REJOIN EVENTS
There are many events all over the country in 2026. Follow this link for the latest details. We will also be giving more information on this site and via our e mails.
The main march will be on Saturday 20th June in London
Rotating Presidency
The Republic of Cyprus will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026, for the second time, fourteen years after its first Presidency in 2012. Role of the member state holding the Presidency: While each Presidency’s programme must align with the broader EU agenda, every member state has the opportunity to leave its unique mark during its Presidency.
The member state holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU ensures:
- Continuation of the EU’s agenda
- Production of sound legislative work
- Cooperation among member states
- Cooperation and coordination among European institutions
- Representation of the Council of the EU in sessions of the European Parliament
- Coordination of the Union’s positions in international organisations
The Cyprus Presidency overarching priorities:
- Autonomy through Security, Defence Readiness and Preparedness
- Autonomy through Competitiveness
- Open to the World, Autonomous
- An Autonomous Union of Values that Leaves No One Behind
- A long-term budget for an Autonomous Union
read more about our aims
The next General Meeting of York for Europe will be on Tuesday 27th January at 19.30 by Zoom
link is here
Join us.. No password necessary, just wait to be admitted.
Has Brexit affected your business??
Dear Friends
Do you own or run a business in the York area? York for Europe would like find out how Brexit has affected your ability to keep alive, run or grow your business. If you’d be willing to talk to us, please e mail us
All discussions will be treated confidentially and any information we publish will be anonymous, unless you agree otherwise.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Martin Brooks
David Wilson
It is a happy coincidence that as York and Lviv are working to become sister cities, the European Movement UK has produced a powerful new film this year in Lviv to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Lviv is known as Ukraine’s humanitarian hub and Flags in the Wind highlights the resilience and determination of people fleeing the devastation of war, drawing parallels with Britain’s own wartime past.
It reminds us never to take Europe’s peace for granted, amplifying voices of those fighting tyranny today.
In honour of Lviv, please watch this 25 minute film.
За щасливим збігом обставин саме в той час, коли Йорк і Львів працюють над тим, щоб стати містами-побратимами, Європейський рух Великої Британії нещодавно створив у Львові новий потужний фільм, щоб відзначити 80-ту річницю Дня перемоги над нацизмом.
Львів відомий як гуманітарний хаб України, і фільм «Прапори на вітрі» підкреслюючи стійкість та рішучість людей, які рятуються від руйнувань війни, проводить паралелі між воєнними реаліями України і воєнним минулим Великої Британії.
Цей фільм нагадує нам про те, як важливо ніколи не сприймати мир у Європі як даність, посилюючи голоси тих, хто бореться з тиранією сьогодні.
Будь ласка, подивіться цей 25-хвилинний фільм на пошану Львова.
See again our Zoom meeting with The Young European Movement’s UK president, Cecilia Jastrzembska and colleague Lea Rattei of Thursday 20th February
2024 Celebrating Impact Prize for the EU Rights and Brexit Hub
York University's Professor Charlotte O'Brien
The EU Rights and Brexit Hub is the first of its kind: a nation-wide, legal action research hub. It is an interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, multi-method three-year project investigating how Brexit affects the social rights of EU/EEA nationals in the UK. It is funded by an ESRC large Governance After Brexit Grant.
Do revisit our Facebook interview with Professor O'Brien a couple of years ago, here
... and see more about the award here on YouTube...
Here’s the Hansard report on Wednesday 15th January's Youth Mobility (EU) Bill
Second reading not until July, so plenty of time to put pressure
on our MPs to support when it comes back.
Read the text here...
anti-social media
Professor Juliet Lodge considers a European perspective and reports on Musk's altercation with the EU.
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.
Survival Notes - page under construction - assistance with links for travellers to the EU and EU citizens in the UK
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.
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