Is in or out of the EU the only solution?
I recently attended a meeting organised by the German British Forum in London. The annual conference looked at the issues of the European Single Market and the future of British manufacturing.
Five key points came up:
- The economies of the UK and Germany are improving.
- Britain’s place is better off within the single market.
- There is less enthusiasm for the Euro and full economic and political union.
- Business needs long term political stability NOT uncertainty.
- There is a solution to the conundrum.
The solution proposed by the Right Honourable Lord Owen, is that the structure of the EU and the single market is reorganised.
This can be done through the amendment of existing treaties and agreements. The result would be a strengthened European Economic Area for the single market, with the nations within and without of the Eurozone. Those countries wishing closer political and economic union could continue to strive towards that goal.
For a more detailed report see: http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/the-uk-eu-relationship-divorce.html
For a blog and photo report on the Venue, Stationers’ Hall, see: http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/stationers-hall-brief-visit-to-london.html
