Europe and the critical choices that burden past, present and future governments. The Europe Dilemma: Britain and the Drama of EU [...]
Devolution in England: A New Approach A joint event with Unlock Democracy 10th June 2014 Speakers: Dr Andrew Blick - Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, King's College London Graham Allen MP Lord Tyler Variety has always been a feature of the United Kingdom constitution. This variety has allowed Northern [...]
Scotland Decides - United Kingdom in Pieces? 16th July 2014 The forthcoming referendum in Scotland is the most immediate constitutional challenge facing the United Kingdom. Whatever its result, considerable unresolved issues will however remain for the future structure of the United Kingdom. Scotland and the issues which will follow the [...]
Germany and the UK: Contrasts and Similarities. Economic Models and Labour Market 22nd September 2014 Throughout 2014, the Federal Trust, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and Global Policy Institute have jointly been organising a series of panel discussions assessing the different approaches of the UK and Germany to important policy issues. This third and final [...]
Jointly organised by the Global Policy Institute (GPI) and the Federal Trust Reflating the Eurozone: The Case for Eurobonds 16 October 2014 Stuart Holland argued as far back as 1993, in a report for former EU Commission President Jacques Delors, that EU-issued bonds should not be counted as national debt [...]
Left to right: Eddie Bone, Stephen Haseler, Andrew Blick, Gerald Holtham, Brendan Donnelly The United Kingdom: All Change after the Scottish Referendum? 21 October 2014 “The Vow” to devolve more powers to Scotland, made by the leaders of the three main political parties in Westminster at the end of the [...]
Joint event with Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies/ Economic Forum, Warsaw Yes, We Could! – 25 Years of Democratic Changes, 15 Years in NATO, 10 Years in EU. How Poland Made It. The event will marked the publication of a report by the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies in Warsaw, [...]
