Professor Dame Helen Wallace DBE CMG FBA

Wednesday 16 September 2015, 6-7.30pm followed by a reception
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Jägerstraße 22, 10117 Berlin, Germany

The United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union has become hotly debated and contentious. This lecture explored the prospects for resolving the controversy in the light of the outcome of the general election of May 2015. Helen Wallace examined both the domestic debates within the UK and the implications for the EU of possible changes to the UK’s status.

About the speaker:
Helen Wallace was the Foreign Secretary of the British Academy up to July 2015. She is a leading expert on the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union. She has held academic posts at the London School of Economics, the European University Institute and the University of Sussex.

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Dr. Karin Elisabeth Becker
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