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Publications Recommended by the Federal Trust From time to time the Federal Trust recommends publications which might be of interest to those who follow developments in the European Union. The Federal Trust receives no financial benefit from recommending these publications. Please contact the relevant publisher and/or distributor. On the Edge: [...]

The Federal Trust commissions monagraphs on a wide array of European issues from recognised experts. Most of our publications can be purchased on http://www.ibtauris.com/ Previous Publications The EU and Moldova: On a Fault-line of Europe edited by Ann Lewis (2004), with a Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Chris Patten Moldova [...]

The Federal Trust commissions monagraphs on a wide array of European issues from recognised experts. Most of our publications can be purchased on http://www.ibtauris.com/ Recent Publications Odd Man Out? Myth and Realities in the British Approach to the European Union edited by Brendan Donnelly and Hennig Meyer (2009) For some [...]

The Federal Trust's European Newsletter monitors and analyses developments in the European Union. It offers a UK perspective of these developments and, through guest commentaries, provides a forum for differing views on the debate. Back issues since 2003 are available at the bottom of this page. Issues May 2008. With [...]

Brendan Donnelly, Director of the Federal Trust and a former Member of the European Parliament, has commented as follows on Mr. Cameron’s speech on Britain’s position in the European Union: "Despite the publicity that has surrounded it, it is very difficult to believe that Mr. Cameron’s speech will put an [...]

Mr Cameron’s European dilemma David Cameron will either have to persuade the Conservatives to accept at best cosmetic changes to the UK’s position within the EU or recognise that his “renegotiation” has failed and be forced to recommend Britain pulls out. That is the acute dilemma facing the Prime Minister [...]

2003 Where Next For The WTO? Views, ideas and proposals by trade ministers In September 2003, ministers from one-hundred-and-forty-eight countries met in Cancún to mark the mid-point of a round of multilateral trade negotiations launched in November 2001 in Doha. Their objectives were to give political guidance to ongoing talks [...]

The Federal Trust has been following the process of institutional reform of the European Union closely. Please find below selected analysis and commentary on what is now known as the "Lisbon Treaty": A More Coherent and Effective European Foreign Policy A Federal Trust Working Group Report by Richard Whitman and [...]

In the first half of 2006 the Federal Trust convened a broadly-based Working Group to examine possible future models for the governance of the European single currency. The Group's deliberations resulted in a report: Working Group Report: The Governance of the Eurozone October 2006 The Governance of the Eurozone by [...]