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Described by the Financial Times, as ‘Brussels’ ultimate insider’, Peter Ludlow has been closely involved with EU affairs for over thirty years. Read more

 

  • Brexit Briefings

    • The Brexit Briefings on 13 April discussed both the politics & economics of Brexit. Senior speakers from Brussels and London gave a sober picture of developments and several company speakers confirmed that plans were already underway to relocate parts of their business in EU countries. The conclusions of the conference can be seen in Brexit Briefing 18/2 which is available to participants at the meeting and EuroComment subscribers.
      The next Brexit Briefing at the Athenaeum Club will be in July. Contact us if you would like to attend this fee paying event. More »

  • Latest Publications List

    • European Strategy Forum June 2018

      Migration Policy and Mediterranean Security  Nobody who took part in the European Strategy Forum meeting in Dubrovnik on 7-9 June was under any illusions about the

    • European Council Briefing Note 2018/3

      May 16-17 in Sofia: Innovation and Digital, Iran, Trade and the Western Balkans The two Sofia meetings were very brief: the European Council went on for

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2018/3

      16-17 May in Sofia: Innovation, the Western Balkans, Iran, the US and Gaza There will obviously be considerable interest in what the heads of state and

    • Brexit Briefing 2018/2

      The main conclusions of the Briefing of 13 April The seminar discussed both the politics and the economics of Brexit. There were two sessions on the

    • European Council Briefing Note 2018/1

      February: Institutional Issues, the MFF, Martin Selmayr  The meeting on 23 February was an informal meeting of the leaders of EU27. The issues with which it

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2018/2

      22-23 March: Trade Policy, Taxation, Turkey, Russia, Brexit and EMU There will once again be three meetings rather than one this week. The first, on 22