Mark Briggs Archives

EU citizens are not entitled to claim benefits in a member state they haven’t previously worked in, The Court of Justice of the European Union announced on Thursday (26 March).

The EU is more unpopular in Britain than it has been at any time in the last 20 years, according to the annual British attitudes survey.

During an interview on 8 March, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that the EU needed its own military, in order to deal with the Russian threat, as well as to restore the bloc's standing around the world.

Cancer survival rates in Britain are “stuck in the 1990s”, trailing behind comparable EU countries both in terms of regular treatment and cutting edge technology.

The House of Lords has called on the British government to abandon its “legally unsustainable” interpretation of EU justice and home affairs law, and drop its unnecessarily confrontational strategy.

Leaving the EU could damage Britain's economy, according to a major new report from a leading think tank.

The House of Lords welcomed plans for a Capital Markets Union on Thursday (19 March), calling it “a major engine for stimulating growth.”

Europe needs to focus on the single market and increasing its global competitiveness, according to Alan Yarrow, the Lord Mayor of London. He sat down with EURACTIV UK’s, Mark Briggs to discuss the City’s relationship with the EU, and what he would say to Angela Merkel.

Speaking to BuzzFeed, Cameron admitted any future negotiations would be “tough”, but maintained his stance that a continuation of the status quo was “not an option”.

The UK and Germany both want to see tighter controls on access to welfare for EU migrants, according to German MP Stephan Mayer, who was in London to step up the Christian Social Union's (CSU) campaign against so-called benefits tourism in Europe.

The upcoming general election on 7 May could well be a turning point in EU-UK relations, says Sir William Cash, a veteran Conservative politician. The House of Commons longest-serving committee member tells EURACTIV UK’s Mark Briggs why he thinks it is time for Britain to leave the EU, and what the general election holds in store.

The May 7 UK general election will go a long way towards deciding whether Britain will stay in the European Union, or choose to leave, after forty years of uneasy relations.

Britain would become like North Korea with “few friends” and “no influence” if it leaves the EU, according to former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.

London is likely to suffer the most in the event of the UK leaving the European Union, according to a new report by Open Europe, a euro-critical think tank.

National politicians have remained largely indifferent to a recent "analytical note" by the European Commission aimed at launching a debate over the future of the eurozone. EU leaders seem to be keeping their powder dry until the EU summit in June, when a second paper is expected. The EURACTIV network reports.

The British government has agreed to sell its 40% stake in Eurostar for a total of £757 million.

The UK Independence Party has dropped the idea of imposing a cap on immigration of 50,000 a year.

Britain's foreign secretary told the House of Commons on Tuesday (3 March), “There’s a very strong view that all of the member states want Britain to remain in the European Union.”

The UK has won a court battle against the European Central Bank which will allow London clearing houses to continue handling large euro transactions.

Speaking at the EEF National Manufacturing Conference in London, Miliband said yesterday (26 February) that “There is no greater threat to the long-term stability and prosperity of Britain and British business than leaving the European Union.”

EXCLUSIVE: UK membership of the EU was in “fundamental Irish national interest”, and would adversely affect the whole EU, the Irish Ambassdor in London told EURACTIV.

Over half of Britons believe immigration has a detrimental effect on the UK’s National Health Service.

The probability of the UK leaving the EU during the next parliament stands at 17%, according to Open Europe, a critical but pro-EU think tank.

Britain's membership in the European Union is vital for the bloc’s foreign and security policies, but it would not be a safer place if it was to leave the EU altogether, warned Vidar Helgesen, Norway’s Minister for EU Affairs.