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As UK-EU relations become more structured, the Commons needs a European Scrutiny Committee

At the beginning of this Parliament, against some stern opposition, the Government declined to establish a dedicated committee on European relations. As the Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by former shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, has now highlighted, that decision must be revisited. For some...

March 05, 2026
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February 16, 2026

Starmer is right. Britain's security is Europe's security.

Over the weekend, Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with world leaders at the Munich Security Conference to discuss the future of European security. This annual event is a leading forum for international security policy. "As Europe, we must stand on...
Defence and Security

January 20, 2026

Europe must confront the end of Pax Americana

Europe must confront the end of Pax Americana, writes Public Affairs Manager, Joe Meighan. International politics moves in eras. For decades, Europe’s security rested on a stable assumption: that the United States would remain a predictable guarantor of the post-war...
Defence and Security

January 19, 2026

Statement on Trump and Greenland

The UK and its European neighbours have a long history of standing up to bullies, writes European Movement UK CEO, and former Minister for the Armed Forces, Sir Nick Harvey. Let us be clear - attempts by any state to...
Defence and Security

January 07, 2026

The future of European defence

Days after capturing Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, and taking him to the US on drug trafficking charges, US President Donald Trump’s eyes now seem set on acquiring Greenland, “a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark” as a “national security...
Defence and Security

December 03, 2025

Are we safe without SAFE?

Joe Meighan shares why the UK must now double down on rebuilding cooperation with Europe.
Defence and Security

August 14, 2025

Trump-Putin Summit: Ukraine needs to be in the room

With Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin preparing to meet in Alaska tomorrow, Europe faces a troubling scenario: the possibility that decisions about Ukraine are made without Ukraine.   Any summit that excludes Kyiv, or treats its presence as symbolic, risks legitimising...
Defence and Security

April 24, 2025

A breakthrough UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership may be in sight

Notwithstanding a row over fishing rights, it is becoming increasingly likely that the UK and EU will agree a new Security and Defence Partnership when leaders meet in London for the 19 May Summit.
Defence and Security

April 23, 2025

Trump Drives Us Back To Europe

This article was first published in Liberator (Issue 428) in April 2025. America’s pivot away from Europe got noisier under Trump, but is a long term policy change. Time for a European Defence Union, says Sir Nick Harvey, CEO of...
Defence and Security

March 26, 2025

How the EU’s ‘strategic autonomy’ could leave Brexit Britain even further out in the cold

Brexit has shrunk the UK economy – estimates vary from 3% to 5% - and slashed our trade. But worse may be to come, as the EU accelerates steps towards ‘strategic autonomy’, or self-reliance. Economic isolation from the rest of...
Defence and Security

March 21, 2025

The Future of UK-EU Foreign, Security, and Defence Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities

The UK-EU relationship is at a pivotal moment. The Government has committed to a reset, with a particular focus on an ambitious new security partnership. With growing geopolitical threats - most notably Russia’s war on Ukraine - and increasing concerns...