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The Federal Trust is a think tank that studies the interactions between regional, national, European and global levels of government. Founded in 1945 on the initiative of Sir William Beveridge, it has long made a powerful contribution to the study of federalism and federal systems. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place in it. In more recent years, it has supplemented its European work by studies on devolution and regional government in the United Kingdom and a series of reports on global governance.

The Federal Trust has no allegiance to any political party. It is registered as a charity for the purposes of education and research. The Federal Trust draws on an impressive variety of intellectual resources. Its Patrons and Council Members are prominent individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and professions. Its Research Fellows and staff combine expertise in diverse disciplines including law, finance, economics and politics. The Federal Trust also attracts for its publications and projects the regular help of well-regarded outside experts and practitioners. As a result of the varied expertise on which it draws, the Trust is able to reflect in its work a broad spectrum of ideas and approaches to the questions of national and international governance in which it is interested.

Latest News:

• “Brexit: Salzburg makes a people’s vote more likely”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, UK)
• “Eurozone Stabilisation Fund Revisited”, Mark Nevin (Federal Trust, UK)
• “Brexit: Anything could happen in the next half year”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust for Education and Research, UK)
• “Grade inflation? Brexit and Canada + + +”, Blick, Andrew, December 2017 (The Federal Trust, UK)
• “Brexit is a blank sheet of paper that can never be filled in”, Donnelly, Brendan, December 2017 (The Federal Trust, UK)
• “A new referendum, but this time about reality?”, Donnelly, Brendan, January 2018 (The Federal Trust, UK)
• The United Kingdom is Spain’s major global partner, Iliana Olivié, (Elcano Institute)
• Panel Discussion: Trump, Europe and the wider world, 17 October 2017 (Federal Trust)
• Colloquium and Memorial: Professor Stephen Haseler, 13 October, 2017 (Federal Trust)
• Conference: The Brexit negotiations – Quo vadis? 3 October, 2017 (Federal Trust)

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