17TH APRIL 2020 THE REALITY BEHIND EUROPE MONTHLY £3.50 Brexit done - bar the shouting Torquil Dick-Ericson o, has now won more Brexit-friendly Speaker. T h e admits, triggering a warning it will the election with a very scare-mongering-prone Governor of become ‘a haven for Europe’s worst Scomfortable majority, on a ticket the Bank of England Carney has been criminals’. Boris Johnson has unveiled to “Get Brexit Done”. Corbyn has lost replaced too.... plans for an extradition bill, to ensure decisively, and Jo Swinson was not The Brexit Party MEPs celebrated ‘a person wanted by authorities in a even re-elected. their imminent departure by singing trusted country for a serious crime is The SNP has increased the number “We wish you a Merry Brexmas” to a arrested quickly’. The measure will of its MPs, and Sturgeon has raised her thunderstruck assembly of the Euro also give the police powers to arrest voice again to demand a second Parliament. someone wanted for a serious crime in independence referendum. However It remains to be seen how the a non-EU country ‘without having to she appears not to have worked out Eurocrats will respond to all this. So apply to a court for a warrant first’.” what currency an independent far they have said that without British lawyers and politicians still Scotland would adopt, how it would regulatory alignment there is no way seem to be blissfully unaware of the survive without the English subsidies, they will accept a Free Trade deal. profound differences between our where Scotland would go if the EU did With the weakening of the German and criminal procedure and those used on not accept it for membership, or even other European economies it remains the continent. Under the latter, (an issue so far quite undebated) what to be seen if they will keep this up over suspects are often arrested and the qualifications for citizenship of an the coming year. i m p r i s o n e d b e f o r e any substantial independent Scotland would be. There do remain the problems of the evidence of a prima facie case to Nigel Farage’s contribution in agreements already signed up to by answer has been collected by the standing down 317 Brexit Party Theresa May, leading to the prosecution, and held for long months candidates who were to run in amalgamation of our armed forces “pending investigation” with no right constituencies already held by sitting with a nascent European Army. These to a public hearing during this period. Tory MPs, was surely decisive in the must surely be rescinded. We wait to This lack of any requirement for the Tory victory. He did it after receiving see what Boris intends to do in this prosecution to be able to exhibit two signals, that under no regard. evidence in order to arrest someone circumstances would a Boris There is also the question of our makes this power a potential tool for government allow the Free Tr a d e fishing waters. France, with EU tyranny, as well as causing needless negotiations to drag the Tr a n s i t i o n support, has stated emphatically that s u ffering to innocent suspects. period on after the end of 2020; and French fishing vessels must continue Moreover, when the wrong person is that a political regulatory alignment of to be able to fish in British waters. This arrested on the basis of a suspicion the UK with EU rules would not be may become a question of based on mere clues or even a hunch, accepted. enforcement ability. To what extent is and this is not speedily tested and And now these two conditions are the Royal Navy equipped to enforce verified in open court, the subsequent being fulfilled – the government has our exclusive fishing rights over our i n v e s t i g a t i o n will be focussed on even passed a law to ensure that the territorial waters? justifying ex post facto the arrest, and Transition period will end on 31st There is the question of our the real guilty party can get off. December 2020, and Boris has continued participation in the This is the big problem with the reaffirmed his intention not to accept a European Arrest Warrant (EAW). We EAW, because a British court is not political regulatory alignment with EU read in The Independent: allowed to ask to see any evidence, it rules thereafter. There are other signs “The UK is set to be thrown out of being wrongly assumed that the too. The obstructionist Speaker of the the European Arrest Warrant system continental authority issuing an EAW House Bercow has been replaced by a after Brexit, the Queen’s Speech Continued on page 2

