UK in a Changing Europe

"You have to decide whether you're willing to give up some of your sovereignty for the benefits of entering. And if you're not, you have to take the costs of being on the outside."

🎙️ @tommctague.bsky.social on the UK's past, present & future relationship with the EU

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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.

Last week, Shabana Mahmood visited Denmark and has made changes to the UK's asylum policy that emulate the stricter Danish system

✍️ In this piece from September, @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues there key pitfalls to copying this approach

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"Simply making conditions harsher in the hope it will deter arrivals appears, based on the evidence, unlikely to achieve the desired effect."

✍️ @cbarnard.bsky.social, @fionacostello.bsky.social & Ali Ahmadi on 'pull factors' & whether stricter asylum policies matter

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🌍 Rapid shifts in global politics have led to an intensified debate about European security

🪖 Join our expert panel as they discuss European security and whether current structures and policies are fit for purpose

📆 Tues 10 March, 1pm GMT
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🔗 https://ow.ly/B05y50YmS3O

A Europe capable of acting - UK in a changing Europe Erik Jones explores how effective the new E6 configuration made up of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands could be. 

"The E6 reflects a growing recognition that Europeans, including the British, will need ‘strategic autonomy’ — the ability to act decisively and with purpose"

✍️ Erik Jones explores the impact of the E6 on wider European cooperation

🔗 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/a-europe-capable-of-acting/

The end of the alliance: Europe and the US in the Trump era - UK in a changing Europe Ruth Deyermond looks at Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference and argues that the US is now an unreliable partner and that Europe must develop its own defence capabilities and architecture.

"Rubio’s speech confirmed the radical ideological gap that has now opened between the US and Europe. To a worrying extent, the US now represents precisely the things that post-1945 Europe organised to prevent."

✍️ Ruth Deyermond on European security & the role of the US

🔗 https://ow.ly/F6kj50YmS1x

UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead - UK in a changing Europe This report charts the UK's regulatory journey over the last five years and the path ahead. The report is comprised of thematic chapters which gauge the scale of divergence across a range of sectors and considers the challenges the Labour government will face as it embarks on its agenda of closer regulatory alignment.

💥 Our latest report on 'UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead' is not one to be missed 💥

For more insight into UK-EU divergence since Brexit and the challenges Labour will face in its ambitions to align more closely with EU, read now 👇

https://ow.ly/uolv50YmSbL

Alignment with EU law is easier said than done - UK in a changing Europe Joël Reland outlines the key trends in UK-EU regulatory alignment and divergence over the last five years, as exlpored in our new report 'UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead'.

"It shows that – with the notable exceptions of financial services and AI – the UK has struggled to makes use of its “Brexit freedoms” to regulate differently."

✍️ @jreland.bsky.social introduces our new report on the key trends in UK-EU alignment and divergence

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UKICE Lunch Hour: European security - UK in a changing Europe Join our expert panel as they discuss European security and whether current structures and policies are fit for purpose.

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🌍 Rapid shifts in global politics have led to an intensified debate about European security

🪖 Join our expert panel as they discuss European security and whether current structures and policies are fit for purpose

📆 Tues 10 March, 1pm GMT
💻 Online

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

The end of the alliance: Europe and the US in the Trump era - UK in a changing Europe Ruth Deyermond looks at Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference and argues that the US is now an unreliable partner and that Europe must develop its own defence capabilities and archite...

"A seemingly unbridgeable gap now exists between the US and Europe on matters of security and politics."

✍️ @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social argues there is an urgent need to develop a European security architecture that does not depend on Washington

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Gorton and Denton: A three cornered fight in a seat of two halves - UK in a changing Europe Ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election on Thursday 26 February, Rob Ford analyses the prospects for Labour, Reform and the Green...

🗳️ Voters head to the polls in the Gorton and Denton by-election with the Greens, Reform and Labour battling it out 🗳️

But why has the race been so close? What are the dynamics at play? And what is at stake?

Get up to speed with this from @robfordmancs.bsky.social👇

ukandeu.ac.uk/gorton-and-d...

💥 The stage is set for our conference on all things UK-EU alignment and divergence 💥

🇬🇧🇪🇺 It marks the launch of our new report that gagues the scale of UK-EU divergence post-Brexit and outlines the challenges Labour will face in its regulatory agenda

Read in full 👇

ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...

A Europe capable of acting - UK in a changing Europe Erik Jones explores how effective the new E6 configuration made up of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands could be.

"The E6 reflects a growing recognition that Europeans, including the British, will need ‘strategic autonomy’ — the ability to act decisively and with purpose"

✍️ @erik-jones.bsky.social explores how effective the new E6 configuration made could be

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Gorton and Denton: A three cornered fight in a seat of two halves - UK in a changing Europe Ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election on Thursday 26 February, Rob Ford analyses the prospects for Labour, Reform and the Green...

📆 Tomorrow, voters will go to the polls in the Gorton and Denton by-election 📆

🤔 But who are the voters in this constituency? What are the potential outcomes? And what's at stake?

Find out with this guide from @robfordmancs.bsky.social 👇

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/gorton-and-d...

Read the report in full 👉 ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...

Alignment with EU law is easier said than done - UK in a changing Europe Joël Reland outlines the key trends in UK-EU regulatory alignment and divergence over the last five years, as exlpored in our new report 'UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead'.

"Ironically, Brexit means the UK has to spend more time thinking about EU regulation now than it did as a member state."

