At a lively conference on relations between the EU and Russia in London on 17th September a number of speakers took as their starting-point the fact that the new Commission was reviewing the state of these relations. It was uncertain what the outcome of this review would be. Two contrasting analyses were offered by the panel....Read More

The NEWBITS Consortium held a conference at the European Parliament on 21stMarch, which brought together guests from the European Commission (DG MOVE), European Parliament (ECR Group), representatives of other stakeholders, industry speakers and members of the ITS community. NEWBITS “New Business models for Intelligent Transport Systems” is a Horizon2020 Research and Innovation project and as...Read More

As Theresa May’s Conservative government and the European Union prepare negotiating positions for a future post-Brexit relationship, the UK’s financial services trade with the EU’s Single Market looks set to become a key battleground in upcoming talks.  Alongside Brexit negotiations, the European Commission has announced its intentions to complete a Capital Market Union that will...Read More

This final report of a series of conferences organised jointly by the Federal Trust and Global Policy Institute working in partnership with the Representation of the European Commission reviews the European policies of the Coalition government during its third year in office. The report stresses the overriding importance of developments in the Eurozone both for...Read More