Great news: Two weeks after the European elections returned 26 Conservatives David Cameron has fulfilled his controversial pledge to form a new bloc large enough to qualify for full recognition in Strasbourg. The new grouping brings together centre-right MEPs from eight EU countries under the name “European Conservatives and Reformists […]
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Gordon Brown surrenders key powers over financial regulation to Brussels – Telegraph
The European Commission and other EU officials are celebrating after the Prime Minister accepted on Thursday night the creation of European supervisors over national regulators. Senior EU officials described how in return for a promise that Brussels regulators can not have power to tell the British government when, and by […]
Read MoreEuropean election results by votes and seats
With 63 of 69 seats declared: As Mark Mardell writes: It’s an important result. As a whole it confirms the mood of the British electorate towards the EU. It is also significant in terms of its impact on the Conservatives. It is pretty clear if you compare the local elections […]
Read MoreSpeech of the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus in the European Parliament
As we approach leaving the EPP, let’s remember someone else who gets it: We must say openly that the present economic system of the EU is a system of a suppressed market, a system of a permanently strengthening centrally controlled economy. Although history has more than clearly proven that this […]
Read MoreWhy the Conservatives are right for the European Union
The Tory leader also turned his fire on bureaucratic over-reach in the EU, which he said was driven by “the desire for harmonisation and homogenisation – on tax, on regulation, on so many aspects of public and private life”. And he added: “It is the last gasp of an outdated […]
Read MoreThe Sun Says, “If you want your vote to count in Europe, vote Tory.”
SUN readers have a chance this week to say what they really think about the power-hungry European Union. … If you want your vote to count in Europe, vote Tory. via The Sun Says and ConservativeHome.
Read MoreThe Apostle of Free Trade: Richard Cobden
I just finished Gowing’s 1885 biography of Richard Cobden, whose doctrine was that free trade would lead to world peace through interdependence and mutual cooperation. Cobden was a leader of the Anti-Corn-Law League — a substantial feat of political agitation — which was established to oppose protectionist measures on corn […]
Read MoreDan Hannan challenges the European Parliament
Czech Senate Sets Lisbon Treaty Vote For May 6-7
The Czech parliament’s upper house will vote on the European Union’s Lisbon treaty at a May 6-7 session, a spokesman said on Thursday, in what is widely seen as a tight vote after the government’s collapse last month. The treaty, which is intended to streamline decision-making in the bloc and […]
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