Britain & the EU
How the EU can survive Brexit
05 February 2020
The New Statesman
There are tensions between Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel – but unless France and Germany can work together the bloc will fragment.
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The next steps for the UK-EU reset
The UK-EU summit last month was an important step towards closer co-operation and a strategic partnership. Both sides now need to turn that ambition into detailed sectoral negotiations with a clear timescale.
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A perfect storm: Britain's trade malaise, weak growth and a new geopolitical moment
The UK is facing its most severe trade challenge in decades – and at the worst possible time.
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On Europe, Labour should reconsider its 'red chains'
Labour’s reset with the EU will fail to deliver a significant boost to economic growth. A fundamental refashioning of the EU-UK relationship would require Labour to think again about freedom of movement.
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Not a summit of ambition
The EU-UK summit should enable leaders to respond to the threatening global situation by putting past differences behind them. However, backward-looking dogma and unnecessary red lines may result in the summit under-achieving.
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Will EU enlargement create new models for the EU-UK relationship?
Enlargement is pushing the EU to think creatively about how to work more closely with candidate countries before accession. The consequences for EU-UK relations could be significant.
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