The European Reform Forum (ERF) is a committee of senior British politicians, journalists, academics, and businessmen who are seeking to produce a report on the future direction of the European Union. The members are drawn predominantly from a Conservative background. It was launched on 30 June 2005 in the Houses of Parliament in front of a large number of press. Over the six months of the UK presidency of the European Council the ERF took evidence from numerous people on both sides of the debate and produced a final report in December 2005. It advocated the renegotiation of British membership.

Membership

Chairman – Lord Waddington GCVO PC QC DL

Lord Tebbit CH PC

Lord Weatherill PC DL

Lord Rees-Mogg

Lord Blackwell

Sir Oliver Wright GCMG GCVO DSC

David Heathcoat-Amory MP

Bernard Jenkin MP

Secretary – Bill Cash MP

Brigadier Geoffrey Van Orden MBE MEP

Professor Tim Congdon CBE

Professor Patrick Minford CBE

Martin Howe QC

Roger Brooke

Andrew Roberts

Ruth Lea

Janet Daley

People who have given evidence

Lord Howell of Guildford PC

Professor Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Frederick Forsyth CBE

Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform

External links

European Reform Forum website

Politics of the European Union

European Reform Forum