Summary Reports Index

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.

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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

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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

Summary Report

One pager

Campaign Asks

SlidesIs 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”

Report

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 purposeNorth 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


Summary Report

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)

Summary Report

Round Table #26

07/06/2022

“Defending Our Democracy – Next Steps and shared approaches” 

Jessica Metheringham (Unlock Democracy)

Shaun Roberts (Unlock Democracy)

Summary Report

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

Summary Report

Round Table #24

05/04/2022

“Divergence or Alignment with EU in Tech?”

Jim Killock, Open Rights Group

Dr Monica Horten, Specialist Online Analyst.

Summary Report

Round Table #23

08/03/2022

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 #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