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European Parliament threatens UK working hours opt-out

MEPs vote to increase costs for businesses in the UK - new threat to Britain's working time opt-out

New Open Europe research: EU climate package to cost £600 per family per year

Sarkozy wants Irish revote on Lisbon Treaty in 2009

EU unveils 'Solution to the Irish Problem': second referendum in autumn 2009

New Open Europe briefing warns EU trials in absentia could mean miscarriages of justice

EU's 170,000-strong army of bureaucrats

New poll finds Irish voters are strongly against a second referendum

New Open Europe briefing note: the EU Health Services Directive

EU leaders press ahead with ratification of Lisbon Treaty despite Irish 'no' vote

Open Europe MEP Transparency Initiative

The French EU Presidency: what to expect

MPs ignore voters' calls for a referendum on revised EU Constitution ­- will the Lords listen?

Labour Chairman of Commons European Committee: the “treaty is the tipping point”

EU's £7.2 billion regional programmes failing

Commons EU Scrutiny Committee: UK subject to "new and unquantifiable risks" from EU Constitution; 'red-lines' will not work

New energy powers for the EU could cost UK £6bn

I Want a Referendum campaign gathers momentum – 19,000 have already signed up – have you?

Open Europe publishes first comparative text of the new Constitutional Treaty

New EU treaty is 96% the same as old Constitution

EU Constitution by any other name

EU treaty negotiations: Tony Blair hopes “red lines” will distract voters from what he is really giving away

Five ways to make trade work for development

Home Information Packs: expensive and ineffective

Pace quickens in debate over new EU treaty

Blair says he will sign up to new EU treaty in June – and will ditch referendum promise

"Mercantilist" EU to push ahead with trade agenda for developing world

'City farmers' claiming CAP subsidies from "virtual farms"

Is the EU making war with Iran more likely?

EU seeks control over criminal law through EU-wide crimes

EU employs double the number of staff it claims

Constitution officially back on the agenda

The EU in 2007

Selling the City short? The Commission hits back at Open Europe research

Sarkozy hatches plan to avoid referendums on the EU Constitution

Government misled Parliament over cost for the NHS of EU carbon tax; EU emission trading under fire

New ICM poll: majority of UK businesses think EU is "failing"

The Conservatives: beyond “banging on about Europe”?

Bulgaria and Romania to join EU on 1 January: Government split down the middle on migration

Migration from Bulgaria and Romania: Work permits won't work - so what is the answer?

Keeping the home fires burning?

The high price of hot air

EU leaders agree to sign new treaty by 2008

New poll: a year since the no votes, can Europe learn to listen?

Commission charm offensive paves way for EU Constitution’s return

EU leaders draw up timetable to introduce Constitution in stages

Getting a Grip: Reforming EU Scrutiny at Westminster

New book: "Beyond the European Social Model"

The decline of the single market?

The Services Directive - can Europe deliver?

The making - and breaking - of New Labour's European policy?

EU leaders plan return of EU Constitution

New EU budget: a historic missed opportunity

EU red tape has cost UK firms 30 billion pounds

World trade talks: how the EU is blocking progress

Open Europe launches