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The Robin Cook Europe debates

A series of debates to initiate a discussion about the identity and role of Europe at the start of the 21st century

21 July 2007

  • David Clark

    Europe's future: old and new Europe

    David Clark

    David Clark: The final debate ended with cautious optimism about the experience of Europe's enlargement into the east. What are your thoughts?

16 July 2007

  • Europe's future: the whole truth

    Edward McMillan-Scott

    Edward McMillan-Scott: How can a Europe of 27 or more countries function as a coherent whole? In my view, there is no geographical limit to the EU.

14 July 2007

  • EU splits will continue

    Fraser Cameron

    Fraser Cameron: It's possible the EU countries may one day be singing from the same hymn sheet, but not at the same pace.

13 July 2007

  • David Clark

    Divided Europe?

    David Clark

    David Clark: In the third and final Robin Cook Europe Debate, we ask if, despite enlargement, the EU remains fragmented.

18 June 2007

  • David Clark

    Europe's future: rising to the challenge

    David Clark

    David Clark: The second Robin Cook debate focused on the global challenges we face, including leadership, climate change and the ill-fated constitution.

13 June 2007

  • Europe's future: working together

    Margot Wallström

    Margot Wallström: Nowadays, no single national government can solve the big global issues.

  • Europe's future: moral leadership?

    Neil O'Brien

    The EU often claims to take an ethical stance, but is it really practising what it preaches?

  • David Clark

    Europe's future: the global challenge

    David Clark

    David Clark: Has the EU exacerbated the uncertainties and pressures of globalisation?

12 June 2007

  • David Clark

    Europe's future: a transient divide?

    David Clark

    David Clark: Panellists in the Robin Cook debate saw no fundamental and unbridgeable gap between Europe and Islam.

5 June 2007

  • Europe's future: cultural cross-pollination

    Reem Maghribi

    Reem Maghribi: Cultural and religious groups should not be addressed collectively but as individuals who have a vote and a voice within a democracy.

  • Europe's future: make yourselves at home

    Fatih Alev

    Fatih Alev: When Muslim minorities living in Europe feel like they belong, they naturally participate in society - and interculturalism stands a chance.

  • David Clark

    Europe's future: which way forward?

    David Clark

    David Clark: The Robin Cook Europe Debates launch this week with a roundtable discussion on Europe and Islam. Post your questions for the panel here.

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