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 European Movement Sussex branch |
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Informal discussion meetings are held at 11.15 am on the third Saturday of every month in the upstairs bar of The Cricketers, 15 Black Lion Street, opposite Meeting House Lane. Do come and talk European issues and politics with us. Previous meetings have discussed the background, experience and portfolios of some of the European Commissioners appointed earlier in the year, and citizenship in the EU. Several discussions focused on aspects of enlargement, debating the suggestion European Integration has no boundaries. More recently the legacy of France in Tunisia was in the news, and closer to home there was a discussion on Conservative party attitudes to Europe. In February 2011 the discussion turned on whether the then current Hungarian EU Presidency presented a threat to the EU's values and priorities, in March we heard about the history and current situation in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad and in April with the situation of Libya in mind, discussed to what extent the EU could effectively intervene in international conflicts. Debate in May focused on whether the UK has been a "semi-attached" EU member state. The meeting in June, the last before a summer break, focused on the new power structure in the EU and the ongoing impacts of the financial crisis which began in 2007-8. In the autumn season we have been very conscious of the €urozone crisis and Britain's ambivalent attitudes. Do suggest topics for discussion during the current season. If you would like to come and take part please let us know by e-mail or phone Gisela Hendriks on 01273 604075. Alternatively, just come along! |
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