We bring news from Germany, where German business representatives have criticised the EU’s intransigence in negotiations and urged its leaders to come to an agreement with the UK. This briefing draws on a much longer report on the German website […]
A proposal from the European Commission has called for the mandatory inclusion of biometrics (two fingerprints and a facial image) in all EU Member States’ identity cards. Although the EU is not per se proposing ID cards in the UK, […]
This is an interesting article on why Trump won the US presidency. Trump won because he cared. The common explanation is that Whites without college degrees were motivated, either by economic distress or racial resentments. But such analysis ignores a […]
The first thing which you notice about the Greeks is their kindness and consideration to visitors. From the moment we were met at the airport, Ellen and I were well looked after. We had the sort of tour of Athens […]
A demonstration is to be organised in Athens on 13th May to protest against EU-imposed austerity. Among the organisers is Ambassador ad honorem Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, who spoke at last year’s CIB rally. CIB has sent the following message of encouragement. […]
Dr Anthony Coughlan, a leading supporter of “Irexit” and long-term acquaintance of Edward Spalton, our Chairman, has recently forwarded some interesting insights into Brexit which come from a well-placed Irish friend of his. “The editorial in today’s Irish Times and […]
