The Grassroots for Europe Round Table Meetings
Below is a list of all of the summary reports from the Grassroots for Europe Round Table meetings together with links to the full reports where they are publicly available.
Some Reports are not available for reasons of confidentiality
Round Table #43
06/02/2024
“Young Citizens Mobilising for Democracy in Europe“
Klajdi Selimi, President of Young European Movement UK
Christelle Savall, President, Young European Federalists (JEF)
Redi Asabella, is a cultural mediator and community activist from Albania
Tina Ellen Lee, is artistic director of Opera Circus
Anna-Lena Lorenz, from Hildesheim in Germany, is an activist with Pulse of Europe
Anuschka Heid, works in the international department of Würzburg local authority in Bavaria, and is responsible for international relations, especially town twinning.
Lauren Mason, Originally from the UK, Lauren works in Brussels for the European Youth Forum, an umbrella platform of pan-European youth organisations including the Young European Federalists and the – still very active – British Youth Council.
Simon Stracke (17), High school student from Würzburg, Germany.
Seema Syeda, Comms and Campaigns Officer, Another Europe is Possible (AEIP).
Myriam Zekagh, Youth Training Coordinator, European Alternatives.
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Round Table #42
09/01/2024
“Poland and Hungary: Democracy vs. Autocracy in Central Europe and beyond”
Wojciech Przybylski – editor-in-chief, Visegrad Insight
Szabolcs Panyi – Hungarian investigative journalist and editor at Direkt36, and Vsquare.org, prize-winning anti-corruption campaigner.
Prof. Danuta Hübner – MEP, Polish politician, diplomat and economist; former minister, EU Commissioner and EP Committee chair.
Dr. Edit Inotai – Budapest correspondent of ARD public TV, Germany.
Dr. Peter Heil – International Secretary of the Democratic Coalition (DK), largest Hungarian opposition party
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Round Table #41
05/12/2023
“Views from Spain: democracy, the EU, and lessons for Rejoiners”
[Chair] Lisa Burton – vice-chair, Bremain in Spain
Rachele Arciulo – Volt España
Carlos Fresneda – London correspondent, El Mundo
Dr. Arantza Gomez Arana – Northumbria University
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Round Table #40
03/10/2023
“Covering the Island / Turn again, Starmer”
Annette Dittert – ARD TV, Germany
Will Hutton – journalist and political economist.
Round Table #39
05/09/2023
“The Online Safety Bill and why you need to know about it”
[Chair] Dr Monica Horten -Independent policy advisor
Robin Wilton – The Internet Society
Ella Jakubowska – ESRI
Jen Persson – Defend Digital Me
Round Table #38
13/07/2023
“Labour and Brexit – time for change?”
Peter Foster Public policy editor of the Financial Times speaking in a personal capacity.
Laura Parker Chief of Staff, The Good Law Project, Strategy Advisor, Labour for a New Democracy, National Committee Member of Another Europe is Possible.
Jackie Jones is a Welsh politician, barrister and academic, MEP for Wales 2019-20
Richard Corbett CBE Chair.
Summary Report with Q&As
Fiona Godfrey and Jane Golding (Co-Chairs, British in Europe)
2023 survey of UK citizens on exercising their voting rights as overseas electors.
A public version of the presentation is being circulated with this report.
Discussion and book review in North East Bylines.
Round Table #37
05/06/2023
“Cross-Europe civil society
collaborations to defend democracy”
Alice Stollmeyer Founder and executive director of Defend Democracy .
András Kádár Chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee.
Professor Laurent Pech Co-founder and co-director of Good Lobby Profs.
Anthony Zacharzewski Founder and president of The Democratic Society
Report with Q&As
Round Table #36
09/05/2023
“Changing Hearts and Minds on Freedom of Movement”.
Summary Report in 3 parts with Q&As.
(1) Michaela Benson – Professor in Public Sociology, Lancaster University – Debunking misperceptions about Freedom of Movement
(2) Dr Mike Galsworthy – Chair, European Movement UK – How to change opinions around Free Movement.
(3) Richard Bentall – Professor of Clinical Psychology at University of Sheffield – Is Freedom of Movement a difficult sell?
Mark English (European Movement UK):
Freedom of Movement – communication challenges and possible solutions
Slides – Is Freedom of Movement a difficult sell?
Round Table #35
04/04/2023
“Connecting young people to democracy and politics.”
Tappan Vickery – Senior Director of Programming Headcount in the USA –
“Youth engagement: Connecting culture to democracy”
Matteo Bergamini – Founder and CEO of Shout Out UK –
“U-Turning Apathy”
Links to featured
– Headcount slides
– Shout Out UK slides
Yorkshire Byline Times article, 09/04/2023 – How can we encourage younger people to use their vote?