✍️ @jreland.bsky.social summarises the key findings of our latest report looking at the state of UK-EU regulatory divergence and alignment

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15 minutes to go ‼️

You can follow along to the discussion here 👇

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🇬🇧 Devolved powers 0 @alexwalker.bsky.social
📑 Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework - @dphinnemore.bsky.social
🇳🇴 Norway's relationship with the EU - Nick Sitter and Ulf Sverdup
🌍 Geopolitics and regulation - @anandmenon.bsky.social

🌹 The second half of the report considres the challenges the Labour govt. will face as it embarks on its agenda of closer regualtory alignment. These include:

🔁 Dynamic alignment - @hhesterm.bsky.social
✋ Voluntary alignment - @jreland.bsky.social
🗳️ Parliamentary scrutiny - @jillongovt.bsky.social

They look at:

🤖 Tech and AI - Neil Ross
🌆 Financial services - @drsarahhall.bsky.social
💼 Employment law - @cbarnard.bsky.social
🌍 Climate and environment - Michael Nicholson
🛍️ Product regulations - @jreland.bsky.social
💊 Medicines - @markgdayan.bsky.social & @tamarahervey.bsky.social

⚖️ The first half of the report is comprised of thematic chapters which gauge the scale of divergence across a range of sectors

↘️ And ask why in many cases it has fallen short of early promises

UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead - UK in a changing Europe This report charts the UK's regulatory journey over the last five years and the path ahead. The first half of the report is comprised of thematic chapters which gauge the scale of divergence across a ...

🚨 NEW REPORT🚨

🛣️ Our latest report looks at 'UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead'

The report finds that he UK has made very little use of its “Brexit freedoms” to diverge from EU law since 2021 and the Labour govt. is now increasingly pursuing alignment

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...

UKICE Lunch Hour: Financial services the UK-EU relationship - UK in a changing Europe Join our expert panel as they assess the UK's and EU's approach to financial services regulation and how the sector impacts the UK-EU relationship.

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💻 Don't miss our online panel looking at financial services and the UK-EU relationship 🇬🇧🇪🇺

With @jreland.bsky.social, @drsarahhall.bsky.social, @veron.bsky.social & Elizabeth Howell

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Remigration by stealth? The government’s earned settlement proposals - UK in a changing Europe James Bowes analyses the potential impact of the UK government's proposed changes to its settlement schemes to both new migrants and migrants already in the UK.

"These new rules won’t just affect new immigrants but will also affect over 2 million immigrants already living in the UK."

✍️ @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analyses the impact of the government's proposed changes to settlement schemes in the UK

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The end of the alliance: Europe and the US in the Trump era - UK in a changing Europe Ruth Deyermond looks at Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference and argues that the US is now an unreliable partner and that Europe must develop its own defence capabilities and archite...

"Rubio’s speech confirmed the radical ideological gap that has now opened between the US and Europe.

To a worrying extent, the US now represents precisely the things that post-1945 Europe organised to prevent."

✍️ @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social on Rubio's speech at Munich

ukandeu.ac.uk/the-end-of-t...

Trouble ahead for UK-US trade? - UK in a changing Europe In light of Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK, Sarah Hall discusses the large number of continuing uncertainties around UK-US trade.

"Diplomatic, legal and economic uncertainty surrounding the future direction of US-UK trade are intensifying."

Back in September, @drsarahhall.bsky.social reflected on the continuing uncertainties around UK-US trade despite the UK-US Economic Prosperity deal (EPD)

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/trouble-ahea...

Gorton and Denton: A three cornered fight in a seat of two halves - UK in a changing Europe Ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election on Thursday 26 February, Rob Ford analyses the prospects for Labour, Reform and the Green...

"This fragmented and uncertain contest will go to the wire, but one thing is already certain: defeat for Labour would be a disaster for the Starmer government"

🗳️ For everything you need to know about the Gorton and Denton by-election, check out Rob Ford's useful guide 👇

https://ow.ly/RjFm50YiSeY

UKICE Lunch Hour: Financial services the UK-EU relationship - UK in a changing Europe Join our expert panel as they assess the UK's and EU's approach to financial services regulation and how the sector impacts the UK-EU relationship. 

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🌆 Join our experts as they discuss the key challenges and opportunities for the financial services sector post-Brexit

📆 24 Feb, 1pm GMT
💻 Online

With Joël Reland Prof Sarah Hall Nicolas Veron & Elizabeth Howell

🔗 https://ow.ly/QERW50YiSoQ

Starmer’s Munich speech – a new series of commitments to break? - UK in a changing Europe Andrew M Dorman reflects on the key points made by Keir Starmer at the Munich Security Conference that outlined the extent of current security threats, the need for greater UK-EU cooperation and decreased dependence on the US.

"At last weekend’s Munich Security Conference, Keir Starmer joined his European colleagues in stressing the threat posed by Russia by the end of the decade and the need for rearmament."

🪖 Andrew M Dorman outlines his key takeaways from Starmer's speech on defence

🔗 https://ow.ly/9Ju250YiS6Y

After SAFE: Consequences for EU-UK defence industrial cooperation and potential ways forward - UK in a changing Europe Nicolai von Ondarza explores the possible avenues for UK-EU defence cooperation following the breakdown of talks on UK participation in the EU's SAFE programme.

"Beyond the impact on industry, the failure to agree on SAFE is the wrong political signal at the worst possible moment."

✍️ Nicolai von Ondarza on the wider significance of the breakdown in talks on UK participation in SAFE and the need for greater UK-EU cooperation

🔗 https://ow.ly/6zNc50YiS0J