INSIDE: Should the EU worry about Chinese aid p 2 – Is the EU making a disaster into a political opportunity p 3 - The Foundation for Independence p 4 – Trust before politics p 5 - Warning from the former Bank of England governor Mark Carney p 5 – EU expansion p 5 - Letters p 6 VOL 25 NO 8 Brexit done - bar the shouting Continued from page 1 Extradition Bill is drafted so as to safeguarded for us by Habeas Corpus. must already have it and be able to prevent such cases from occurring Not under the ECHR. Article 6 only exhibit it, when in fact it does not. It is again in future. says a prisoner has a right to a public to be welcomed that the Extradition At least one more item deserves hearing before an impartial tribunal Act 2003, which incorporates the EAW consideration. It is our subjection to within a “reasonable” time after arrest. into UK law, is to be replaced by a new the European Court of Human Rights But it does not define what is Extradition Bill. (ECHR), where judges from 47 “reasonable”. For us with H a b e a s We must hope that the government countries, some with dodgy records on Corpus it is a few hours, or at the very will ensure that the new extradition human rights, have the final, most, in extreme terrorist cases, now procedures include the right for a unappealable, word on deciding what extended to 28 days. On the other side British court to demand to see and to our human rights should and should of the Channel it can be much, much assess the evidence, if any, on which an not be. In the past this was noted and l o n g e r. In the 1980s an Italian EAW has been issued. The narrative described as inappropriate by Lord university professor was arrested and favoured by the police and others that H o ffman and others. Nick Ti m o t h y held for four years and eleven months, the EAW speeds up the apprehension wrote recently in his column in the with no trial nor even any public and transfer of criminals must not be Te l e g r a p h “ We must leave the hearing. His application to the ECHR allowed to prevail over the need to jurisdiction of the ECHR.” was rejected with the motivation that ensure that the right persons are Amongst the reasons for this, the “preventive detention… facilitates the arrested, and not some hapless fact that it prevents us from dealing preliminary investigation”. For us, this innocent. There have been a number of with terrorists as we see fit is usually evokes images of the rack and documented cases of the latter, cited in debate. However, it should be thumbscrews… Subsequently, when at including a British judge, Colin Dines, added that the Convention and the last he came to trial, he was acquitted whose case was taken up at the time by Court do not even do necessarily what on all counts. his MP, Dominic Raab. It is to be it says on the tin – protect what we in hoped that Mr Raab, now in the cabinet Britain take for granted as our normal Source: Extract of a Bruges Group as Foreign Secretary, will remember human rights. Freedom from arbitrary article published on January 13th. this case and help to ensure that the arrest and imprisonment for instance is www.brugesgroup.com Should the EU worry about Chinese aid crisis that knows no borders is through these new barriers is the ambassador to the EU deplored that Ahow EU commissioner T h i e r r y People’s Republic of China. “only China responded” to his Breton is calling Covid-19, but as Keen to appear as a leader in a crisis country’s pleas for help. Europeans look out of the windows in it largely contributed to create, China This allowed Rome’s foreign their home confinement, borders are all has launched several initiatives aimed minister Luigi Di Maio to very they see. The reality is that new at Europe. publicly praise China’s provision of restrictions are dividing citizens from Planes full of medical supplies – medical material to his country, each other and closed borders are desperately needed test kits and masks leaving unclear to what extent the sprouting between European states and – have been arriving from China. material would be donated rather than between the transatlantic partners. Good will and global cooperation in sold. These barriers are breaking down battling the virus are essential, but Some reports have speculated that the freedoms the EU is supposed to be Europe should be aware that China Di Maio may be using the crisis to all about – the freedom of movement may be taking advantage of the lack of further his long-standing agenda to for citizens and goods. solidarity between European member move Italy closer to China. Beijing is EU export restrictions on healthcare states to achieve its own goals. encouraging this rhetoric. supplies are leaving the EU’s In accepting the China’s aid, Europe The Chinese foreign minister’s neighbourhood, especially the should not undermine its own internal spokeswoman actively relayed a false Balkans, feeling abandoned by their cohesion and be wary of being used to s t o r y about Italians singing “Thank closest and richest neighbour. advance an authoritarian state’s you China!” from their balconies. And in their rhetoric, national propaganda. Researcher Lucrezia Poggetti linked leaders, including Angela Merkel in Italy, the EU member state that has certain Chinese donations to Italy to her public address, failed to mention so far been hardest hit by the the United Front, Beijing’s agency E u r o p e ’s common struggle in their pandemic, has been a particularly responsible for coordinating influence visions for battling the virus. prominent target of Chinese outreach. operations at home and abroad. The only country that is breaking In a recent op-ed, the Italian Source: euobserver.com

