Zach Meyers

Zach Meyers

Assistant director
Areas of expertise 

Competition policy, economic regulation, industrial strategy, technology and innovation, the single market.

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Atlantic Debrief: What's in store for transatlantic industrial policy? | A Debrief from Zach Meyers

01 February 2023
On this episode of #AtlanticDebrief, Jörn Fleck sits down with Centre for European Reform Senior Research Fellow Zach Meyers to discuss the latest developments in the transatlantic industrial policy debate.

Europe needs to dial down its anxiety over the Inflation Reduction Act

Politico
31 January 2023
There’s a whiff of hypocrisy about the EU’s response to America’s electric vehicle subsidies — a matter of do what I say rather than do what I do.

Can UK science and technology recover from Brexit?

Encompass
09 January 2023
When Boris Johnson agreed the Brexit divorce package with the EU, he promised it would unleash innovation, turning Britain into an agile “science superpower”. But rather than boost UK science and technology, Brexit has – so far – damaged it.

CER podcast: The implications of Russia's war against Ukraine

15 December 2022
In this year’s final episode of the CER podcast, our researchers unpack the most significant event of the past year, Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Brexit is hurting UK innovation

Times Higher Education
28 November 2022
German-style political stability and long-term science funding could help mitigate the damage, say Zach Meyers and John Springford.

Sunak must bet big on our semiconductor industry – or we’ll lose out to competition

City A.M
02 November 2022
Rishi Sunak’s in-tray is overflowing with crises: from the cost of living to supporting Ukraine, from settling the UK’s long-running dispute with the EU about Northern Ireland to  the fate of his controversial home secretary.

Ask CER - Episode 7: Emergency EU energy measures, UK divergence from EU rules and power shifts in Europe

21 October 2022
You asked, we answered: the seventh episode of our 'Ask CER' podcast series.

Ask CER - Episode 6: The EU's China challenge, its plans for tax reform, and the unfinished banking union

24 August 2022
You asked, we answered: the sixth episode of our 'Ask CER' podcast series.

Unlocking industrial data: Why the EU should rethink the Data Act

Encompass
19 July 2022
The ink is not yet dry on the EU’s two flagship tech laws, the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act.

Ask CER - Episode 5: Europe's defence muscle, Russian-Western relations, central bank digital currencies and the EU's green transition

13 July 2022
You asked, we answered: the fifth episode of our 'Ask CER' podcast series.