The BBN is holding a networking reception on 30 May, hosted by James Elles MEP, in the European Parliament bringing together key British figures in Brussels to discuss Britain’s place in the European Union and how best we approach the on-going economic challenges that Europe faces. This event will be the...

By Phillip Souta   At the end of a low-key European Council meeting last week, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that Britain had formed an “unprecedented alliance” of like-minded states focused on boosting growth through completion of the single market and other reforms.  The 20 February letter co-signed by him and 11 other EU leaders including Mario Monti of Italy and Mariano Rajoy of Spain was the latest example of UK driven letter-diplomacy. The BBN’s second event in Brussels also took place during the European Council last week, on 1 March, and British influence was also the focus, but from a slightly different perspective. Jonathan Faull, Director-General for Information Society and Media at the Commission, Robert Madelin, Director-General for Internal Market and Services, Richard Corbett an advisor to the newly re-appointed President Herman van Rompuy, and Michael Collins from Citibank came together to discuss the level and effectiveness of...

By Phillip Souta One of the main reasons why the UK is so poorly represented in the European Union’s institutions is the fact that Brits are far less adept with languages than their continental cousins. A new report by the Education and Employers Taskforce estimates the cost to the UK...

Business for New Europe has brought together the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, the ICAEW and Nucleus to launch the British Brussels Network.  We hope to add more partners as the network grows.