York for Europe

Missed our ZOOM talk on Monday 18th November?

...on The Hanseatic League given by the Hanseatic League Commissioner for England, William Hamish Stewart

Don't worry. Watch it now on youTube here!

The Annual General meeting of York for Europe, Monday 9th December at 19.30

link is here

Join us.. No password necessary, just wait to be admitted.

Prima Vocal Christmas concert

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anti-social media

Professor Juliet Lodge considers a European perspective and reports on Musk's altercation with the EU.

thugs & bots gaming democracy

Fulford Show 26th August, afternoon, School Lane.

It was a great day for York for Europe, meeting with each other and a lot of friends. see some snaps of the day

This is what the folk at the show think of the current situation. If only the main political parties would listen. Aren't governments meant to represent the wishes of the people?

York for Europe's Mission

We maintain that the UK, having left the EU, will have its best interests served by retaining a close as possible relationship with the EU, its peoples and its cultures. This site will serve as a bulletin board, a village pump, and information and interest exchange. The aim of this site it to keep alive our already close ties with the countries of Europe which, we maintain, were more easily facilitated when the UK was a member of the EU. We will also share any difficulties that arise from terminating membership and solutions to problems where they exist. Also, we will share advantages of leaving the union should they arise...

“Our fight continues....
We are standing up for European rights, standards and values in the UK”

If you visit the AI site called ChatGBT and ask it the question, "What is York for Europe?" You get the following answer, which I think is rather cool....

"York for Europe is a pro-European Union campaign group based in the city of York, United Kingdom. The group advocates for maintaining close ties with the European Union and promoting the benefits of EU membership. York for Europe engages in various activities such as organising events, campaigns, and initiatives to raise awareness about the importance of the UK's relationship with the EU. The group aims to provide a platform for individuals in York and surrounding areas to voice their support for European cooperation and unity."

Photoshoot follow-up ~ visit to Dijon

Our friends from the Dijon art organisation Ombradipeter, photographer Monique Serna and art director Vincenzo Cirillo, invited four of us to Dijon to take part in the opening of Exposition « York vue par les cœurs » . see

For some informal snaps of Dijon taken during our recent visit to Dijon, see

York for Europe now need to discuss how and where we mount the photos from their photoshoot, and even if we arrange a return match and go to Dijon for a similar creative photo spree.

More information and informal highlights

Free movement of EU citizens and their family members: An overview

Directive 2004/38/EC (also known as the Citizens' Rights Directive or alternatively the Free Movement Directive) establishes the conditions under which European Union (EU) citizens and their family members.

We are going to have to help our friends in Doncaster when the time comes.

Yorkshire Bylines reports that Reform plan to park their tanks there... ...or is it water butts?

Survival Notes - page under construction - assistance with links for travellers to the EU and EU citizens in the UK

Survival notes

Welcome to york sign showing recent Twin additions.

Follow this link for some photographs of all the Welcome to the City of York signs

York for Europe and the York Twinning Committees of Dijon and Münster have been working with Cllr Christian Vassie and staff of York Council to see the Twin Cities acknowledged on our welcome signs. The entire project has been financed by donations from York for Europe and the Twinning Committees. Full marks to the Council and CPMedia for a prompt and impressive job well done.

Some other recent links

York Anglo-Scandinavian Society ...holds a wide range of events all the year round find out more...
Home Office’s European Union Settlement Scheme ruled unlawful

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Get In Touch

add your name to our confidential circulation list so that we can keep you informed of upcoming events.

Please donate to the York for Europe campaign. We are totally self funded and need your support more than ever. We are not sponsored by the European Movement. You do not need a PayPal account.

If you would prefer to pay us via bank transfer as an alternative way of paying, here are our details:

account name: York for Europe

sort code: 09-01-29

account number: 19071668

bank: Santander

If you put in the payment reference a form of your name, we will e mail you!

paying this way will save us the 5% fee charged by PayPal

Do visit the facebook page of - Jon Danzig - international journalist, pro-European and Human Rights worker. here

On 11-11-2024 Jon Danzig wrote "It seems to me that Labour/Starmer will suck up to Trump, who in turn will be on Putin’s side. If a Trump-like leader had been USA President in 1940, it’s doubtful we would ever have won the Second World War.

Europe now needs to be united more than ever. In the circumstances, a pragmatic first step should be the UK applying to rejoin the EU to show solidarity with our European allies. I am confident that this now would have democratic support of the British electorate. In the world today, the UK cannot afford to be alone and isolated, especially not from our own continent."

Letter to Rachael Maskell MP York Central October 2024 - which reads....

He was asked if the government should be having a debate about a closer alignment with the EU single market.
I feel that you know well enough that the majority of the people of York Central would not agree with this. Please inform Mr Streeting of his error and continue to encourage the present government to represent the views of the majority of the people of this country. It is currently failing to do this.

What others say about Europe....

Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central:

The negotiation framework in the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement gives us an opportunity to build a strong and creative relationship with the EU and we should work together to now shape that future.
Having a source of information in York is so important for us to look at this from a local perspective.”

The ex-Mayor of York, Chris Cullwick:

In the wake of this last turbulent year, it is even more important to us as the incoming Civic Party that we build on these links of friendship and cooperation. Anything we can do to help in this regard we are keen to do. Indeed it is our hope that we might participate in exchanges ourselves when this becomes possible.”
The Lord Mayor’s statement was warmly welcomed by the York-Dijon Twinning Group and the York-Münster Twinning Association.

The Mayor of Münster,

Markus Lewe, has expressed his continued support for our twinning with Münster in the three-minute video-message here

The Mayor of Dijon,

François Rebsamen, has expressed his care and concerns for the citizens of both our cities, here

Explore York for Europe's trail “York in Europe, Europe in York”

The trail explores York’s European heritage through the markers of 19 European countries in the city - buildings, businesses, communities, individual stories and belongings
~ from Italy to Iceland, France to Finland, Portugal to Poland, Sweden to Slovakia and Norway to the Netherlands

We thank Brexit Carnage for sharing their updating newsfeed about the national blight called Brexit...

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