In the wake of Corbyn's 'warts and all' EU speech today, Open Europe's Pawel Swidlicki assesses whether his distinct approach will help or hinder the Remain campaign.
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The UK Treasury (HMT) yesterday released its lengthy economic assessment of the long term economic impact of Brexit. Open Europe’s Raoul Ruparel examines the key points of the report, how it differs from other estimates and whether it is a credible assessment.
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During a Treasury Select Committee hearing yesterday there was once again a discussion over the benefit and cost of EU regulation and specifically Open Europe’s assessment of them. There has been some confusion over our position so we will use this blog to clear it up.
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Home Secretary Theresa May used a recent speech in favour of EU membership to argue for UK withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Open Europe’s Stephen Booth considers the implications.
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Economic data released over the past couple of days has pointed to a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the second quarter of the year. Much of this is being attributed to the uncertainty around the closely fought EU referendum.
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Open Europe's Jayson Probin and Raoul Ruparel investigate how the Bank of England might respond to the short term shock of a Brexit vote. Such an outcome would likely leave the Bank of England stuck between a rock and a hard place - disinflationary pressure from an economic shock and inflationary pressures from a devaluation of the pound.
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Open Europe's Pawel Swidlicki looks at the latest Ipsos-MORI poll on EU membership which finds that voters believe the short-term economic impact of Brexit will be negative, but that they are more open-minded about its long-term economic benefits.
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Claims that TTIP would put the NHS at risk of a sell-off have come to the fore again, after the UK Government has decided to accept a Labour backbench amendment to avoid being defeated in the House of Commons on the latest Queen’s Speech. Open Europe’s Vincenzo Scarpetta looks into the issue and concludes that fears over the impact of TTIP on the NHS are overstated.
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The Treasury has today released its assessment of the short term impact of Brexit, which finds that the UK economy could be between 3.6% and 6% smaller after two years if there was a vote to leave. Open Europe’s Raoul Ruparel assesses the credibility of this and other claims made in the paper.
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During the fifteen months following the UK’s EU referendum, voters in the Eurozone’s four largest countries will also head to the polls for a number of key ballots that could change Europe’s political landscape quite significantly. Open Europe’s Vincenzo Scarpetta looks at what is at stake for each individual country and the EU as a whole.
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With less than a month to go to until the EU referendum people are beginning to pay attention. However, what we hear more than anything are calls for more information, both from businesses and the wider public. In an attempt to answer these calls, Open Europe has today gone live with its new EU Referendum Hub.
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In the wake of Corbyn's 'warts and all' EU speech today, Open Europe's Pawel Swidlicki assesses whether his distinct approach will help or hinder the Remain campaign.
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Pawel Swidlicki examines what the Remain and Leave campaigns have said about the future of UK migration policy and sets out Open Europe's vision for how it could change in the event of Brexit.
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There has been much talk over the past few days of the UK parliament potentially constraining the UK government in the event of a vote to leave the EU. This raises the question of exactly how involved Parliament will have to be in the process – Open Europe has investigated.
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European leaders have refrained from wading too far into the Brexit debate across the Channel. This weekend saw two heavyweights, Donald Tusk and Wolfgang Schäuble, step in. The message is clear: Brexit would cause economic uncertainty and potentially even geopolitical disaster. Will the message get any traction or will it backfire?
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There are a huge number of crucial issues to be discussed in the EU referendum campaign (economics, trade, immigration, etc.) but the NHS should not be a top priority. Open Europe assesses the key NHS-related arguments made by both sides, and explains why they are either greatly exaggerated or lack credibility to begin with.
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Open Europe's Pawel Swidlicki has put together a comprehensive guide of what to look out for on the night of June 23 as the results of the UK's EU referendum start coming in.
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A Bertelsmann Stiftung poll of all EU member states yesterday revealed that France is the only country where the majority of the voters want the UK to leave the EU. Only 44% say they back continued British EU-membership. In Germany, however, a clear majority (55%) backs 'Bremain.' Against a highly emotional domestic debate, Open Europe asks how the Referendum is seen in Paris and Berlin.
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Welcome to Open Europe's live coverage of the EU referendum night as it unfolds with Pawel Swidlicki, Vincenzo Scarpetta and Marta Vokshi. Will the UK vote to Remain or to Leave?
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Following the unexpected decision of the UK public to vote to Leave the EU, Open Europe's Raoul Ruparel sets out Open Europe's snap response to the results and argues that now is not the time for rash decisions but careful thought.
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