About: Stanley Crossick

Europe still needs Schuman

"History teaches us that the EU progresses through crises, and we can but hope that history repeats itself," writes Stanley Crossick, founding director of the European Policy Centre, in a May post on Blogactiv.

EU-US summit: A surfeit of summitry

"The European Union holds too many bilateral summits too often, sometimes with unclear agendas," writes Stanley Crossick, founding chairman of the European Policy Centre, in a February post on Blogactiv.

The new EU appointees: First reactions may be wrong

"Two low-key appointees are more likely to construct the necessary basis for a stronger and more unified role for the EU on the world stage," writes Stanley Crossick, founding chairman of the European Policy Centre, in a November post on Blogactiv.

Lisbon Treaty: Single voice or cacophony?

Even though the Lisbon Treaty is supposed to clear up the EU decision-making process, the roles of the European Commission president, the European Council president, the EU foreign policy chief and the rotating Council president should still be defined, Stanley Crossick explains in a November post on Blogactiv.

A new Barroso?

"The standing of the [European] Commission vis-à-vis the other institutions has fallen during the last five years. It is vital for the European Union that this trend be reversed," writes Stanley Crossick, founder of the European Policy Centre, in a July post on Blogactiv.

The UK Tories’ European policy: The road to oblivion

The tone of UK Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague's 21 July speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London "takes us back to Winston Churchill's image of Britain at the centre of three concentric circles: transatlantic, Commonwealth and European - a world that no longer exists," writes Stanley Crossick, founder of the European Policy Centre, in a July post on Blogactiv.

‘Buy Chinese’: Is China fuelling protectionism?

Recent moves by the Chinese government in a protectionist direction are worrying and have uncertain consequences, writes Stanley Crossick, founding chair of the European Policy Centre, in a recent post on Blogactiv.

Nuclear weapons are anti-Islamic

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has said on several occasions that "the production, stockpiling, and use of nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islam," observes European Policy Centre (EPC) founding chair Stanley Crossick in a recent post on Blogactiv.

EU-China High Level Economic & Trade Dialogue love-in

"It is not possible […] to take an optimistic view of the trade relationship" between the EU and China, writes European Policy Centre founder Stanley Crossick in a May blog post reflecting on the High-Level Economic & Trade Dialogue (HED), which took place in Brussels on 7-8 May.

G20 London summit: After the dust has settled

"The US-China relationship is becoming the most important bilateral relationship in the world," writes Stanley Crossick, the founder of the European Policy Centre, in a March blog post reflecting on the outcome of the recent G20 summit in London.

Can an Irish protocol be added to Croatia’s Accession Agreement?

"There is unlikely to be anyone with locus standi who would challenge non-compliance with Community law [in the European Court of Justice]" on the Irish protocol issue, writes Stanley Crossick, the founder of the European Policy Centre and a commentator on EU policies, on his blog.

China musn’t feel humiliated by the West

"There is a gulf of misunderstanding between China and the West over Tibet and the Dalai Lama," argues Stanley Crossick, founding chairman of the European Policy Centre (EPC), in a post on Blogactiv.eu.

Following up EU’s China visit ‘crucial’

An April visit by EU officials to China to launch a 'High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue Mechanism' was a "success", writes Stanley Crossick on Blogactiv.

Kosovo: An EU foreign policy success or failure?

Recognition of Kosovo's independence by most EU member states is an "unfortunate solution" because it lacks the backing of the UN Security Council and Serbia's approval, but the status quo provides for no alternative, argues Stanley Crossick on Blogactiv.

Speculating over the leading EU posts in 2009

The precise nature of the three high-level posts created by the Treaty of Lisbon and their ability to cooperate closely will be critical for the future of the Union, writes Stanley Crossick on Blogactiv.

China & the EU: A common future

China and the European Union have an "inescapable common future", with no alternative but to co-operate more closely for the sake of their peoples' well-being and prosperity as well as world peace and stability, writes Stanley Crossick on Blogactiv, quoting from his latest book "China-EU: A common future". 

Whither EU-China relations?

The EU-China relationship has entered a worrying period in terms of economic and political relations, writes Stanley Crossick on Blogactiv.