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The 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 elsewhere – a particularly good analysis from Dav...
BNE Vacancy: Team Assistant
About BNE Business for New Europe was founded in 2006 and is a pro-European, business oriented think-tank and advocacy organisation. We are backed by our advisory council, which is a coalition of leading UK business figures. We are committed to h...
Press 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 to eventually be incorporated into the European...
The outlook for UK European policy at the year’s end: long winter ahead or chance of an early spring?
By Dr Daniel Furby The final months of 2011 were intemperate ones for UK European policy. The government’s victory over Conservative Eurosceptic MPs in the House of Commons proved fleeting; October’s motion on whether to hold a referendum on cont...
EU Summit Outcome – Britain isolated, eurozone under threat
It is a matter of enormous regret that we find ourselves in a minority of one following the EU summit this week. The biggest question for British strategy is, why did we need this opt out and what were we trying to protect? Common rules for the Sin...
Stringent rules needed to guarantee single currency’s future stability
By Tom Thatcher As Eurozone leaders prepare for the eighth summit this year on the future of the euro, a major fault line on the road to fiscal union has opened up once again between France and Germany, over whether sanctions should be automat...
Press Release – The eurozone needs automatic sanctions
The UK should support Germany in its push for automatic eurozone sanctions. At the beginning of the latest make-or-break week for the eurozone, the biggest political fault line is between France and Germany on how to enforce greater fiscal discipline...
Event Summary – Reforming UCITS – Engaging with the UK
Regulation of financial services was once again under the spotlight during Business for New Europe’s recent event on UCITS, held in conjunction with the European Parliament office in the UK. The discussion focused on the future of the EU’s asset...
Press Release – European Commission is right to back eurobonds
BNE calls on eurozone creditor states to accept eurobonds as part of the solution to the euro crisis. The Commission today is throwing its weight behind the idea of eurobonds as part of the solution to the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Germany o...
In Depth: A Series on the EU’s Internal Market. [2] Delivering Value for Money
By Morris Schonberg The mood of governments across Europe, inflamed by the eurozone debt crisis, is unsurprisingly characterised by austerity. At present, the public purse is experiencing a myriad of pressures, such as fire-fighting the debt cris...
Eurozone 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. In recent days, however, the debate has tended to f...
Press Release – EU referendum vote is a distraction
The motion being debated today in the House of Commons on whether to have a referendum on UK membership of the European Union should fail for a whole host of reasons but two stand out. Phillip Souta, Director of BNE, said “a referendum on our...
Europe 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 its chances of success in doubt. The German parl...
Europe 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 its chances of success in doubt. The German parl...
Press Release – Cut the EU budget to boost the EU’s credibility
BNE calls for radical shift in EU spending to promote growth; 10% EU budget cut. As EU Ministers meet today to discuss the shape of the EU’s budget from 2014 – 2020, the argument is between those who want to increase spending or freeze it. No o...
Press Release – Cut the EU budget to boost the EU’s credibility
BNE calls for radical shift in EU spending to promote growth; 10% EU budget cut. As EU Ministers meet today to discuss the shape of the EU’s budget from 2014 – 2020, the argument is between those who want to increase spending or freeze it. No o...
The Wrong Time and the Wrong Place for an EU Tobin Tax
By Tom Thatcher A financial transaction tax may bring economic benefits in some circumstances, but it would be the wrong policy for the European Union at this time. If Europe’s business community were worried about proposals for a Tobin Tax in Augu...
The Wrong Time and the Wrong Place for an EU Tobin Tax
By Tom Thatcher A financial transaction tax may bring economic benefits in some circumstances, but it would be the wrong policy for the European Union at this time. If Europe’s business community were worried about proposals for a Tobin Tax in Augu...
Conservative Party Conference LIVE Event Blog: Will Brussels Run British Foreign Policy?
In partnership with Open Europe and the Centre for European Reform, Business for New Europe brought together a distinguished panel of speakers to discuss the role of Brussels in British foreign policy. The event was chaired by David Rennie, The Econo...
Conservative Party Conference LIVE Event Blog: Will Brussels Run British Foreign Policy?
In partnership with Open Europe and the Centre for European Reform, Business for New Europe brought together a distinguished panel of speakers to discuss the role of Brussels in British foreign policy. The event was chaired by David Rennie, The Econo...
