Micro guide #1
Robert Oulds
Calls for reform of the European Union’s outmoded practices and policies are the latest platitudes emanating from the Government during the British Presidency of the EU, even Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso has been calling for change, but is this just propaganda or is there a chance that the supporters of integration can be persuaded that the European project was a mistake. In the first of the Bruges Group’s four page Micro guides Robert Oulds analyses the ability of the EU to deliver the policies that Britain needs to compete. The character, customs and culture of the European Union and its member-states are also examined and the conclusions are stark.