Since becoming Europe Minister earlier this year, I have been struck by how much being part of the European Union impacts on our everyday lives. Everyone in the UK is affected by the EU in one way or another. For example, around 3 million British jobs are linked to our trade with other EU countries.
I've spent my first few months in the job getting to grips with a brief that ranges from Russia, to the EU Reform Treaty, to public diplomacy. I've been talking with a wide range of people from the political and business world about how they think the EU is doing.
I want to use this blog to encourage a lively public debate. There are a lot of myths about the EU, and I hope that this blog will help to make the facts clear. I want to hear your views and have a real discussion about how the EU should be delivering on the issues that matter.
Posted at 17:35 26 September 2007 by Jim Murphy | Comments[39]
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