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Чего хочет Европа?
22 February 2015
Belarus TV
Чарльз Грант, директор Центра европейских реформ (Лондон): "Прежде всего, Европа очень благодарна Беларуси за её нейтральную позицию в украинском кризисе".
Wilton Park interviews Ian Bond
21 February 2015
Wilton Park
Wilton Park interviews Ian Bond and Maria Lipman on the frictions on Europe’s eastern boundaries.
Ian Bond speaks to BBC Radio 'Good Morning Scotland'
21 February 2015
BBC Radio Scotland
Ian Bond is interviewed by the 'Good Morning Scotland' show on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss the situation on the ground in Ukraine.
Concern in Britain over diminished role on world stage
21 February 2015
Agence France Presse
Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform, a think tank in London, told AFP that there had been a "shrinking of ambition".
To protect the environment, the UK must stay in the EU
20 February 2015
Mark Avery
Stephen Tindale writes a guest blog for Mark Avery.
Eurozone officials reach accord with Greece to extend bailout
20 February 2015
The New York Times
“This deal won’t be a game-changer for the Greek economy — the outlook there won’t change dramatically” because the funds will largely go to repaying Greece’s debts, not to the real economy, said Simon Tilford of the CER.
Эксперт о миротворцах на Донбассе: "Максимум, что может быть, – увеличение миссии ОБСЕ"
20 February 2015
segodnya.ua
Ian Bond explains why Ukraine's request for UN peacekeepers won't be met, but it may get more OSCE observers to monitor the ceasefire in the east (in Russian).
Greece defiant as Germany tears up last-ditch EMU compromise on austerity
19 February 2015
The Telegraph
“Syriza have made a lot of mistakes and there isn’t much sympathy for them,” said Simon Tilford. “But at the same time frustration is increasing at the Germans. Not every country is relaxed at the prospect of Greece being ejected from the euro.”
The Energy Union: It’s now or never for a European energy policy
18 February 2015
Energy Post
Stephen Tindale is even more critical. “There is no chance we will have a European energy policy”, he says. “In an ideal world we would have it. But the differences between the member states are too large, for example in renewables or nuclear power.”
LBC Radio interviews Ian Bond
18 February 2015
LBC Radio
Ian Bond talks to LBC Radio's Shelagh Fogarty about the European response to Russia.
Minsk peace is an illusion
15 February 2015
The Moscow Times
It is easy to see the short-term imperative of the deal agreed in Minsk on February 12th for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko: His troops have been on the retreat since New Year's, as Russia has inserted more forces and equipment into eastern Ukraine.
France, Germany and Britain have all come out...
France, Germany and Britain have all come out...
The next European flashpoints
15 February 2015
The National Interest
Ukraine is not the only bone of contention between Russia and the West.
Is Mr Cameron the most parochial PM ever?
14 February 2015
The Guardian
As Ian Bond of the CER told me, this isn’t a strategy, it’s just noise. You either arm Ukraine or you don’t. If you wait until its armed forces are on the point of collapse, it will be too late.
Alternatives worse than EU membership, says new report
13 February 2015
EurActiv.com
According to Charles Grant of the CER, the most likely outcome of the UK exit would be a UK-EU Free Trade Agreement. But this could take years, and terms might not be favourable to the UK, he warned.
Is Britain giving up on foreign policy?
13 February 2015
The Independent
Despite the UK’s excellent think-tanks on foreign policy from the venerable Chatham House to the newer European Council on Foreign Relations and Centre for European Reform, fewer and fewer MPs of any party show an interest and very rarely attend foreign policy seminars and conferences.
Ukraine's ceasefire gives separatists two days "to conquer as much territory as they can"
12 February 2015
Quartz
“Putin’s guys now have two and half days to conquer as much territory as they can,” Bond tells Quartz from his office at the CER. “They’ve created an incentive to seize as much ground as possible.”
Greece threatens tilt to Russia and China unless Europe yields
10 February 2015
The Telegraph
“Germany’s leaders have created a rod for their own backs by failing to explain honestly to their own people what the origins of the eurozone crisis really were. That is why it is going to be so difficult to reach a deal,” said Simon Tilford.
Judy Asks: can the west save Ukraine?
08 February 2015
Carnegie Europe
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.
Vesten frygter blodbad i Ukraine
06 February 2015
Politiken
"Det ligner sidste udkald for Hollande og Merkel, som hidtil har været stærkt imod at levere våben til den ukrainske hær. Hvis ikke denne plan lykkes, kan de måske ikke længere modstå det voksende amerikanske pres for direkte militær støtte", siger Ian Bond.
On tour, Greek leaders wear no ties and aim for looser belts
03 February 2015
The New York Times
“They [left-wing and right-wing populist parties] are forcing some of the issues into the open and making it hard for northern European countries to avoid the discussion,” said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the CER.