Round Table #34
07/03/2023
“The Wavering Wall: The Impact of undecided voters on Britain’s next General Election.”
Best for Britain Report
(December 2022).
Round Table #33
07/02/2023
“Combatting Disinformation – a key strategy for saving our Democracies and our Planet”.
Adam Barnett – Lead UK reporter at DESMOG,
Dr Mike Galsworthy – Co-founder of Scientists for EU,
Prof. Paul Willner (Swansea University)
Summary Report
Round Table #32
10/01/2023
“UK Immigration Policy – its damaging effects” –
Zoe Gardner, Policy and Research Manager – Another Europe Is Possible – “Current picture of Migration Management”
Jon Featonby, Chief Policy Analyst, Refugee Council: “Is the worst still to come? UK Asylum Policy in 2023.”
Summary Report
UK immigration policy: a small boat obsession that’s not fit for purpose – North West Bylines Article (01-03-2023) by Julie Ward.
Round Table #31
06/12/2022
Hazards to Democracy: key info update
Round Table #30
01/11/2022
“Russia & Brexit: hybrid war & dark influences”
Christopher Steele – A former British diplomat, intelligence professional and Russia expert
Turlough Conway – Investigative Journalist with Byline Times
Round Table #29
04/10/2022
“Some Perspectives from the Labour Party Conference”
Richard Corbett – European Movement & Former MEP
Francis Beckett – Author & Playwright
Alex Toal – Make Votes Matter.
Summary & Full Report
Round Table #28
06/09/2022
“A New Leader – plus ça change?”
Will Hutton (British writer and academic)
Alexandra Hall Hall (Former British diplomat)
Naomi Smith (Best for Britain)
Summary Report
Round Table #27
05/07/2022
“Campaigning – Some Alternative Approaches”
Ella Barrett (New Conversations );
Kyle Taylor (Fair Vote);
Peter Jukes (Byline Times Network)
Round Table #26
07/06/2022
“Defending Our Democracy – Next Steps and shared approaches”
Jessica Metheringham (Unlock Democracy)
Shaun Roberts (Unlock Democracy)
Round Table #25
10/05/2022
“The UK – a “world-leading” safe haven for refugees?”
Dr Ruvi Ziegler (University of Reading)
Enver Solomon, CEO, The Refugee Council
Round Table #24
05/04/2022
“Divergence or Alignment with EU in Tech?”
Jim Killock, Open Rights Group
Dr Monica Horten, Specialist Online Analyst.
Round Table #23
08/03/2022
“Muted Britain – Why trust has broken down and how we can respond”
Alexandra Hall Hall (Former British diplomat)
Round Table #22
08/02/2022
What Next for UK’s Democracy – the Orbanisation of the UK
(a) Professor Lauren Pech – Slides – The “Rule of Backsliding”
(b) Responding to the current anti-democratic threat in the UK
(summary version)
(c) Responding to the current anti-democratic threat in the UK (long version)
Round Table #21
11/01/2022
EU Relations & The State of UK Democracy. In Preparation
Round Table #20
16/11/2021
The Importance of Understanding the Psychology of Brexit for campaigning. Campaign Asks, Comments & Updates. In Preparation
Round Table #19
19/10/2021
Round Table #18
21/09/2021
Round Table #17
20/07/2021
The Assault on Truth – Checks & Balances
Round Table #16
22/06/2021
Winner Takes All – Inequality & The Australia Deal
Round Table #15
25/05/2021
Taking Back Control of The Media
Round Table #14
27/04/2021
The Threat to The Rule of Law
Round Table #13
23/03/2021
Voting Reform
Round Table #12
23/02/2021
“The State of The Union – A Realistic Perspective”
Round Table #11
26/01/2021
The Future Relationship with the EU and the political dynamics that will determine that. Updated Asks. In Confidence
Round Table #10
05/01/2021
What are the biggest challenges we face and how could we address them?
Round Table #9
01/12/2020
Campaign Priorities for 2021- In Confidence
Round Table #8
10/11/2020
Building Strategies – In Confidence
Round Table #7
20/10/2021
Campaigns – In Confidence
Round Table #6
04/10/2020
The General Election – In Confidence
Round Table #5
08/09/2020
Options for raising our voice? Methods? Tools? In Confidence
Round Table #4
11/08/2020
Key Campaigning Takeaways
Round Table #3
07/07/2020
Campaigning Objectives, Collaborations and Outcomes. Proposals for The Grid. In Confidence
Round Table #2
26/05/2020
State of Play – Negotiations with the EU – In Confidence
Round Table #1
28/04/2020
The First Meeting – In Confidence