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SPEECH AT THE SAINT THOMAS BECKET COMMEMORATION – ESZTERGOM, 5 JANUARY 2019

“Becket’s martyrdom, in defence of religious freedom, had a profound impact on British attitudes to religious freedom over the centuries, notwithstanding the Reformation. Arguably, Britain has done more to influence the way we in the Western world see modern human rights, including religious freedom, than any nation.” I would like

BREXIT: THE PROSPECTS – A DANUBE INSTITUTE DISCUSSION

“Currently under European treaties we have the right to leave by giving notice within the two years we have left. We give up that right under this proposed deal. This is the most contentious bit of the whole deal because it means that leaving would require permission of the European

BREXIT: THE PROSPECTS – A DANUBE INSTITUTE DISCUSSION

“In the last 30 years there has really been an extraordinary centralisation of administrative processes in the United Kingdom. Scotland is obviously separate politically rather than just administratively. Northern Ireland too, Wales to a lesser extent. There is a concentration of power, and with power prestige, in London.” Let me

WAKING FROM THE EURASIAN DREAM

“Although the EU and several of its most powerful member states condemned Russia’s annexation of Crimea, dependence on Russian gas deterred European countries from taking any really meaningful action in response to the crisis. In theory, the EU could have crippled the Russian economy by placing an embargo on Russian

WHAT IF?

“The European Parliament has decided, Hungary has been referred to Council under Article 7 of the TEU and the left is celebrating. We can leave to one side the questions over the voting procedure, given that politically the weight of the voting is what counts. The joy unconfined on the