Charles Grant

Charles Grant

Director
Areas of expertise 

Britain's EU referendum, the 'future of Europe' debate, the euro, Russia, European foreign and defence policy and China's relations with the West.

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Spectator podcast: Coffee House Shots: Live at Conservative Party Conference

01 October 2019
“It’s wrong to think Brussels is desperate to keep the British in the EU … most [EU] countries just want to get shot of the problem” Charles Grant, director of the CER tells The Spectator, live from Conservative Party Conference.

Channel 4 podcast: Politics: Where Next? - How likely is a Brexit deal?

20 September 2019
Deal or No Deal? Boris Johnson's search for a Brexit deal has intensified. 

Channel 4 News: Battle of Conservative prime ministers in Parliament suspension case

19 September 2019
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform spoke to Gary Gibbon about the ongoing Brexit discussions between Brussels and the UK 'the British need to make a serious offer'.

BBC Radio 4 - PM: Deal or no deal with the EU

12 September 2019
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform spoke to PM about the chances of a Brexit deal (from 07.00 mins).

BBC World News: Post-Brexit trade deals

13 August 2019
“The US is a strong operator in trade agreements – it tends to get what it wants by being tough and pursuing its own interests, and it will make use of the fact that Britain post-Brexit will be very much in bad need of a trade deal" Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform tells BBC World.

A no-deal Brexit is less inevitable than it looks

Prospect
09 August 2019
Boris Johnson says he won’t talk to the EU unless it agrees to scrap the Irish backstop.

Channel 4 News: EU must recognise current Brexit deal not going to pass Commons

29 July 2019
As the government ramps up its no deal planning, Boris Johnson has insisted a new deal with the EU is still a possibility.

ZDF: Vorgeschmack auf den Brexit

29 July 2019
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform spoke to ZDF about Brexit from (1.35 mins).

Room for Thought: Europe - a Leaver and Remainer talk across the divide

20 July 2019
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform and Douglas Carswell discussed thier differing views of Europe in this interview.

EU officials don't relish the idea of no deal – but they are prepared to play hardball

The Guardian
19 July 2019
Brussels is gloomy about the prospect of Britain crashing out, but political realities could see a compromise emerge.