There is widespread coverage of Open Europe’s findings that Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg made a profit of €362,550 on the sale of his home in Brussels he bought while receiving thousands of pounds in accommodation allowances as an MEP. Open Europe’s findings are cited in the Times, Express, Guardian, Sun, Mail, page 2 of the FT, and was featured on Sky News and BBC London.

Open Europe is hosting a debate entitled “European Monetary Union: Second honeymoon or pending divorce?” in Brussels on Tuesday 28 April. Speaking at the event will be: Derek Scott, Vice-Chairman of Open Europe and former Economic Advisor to Tony Blair; David Marsh, author of "The Euro: The politics of the new global currency"; Ignazio Angeloni, Advisor to the Executive Board, European...

Open Europe and the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU are holding a debate in Brussels on Monday 30 March, entitled, “EU regulation: Getting better, or out of control?” Speakers include Christofer Fjellner, MEP; Jens Hedstrom, Business Europe; Marianne Klingbeil, European Commission; Jacques Pelkmans, College of Europe; Mats Persson, Research Director, Open Europe.

Writing on 18th October, Lib Dem MEP Chris Davies called for the European Union to cut its spending, just as national governments across Europe are having to do. While George Osborne is proposing his cuts package to the House of Commons, Euro-MPs are likely to be voting on the first round of the annual EU

Over at the Financial Times, Lib Dem MEP Andrew Duff offers a European perspective on the UK’s general election – and finds the continent as gripped as the rest of us by Thursday’s national poll: In Brussels and across Europe there has been a surge of interest in the British general election campaign. People had more

In a briefing note for Open Europe, Anthony Browne, former Director of Policy Exchange, and Mats Persson, Director of Open Europe, argue that in the wake of the euro crisis the UK should position itself as the national champion of “European localism”, a new long-term strategy that is capable of winning support across the political spectrum in the UK, and from governments and parliament...

Europe is likely to play a big role in tonight’s debate. It is probably the one issue that divides the Liberal Democrats and the Tories as much as electoral reform. Nick Clegg, a former MEP and adviser to then-EU Commissioner Leon Brittan, is a euro-enthusiast who would like Britain to join the Euro, even if it takes time. David Cameron is a euro-skeptic (though not, to the chagrin of many C...

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...

Caroline Lucas MEP, leader of the Green Party, has been rated best British MEP on transparency, accountability, democracy and waste by campaign group Open Europe. And Britain's Green Party MEPs were ranked above the groups of all other British parties. Today Open Europe published a ranking of all 785 Members of the European Parliament, scoring their record on promoting transparency and reform...

In his interview with the FT, Nick Clegg says that the Lib Dems have been too “reticent” about making Europe a dividing line with the Tories. There’s little doubt that Clegg, a former MEP is an ideological pro-European. But if he starts banging on about Europe he’ll cause his party problems. The Lib Dems have several seats in the South West, one of the most Euro-sceptic reg...