PAGE 2 eurofacts 17TH APRIL 2020 Is the EU making a disaster into a political opportunity ccording to Belgium MEP Guy they can do, is issuing To check and/or test who comes in Verfofstadt, the EU is not a recommendations. and out of our Union – whether it is via ASuperstate as the eurosceptic What is absolutely insufficient in train, (cruise) ship or plane – is crucial lobby has suggested and he uses the times of a pandemic, is the 27 health to slow down a pandemic, and this was Covid-19 outbreak to support his view. ministers who take it over and are only done recently; months after the However, his cure is to make the supposed to launch decisive collective outbreak of the virus. EU into what would to any outsider be action. Or more correctly – as we have But enhancing and reinventing the a further push into making the EU a seen – mainly fail to streamline their role of the European Union will not truly Superstate. actions. alone been crucial for health or That is why Europe has to change security reasons. He explains: fast and fundamentally. The economic fallout of the “It was already clear for a long time First of all, by putting in place a coronavirus crisis will be massive. that when exceptional circumstances European response mechanism that After we have managed to ‘flatten the o c c u r, the European Union can be will be activated every time a serious Covid-19 curve’, we will face huge pretty powerless: unable to bring the (health) crisis emerges. economic and budgetary problems. migration crisis under control, slow in At the heart of such mechanism And hopefully we have learned our fending off the financial crisis, should be a single European Health lessons from the previous (financial) incapable to stop the bloodshed in Agency that is properly funded and has crisis. Hopefully, instead of hesitating Syria. a mandate to act. and always acting ‘too little, too late’, But today, Covid-19 has exposed An agency that does more than just this time we launch a big and decisive Europe’s lack of thrust to a whole other coordinating national efforts, but is stability and recovery package from level: Italy’s cry for help to replenish able to take all emergency measures to the beginning. something as basic as mouth masks, keep Europeans safe. From issuing Such a package, besides using the remained for weeks unanswered by all mandatory common rules to confine existing fiscal and financial other European member states. It was the crisis, over pooling medicines and instruments must be based on the China who rushed to help first. hospital equipment, to the temporary launch of a huge macro-economic While some European countries closing (partially or complete) of our stability program representing two or were closing bars, restaurants, schools borders. even more per cents of the European and even (partially) borders, others With such tools it would have been GDP. kept on carrying on as if nothing had possible to limit the spread of Covid- It must be funded by the happened. Donald Trump did not blink 19 after its outbreak in northern Italy. introduction of a new ‘Euro Safe when discriminating in his travel ban That same Italy would not need Asset’, a common European asset, between European countries. Chinese mouth masks to cover the guaranteed by the European budget Covid-19 showed how little it urgent needs of its hospitals. and actively supported by the means to be European in times of And moreover, it would avoid European Central Bank (ECB) via its crisis. It made one thing clear: the surreal and dangerous situations as the purchasing program. It will provide a eurosceptic mantra of the ‘European ones we have seen last weekend on the low risk opportunity to institutional Superstate’ becoming more ridiculous border between Belgium and the investors worldwide who will pump by the day. Netherlands, when irresponsible money into Europe’s real economy People see the European Directorate Belgian citizens where massively towards recovery. for Health and Food Safety and the visiting shops and pubs in Dutch towns The number of transnational crises European Medicine Agency and think: to escape the closed ones in their own will only grow in the years to come and they have the tools and money, why country. European member states can only don’t they act? The establishment of this European overcome them when they act together. The answer is: because – just like response mechanism and ditto Just like we did after 9/11, which Europol is not a real police force – European Health Agency, will need to triggered a common European these European health administrations go hand-in-hand with an increase of response and culminated in the do not have any real powers to act. the security of our external borders. European Arrest Warrant. They are largely – you get it – Concretely, we have to transform Covid-19 obliges us to take it a step “coordinating” bodies; assembling Frontex into a real border and coast further and abandon the loose method information and data from all over guard that is able to manage these of coordination, and forge a real Union Europe and sending it back and forth borders properly, whether it be in times that has the capacity and means to act between member states; the most what of big migration flows or pandemics. as one.” eurofacts 17TH APRIL 2020 PAGE 3 The Foundation for Independence Daniel Hodson ho would have thought, in the massively complex and diverse very people on whom we depend to the dark days of 2018/19, issues surrounding Britain’s exiting the carry out the democratic mandates of Wwhen the Theresa May EU and re-entering the world stage as a