The work of the Commission has concentrated on a series of expert hearings convened by ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ academics. Participants included: senior British and EU public officials, policy practitioners, academics, think tanks, journalists and business representatives. The Hearings examined: “negotiation issues”, the options for a reconfigured UK-EU relationship and the wider impact of a Brexit on the UK, as well as on the EU as a whole.
Each convenor produced a report of their hearing which has contributed to a final Overview and Summary of reports, which sets out an overall assessment of the case for continued British EU membership or a Brexit. The European Institute launched the Commission report at a on Tuesday 7 June 2016.
We dedicated our investigation to the memory of the late Professor Maurice Fraser, former Head of the European Institute. The Commission was his initiative: sadly, he died in February unable to see its completion. It reflected his life-long passion for Europe and we hope we have done his memory justice.
Hearing 1: EU Financial Regulation & Protection for Eurozone "Outs"
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Convenor: Dr Waltraud Schelkle, Associate Professor of Political Economy, November 2015
Hearing blog summary by Dr Schelkle, (November 2015):
Hearing blog by Dr Schelkle, (January 2016):
Hearing 2: Higher Education & Research
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Convenor: Dr Anne Corbett, Associate, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Enterprise, December 2015
Hearing blog summary by Dr Corbett, (December 2015):
Hearing 3: Social Europe, EU Employment Legislation & the UK's Labour Market
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Convenors: Dr Bob Hancké, Associate Professor of Political Economy
Dr Steve Coulter, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Fellow in Political Economy of Europe December 2015
Hearing blog summary by Dr Coulter, (December 2015):
Hearing 4: Free Movement of Persons & Migration
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Convenor: Dr Eiko Thielemann, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy; Director, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Migration Studies Unit (MSU); January 2016
Hearing blog summary by Dr Thielemann & Daniel Schade, (February 2016):
Report blog summary by Dr Thielemann & Daniel Schade, (May 2016)
Hearing 5: External Perspectives on the UK’s membership of the EU
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Convenor: Professor Kevin Featherstone, Head of European Institute; January 2016
Hearing blog summary by Professor Featherstone, (February 2016):
Hearing 6: The Implications of Brexit for Fundamental Rights Protection in the UK
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Convenor: Dr Jo Eric Kushal Murkens, Associate Professor of Law; February 2016
Hearing blog summary by Dr Murkens & Sarah Trotter (March 2016):
Hearing 7: Britain as a Global Actor after Brexit
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Convenors: Dr Spyros Economides, Associate Professor of International Relations and European Politics; Dr Mareike Kleine, Associate Professor of EU and International Politics; March 2016
Hearing blog summary by Dr Economides & Julia Himmrich (May 2016):
Hearing 8: The UK's Democratic Moment on 'Europe'
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Session 1: The EU Referendum: Campaigns, Voters and the Democratic Mandate
Convenor: Professor Sara B Hobolt, Sutherland Chair in European Institutions
Session 2: The Role of National Parliaments in the European Union
Convenor: Dr Sara Hagemann, Assistant Professor, European InstituteMarch 2016
Hearing blog summary by Sara Hobolt & Sara Hagemann (April 2016):
Hearing blog summary by Sara Hobolt & Sara Hagemann (April 2016):
Hearing 9: Implications of a Brexit for UK National Governance & Local Government
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Convenors: Professor Tony Travers, Director of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ London, Professor in Practice; April 2016
Hearing 10: "Ever Closer Union"
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Convenor: Professor Simon Glendinning, Professor of European Philosophy; April 2016
Hearing blog summary by Simon Glendinning & Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz, (June 2016):
Hearing 11: Economic Impact of Brexit
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Convenor: Professor Iain Begg, Professorial Research Fellow;
May 2016