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  • Brexit Briefings

    • The Brexit Briefing at the Athenaeum Club in London on July 4 was an intense and fact-filled morning. At the end of the morning participants were left in little doubt about the complexity of the negotiations between the European Commission acting for the 27 members of the EU and the UK. They were also depressed by the contrast between the thorough preparations and unity of the 27 compared with the disunity and lack of preparation of the UK.
      The next Brexit Briefing will take place on 5 October with presentations by Herman van Rompuy, former president of the European Council and Alexis Lautenberg, former ambassador to the EU who was deeply engaged in negotiating the Swiss/EU bilateral agreements. Other speakers will join them to review the state of the Brexit negotiations. Early registration is advised because space is limited. More »

  • Latest Publications List

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2017/6

      19/20 October: The Leaders’ Agenda, Brexit and Other Issues The October European Council seems certain to be one of its more important meetings. This is not

    • European Council Briefing Note 2017/6

      September 2017: Tallinn and the Leaders’ Agenda  The working dinner which Donald Tusk presided over in Tallinn on 28 September was unscheduled, informal and conclusion-less.  This

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2017/5

      28 September: Tallinn and the future of Europe The working dinner in Tallinn on the evening of 28 September was not on the European Council’s schedule

    • European Council Briefing Note 2017/5

      June 2017: EU27 En Marche The Bratislava Roadmap, Macron and a little bit of Brexit EU27 are en marche, not just because of Emmanuel Macron, but

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2017/4

      22-23 June: Implementing the Bratislava Road Map The June European Council, which will begin in the middle of Thursday afternoon and is not expected to finish

    • Commentary 2017/4

      The 2017 British general election and Brexit: is a fresh start possible? The outcome of the British general election was a surprise and its implications are