our politicians. The Foundation will administration appeared to be key independent player, not least from firmly stand on its own independent capitulating to Brussels, that we would Global Britain and Brexit Watch. This ground, building on all available ideas, today be standing on the brink of important corpus of material has in commentary and research including its genuinely leaving the European Union particular been used as one of the own, and will play constantly off the on terms that then seemed beyond pillars for the absolutely key historical front foot; its approach will be positive hope? If, however, there is any lesson role of the European Reform Group in and innovative, but critical where that Brexiteers have learned over these preventing the Parliamentary approval necessary. past few years it is we have walked a of Theresa May’s Wi t h d r a w a l It will have a strong business tightrope – some would argue a very Agreement, a political feat rivalling orientation, and will certainly back the lucky tightrope – and continue to do so. that of the Spartans’ last stand at Government in its fall back of an Nothing can be taken for granted, and Thermopylae, from which they no ‘ A u s t r a l i a ’ deal – not without its certainly not the outcome of the current doubt derive their nickname. significant advantages – and pursuit of negotiations. What has been lacking, however, is Free Trade Agreements within the At the heart of the sea change is the a single, well resourced, non-partisan Anglosphere, Commonwealth and Government’s seeming willingness to and credible campaigning organisation other major economies. But it will also depart on ‘Australia’ terms, should a to build on this material and focus on other specific issues with both better deal not be available. Anyone powerfully and effectively to take the a sectoral and regional orientation, not who has handled any kind of case to Government, parliamentarians, least in relation to financial services negotiation, from business people and opinion formers and the general public, and deregulation generally, defence, trades unionists through to you or me using every means of distribution and fishing, border controls, the just buying or selling a home, knows communication available, including preservation of the Union, that there is a point at which you have general and social media. T h e immigration, infrastructure and to walk away. And yet even now – momentum behind Boris Johnson’s rebalancing towards the regions, tax amazingly – there is no certainty that astounding General Election victory policy, state aid and free ports. this policy would command a majority provides the opportunity – and the A massive agenda? Yes. A clear and in the House of Commons, for many need – for such an initiative, and that is longstanding vacuum filled? Ye s . Tory MPs remain to be convinced, the object and vision of “The Support from across the entire however basic the concept seems. Foundation for Independence”, political, business and social Yet where, since the 2016 launched in March. Led by veterans of continuum sought? Yes. The case rests. Referendum, has been the coordinated the long Brexit struggle (including The hard work begins now. and well planned and resourced John Mills of Labour Euro-Safeguards support for No Deal as a Best Campaign) and well supported across Daniel Hodson is Gresham Professor Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement the political, industrial, social and Emeritus and Vice Chairman of The (BATNA), particularly on behalf of cultural spectrum it seeks not only, Foundation for Independence; Chairman business? Remember how Business for where appropriate, to support the of The City for Britain; President of The Britain quickly took over centre stage Government in the crucial months B rexit Coalition; and has served as in promoting the Brexit case during ahead, but also to hold it to account D i rector of Vote Leave;. Formerly David Cameron’s wretched where it may be tempted to deviate Treasurer, Business for Britain and the People’s Pledge, CEO of LIFFE, Deputy “negotiation” and set the redlines with from the excellent Brexit outcome that CEO of the Nationwide Building Society, its massive and comprehensive Change is attainable. Finance Director of Unigate plc. or Go document? It laid the foundation We are all too aware of the baleful for the successful Vote Leave influence and negativism of the Usual John Longworth is Co-founder and campaign, and then sadly disappeared Suspects, despite much of their Chairman of The Foundation for into the past on 24th June 2016, never credibility being undermined by the Independence. He was Director-General to be replaced by a significant manifest debunking of Project Fear. of the Chamber of Commerce from 2011- alternative commanding its broad and The CBI and TheCityUK stood for 2016. He Co-Chaired the Leave Means national support. Remain, and the Priti Patel affair has Leave campaign and is a member of the Since then there has been no exposed the attitudes – some would say Advisory Board of Economists for Free shortage of excellent and apposite contempt – of the mandarins across the Trade and the Advisory Council of the comment and research on so many of Civil Service and Foreign Office, the IEA.

