Lib Dem Party Conference LIVE Event Blog – Will the euro crisis split the EU?
Business for New Europe and the Centre for European Reform in partnership with Citi and Linklaters brought together an eminent panel of experts to discuss the developing situation in the eurozone...
View ArticleEurope needs big bang to put some life into its economy
By Phillip Souta An economic big bang is the best way for European policy makers to restore confidence in their ailing markets. Yet the obdurate approach of some national executives to this policy puts...
View ArticleEurozone Crisis: A failure of policy not democracy
By Tom Thatcher ‘The eurozone crisis is a failure of policy and not democracy.’ That was the message of BNE Chairman Roland Rudd when he appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme this morning. Italian...
View ArticlePress Release – It is in UK’s interest for fiscal pact to be part of EU Treaty
The euro+ treaty should be incorporated into the EU treaties as soon as possible. Following Monday’s meeting of European Liberal leaders in London, BNE fully supports the aim for the new euro+ treaty...
View ArticleThe last weeks in Europe have been heavy on drama, but light on solutions
By Phillip Souta The rumblings about the British veto continued this week, with stormy exchanges in the Commons recorded in Hansard here. The merits or not of the veto have been examined in detail...
View ArticleUnexpected pieces of good news indicate more positive scenario for eurozone
By Phillip Souta One euro coin (photograph: wikipedia) After a few weeks of unremittingly bad news, a number of events over the last few days paint a picture more complicated than the one seen by most...
View ArticleUK at “extreme risk” from eurozone crisis
By Conor Brennan A report released today by Maplecroft ranks the UK as the country most exposed to the Eurozone crisis. Covering 169 countries outside of the Eurozone, the report places the UK in the...
View ArticleConservative Party Conference Blog: Is Europe part of the problem or part of...
By Ariane Poulain Our final panel discussion in the ‘Europe: From Crisis to Growth’ series, hosted in partnership with the Centre for European Reform and Open Europe, and sponsored by JPMorgan, was...
View ArticleNick Clegg calls for “engaged and balanced” approach to the EU
By Conor Brennan The UK will become “isolated and marginalised” if it is “pulled towards the edge” of the European Union stated Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Thursday 1 November. Clegg...
View ArticleCyprus II – there was time, they did get it right, but it was not the place...
By Phillip Souta As we – and many others – wrote last week, Mark 1 of the Cyprus deal was a complete shambles. The fact that the Troika and the Cypriot government arrived at the right conclusion in...
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