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Cameron warns restive Scots they could lose EU membership
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11 February 2013
The British government on Monday (11 February) intensified its campaign to stop Scotland leaving the United Kingdom, publishing a legal opinion suggesting it would forfeit its membership in the European Union, NATO and United Nations if it chose independence.
Non-partisan pro-Europe group launched in the UK
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31 January 2013
Politicians from across the political spectrum have joined forces to campaign for Britain to stay in the European Union after Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to hold a referendum on the country's membership.
Czechs elect pro-European Miloš Zeman for president
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28 January 2013
Miloš Zeman, a leftist former prime minister seen as pro-European, won the Czech Republic's first direct presidential election on Saturday (26 January), marking a departure from the late Eurosceptic President Václav Klaus, who had pushed the country towards the margins of the European Union.
Climate policy could be 'collateral damage' of UK exit from EU
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24 January 2013
Fears are growing in Brussels that climate policy could become a political football in any referendum on EU membership, following British Prime Minister David Cameron’s declaration of intent yesterday (23 January) to hold an in/out poll.
Cameron takes gamble with in/out EU referendum pledge
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23 January 2013
UK Prime Minister David Cameron promised today (23 January) to offer Britons a simple ‘in/out’ referendum choice on whether to stay in the European Union if he wins the next election, scheduled for 2015. EurActiv brings you the highlights and the main reactions.
MPs urge Cameron to ditch EU status quo
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16 January 2013
A caucus of eurosceptic Conservative MPs has issued a manifesto today (16 January), two days before Prime Minister David Cameron is set to make a landmark speech on Europe, stating that “the status quo is no longer an option” and demanding “a new and different relationship” with the European Union.
Czech presidential vote marks shift in EU relations
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15 January 2013
The departure of eurosceptic Czech President Václav Klaus will open a new chapter in the country's relations with the EU, no matter who succeeds him in the run-off poll on 25-26 January, analysts say. EurActiv Czech Republic reports.
UK's Europe 'audit': True debate or eurosceptic vote-winning 'ploy'?
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18 July 2012
The statement from British Foreign Secretary William Hague that his government would conduct a full "audit" of the impact of EU law on Britain has been condemned by commentators as a mere public relations stunt. But the coalition government has defended it as a chance for constructive debate on the role of the EU institutions at national level.
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Reality check for the ‘euro-realists’
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17 January 2013
A new band of ‘euro-realists’ has appeared on the scene, composed mostly of Tory Britons. In the European Parliament, they cluster in the group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), and are little aware of the true state of the Union, argues Andrew Duff.
The Netherlands is euro-pragmatic rather than eurosceptic
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17 August 2012
Among the Dutch public, both europhilia (though declining) and euroscepticism are present. The largest share, however, is rather of utilitarian inclination. Similar to the pragmatic parties, European integration is supported if it can effectively and efficiently handle the interests of a small trading country, writes Hans Vollaard.
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Eurosceptic MP: Britain is the 'piggy in the middle'
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16 January 2013
The argument that the UK is a bridge between the US and Europe no longer applies, according to leading UK Conservative MP Dominic Raab. Instead, he says, the UK has become a 'piggy in the middle' between the US and Europe, and its power will continue to erode as Europe federalises.
Mandelson: Eurosceptic Czech-UK alliance ‘going nowhere’
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27 July 2012
Britain is in danger of being forgotten by its European partners as its government struggles to reconcile the eurosceptic and ‘anti-European’ sides of its main ruling party, says former EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson.