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Two wars threaten to overload Europe’s leaders
26 October 2023
Politico
Managing both conflicts will be a struggle, said Luigi Scazzieri of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank. “The EU will have to divide its attention and financial resources between Ukraine and Gaza. Ukraine will be overshadowed, and it will be harder for the EU to agree to providing large amounts of macroeconomic and military assistance to Kyiv.”
Europe's leaders wrangle over calling for pause in Gaza war for fear of undermining Israel
26 October 2023
iNews
“While Europeans can do little to affect the course of the conflict, they can help prevent some of its worst consequences from materialising,” said Luigi Scazzieri, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
Réduction des normes européennes : engagement raisonné ou stratagème électoral ?
25 October 2023
L'Agefi
Du point de vue de l’attractivité de l’UE, cette nouvelle boussole est en tout cas bienvenue, aux yeux de Zach Meyers, chercheur du Centre for European Reform. «En principe, je pense que cela devrait contribuer à rendre l’Europe plus attractive pour les investissements. Pour un temps, l’UE a été capable d’imposer de hauts standards sans compromettre cette attractivité, car elle s’appuyait sur ‘l’effet Bruxelles’» : le fait que de nombreuses entreprises internationales décident de s’aligner sur les standards européens à l’échelle mondiale pour plus de simplicité.
BBC News: EU pause in military activity is less ambitious than ceasefire
23 October 2023
Luigi Scazieri spoke to BBC News, "I think it's fair to say that the initial response [from the EU] was not particularly smooth. In the days immediately after the Hamas atrocities, there were visible divisions between the member-states and different parts of the EU institutions. And in particular, Commission President...
L’Europa e il conflitto di Gaza: peso limitato, poche buone opzioni
22 October 2023
Aspenia Online
La risposta iniziale dell’UE al conflitto tra Israele e Hamas è stata caotica.
Not so radical: Meloni marks one year in power
21 October 2023
Yahoo News
Luigi Scazzieri, a senior research fellow at London's Centre for European Reform, says her success so far lies in a "balancing act"."She's been able to pull off being both a moderate, being seen as a partner, and also being seen as a radical," he told AFP - although he questioned how long this would last.
Italian pääministeri Meloni erosi puolisostaan – Taustalla miehen seksistiset kommentit
21 October 2023
Helsingin Sanomat
”Olen lievästi huolissani siitä, että Melonin rakentavampi äänensävy tulee murenemaan tulevaisuudessa, koska hänellä ei ole esittää kovin paljon tuloksia [politiikkansa onnistumisista]”, sanoi Centre for European Reform -ajatushautomon vanhempi tutkija Luigi Scazzieri.
What could the European Political Community do for Britain?
20 October 2023
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
People who are keen to see an improvement in UK-EU relations should not overestimate the power of the European Political Community, says Luigi Scazzieri.
Europe’s Gaza misinformation crackdown could set a dangerous precedent
18 October 2023
Fast Company
“They won’t be able to have an open and frank dialogue about what they think works and what doesn’t work and why,” says Zach Meyers, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, a European think-tank. “They’re going to be really nervous about the fact that certain commissioners think that they can score some political points by making it public and taking an aggressive approach.”
Réforme du marché de l'électricité : l’usine Europe marque des points précieux
18 October 2023
L'Agefi
«La réforme devrait directement aider à réduire la volatilité ayant caractérisé les prix de l’électricité, ce qui encouragera les investissements, tant dans les capacités industrielles que dans l’électricité bas-carbone, estime Elisabetta Cornago, chercheuse senior du Centre for European Reform.
The IMF should introduce a cap on its surging lending costs
18 October 2023
Devex
As the world’s finance ministers and central bankers gathered in Marrakech for the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund last week, they fretted that an already weak global economy might buckle further under ‘higher for longer’ interest rates.
Designing a US-EU industrial and trade policy
18 October 2023
Atlantic Council
Washington and Brussels under the Joe Biden–Ursula von der Leyen presidencies have developed a strong working relationship on trade and industrial policy issues.
Breton's megaphone enforcement is no way to tackle disinformation
17 October 2023
EurActiv
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton is taking an aggressive public approach to social media platforms’ failure to tackle disinformation about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
CER Podcast: EU enlargement and reform, migration and the EPC summit
16 October 2023
Camino Mortera-Martinez and Luigi Scazzieri discuss EU enlargement and reform, migration and the EPC summit.
Brandblusser IMF worstelt met nieuwe wereldorde
13 October 2023
Het Financieele Dagblad
Niet alleen de machtsverhoudingen in de wereld zijn veranderd sinds 1944, het jaar waarin het IMF en de Wereldbank werden opgericht. Volgens Tobias Krahnke en Sander Tordoir van denktank Centre for European Reform is ‘voor het eerst in de geschiedenis’ sprake van landencrises tegen de achtergrond van een wereldwijd gestegen rente. Ook het IMF is te duur geworden, schrijft het tweetal.
Ten years old, China's 'Belt and road' is losing allure in Europe
11 October 2023
Voice of America
"The increasing diplomatic costs associated with being perceived as being close to China, and at the same time the fact that the benefits – to the degree that they exist – are increasingly thin, given the broader trend towards de-risking between the West and China," said analyst Luigi Scazzieri of the Centre for European Reform, in a recent interview with VOA.
The CDU must not draw the wrong lessons from the Bavarian and Hessian elections
11 October 2023
LSE blog
The Alternative for Germany increased its vote share in two key state elections in Germany on 8 October.
The IMF is under pressure but on a mission
09 October 2023
Financial Times
There’s a big and troubling issue here though, as well described in this recent Centre for European Reform paper on IMF lending by Sander Tordoir and Tobias Krahnke. Normally, high demand for IMF resources comes at a time of low or at least falling official interest rates, such as the 2008 global financial crisis. (Makes sense: low growth leads to both debt problems and central banks loosening.)
The EU is stuck with its one-trick refugee policy
09 October 2023
Reuters
Analysts such as Camino Mortera-Martinez of the Centre for European Reform think-tank doubt this agreement will stick because Poland and Hungary opposed it. The EU’s first attempt at burden-sharing collapsed during the Syrian refugee crisis after several states boycotted it.
The Spectator podcast: Has Brexit failed?
07 October 2023
Seven years after the Brexit vote, Katy Balls is joined for a fringe panel from the Conservative Party Conference to discuss if voting to leave the EU was worth it, where the wins are and if opportunities are being missed. Katy Balls in conversation with John Redwood MP, Theresa Villiers MP, Camilla Cavendish, Charles Grant, CER and Vote Leave founder Matthew Elliott.