#106 The 1963 Franco-German Treaty of the Elysée
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09, 2015
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05, 2012
#77 The UK’s missing sovereign wealth fund
What if the UK, instead of handing over its EU Budget Contributions to Brussels, had invested the cash in a British Sovereign Wealth Fund ? That fund would today be one of the biggest in the world. The financial crisis has brought neglected accounting matters, such as fiscal burdens, deficits & the debt total – that is to say, [...]
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01, 2011
#70 EU customs duties
The EU Customs Union is a relic from the 1950s. It is redundant. The world beyond the EU, where there are no significant customs unions, has moved on. As part of the EU Customs Union (which also includes a non-EU member, Turkey), the UK does not "own" the customs duties (also known as "tariffs") it charges on [...]
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02, 2002
#18 Demographic change 2000-2050
"...while the population of the United States would increase by 114 million between 2000 and 2050, that of the European Union would decline by 37 million..." United Nations Population Division, 28th September 2001 Download Briefing Note: bn#18
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05, 2001
#16 The Euro Two Years On
Monetary union is fundamentally a political rather than an economic issue. The Rt Hon Sir Eddie George, Governor of the Bank of England, speech in Basle, 12th September 2000. Download Briefing Note: bn#16