The Bruges Group

Recent Events

Waterloo Day Meeting with Lord Willoughby de Broke and Gerry Frost Lord Willoughby de Broke will speak on the EU and the House of Lords and Gerry Frost shall discuss the topic of Euroscepticism: Why has it failed?

Repealing the Lisbon Treaty and Independence from the EU Douglas Carswell MP Frederick Forsyth Frederick Forsyth will talk on continuing the opposition to the Lisbon Treaty and why the Conservative Party must hold a post-ratification referendum to repeal the Treaty. Douglas Carswell will discuss direct democracy and independence from the EU

Campaigning against the Lisbon Treaty Bill Cash MP John Hayes MP Lord Pearson Bill Cash MP, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, and John Hayes MP speak on the campaign against the Lisbon Treaty, its progress through Parliament and why there must be a referendum on the revived and renamed EU Constitution

Bruges Group Conference Gerard Batten MEP Christopher Booker Bernard Connolly Dr Anthony Coughlan Marc Glendenning Roger Helmer MEP Martin Howe QC Ruth Lea Cllr Steve Radford The Rt Hon. John Redwood MP The conference showed how the EU's revived and renamed constitution threatens you and exposed what the EU plans for us next

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

Conservative Party Fringe Meeting 2007 Syed Kamall MEP The Rt Hon. John Redwood MP John Redwood MP, Champion of lower taxes and smaller government, and Syed Kamall MEP, Member of the European Parliament and trade expert, demand that the public have a say on the EU

Rally for a Referendum Nigel Farage MEP Daniel Hannan MEP MEPs Daniel Hannan and Nigel Farage demand that the British people have the final say on EU integration

EU corruption and EU environmental policy Chris Heaton-Harris MEP Julian Morris Chris Heaton-Harris MEP discussed, CORRUPTION AND THE EUROPEAN UNION. And Julian Morris spoke on environmental policy in the EU, discussing, DO WE NEED A EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY?

The EU moving forward, but holding the world back The Rt Hon. David Heathcoat-Amory MP Dr Brian Hindley David Heathcoat-Amory speaks on, THE EU - WHAT THEY ARE PLANNING FOR US. Brian Hindley talked on how the EU is holding-up trade liberalisation, discussing, THE EU AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE DOHA ROUND

Tercentenary Dinner with Lord Tebbit and Andrew Roberts On 1st May 1707 The United Kingdom of Great Britain came into being. The time has come for us to recognise the positive influence the UK has in the world and assert our independence by celebrating our nations's 300th birthday

Bruges Group Conference Christopher Booker Barry Legg John Midgley Developing policies for a post-EU Britain

Conservative Party Fringe Meeting with Douglas Carswell MP and Christopher Booker Christopher Booker Radical thinker and MP, Douglas Carswell, talks alongside the acclaimed journalist and author, Christopher Booker, at the Bruges Group’s meeting titled The EU: Options for Britain

Andrew Roberts addresses the Bruges Group Andrew Roberts Andrew Roberts speaking on his latest book, A History of The English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900, which covers the four world-historical struggles in which the English-speaking peoples have been engaged — the wars against German Nationalism, Axis Fascism, Soviet Communism and now the War against Terror. Just as Churchill did in his four volumes, Roberts also deals with the cultural, social and political history of the English global diaspora.

Frederick Forsyth addressed the Group Frederick Forsyth The author and political commentator Frederick Forsyth spoke to the Bruges Group about the incompatibility between the destination of the EU and the desired destiny of the UK and he discussed when it will no longer be possible for any honest British politician to refuse to accept this

Luke Johnson and Dr Irwin Stelzer Luke Johnson, the Chairman of Channel 4, and Dr Irwin Stelzer of The Times and the Hudson Institute spoke to the Bruges Group on Wednesday, 24th May

Christopher Booker and Lord Tebbit address the Bruges Group Christopher Booker Two stalwarts of the movement to protect democracy, prosperity and the British nation-state addressed the Bruges Group on Tuesday, 25th April 2006

Conference: Integration marching on Christopher Booker Ruth Lea Professor Kenneth Minogue As the EU project continues it is time to think outside the box and explore the alternatives to the EU

Fringe Meeting: The Conservative Party, Where Next? The Rt Hon. John Redwood MP The Rt Hon. John Redwood MP and Steve Richards, Chief Political Commentator of The Independent, debated which direction the Conservative Party should take and its future

Simon Wolfson, CEO of Next plc, addresses the Group Simon Wolfson Leading young businessman Simon Wolfson, the youngest CEO of a FTSE100 company, addresses the Bruges Group

