Could the UK and EU do more to work together on climate and energy issues? Next week's Lunch Hour panel will discuss our report on UK-EU climate and energy relations. š„ With @jreland.bsky.social@jillongovt.bsky.social@heathergrabbe.bsky.socialukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
Join UK in a Changing Europe's expert panel as they discuss the prospects for UK-EU climate relations.
At Labour conference? š¹ Don't miss our drinks reception TONIGHT with the Polish Embassy. šŗ Join us for an evening of discussion (and Polish beer). ā° 7:30-9:00pm šAlbert 4, Hilton Hotel Liverpool ukandeu.ac.uk/events/labou...
Kingās College LondonĀ Reception at Labour Party Conference ā with Julia Gillard, Margaret Hodge and more Sunday 22 September, 7:00pm ā 9:00pm ACC...
šļø "At the moment, Labourās EU policy still feels very ad hoc; the kind of āsticking plaster politicsā the party leader once derided" š¹ With Labour conference in full swing, @jreland.bsky.socialukandeu.ac.uk/what-is-the-...
Joƫl Reland argues that so far the new government's EU 'reset' has been largely a continuity of what was achieved under Rishi Sunak.
Key difference between the ERG and the Labour Movement for Europe: ERG red lines shaped what gov could do. But LME is fighting on terms set by the gov (asking for a few extra tweaks to the TCA). LME approach is more constructive but quite possibly less effective www.politico.eu/article/nige...
For the first time since the 2016 Brexit referendum, Britainās pro-Europeans have the upper hand.
It made us all chuckle tbh
Had to laugh at this Brussels Playbook report which makes it sound like our funding issues are due to @anandmenon.bsky.social financial mismanagement
And, in the years since the TCA was signed, climate and energy has overlapped increasingly with economic and security policy. This means there are gaps in the treaty which need plugging - potentially as part of a new UK-EU security pact
Energy is a rare area the EU actively wants closer cooperation with the UK, given the UK's value to its energy security. And - importantly - there are several unfulfilled commitments in the TCA. These are easier to start than negotiations on brand-new additions, and could have major econ effects.
The funding is running out but the show goes on! The issue of climate & energy cooperation as been oddly absent from the discussions of Labour's EU reset. But our new report finds there's plenty the two sides could do to work more closely together: ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...
This report examines the state of UK-EU relations on climate and energy and asks what new forms of cooperation might be feasible.