BRUGES GROUP
- 214 LINEN HALL, 162-168 REGENT STREET
W1B 5TB LONDON
Phone: 44 (0)20 7287 4414
Fax: +44(0) 20 7287 5522
E-mail: Send messagebrugesgroup.com
Short profile:
The Bruges Group is an independent all-party think tank. Our independence is our strength allowing us to be free to follow our own policy agenda and put the national interest above party political considerations. The Bruges Group aims to promote discussion on the European Union and to advance the education of the public on European affairs. The Bruges Group's research also explores alternative international relationships and policies. Equipping politicians, key opinion-formers and the media with the information needed for a complete restructuring of Britain’s relationship with other European countries.
Detailed description:
Set up in February 1989, its aim was to promote the idea of a less centralised European structure than that emerging in Brussels. Its inspiration was Margaret Thatcher's Bruges speech in September 1988, in which she remarked that, "We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to see them re-imposed at a European level". The Bruges Group has had a major effect on public opinion, and forged links with Members of Parliament as well as with similarly minded groups in other countries.
Through its groundbreaking publications and wide-ranging discussions The Bruges Group has spearheaded the intellectual battle against the notion of ever closer union in Europe and will continue its fight against further integration and, above all, against British involvement in a single European state. The Group also holds regular high-profile public meetings, seminars, debates and conferences.
These enable influential speakers to contribute to the European debate.
Keywords:
European affairs education, political debates, alternative international policies, political seminars, political conferences, alternative international relationships, political publications, public affairs education
