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Cameron lets UK drift towards EU exit
30 March 2015
The Guardian
“No one thinks he’s credible,” said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform. “Cameron wants to have his cake and eat it.”
Schengen, capítulo dos
29 March 2015
El Pais
“Reabrir el melón de Schengen con tantas elecciones a la vista y con el populismo al alza es complicado”, abunda Camino Mortera-Martínez, investigadora del CER.
Netanyahu's unholy alliance with Europe's 'anti-semitic' far right
24 March 2015
Newsweek
“The Swedish Democrats and the Austrian Freedom Party have very questionable pasts. They are still perceived as racists and anti-Semitic by many,” says Yehuda Ben-Hur Levy of the CER.
Na samite Únie riešia Rusko. Predĺžia sankcie hneď alebo sa o tom pohádajú až v júni?
19 March 2015
Dennik N
"Sankcie Západu síce nezastavili Rusko v porušovaní medzinárodného práva." povedal denníku N Ian Bond, šéf zahraničnej CER.
Judy Asks: Time for Greece to leave the euro?
18 March 2015
Carnegie Europe
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Is EU support for Russia sanctions waning? See who's visiting the Kremlin
18 March 2015
Bloomberg
“The likeliest outcome is that they will not agree to roll over the sanctions now and they will put off a decision until the last possible moment before the sanctions expire,” said Ian Bond of the CER.
Video interview on 'Frozen: The politics and economics of sanctions against Russia'
16 March 2015
Ian Bond and Christian Odendahl discuss Western sanctions against Russia and the findings of their latest policy brief.
Voting on Brexit: The EU issues shaping the UK election
11 March 2015
EurActiv
In the upcoming election campaign, the debate over the EU will be dominated by the question of an in/out referendum and the issue of immigration. EurActiv asked UK-based think tanks to analyse the policy implications of the European positions held by the main political parties.
Wanneer raakt Europa’s geduld met Duitsland nou eens op?
11 March 2015
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Hervormen moet. Maar na het lezen van ‘German Rebalancing: Waiting for Godot?’ van Simon Tilford moest ik ineens heel erg aan Lucas 6, vers 42 denken: ‘Hoe kunt u tot uw broeder zeggen: Broeder, laat mij de splinter uit uw oog halen, terwijl ge de balk in uw eigen oog niet opmerkt; huichelaar’.
Traditionally frugal Germans fuel economy with spending spree
09 March 2015
Reuters
The surge in spending is likely to outlast weak oil prices due to low joblessness and expectations of bigger paychecks, said Christian Odendahl, chief economist at London's Centre for European Reform.
Nowa zimna wojna Zachodu z Rosją doprowadzi do Armagedonu (in Polish)
06 March 2015
Fakty interia
"W zeszłym roku osiągnęliśmy jednak taki etap, kiedy już nie dało się ignorować, tego co się dzieje" - dodał Bond z CER.
Panel discussion on 'Consequences of the Year 2014 for the World Order'
06 March 2015
Ian Bond speaks on the panel, 'Consequences of the Year 2014 for the World Order', in Warsaw in March 2015.
Why the United Kingdom should not leave the European Union
02 March 2015
Constructif
With the prospect of a British in-or-out referendum by 2017 and the eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) polling around 15%, the future membership of the UK in the European Union (EU) is in doubt. Exit supporters argue that Britain should be able to restrict immigration as it sees fit; spend...
Banker fürchten den Brexit
02 March 2015
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Dann müssten sie ganze Abteilungen verlagern, müssten sie hoch bezahlte Spezialisten in London überzeugen, umzuziehen. Das werde nicht einfach, glaubt Christian Odendahl, Chefvolkswirt des CER.
Gebt Syriza eine Chance!
27 February 2015
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Welche Reformen Griechenland wirklich braucht und warum (Tot-) Sparen nicht hilft
Only more Greek drama will avoid the drachma
26 February 2015
Wall Street Journal
“We will probably witness another late-night agreement in four months’ time,” says Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, a London think tank.
Judy Asks: Is NATO’s 2 per cent spending call realistic?
25 February 2015
Carnegie Europe
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
EU to lay out energy strategy reducing dependence on Russia
25 February 2015
dpa international
"Europe will be a much more difficult market for Russian energy companies to penetrate in the future," Rem Korteweg, an analyst at the Centre for European Reform, told dpa Insight EU. "If they haven't noticed that yet, they surely will now."
EU membership: Is it really ‘Time to Jump’ to a worse alternative?
24 February 2015
British Influence
Stephen Tindale on attending David Campbell Banerman MEP's conference on 'Alternatives to EU membership'.
Expert: Minsk talks on Ukraine possible only due to Belarus' neutral position
23 February 2015
Belarusian News
According to Charles Grant, Europe is grateful to Belarus for its neutral position on the Ukrainian crisis. Only Belarus' position made the two rounds of Minsk talks possible.