The European Movement in London
The European Movement in London is the branch of the European Movement covering the whole of the capital.
EMiL Website: www.em-il.org.uk
EMiL Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4643472269
EMiL Monthly Social: For the next few months we are taking our social gatherings across London and to a variety of venues with the intention to reach out to as many areas of the capital as possible and at the same time get a taste of European flavours available here in our city. For details on our 2010-2011 Social Calendar please click here.
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Forthcoming event
Dinner with your MEP - Friday 17 September Ms Marina Yannakoudakis MEP
The European Movement in London is inviting London MEPs to speak to our members over dinner about their work in the European Parliament. The first dinner is on Friday 17th September with Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis, who will be talking about her work in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Women's rights and Gender Equality.
This event will take place at Bertorelli Restaurant (19 Charlotte street, W1T 1RL, click here for a map) and it will start at 19.30 with a dinner to be followed by Ms Yannakoudakis speech. Please arrive by 19.15.
There are only 20 places available so register early to avoid disappointment. Tickets cost £25, for which participants will get 2 courses and a glass of wine. Please find attached the menu, you can chose a main course and either a starter or a dessert.
To register please e-mail your menu choices (including whether you prefer white or red wine) to info(at)em-il.org.uk by Friday 3 September.
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Newsletters (pdf files)
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EMiL in the News
Progress, 27th July 2010:
Is Cameron's Turkish delight good for Europe's waistline?
Financial Times, 6th July 2010:
First put the EU in the UK's heart
Progress, 21st April 2010:
How will leaders deal with the EU question?
Progress, 22nd February 2010:
Greece is no Trojan Horse for the euro
SCAN Magazine, December 2009:
Ambassador host EU Presidency review
Wall Street Journal on-line, 23rd November 2009:
EU appointment divide Internet commentators
Financial Times, 9th October 2009:
European model is one worth copying
Highbeam.com, 1st July 2009:
The European Movement in London welcomes EU presidency focus on climate change
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EMiL Press Releases
01.07.2009 EMiL welcomes EU presidency focus on climate change
19.06.2009 Lisbon guarantees for Ireland a 'positive step' say EMiL
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EMiL Committee Meetings
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Our team
Chairman: Petros Fassoulas, petros.fassoulas(at)fsa.gov.uk, 0792 084 0003
Vice-Chair: Aine McGuire, aine.mcguire(at)pygmalion.com, 0207 680 9499
Vice-Chair: Anna Arki, annanewtondunn(at)aol.com
Vice-Chair: Eva Eberhardt, evaeberhardt(at)yahoo.co.uk
Treasurer: Richard Wassell, rcw(at)netcomuk.co.uk, 01732 452684
Secretary: Mark Patterson, mark-patterson(at)live.co.uk
Member: John Preston, john(at)mirandanet.ac.uk, 0208 686 8769
Member: Bryony Hoskins, B.Hoskins(at)ioe.ac.uk
Member: Hilary Naqvi, Hilaryna(at)aol.com
Member: Chris Maddox, ippc(at)fsmail.net
Member: Nick Lowe, nick.lowe(at)aol.com, 0208 870 1414
Member: Catja C. Gaebel, catja(at)gaebel.net
Member: Del Hosain, delhosain(at)hotmail.com
Co-opted: Richard Laming, richard(at)richardlaming.com, 0207 928 3899
Please replace (at) with @ when you send an e-mail
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Past events
- The European Movement in London and the Premier League jointly organised an event entitled 'Playing the Game Across Borders - The EU and British Sport'. The event took place at The Hospital Club, 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9HQ and it was followed by a Reception and Screening of England vs. Algeria. The event, which discussed how EU rules on the free movement of labour have benefited British sport in general and football in particular, featured speeches from:
- Pedro Velazquez, Deputy Head of Sport Unit, European Commission
- James MacDougall, EU and International Officer, CCPR
- Alexandre Husting, University of Brussels
Click on the link for the speakers' bio and the Attendance List.
- The European Movement in London held its Annual General Meeting on Monday 14 June 2010. The AGM took place at the European Commission Representation in the UK (8 Storey's Gate, London SW1P 3AT). For more details please see the attached EMiL AGM Invitation. Click on the link for a copy of the Chairman's Report.
- The European Movement in London (EMiL) held on 15 April 2010 an event, hosted and supported by Clifford Chance, with Sharon Bowles MEP on 'The Proposed EU Financial Supervision Architecture: The view from the European Parliament'. Sharon Bowles chairs the Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) which is currently negotiating key dossiers including the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and the Financial Supervisory Package. The event was held at the Clifford Chance tower at Canary Wharf. Click here for the List of Attendees.
- The European Movement in London, in association with the Danish Embassy in London, organised on 11 February 2010 an event on the Post-Copenhagen Climate Change Negotiations. The event was held at the Danish Ambassador's residence and featured speeches by H.E Ambassador Birger Riis-Jorgensen and Professor Sir Brian Hoskins CBE FRS. It was followed by a debate between participants from Whitehall, Westminster, the private sector as well as academia. Click here for the List of Attendees.
- The European Movement in London held on 17 November 2009 an event on the Swedish Presidency of the EU. The event was hosted in the Swedish Ambassador's residence and featured a talk by Per Augustsson, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission.
- The European Movement in London (EMiL - formerly CLEG) held on 20th April 2009 a debate on "Does Europe need a defence policy?". The event took place at the House of Lords and the speakers were: Lord Teverson (HoL EU Select Committee), Bastian Giegerich (International Institute for Strategic Studies) and Geoffrey Van Orden MEP.
- CLEG organised a debate in Canary Wharf on Tuesday 2nd December 2008. The subject was "Finance Turmoil - is Britain moving closer to the eurozone?", with Julian Callow (Chief European Economist, Barclays Capital), Willem H. Buiter (Ch. European Political Economy, European Institute, LSE), Ian King (Deputy Business Editor of the Times) and Aine McGuire (Chair Central London Europe Group) as speakers. Click on the links to listen to (and watch!) Prof Willem Buiter's speech: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
- CLEG organised at the Saint Bride Institute on Tuesday 11 March 2008 a public debate on "Europe's Lisbon Treaty and you" with guest speakers Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP, Sir Stephen Wall and Derek Scott.
On Youtube, you can find:
Rt Hon Charles Kennedy's speech - click here
Derek Scott's speech - click here
Sir Stephen Wall's speech - click here
The discussion afterwards - click here
