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Press Releases Does the EU have anything to fear from Cameron? Barry Legg  Having failed to deliver on his promise to oppose Lisbon in office, David Cameron now promises to oppose future treaties transferring power. The whole point of Lisbon is that it does away with such treaties in future. Does David Cameron really not understand this, or is he again trying to play games with words? David Cameron refuses to say how he’ll able to convince every single other EU state to agree to hand back powers to Britain. He refuses to say what he’ll do if they don’t. He refuses to say what timescale he is working to. He refuses to say what he expects to give up in negotiations Cameron is breaking his pledge to hold a Lisbon referendum Barry Legg  The Bruges Group made the following statement in response to the news that David Cameron intends to renege on his pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty

Are the political parties failing the voters of Britain? Simon Heffer  Peter Hitchens  Barry Legg 

As faith in our elected representatives is at an all time low, the Bruges Group invited the broadcasters and columnists Simon Heffer and Peter Hitchens to discuss, alongside Barry Legg, the topic of; Are the political parties failing the voters of Britain? This event was reported on Newsnight and in a number of newspapers

The EU and what the Conservatives should be doing about it Fraser Nelson  Stuart Wheeler  As a result of Labour surrendering our nation’s democracy any future Conservative government will find itself to be in office but not in power. At this event the Bruges Group discussed their EU policy and looked at what the Conservative Party should be doing to reclaim our independence

How much does the European Union cost Britain? 2008 Gerard Batten MEP 

The price of the combined direct and indirect expenses of EU membership in 2008 costs Britain £55.775 billion. Set out in the latest Bruges Group research by UKIP MEP Gerard Batten, the full financial burden to Britain has now been calculated. They show a dramatic increase in the costs of the EU - A price Britain cannot afford

Speeches

The City Under Threat & Britain and the EU: The Crunch Professor Tim Congdon  Daniel Hannan MEP  The leading economist Professor Tim Congdon warns of the dangers posed by the EU’s unwarranted interference in the City of London, Britain’s most successful industry; which is under threat from the EU. Professor Congdon discussed the EU’s latest power grab where Brussels is aiming to complete its project to take full control over financial services. Daniel Hannan MEP discussed the Lisbon Treaty and the continuing assault on our democracy and our freedom. He also talked about the coming crunch between Britain and Europe Immigration and the European Union Sir Andrew Green KCMG  Richard Shepherd MP  Sir Andrew Green, Founder and Chairman of MigrationWatch UK, discussed immigration and the European Union and launched at this meeting MigrationWatch’s report on how the European Union is affecting immigration into Britain. Richard Shepherd MP spoke on the constitutional failings affecting British politics which are preventing the voice of the British people being heard by the political class Will a Conservative Government Deliver on Europe? Nigel Farage MEP  Simon Heffer  At the 2008 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham the Bruges Group asked the key question of whether or not a future Conservative Government will be able and will have the will to roll-back the decades of surrendering our sovereignty to Brussels; or will it settle to be just in office but not in power? The EU's Threat to the City of London Professor Tim Congdon  Professor Kenneth Minogue  Professor Tim Congdon CBE delivering a eurosceptic critique of the EU's FSAP and MIFID plans. Professor Kenneth Minogue also discusses the European Union