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Brexit bullies turn on those sorting out their mess
14 May 2017
The Guardian
As Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform delicately puts it, no civil servant appears to be free to tell the prime minister that what she wants cannot be delivered unless she backs down and accepts freedom of movement and a continuing role for the European court of justice.
Szymański w Londynie: Brexit to wyzwanie, a nie szansa
12 May 2017
Gazeta Prawna
Wiceminister spraw zagranicznych ds. europejskich Konrad Szymański przekonywał w czwartek wieczorem w prestiżowym Królewskim Instytucie Spraw Międzynarodowych Chatham House w Londynie, że "Brexit to nie szansa, ale wyzwanie". Chodzi o to, by ograniczyć szkody. Szymański przedstawił swe stanowisko podczas debaty o przyszłej roli Grupy Wyszehradzkiej w Unii Europejskiej, występując obok swoich odpowiedników z Czech, Słowacji i Węgier. Debata była moderowana przez Agatę Gostyńską-Jakubowską z londyńskiego ośrodka analitycznego Centre for European Reform.
Macron's mission to revitalize French economy won't be easy
11 May 2017
The Daily Mail
Macron offers France a "real opportunity for reform" that will "both pep up France's economy and strengthen his position in Europe," says Charles Grant, the director of the Centre for European Reform.
What would a large Conservative majority mean for Brexit?
10 May 2017
Financial Times
John Springford of the Centre for European Reform also strikes a note of caution in his latest analysis. It cannot be excluded, he says, that Mrs May will “walk away from the negotiating table, and hope to manage the economic fallout by wrapping herself in the flag, accusing the 27 of ‘ganging up’ on Britain, and deeply wounding the UK’s important alliances with France, Germany and the rest of Europe in the process”.
Judy Asks: Is France Europe's redeemer?
10 May 2017
Carnegie Europe
Europe the sinner, at last redeemed by the grace of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, set to the music of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - Europhiles may be forgiven for enjoying this fantasy on the evening of 7 May.
Co oznacza dla Polski prezydent Macron? Sankcje, marginalizacja i mniej pieniędzy?
08 May 2017
Wiadomosci
Trudno sobie wyobrazić, by w ciągu trzech miesięcy nie tylko uruchomiono Artykuł 7, ale zapada też decyzja o ograniczeniu Polski w prawach członka. Ta procedura jest zbyt skomplikowana, a państwa członkowskie nie mają ochoty podejmować tak drastycznych decyzji - podsumowuje Agata Gosytńska-Jakubowska, analityk Centre for European Reform w Londynie.
Volcanic Macron forces Germany to come clean on its real EU agenda
08 May 2017
The Telegraph
Charles Grant from the Centre for European Reform says Mr Macron’s strategic gamble is to restore French credibility, and then to lever this to extract a “new concordat on the euro” from Germany.
CER podcast: What does Macron's victory mean for France, the UK, the EU and the world?
08 May 2017
Ian Bond talks to Sophia Besch about the next steps for the newly elected French president.
EU officials call for calm after week Brexit battle spiralled out of control
07 May 2017
The Guardian
Charles Grant, the director of the Centre for European Reform in London, said: “The impact of the leak has been to strengthen hardliners in Westminster who want there to be no deal. “Another consequence of the leaking is that the British government no longer believes that the commission is a credible or serious negotiating partner that can be trusted, and that is a real problem.”
France's new president Emmanuel Macron
07 May 2017
USA Today
"The surge of support for Emmanuel Macron shows that liberal, pro-EU centrists may yet have a future in European politics. This would be good for the EU," said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank.
€100bn Brexit bill is 'legally impossible' to enforce, European Commission's own lawyers admit
07 May 2017
The Telegraph
John Springford, director of research, working on economic issues, at the Centre for European Reform in London, said the member-states were undermining the Commission's attempts to stick to a “principles-based” approach. “The Commission is trying to make the Brexit bill legally coherent so that, if negotiations fail, it has a defensible case at the International Court of Justice in the Hague,” he said.
Marine Le Pen vs. Emmanuel Macron: French candidates couldn't be more different
05 May 2017
USA Today
"A Macron victory would break the political mould of the Fifth Republic. Since 1958 France has been ruled by presidents who hail from the mainstream parties of left or right," said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank.
Election rehearsal
05 May 2017
Bloomberg
Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform tweeted that May is wrong to say EU policy makers are interfering in the election. “In fact they want her to win big, so she has the strength to compromise on Brexit,” he said.
Russian EU ambassador says Kremlin has no favorite in French election
04 May 2017
Deutsche Welle
Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform (CER), says what surprises him is that Chizhov can say all this with a straight face. "Basically the Putin approach [is that] unless you actually catch me with my hand in the cookie jar, I haven't stolen any cookies," Bond said. "Is he going to come out and say 'yes, of course, we interfere in people's elections'? He's doing precisely what I would expect him to do, which is deny, deny, deny. Does he care if people believe it or not? No, not especially."
Daily Politics: The growing Brexit bill
03 May 2017
Charles Grant speaks to Andrew Neil about the growing Brexit bill (from 03.40).
Juncker will find me 'bloody difficult woman' in Brexit talks, says May
03 May 2017
The Guardian
Meanwhile, Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform (CER) thinktank, revealed that commission officials are considering demanding billions more from the UK than was previously suggested. “Commission officials have told me that the amount being sought by the EU from Britain before Brexit goes ahead is likely to be significantly higher than the €60bn that has already been floated,” said the CER director.
BBC Sunday Politics: Camino Mortera-Martinez on Brexit neogitations
02 May 2017
Camino Mortera-Martinez talks to BBC Sunday Politics on the EU summit and the forthcoming Brexit neogitations.
Britain’s complacency over Brexit will end in humiliation
02 May 2017
The Guardian
France and Germany don't make the mistake of thinking they would be better off outside the EU. The UK is deluding itself if it thinks it will prosper.
A terrible start to the Brexit conversation
02 May 2017
The Financial Times
The UK is deluding itself if it thinks it will prosper outside the EU, writes Simon Tilford, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform. He contends that few countries have ever allowed their sense of exceptionalism to damage their interests in the way Britain is doing.
Grudging Public Support for Euro Could Hold It Together
30 April 2017
The Wall Street Journal
“The cost of breaking up the euro is so high that this probably won’t be the consequence of the challenge from populism,” says Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank. “Rather, the issue is resistance to the broader European project. If populists win power on the basis of anti-euro rhetoric, countries’ willingness to work together in Europe will be constrained.”