Britain and the EU: a view from the European Parliament

Date: Friday 5 February 2016
Time: 11am-12noon
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Martin Schulz
Chair: Professor Craig Calhoun

Turbulent times, multiple challenges, permanent crisis mode. Can Europe cope? Are nation states better off alone? Is the EU just a scapegoat?

Join us at this lecture to find out why Martin Schulz thinks that the EU, despite its present bad shape, remains the answer to global problems and needs fixing not ditching.

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in other words - people vote have a matter only if it is good for bureaucrats

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There are many benefits to the EU but many proponents have been trying to present the EU in a different light.

If the EU: control financial policies, immigration policies, defence policies; it is indeed a country on its own.Trying to paint the EU as a mere association and not a default federation is dishonest.

On other matters, the EU would be heavily opposed as long as a handful of countries have a veto on policy.