PAGE 4 eurofacts 17TH APRIL 2020 Trust before politics peaking out on the Covid-19 China, “Your donation is a signal of geopolitics. virus outbreak the Chinese friendship and solidarity that we will To politicize the outbreak or view Sambassador to the EU Zhang never forget. I do hope that the world C h i n a ’s efforts with suspicion is Ming had this to say: will understand that we are really in the nothing but parochial and detrimental. “This spring is never going to be the same boat”. When people’s lives and health are at same again. In fighting the virus, China has stake, the only right thing to do is to The explosive spread of Covid-19 made huge sacrifices and gained put politics and prejudice aside and caught the world by surprise, and it valuable experience. Such experience join the global fight against the virus. couldn’t show more clearly just how is a common asset, which we hope, The response to the outbreak is like closely connected we are. As the could help save other countries from a mirror, which well reflects that pandemic looms large, China and the further sacrifices. China-EU relations are essentially EU stand together in solidarity. Chinese and European health about cooperation and partnership. A friend in need is a friend indeed. specialists are working closely With well and long established When China’s fight against the together, both online and on the dialogue mechanisms, China and the outbreak was in a most difficult stage, ground. The two sides share good EU are stepping up cooperation on the EU, its member states and their practices via video-conferences. diagnostics, treatment, pharmaceutical citizens extended a warm and helping Chinese medical teams are fighting and vaccine development, in addition hand, for which China is deeply the pandemic shoulder to shoulder with to regular exchanges of information grateful. their European colleagues in Italy and and expertise. As the situation is getting more other countries, offering their We want to join hands to fight and serious in Europe, we share your experience and expertise. defeat the pandemic. worries and woes as our own and Their actions very much The mirror also reflects the global extend our deep sympathies. appreciated, simple are their words: significance of China-EU relations. We are also providing support in the “We are doctors. It’s our duty to help Both supporting and upholding best way we could, despite China’s defend people against illness. A n d multilateralism, China and the EU own high demand for medical supplies we’ll go wherever we are needed.” share the belief that, in face of global at home and production challenges. They added, “Italy was among the challenges at a trying time, it is The Chinese central government has first to send a rescue team to China’s important to rise to the occasion provided to the EU and its member Sichuan province in the wake of a together rather than blame others, pass states medical protective equipment in massive earthquake in 2008. It’s no the buck or adopt beggar- t h y - large quantities, including respirators, coincidence that China’s first medical neighbour policies.... face masks, goggles, protective gowns, team to Italy is mostly composed of When the threat of Covid-19 looms and ventilators. doctors from Sichuan”. large, trust, especially a high-level of Chinese local governments, charity T h a t ’s exactly why we opt for trust between the government and o rganisations and business cooperation. Viruses do not citizens, has underpinned China’s communities are also making discriminate on the basis of race or impressive response. contributions through various n a t i o n a l i t y. The best way to help By the same token, only trust will channels, so are the Chinese oneself is to help others. Any attempt help free our minds of undue concerns communities living in Europe. to put a Chinese or European label on and make international cooperation Former Italian prime minister and the coronavirus is to despise science possible. And only trust and solidarity former president of the European and life. Our fight against the virus has will give us greater strength to fight Commission, Romano Prodi, said to nothing to do with social system or and prevail over the pandemic”. Warning from Mark Carney he former Bank of England Times, outgoing Governor of the Bank at all to align our approaches, to tie our TGovernor warns against of England Mark Carney expressed hands and to outsource regulation and outsourcing regulation to EU in trade optimism regarding the City’s post- effectively supervision of the world’s deal Brexit prospects, adding that in a future leading complex financial system to In an interview with the Financial UK-EU trade deal, “It is not desirable another jurisdiction”. EU expansion he EU states’ ambassadors have Macedonia, ending months of with EU affairs ministers, prior to Tprovisionally agreed to open uncertainty after France vetoed it last adopting the move by so-called written accession talks with Albania and North year. Ambassadors have discussed it procedure. eurofacts 17TH APRIL 2020 PAGE 5 LETTERS Tel: 08456 120 175 email: [email protected]

