Close to a Brexit?
In cooperation with ACCESS EUROPE
With the upcoming general elections in the UK, the possibility of a Brexit (shorthand for British exit from the European Union) is widely debated again. Sir Colin Budd, former member of the UK Diplomatic Service, will talk about the current debate in the UK on the European Union membership and reflect on the significance in that context of the longstanding connections between the UK and the Netherlands.
Sir Colin Budd will describe the current debate in the UK about membership of the European Union, including the possibility of a Brexit, and the ways in which the UK would like the EU to change. Sir Budd will also reflect on the significance in that context of the longstanding connections between the UK and the Netherlands. Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin (Political Economy and Transnational Governance, UvA) will respond to Budd's lecture. The discussion between Sir Budd, Zeitlin, and the public will be moderated by Prof. Anton Hemerijck (VU).
About the speaker
Sir Colin Budd was a member of the UK Diplomatic Service from 1967-2005, and from 1975-2005 was closely involved in the UK's relationship with the European Community and European Union. From 1993-95 he was Chef de Cabinet to the Vice President of the European Commission, Sir Leon Brittan.
Jonathan Zeitlin is Professor of Public Policy and Governance, and Distinguished Faculty Professor at the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. He holds a Jean Monnet Chair in European and Transnational Governance from the European Commission, and is member of the steering committee of the Political Economy and Transnational Governance research programme.
Anton Hemerijck is the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the VU University Amsterdam, and vice rector. Between 2001 and 2009 he was director of the Netherlands Council for Government Policy (WRR). He publishes widely on issues comparative social and economic policy and institutional policy analysis.
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