European Movement
2010 events
in Sussex and nearby
Topical lunches
It has been a long tradition that the branch has organised a lunch or
dinner twice a year, with an expert speaker to review the work taken on by the country
holding the current Presidency of the European Council. With the Lisbon Treaty
finally endorsed there is now a permanent President of the European Council, and this year
our attention will be turned to key topics in European affairs.
Catherine Bearder, MEP
Life as a new Member of the European Parliament
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Catherine was elected MEP in June 2009,
representing the Liberal Democrats. She was Director of Campaigns for Britain in
Europe in our South-East region, working to highlight the great economic benefits of
EU membership. She has been organiser of the LibDem regional party conference for the past
three years and is vice-chair of the LibDem European Group. She has campaigned on social
justice and rural issues, with particular interest in tackling homelessness and social
exclusion. She also emphasises the need to tackle climate change – she is vice-president
of the Green Liberal Democrats and looks forward to championing the environment in the
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a lunch held on Saturday 24
April
at the Preston Park Hotel, London Road, Brighton BN1 6UU
Click
here for a summary account of what Catherine Bearder said
and the questions and discussion that followed her talk. |
Presidency lunches
Looking back to last year and earlier .....
From our archive you can see notes on what was said
at previous Presidency events:
United Kingdom - Sir Stephen Wall
Austria - Eveline Jamek, attaché for EU Affairs
at the Austrian Embassy
Finland - Alexander Stubb, Finnish MEP
Germany - Michael Siebert, deputy head of the
Political Section at the German Embassy
Portugal - Israel Saraiva, First Secretary at
the Portuguese Embassy
Slovenia - Francis King, formerly head of the
British Council in Ljubljana
France - Diégo Colas, Conseiller politique -
Ambassade de France à Londres
Czech Republic - Zdeněk Kavan, Lecturer in
Development Studies & International Relations |
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In the pipeline
Annual seminar
Sunday 3 October, 11 am to 5.30 pm
at the Wilton
Park conference centre,
Wiston House, near Steyning BN44 3DZ
the EM Sussex branch Annual Seminar with lunch
there will also be time to enjoy a walk in the
beautiful grounds of Wilton Park.
Lisbon - Expectations and
Realities
how the European Union is changing
Speakers:
Keynote
- Lord Hannay of
Chiswick
Brendan Donnelly (Director, Federal Trust, and
Hon Treasurer, European Movement) on the future of the new External Service
Richard Corbett (recently MEP, now member,
Cabinet of the President of the European Council, responsible for Institutional
Issues, Relations with the European Parliament and the National Parliaments)
Click here to
download the seminar brochure and booking form |
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European events in neighbouring areas
This panel will show events in Kent, London and Surrey which might be
interesting for members from Sussex. We also list separately events planned by the Eastbourne branch.
Saturday 11 September 2010, 10.30 am to 4 pm
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European Movement
Annual General Meeting
at University College London, Gower Street WC1E
6BT
(in the JZ Young Lecture Theatre, Medical Sciences & Anatomy Building) |
Attendance at the AGM is free of charge for
members of the European Movement but we ask members to make a donation of £20 each (£10
for YEM members) towards the costs of staging the event (conference papers, lunch,
refreshments).
To register, please write to us at Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ,
with your name and contact details, and a cheque payable to European Movement.
Non-members are welcome to attend.
Discussions during the day will focus on the European policies of the coalition government
as well as the strategy and action of the European Movement. You can download the
Agenda and papers here (PDF):
Agenda and booking form
Minutes of AGM on 12 September
2009
Notes on the speech by Rt Hon Charles
Kennedy MP, President
Resolutions to be proposed at the AGM
For any questions, please e-mail emoffice@euromove.org.uk
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Sussex branch Annual General Meeting
The next AGM is booked for Saturday 4 December at 11 am
at St Pancras Catholic Church Hall, Irelands Lane, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1QX
(Parking is available in the County Hall car park a few minutes' walk away
- the entrance is across Western Road, opposite Irelands Lane)
Check here for more information nearer the time.
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