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 The
positive future for a UK outside the EU
The Bruges Group firmly believes that we need to reframe the debate to
focus on the positives that Britain poses, in particular our excellent global
links, higher education, to the City of London and technical brilliance in
manufacturing. The UK, when freed from the restraints of the EU, has numerous
attributes. Quite simply we do not have to be governed by Brussels to secure
our prosperity, in fact far from it. As things stand Britain, being subsumed
within the EU, is punching below its weight. We want this country’s potential
to be fulfilled. Establishing the confidence that we need will be an important
part of this. This booklet makes this positive case. Members of the Bruges
Group will receive this research for free
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The City of London in
retreat
The EU’s attack on Britain’s most successful industry
How is Britain to remain a well-paid, successful and influential
nation in the 21st century?
The UK’s position as a world leader in the provision of international business
services is now under threat. The City of London is now in retreat, with
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The
Way Out
A Comparative Analysis of three European Recoveries from the Great
Recession
The euro: an impediment to recovery
As recent elections in Greece and the European Parliament, as well as
deflationary pressures in the eurozone have shown, political and economic
volatility remain very present in the European Union. The rise of Eurosceptic
political movements begs fundamental questions about the viability of the
economic path imposed by the European Union on its member states. In this
study, Josef Filipowicz explores the economic recoveries of three European
states from the 2008 financial crisis. Full EU membership is in a large part
attributable to the poor response to the economic shocks shown by those
countries that have adopted the euro |
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Everything you
wanted to know about the EU
But were afraid to ask
This book explores the EU including explaining key issues to do with
Britain and its European Union membership | |
The
Dispossessed, the Never-Possessed and the Bastards
Learning the lessons from rebellion
Should Cameron secure re-election at the head of a minority or
slim-majority government, the ensuing Europe debate within the Conservative
Party is likely to be even more divisive than Maastricht. Understanding MPs’
behaviour on Europe will allow the pro-withdrawal faction to assess the
optimum methods of convincing MPs to side with them, as well as how to counter
the Europhile faction’s attempts to poach their followers. The purpose of this
work is therefore to act as a case study for newer Eurosceptic MPs to
study |
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The future of the
euro
With Professor Bernd Lucke MEP
An address and question
time with Professor Bernd Lucke MEP, founder and leader of the Alternative for
Germany (Alternative für Deutschland) political party which opposes
the euro. Recognising that the Single Currency is harming the economy Bernd
Lucke MEP gave a very interesting perspective on the crisis in the eurozone.
Professor Lucke discussed the future of the euro |
The Bruges Group is a think-tank which holds meetings, lobbies and produces
research on issues relating to Britain’s membership of the European Union. Our
Founder President was the Rt Hon. the Baroness Thatcher
Since our foundation in 1989, following on from the Bruges speech made by the
then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, the Group has produced ground-breaking
research on issues relating to; the cost of the EU, payments to the EU,
immigration, the euro, the EU and the environment and EU corruption.
The Bruges Group also comments upon the many EU institutions, such as the
Brussels bureaucracy which includes; the European Commission, the European
Court of Justice, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. These
European institutions, and their bureaucrats, produce directives and
regulations which are a burden upon businesses and the economy.
Through its work against the treaties which establish and govern the
functioning of the European Union the Bruges Group spearheads the intellectual
battle against European integration, EU federalism, centralisation and
enlargement. The Bruges Group continues to consider issues relating to the
UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the need to restore British sovereignty and
democracy. As such there should be a referendum on the EU.
The Group often comments on the Conservative Party and Europe; which remains
a contentious issue for the government.
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