Dropping into my inbox this week was an invite to attend an Open Europe event called ‘EU communication policy: biased propaganda?’. A bit rich! Despite styling themselves as an ‘independent think tank’, Open Europe consistently produces what can only be described as biased propaganda. By misleading and using selective quoting Open Europe, with a helping hand from the media, very successful...

Once in a while Open Europe’s daily press summary contains a gem among the constant Jeremiads. One example was Ulrich Beck's article in the Guardian This economic crisis cries out to be transformed into the founding of a new Europe (13 April 2009). Recommended reading for all and sundry. More Europe and why. Ralf Grahn

Open Europe’s ranking of all 785 MEPs continues to receive coverage. Open Europe’s Research Director Mats Persson appeared on CNBC’s Europe Tonight show, discussing the findings of the report. The ranking was also mentioned on this morning’s BBC Breakfast Show, in the Scotsman, and several other European and regional newspapers.

Open Europe has published new research, detailing the ways in which the EU could bailout Greece, and what these solutions could cost European taxpayers. Open Europe argues that an EU-led bailout will come with huge economic and political risks, and will for the first time make Europe’s taxpayers fully liable for an individual country’s debts, while centralising new economic powers at t...

Open Europe is holding a morning debate entitled, “Westminster or Brussels: Who rules Britain?” at the House of Commons in London on Monday 11 May. Speaking at the event will be Gisela Stuart, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston who represented the UK at the Convention on the Future of Europe; Lord Trimble, former First Minister of Northern Ireland and member of the Lords EU Select Committee; ...

Baroness Ashton's nomination to replace Peter Mandelson in the European Commission is welcome. She will be the first ever female British Commissioner. She knows her stuff on Europe, having steered the Lisbon Treaty through the House of Lords, fending off eurosceptic attacks on it. She is also a very amiable person. I'm sure she will sail through her confirmation hearing at the European Parliament.

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...

Open Europe is holding a morning debate entitled, “Westminster or Brussels: Who rules Britain?” at the House of Commons in London on Monday 11 May, from 10am to 12pm. Speaking at the event will be Gisela Stuart, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston who represented the UK at the Convention on the Future of Europe; Lord Trimble, former First Minister of Northern Ireland and member of the Lords EU...

Open Europe has obtained a list of which MEPs have and have not, as of last week, signed a European Parliament Declaration calling for an end to the monthly trip between Brussels and Strasbourg. Open Europe has written to all those MEPs who have not signed, urging them to do so before the deadline tomorrow.

New Open Europe briefing: The ten lessons the UK Government should draw from Cameron???s EU veto