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Once dominant, Germany is now desperate
20 November 2024
The Economist
One crucial development, according to Sander Tordoir of the Centre for European Reform (CER) , a think-tank, is the changing relationship with China. In the 2000s and 2010s Germany was perfectly placed to satisfy Chinese appetites for its cars, chemicals and precision-engineered widgets: goods exports to China rose by 34% between 2015 and 2020, even as those to other countries fell. As recently as 2020 China was a net importer of cars but last year it became the world’s largest exporter.
EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companies
19 November 2024
Financial Times
Elisabetta Cornago, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform think-tank, said that the Commission was “trying to find plenty of ideas” to shore up its trade defences “against a possible flood or redirection of Chinese trade flows towards Europe”.
EU targets Chinese firms with new trade rules for clean technology
19 November 2024
EU Today
Elisabetta Cornago, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, stated that the EU is actively seeking solutions to enhance trade defences, anticipating a possible increase in redirected Chinese exports. However, she also cautioned that stricter restrictions on Chinese technology imports could potentially disrupt the EU’s transition to greener technologies. By enforcing stringent trade measures in the name of innovation support, the EU risks raising prices, which may slow down consumer adoption of electric vehicles and other clean technologies.
The seven ways Europe could step up to help Zelensky
18 November 2024
iNews
“The first thing to say is that Europe needs to deliver more to Ukraine,” says Ian Bond, the deputy director of the Centre for European Reform. Ukraine has so far relied heavily on European-supplied weapons, such as German Leopard tanks. “Europeans just have to step up. There is still a lot of military material sitting in European warehouses and stockpiles being held back for a rainy day. Spain, for example, is still holding on to most of its Patriot systems. Are they expecting an attack from Portugal?”
Second Trump reign could make life ‘a lot harder’ for EU’s far-right leaders
17 November 2024
The Guardian
Certainly, there may be some political upside to basking in reflected Trumpian glory. “The coming Trump presidency will most probably embolden Europe’s far right and illiberal actors,” concluded experts at the Centre for European Reform think-tank.
Alemania está ‘kaputt’: por qué el modelo económico ya no funciona en el orgulloso país de los coches
16 November 2024
El Pais
Tras conocerse la ruptura de los socios y el adelanto electoral en Alemania, Sander Tordoir asegura que la crisis añade incertidumbre “a una economía que ya está envuelta en el miedo”, con los hogares y las empresas en modo ahorro tras varios años de estancamiento.
Europe comes to terms with Donald Trump's victory
16 November 2024
International Policy Digest
Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, reflected on the potential trajectory of US-European relations under Trump’s second term. “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.”
Trump's return springs a critical choice on Europe
16 November 2024
Financial Times
The US has so far provided some $60bn in weaponry and ammunition since February 2022 and the Europeans a similar amount (although more in financial aid). The Europeans can surely afford to do more. If they don’t have the budgetary space, they should think of other ways of raising the money, such as common EU debt or loans to national capitals from the European Stability Mechanism, the eurozone’s rescue fund. (See this Centre for European Reform analysis of the options.)
Det smukkeste ord i ordbogen
15 November 2024
Weekendavisen
»Det værste scenario, men også et sandsynligt scenario, er, at Trump vil prøve at tvinge de europæiske lande til at vælge side mellem USA og Kina. Det sætter os virkelig i en slem kattepine, for de europæiske lande handler meget med begge parter, « siger Zach Meyers fra Centre for European Reform.
Speech by Piero Cipollone at the conference on 'A European path to higher economic growth'
15 November 2024
European Central Bank
Contribution by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, to the Centre for European Reform’s annual economics conference on 'A European path to higher economic growth'
Euroopan piti herätä uhkaan – mutta näin kävi
14 November 2024
Verkkouutiset
USA presidentinvaalin turvavaikutuksiin on CER raportin mukaan varauduttu luvattoman huonosti.Yhdysvaltain presidentiksi uudelleen nousevan Donald Trumpin kielteinen suhtautuminen Natoon on tunnettu tosiasia. Trump ei Centre for European Reform -ajatushautomon (CER) tuoreen raportin mukaan näe Natoa niinkään Yhdysvaltojen asemaa vahvistavana koalitiona, vaan pikemminkin instituutiona, jota liittolaiset käyttävät hyödyntääkseen USA:n suomia turvatakuita ja voidakseen samalla tinkiä omista puolustuspanostuksistaan.
Mandelson’s plan to charm Trump as UK’s ambassador – and why Brexit could wreck it
14 November 2024
iNews
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, said: “[Mandelson] would be very good, he understands trade. The Blairites when they were running the country managed to be pro-EU and Atlanticist at the same time – it was the hallmark of Jonathan Powell, Peter Mandelson, David Miliband and Tony Blair.“It is going to be more difficult to do that now than it was when Bill Clinton and George Bush Jr were in power. The danger for Labour is that Trump quite likes Britain but less so the EU.
Draghi and Letta’s proposals to reform competition policy: A step backwards for European innovation
14 November 2024
Encompass
Two former Italian prime ministers, Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi, have recently published reports painting a dire picture of the EU’s economic prospects. Europe’s workforce is aging faster than the US’s.
Talk, deal, strengthen: How the EU plans to manage Donald Trump's comeback
13 November 2024
Euronews
Dr Luigi Scazzieri, a senior researcher at the Centre for European Reform (CER), believes EU leaders are trying to "project unity and avoid a descent into a scramble." But that unity, he cautioned, could fall apart if the common strategy to cope with Trump ends in failure and capitals seek tailor-made deals, undermining Brussels along the way.
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."