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Und wenn die Wirtschaft unter Trump doch boomt?
13 November 2024
Die Zeit
Hinzu kommt, dass die aggressive Industriepolitik von Joe Biden zu einer Ausweitung der Fertigungskapazität in den Vereinigten Staaten geführt hat, von der Trump in den kommenden Jahren profitieren dürfte, wie das Centre for European Reform argumentiert.
EU's rule of law crisis shows no signs of abating
12 November 2024
European Democracy Hub
While the European Parliament has been holding confirmation hearings for the incoming European Commission the EU’s rule-of-law crisis shows no signs of abating.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: What does Trump mean for European security?
12 November 2024
Luigi Scazzieri, Ian Bond and Sophia Besch discuss the impact of Trump on European security.
Is the EU taking the right approach to APP fraud?
12 November 2024
CCIA Europe
The EU law-making institutions are currently discussing updates to the EU’s current payment laws. One of the issues they want to tackle is the growing number of payment scams in Europe.
Trump rallenterà le politiche globali contro il cambiamento climatico
11 November 2024
Il Post
«Ottenere una finanza climatica più ambiziosa sarà praticamente impossibile senza il sostegno statunitense e questo demotiverà i paesi in via di sviluppo a prendere seriamente le promesse dell’Occidente», ha commentato Elisabetta Cornago del Centre for European Reform.
Brexit win as Donald Trump plans special deal for UK to 'pull away from the EU'
09 November 2024
The Daily Express
Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform, said: "Trump hates the EU but quite likes the UK. He could offer the Brits a privileged position (fewer tariffs?) in Europe so long as they differentiate themselves from the EU - and don't line up closely with it."
UK's new national security adviser called for ISIS talks at height of terrorism
08 November 2024
The National
Charles Grant, of the Centre for European Reform think-tank, said that Mr Powell’s “diplomatic skills are proven” in helping cement the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.“He is a convinced pro-European who will, I think, understand the importance of closer EU-UK ties,” he added.
Buckle up – the world awaits 2nd Trump term
08 November 2024
Modern Diplomacy
Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, noted, “In Trump’s first term he had a number of ‘traditional’ Republicans in key positions around him, able to steer his foreign policy at least to some extent. It seems likely that in his second term there will be fewer restraints on him. Given his stated views on NATO and the EU, that poses serious risks for Europe’s security and prosperity”.
COP29: The almighty row over climate cash that's about to boil over
08 November 2024
Sky News
"Pushing for more ambitious climate finance is going to be almost impossible without the US buy-in, which will demotivate developing countries from taking seriously the climate ambitions of the West," said Elisabetta Cornago, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
What a Trump presidency means for the UK
07 November 2024
The Times
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, said Trump’s victory was likely to speed up closer co-operation with both the EU and other member states.
Présidentielle américaine : la « relation spéciale » entre Washington et Londres à nouveau secouée
07 November 2024
Les Echos
Donald Trump pourrait au contraire pousser pour un éloignement entre le Royaume-Uni et l'Union européenne. Charles Grant, directeur du Centre for European Reform, pense qu'une partie de l'establishment britannique y serait favorable, même si le contexte actuel fait qu'un rapprochement avec l'Europe est plus probable, selon lui.
Trump win worries international partners ahead of COP29 climate summit
07 November 2024
Reuters
"Pushing for more ambitious climate finance is going to be almost impossible without the US buy-in, which will de-motivate developing countries from taking seriously the climate ambitions of the West," said Elisabetta Cornago, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
What does Trump's election victory mean for NATO, Europe?
07 November 2024
Voice of America
Does Europe have the capacity to make up any shortfall from a US withdrawal of support for Kyiv?"Yes, but it would take a lot more effort than Europe is making now," according to analyst Ian Bond of the Centre for European Reform. "And I think there will be some, perhaps in Germany, perhaps elsewhere, who will say the Ukrainians are just going to have to put up with losing some of their territory.
Joining competition policy with trade and industrial policy: Let’s get specific
07 November 2024
CEPR
Sander Tordoir (CER) gave a strong summary of the major turnaround of the Chinese economy, the “second China shock” (overcapacity and low household consumption as the real estate bubble also burst), which created conditions for a massive manufacturing surplus (around 10% of China’s overall GDP; Setser 2024) being exported to the rest of the world.
Starmer’s free trade resolve tested by Trump’s zeal for tariffs
07 November 2024
Bloomberg
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a think tank, said that Trump could offer Britain a privileged trading position, possibly with fewer tariffs, if it differentiated itself from the EU.
Europe could be a casualty as Donald Trump secures US election victory, promising a new American ‘golden age’
06 November 2024
Fortune Magazine
“In his first term, Trump was obsessed with the US trade deficit with the EU. In his view, this is no different (other than being smaller) to the US concerns about its trade deficit with China,” Zach Meyers, assistant director of the Centre for European Reform, told Fortune.
EU reckons with another Trump presidency
06 November 2024
The Parliament Magazine
“Any additional trade barriers between the EU and the US are going to be really problematic for sectors like the car industry and pharmaceuticals, which rely heavily on exports to the US,” Zach Meyers, assistant director at the Centre for European Reform, told The Parliament.
EU prepares for Donald Trump to retake US reins
06 November 2024
RTE News
"Unlike the US, the EU has not significantly reduced its trade links with China, particularly for imports," write Aslak Berg and Zach Meyers in a paper for the Centre for European Reform (CER)."This partly reflects an internal conflict in the EU about how to tackle China. Some member-states see China as a strategic and commercial threat and want stronger action.
Trump's euro allies are defenseless against MAGA
06 November 2024
Bloomberg
"Given fiscal constraints, there’s a renewed case for defense bonds that would increase spending, make it more efficient and encourage co-ordination, the Centre for European Reform argues."
Cosa teme davvero l'Ue dalle elezioni presidenziali Usa
05 November 2024
Europa Today
"Questa volta l'Europa potrebbe non essere in grado di fare affidamento sull'approccio caotico di Trump alla governance, il che ha significato che nel suo primo mandato molti annunci politici non hanno mai portato ad azioni", ha sottolineato l'esperto di politica estera USA Ian Bond, del Centre for European Reform.