Prediction when we were fully a member. The EU little more. Manufacturing industries is a collective of countries that are now create jobs and that means more money Dear Sir, run by bureaucrats who have never goes to the government in terms of It is always dangerous to make shown the UK any proof of being a taxation, it follows that will also mean predictions, especially in politics - but friendly neighbour, in fact if anything more money for the NHS, education I am going to make one: the next two they have only been interested in and all the essential services. countries to leave the EU will be stopping the UK from profitable ROGER MAY Denmark and Sweden. trading with the rest of the world. Northamptonshire Why? Because the citizens, The EU’s only goal is that of taxpayers and voters of those two creating more rules and regulations British resolve countries have had to watch the that restrict the rights of its citizens and standard of living of their next-door prevent business opportunities and Dear Sir, neighbour, Norway - which had the entrepreneurship. It’s aim of ever- In the face of a crisis yet again we see good sense to stay out of the EU - rise, closer-union goes on with more power the British people stepping in to help whilst theirs stagnated (in spit of the being removed from member states to those less fortunate than them selves. much-vaunted economic arguments in feed the insatiable desire of the Many of the older generation have favour of EU membership). unelected bureaucrats to be the been reminded about war time You can huff and puff on the dictators. suffering and the ability to survive political stage, but you cannot fly in the Therefore, the UK government despite the terrible loss of life. face of economic reality. should be prepared to walk away COLIN CROWTHER ROGER ENSKAT completely from any trade deal that West Midlands London gives the EU continued control or jurisdiction over any aspects of our EU breakup international trade. EU Transition date DAVID SILVER Dear Sir, Leicestershire It didn’t take long for the member Dear Sir, countries of the EU to abandon its I do hope that the coronavirus does not British industry principles of open borders and get used as yet another excuse to delay unrestricted travel. What appears to leaving the EU beyond 31st December Dear Sir, have happened is that each country has 2020. One of the biggest lessons we should taken care of its own citizens (as is the Already we hear the EU MEPs learn from the Covid-19 outbreak in right and proper thing to do), leaving calling for the talks to be delayed, their the UK is that UK industry needs to be behind the ever-closer-union principle. voice will only grow with the usual built up quickly to fend of the deep The cultural values of each member media support. reliance on foreign imports. state has now been highlighted The UK remainer lobby are also The NHS the UK’s most important exposing the fragile nature of the EU. hopeful for delaying the leave date, organisation has relied to heavily on The sooner we complete our full luckily for us Boris Johnson at the time imports even for simple face masks withdrawal and leave on the 31st of writing is still saying the date will that are an essential tool in the health December the better. not change, but only time will tell service. PAMELA MADDICKS whose right. In the times of crisis a country Coventry SALLY JOHNSON should be able to be self sufficient in Manchester terms of health procurement and as far Hope as possible food supply. Trade talks The UK’s membership of the EU Dear Sir, has created a country that has given up I was sad to hear about Prince Charles Dear Sir, on manufacturing and assuming it can and Boris Johnson both going down Many of those involved in EU trade always get whet it needs from abroad. with the covid-19, but relieved that talks are still pretending that the EU The time has come to help preserve they are recovering and hope that Boris are friendly partners. what little manufacturing industry we can now also get us out of the EU. That is far from the case the EU has have and to encourage its enlargement GRAHAM LUFF never acted as a friendly partner even even if it means that some goods cost a Derbyshire

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