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What The Hague is cooking on trade
16 September 2024
Politico
The Netherlands are “nicely in the middle of the debate between more China hawkish von der Leyen on the one hand, and more China dovish Germany on the other hand. And they still have a tradition of being very pro-trade,” said Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform (CER).
Will Mario Draghi’s masterplan get the momentum it needs?
14 September 2024
Financial Times
“The diagnosis is hard to argue with,” wrote Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, in an excellent thread on X. Tordoir said the plan “channels aspects of the thinking of Jean Monnet (EU defence integration), Jacques Delors (EU single market) and Bidenomics (cleantech/economic security), but above all, Draghi’s own vision.”
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Evaluating Mario Draghi's report on competitiveness
13 September 2024
Elisabetta Cornago, Luigi Scazzieri, Sander Tordoir and Zach Meyers discuss Mario Draghi's report.
3 questions on the Draghi report on European competitiveness to Sander Tordoir
12 September 2024
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
We asked Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, for his first reactions to the Draghi report.
Massiv ldnesisk statsstotte kan koste mio. af job
11 September 2024
Jyllands-Posten
Sander Tordoir, der er chefokonom i taenke-tanken Centre for European Reform, kalder det, Niebuhr Gears er ramt af, for et »Kinachok«.Og det er ikke kun relevant for det Ikastbaserede selskab. Tvaertimod karakteriserer Sander Tordoir det som den storste udfordring, som europaeisk erhvervsliv star med lige nu. Og han forudser, at det kommer til at definere de naeste 5 -10 ar for Europa. »Den massive overproduktion og grusomme priskonkurrence i Kina bliver eksporteret til alle os andre,« siger han og tilfojer: »Det her er af en helt anden slorrelsesorden end noget, vi har set tidligere.«
What Brussels energy players think about the Energy Union
11 September 2024
EurActiv
Elisabetta Cornago, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform noted that grids will have to be a “a major focus” of the next Energy Commissioner.
Draghi-Bericht: Welche Schritte dieKommission schnell einleiten könnte
11 September 2024
Table Media
„Der Bericht bietet ein starkes intellektuelles Fundament für eineeuropäische Industriestrategie. Das hatten wir so noch nicht“, sagt Sander Tordoir, Chefökonom beim Think-Tank Centre for European Reform (CER).
EU moet heilige huisjes afbreken, zegt Draghi. Hoe nu verder?
10 September 2024
Het Financieele Dagblad
Het is zoals Sander Tordoir, econoom van de denktank CER, het zegt: ‘Het zal onmogelijk blijken de EU-begroting voldoende te herzien om de investeringsdoelstellingen te verwezenlijken.’Tordoir waarschuwt: ‘Duitsland en andere zuinige landen zullen tegenspartelen.’
Draghi presenta un informe demoledor. Y se llevará a la práctica
10 September 2024
EL Confidencial
Están empleando sus recursos para conseguir mayor poder e influenciamientras que la Unión Europea ha decidido detenerse en el escalón anterior. Como afirmaba Sander Tordoir, “Europa es el único actor importante que todavía respeta las reglas. Es muy difícil ganar en el póquer si eres el único jugador que no hace trampa”.
Raffaele Fitto, l'espoir italien d'un portefeuille en or à la Commission
10 September 2024
La Croix
« Il [Raffaele Fitto] est bien connu à Bruxelles, modéré, constructif et, à bien des égards, le choix évident » pour l’Italie, a décrypté Luigi Scazzieri, chercheur au Centre for European Reform (CER). « Il n’est pas susceptible de créer des problèmes. Le problème consiste à obtenir un portefeuille de haut niveau ou un poste de vice-président ».
Can anything spark Europe’s economy back to life?
09 September 2024
The Economist
In telecoms, he [Draghi] wants to make mergers easier, to boost investment. “Telecoms is probably the worst example of the need for scale,” says Zach Meyers of the Centre for European Reform think-tank. Fewer operators would mostly mean higher prices and lower quality, but not more investment.
VW factory fears renew concerns about China exposure of German carmakers
09 September 2024
South China Morning Post
“The second China shock will play out differently around the world because for many economies, like Germany, it will be associated with the loss of export markets, not just a surge in imports,” said Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform in Berlin.
Défi cit public, la France demande un premier délai
08 September 2024
La Tribune
« Si on regardele budget dont Barnier hérite et la trajectoire budgétaire de la France, c’estplutôt sombre », constate Sander Tordoir, expert des questions budgétaires etéconomiste en chef du think tank Centre for European Reform. « Si desmesures ne sont pas prises, il ne fait guère de doute que la France va violer les nouvelles règles budgétaires, ne pas respecter la procédure en défi cit excessif,ni quelque plan structurel que ce soit. »
‘China problem’ may be key as nominees vie for top European Commission jobs
06 September 2024
South China Morning Post
“The Dutch are free traders, but due to their semiconductor sector, they woke up on the need for economic security before the Germans,” said Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform.“Hoekstra would be a sensible choice for trade commissioner: positioned in between von der Leyen and [Olaf] Scholz, France and Germany, on trade with China and this issue more widely,” he added.
Britain and the EU find it easier to talk about guns than butter
05 September 2024
The Economist
Luigi Scazzieri of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank, suggests that Britain should sign an administrative arrangement with the European Defence Agency and pursue more informal links through joint declarations rather than trying to agree to a cumbersome treaty.
What’s next for Britain and the EU?
05 September 2024
The Economist
Aslak Berg of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank, notes that even under the Tories Britain aligned with the EU in a handful of areas where fully independent regulation wasn’t practical, like conformity assessments (CE markings).
‘A structural crisis’: German growth forecast downgraded to zero percent
05 September 2024
EurActiv
Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, agreed that Germany’s economic problems are largely structural.He also pointed to the lingering impact of the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, to which Germany’s energy-intensive industries were uniquely exposed.
„Der China-Schock zerstört Europas Kernindustrie“
04 September 2024
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Vor zwanzig Jahren traf der erste China-Schock die USA. Jetzt gefährdet der zweite das wirtschaftliche Rückgrat Deutschlands, warnt der Ökonom Sander Tordoir.
Ian Bond: "Georgian Dream" is not a government that is serious about joining European structures
03 September 2024
InterpressNews
This is not a government that is serious about joining the European and Euro-Atlantic structures, - Ian Bond, deputy director of the CER, said in an interview with InterpressNews.As Ian Bond explained, the "Georgian Dream" government is not taking the steps specifically required by the European Union to open accession negotiations.
Is Sir Keir Starmer’s cautious ‘reset’ with Europe enough to undo the damage done by Brexit?
01 September 2024
The Observer
“People in the UK don’t realise just how bad our reputation is in the EU,” remarks Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform. “There’s a lot of work to do to rebuild trust and confidence, and convince them that Starmer isn’t just a nicer version of Rishi Sunak.”