Where does Europe go now? Derek Scott, Economics Advisor to the Prime Minister, 1997-2003, examines the response of the British government and the rest of the EU to the French and the Dutch No votes

The EU Constitution: Why Britain Should say No With the Rt. Hon Oliver Letwin, MP - Shadow Chancellor, Cllr Steve Radford - President of the Liberal Party and Marc Glendenning - Campaign Director Democracy Movement

International Conference The ultimate question, The European Union: In or Out? Debated with the pro-integration Federal Union

European Problems and Their Non-Solutions Vaclav Klaus Václav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, speaking to the Bruges Group. Let us move to Europe of economic freedom, to Europe of small and non-expanding government, to Europe without state paternalism, to Europe without pseudomoralizing political correctness, to Europe without intellectual snobbism and elitism, to Europe without supranational, all-continental ambitions

Conservative Party Fringe Meeting The Rt Hon. David Heathcoat-Amory MP The Rt Hon. Lord Lamont of Lerwick The EU and the US and Washington's view of European integration

Tuesday, 13th July 2004 Sir Andrew Greene KCMG Sir Andrew Green KCMG, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, discusses immigration to the UK and analyses the European Union dimension and the implications of the EU Constitution

Wednesday, 9th June 2004 Professor Roland Vaubel Why the European Conventional wisdom is a threat to freedom. Simon Heffer and the German Economist, Professor Roland Vaubel

Wednesday, 19th May 2004 Gisela Stuart MP Gisela Stuart MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston and the UK's representative on the Praesidium of the Convention on the Future of Europe opposes and exposes the EU Constitution

Wednesday, 5th May 2004 Jeffrey Donaldson MP Carl Mortishead Carl Mortished, International Business Editor of the Times, 'Tax harmonisation and EU Competition policy'. And Jeffrey Donaldson MP, 'The European Union - an Unionist/Ulster perspective', address the Bruges Group

15th Anniversary Meeting Professor Kenneth Minogue Andrew Roberts, historian and broadcaster, 'The Malcontente Cordiale: 100 Years of Anglo-French "Alliance"'. Professor Kenneth Minogue, writer on international affairs, discussed 'Britain as a moral example to the nations'.

The EU Constitution and the UK's Role in Europe and the World: International Conference 2003 Lord Blackwell Christopher Booker Hynek Fajmon MP Ruth Lea Barry Legg Britain is approaching decision time. Will Britain follow a free and global future or become an EU Province? This International Conference focused on the EU Constitution and the UK's Role in Europe and the World

Conservative Party Fringe Meeting David Heathcoat-Amory, MP and Norman Lamont to Expose the EU CONstitution

Tuesday 8th July 2003 An audience with Lord Rees-Mogg discussed the draft EU Constitution

Wednesday 11th June 2003 The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP Professor Patrick Minford CBE The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin, MP, Shadow Home Secretary, discussed the draft EU Constitution and Criminal Justice. Professor Patrick Minford, CBE, economist and author of 'The Cost of Europe' lectured on the economic consequences of EU membership and the EU Constitution.

Wednesday 14th May 2003 Frederick Forsyth - author and political commentator plus Martin Howe, QC - Constitutional lawyer and co-author of 'Better of Out?' discuss European integration, the British Constitution and the draft EU Constitution

14th Anniversary Meeting The Rt Hon. David Heathcoat-Amory MP The Rt Hon. Lord Lamont of Lerwick Rt Hon. David Heathcoat-Amory MP, Delegate to the Convention on the Future of Europe, and Lord Lamont discuss the EU Convention

What future the EU? Lindsay Jenkins As the Convention on the Future of Europe attempts to push the EU towards federation; as the European Union faces the challenge of enlargement;as the CAP and CFP fall apart; as the eurozone economies slow down, we ask "What future the EU?"

Alternatives to the EU Dr Anthony Coughlan Professor Christie Davies Margit Gennser Roger Helmer MEP Dr Brian Hindley Dr John Hulsman HE the Rt Hon. Don McKinnon Professor Ivar Raig Dr Helen Szamuely This International Conference, always a major newsworthy event in the EU-sceptic calendar, was intended to further push forward the boundaries of debate regarding the European Union. It did not disappoint. The Conference not only criticised the push towards further integration but most importantly it promoted the positive alternatives, for Britain and the nation-states of Europe, to membership of the European Union. To this end the Bruges Group gathered together in London many influential and internationally renowned figures to discuss the positive, dynamic alternatives to the status quo, which are on offer. The conclusions of this event left everyone convinced that a free trade alternative model for Europe and the North Atlantic should be vigorously pursued.