Open Europe yesterday published a new briefing detailing the UK’s main parties’ positions on the European Union, ahead of tonight’s leaders’ debate on foreign policy. The WSJ’s Brussels blog describes the briefing as a “tip sheet that could prove useful”. Open Europe’s Mats Persson appeared on Bloomberg Television this morning, discussing tonight&rsq...

Britain's expenses scandal claims another victim Michael Martin, the speaker of the British house of commons, has resigned after being criticized for his handling of the ongoing lawmaker expenses scandal. He is the highest-profile politician to resign so far.  The widening scandal began after the Daily Telegraph obtained a disk detailing expense reports by parliamentarians including tenn...

Open Europe’s new report on the EU’s climate change and energy package, expected to cost £9bn a year and push one million more people into fuel poverty, is covered in the Telegraph and on carbon industry website Point Carbon. Open Europe’s Hugo Robinson is quoted arguing that “we will pay far more than necessary in fighting climate change; or put another way, we could...

David Cameron's Commons aide has become the first casualty of the expenses scandal, issuing his resignation this morning.

A collapse in trust caused by the MPs expenses scandal could mean that one million fewer votes are cast at the election, a report says today.

According to Guido who is threatening us all with an upcoming Policy Exchange report too. Following in the footsteps of all their other ignominious work for the Tory cause. Funny how the Tories were not whining about the BBC when Brown was getting a kicking and Tory scandal after Tory scandal were drifting through without much attention.LoL site feed

The Sunday Express reported on Open Europe’s new report – “How the EU is watching you – the rise of Europe’s surveillance state”, published today, which argues that when the Lisbon Treaty is ratified, the EU will be able to accelerate a raft of controversial new proposals which are set to radically increase the EU’s role in policing, criminal and security ...

As the campaign for the European elections draws to a close it is apparent that the three main parties have been embroiled in the appalling Westminster expenses scandal leaving the field open to the minor parties who see this as their great opportunity to make headway. Not only have they benefitted directly from the expenses scandal but they have also found that no major party is focused enough

Open Europe’s report on the EU’s AIFM Directive continues to receive coverage. The report, published yesterday, found that the hedge fund and private equity industry contributed €9 billion in tax revenues to EU governments in 2008, and that the proposed Directive would cost EU-based firms in the two industries between €1.

The MPs' expenses scandal spread to Europe today, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown ordered his European legislators to meet stricter accountability rules amid fears that similar abuses could be taking place at the European Parliament.