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Think Tank Awards 2017: Who won?
14 July 2017
Prospect
The winner this year of the best UK international affairs think-tank category was the Centre for European Reform, which enlightened anyone interested on Britain’s negotiating position, the stance of the “other side” (the EU negotiators), and where the discussions are likely to head in the end.
Donald Trump z wizytą we Francji: Emmanuel Macron przyjmuje go po cesarsku
13 July 2017
Rzeczpospolita
Macron chce być pośrednikiem między Ameryką i Europę, bo nikt inny nie może przejąć tej prestiżowej roli. Z powodu Brexitu brytyjski rząd jest bardzo słaby, jego wpływ na Europę niewielki. Trump z kolei ostro zaatakował Niemcy z powodu nadwyżki handlowej, a Merkel odpowiedziała na szczycie G20 atakiem na amerykański protekcjonizm i torpedowanie walki z ociepleniem klimatu – mówi „Rzeczpospolitej" Sophia Besch, ekspertka Centre for European Reform w Londynie.
Germany's labour reforms may not deserve their fame
13 July 2017
Bloomberg
Germany's start-of-the-century labour reforms are getting a lot of attention these days, both as the cure-all for the country's previous economic woes and as the culprit behind inequality.
China's new silk road encroaches on US turf in Eastern Europe
12 July 2017
Bloomberg
“There may be more willingness to put human-rights issues with China on the back burner,” said Ian Bond, the director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform and a former British diplomat. “In many respects, economically, there is a lot of concern in Europe about the direction the US is heading in.”
The myth of the German jobs miracle
11 July 2017
Financial Times
Christian Odendahl is one of the finest analysts of the German economy writing in English. So it’s worth your time to closely read his review of the country’s labour market reforms of the early 2000s, sometimes called “Agenda 2010” or the “Hartz Reforms”.
Criminal exports
10 July 2017
Financial Times
Camino Mortera-Martinez of the Centre for European Reform says the European Arrest Warrant has made it easier for the UK to extradite criminals but Britain will find it almost impossible to negotiate as good an arrangement after Brexit.
CER wins the 2017 Prospect Award for best UK international affairs think-tank
10 July 2017
At the annual Prospect Think-Tank Awards, the Centre for European Reform won in the best UK international affairs think-tank category.
German industry warns UK not to expect help in Brexit negotiations
09 July 2017
The Observer
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform think-tank, said that even if German business did agitate for a good deal for Britain, there was little evidence Merkel would listen. “Many of the key policy-makers in Germany do not care what the business lobbies say,” he said. “They care about the principles. One of their principles is that the single market is indivisible. Another is that the British must be seen to pay a price for Brexit, doing less well outside the EU than in it.”
CER podcast: The Middle East peace process - state of play
06 July 2017
Sophia Besch talks to Luigi Scazzieri about the position of the Trump administration on the Middle East peace process, and about concrete policy recommendations for the EU.
Tok FM: Rola instytucji europejskich w negocjacjach z Wielką Brytanią
06 July 2017
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Tok FM about her lateste CER publication 'Brexit maze: The role of EU institutions in the negotiations'.
Brexit briefing: The limits to constructive ambiguity
06 July 2017
Financial Times
Simon Tilford deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, says Labour’s current policy of constructive ambiguity on Brexit is not the win-win approach its advocates claim.
Britain's unhelpful obsession with the ECJ
05 July 2017
Financial Times
Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform has spelt out what Mrs May risks if she continues to make the ECJ an indelible red line. “She will severely limit the scope of the agreements that cover the future relationship. Thus, if the UK wants to stay in the single market for aviation, it will have to accept ECJ rulings, as do Norway and Iceland. The same dilemma applies to many other areas, like financial services, electricity, data flows and security co-operation.”
Brexit: British officials drop 'cake and eat it' approach to negotiations
03 July 2017
The Guardian
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, last week revealed the existence of an unpublished Treasury analysis showing that the costs of leaving without a customs union deal far outweigh any benefits from future overseas trade deals. “The coalition of forces pushing for a softer Brexit is considerable,” Grant said. “The Treasury, long an advocate of retaining close economic ties to the EU, is newly emboldened.”
Will hard Brexit be stopped? Anti-Brexit MPs 'fight tirelessly' for soft Brexit
02 July 2017
The Express
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform (CER), has argued that the hung parliament result boosts “the chances of a ‘softer’ Brexit”. Mr Grant said: “The election took away May’s majority, greatly weakening her, and the new Parliament seems unlikely to pass the legislation required for a hard Brexit.”
CER podcast: Security co-operation after Brexit
30 June 2017
Sophia Besch talks to Camino Mortera-Martinez about how to keep Britain plugged into Europol and European criminal databases.
After Grenfell tower fire, UK asks: Has deregulation gone too far?
28 June 2017
The New York Times
Simon Tilford, an economist and deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, said: “We’re seeing the biggest challenge to this 40-year drive to marginalize or discredit the state and its role in the economy and society. Grenfell Tower had such impact because it symbolizes for many in Britain the retreat of the state, visible in badly maintained social housing and the failure to build more social housing.”
The Cabinet starts to split
28 June 2017
Financial Times
As Charles Grant, director of the CER writes in a valuable new upsum of the UK negotiating position: “[Mr Hammond] has not yet risked war with the Eurosceptics by stating in public that linking to the Customs Union is a long-term option, but in private he is reported to be in favour.”
Lesley Riddoch on Brexit: Leaving EU is simpler than staying in
26 June 2017
The Scotsman
The EU has told Switzerland that it must rethink restrictions on migration or lose access to the single market. According to an influential 2016 report for the Centre for European Reform (CER): “The current Swiss model is broken and will never be accepted again by the EU.”
Sondaż: Bruksela oceniana surowo
25 June 2017
Rzeczpospolita
“Tym bardziej że dominująca rola Berlina raczej szybko nie zniknie. – Brexit spowodował, że Niemcy tracą partnera, który popierał liberalne reformy gospodarcze i dyscyplinę budżetową. Aby uniknąć wrażenia, że sama o wszystkim decyduje, Merkel będzie pokazywać, że współpracuje po partnersku z Macronem. Ale jeśli pozostanie u władzy, nie odejdzie od rygorystycznej polityki finansowej. Nie widzę wielu obszarów do realnego współdziałania z Francją – mówi „Rz" Sophia Besch z Centre for European Reform w Londynie.”
Euronews: Falling pound, border fears and a frightened workforce
23 June 2017
Charles Grant speaks to Sophie Claudet of Euronews on the new proposal allowing EU citizens that have been living in the UK for five years to stay (from 08.45).