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Second Trump presidency could rile global economic order, trigger trade and investment war ‘on steroids’
06 August 2024
EurActiv
Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform (CER), noted that Trump’s 10% tariff on global goods would especially affect Germany, the bloc’s largest economy, which is already reeling from a combination of weak demand and growing competition from China.“10% is not a massive tariff, but it will definitely hurt German exports, in an era in which they’re already struggling,” he said.
Orbán omdannede Ungarn til et illiberalt regime. Nu vil han forandre Europa
06 August 2024
Information
»Orbán har i mange år sagt, at Østen vokser sig stærkere, mens Vesten er ved at tabe. For ham er Vesten et depraveret sted med flere og flere problemer, som han mener primært er forårsaget af migranter og LGBTQ+-personer,« siger Zselyke Csaky, der er analytiker ved tænketanken Centre for European Reform.
The World: US judge rules that Google has a monopoly on internet searches
06 August 2024
A federal judge in the US has ruled that Google is a monopoly. It’s considered a massive ruling against one of the world’s most valuable companies. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Zach Meyers, assistant director at the Centre for European reform, about the consequences of this ruling for Google in its global operations and whether or not it aligns the US closer to Europe’s antitrust position.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: NATO at 75
02 August 2024
Luigi Scazzieri and Sophia Besch discuss NATO and European security.
European, German industrial fatigue endures, cannot be blamed on ‘energy anymore’
01 August 2024
EurActiv
Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform (CER), said that Germany’s industrial malaise can no longer plausibly be attributed to the spike in energy prices triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, as energy costs are now broadly similar to what they were prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.“I think it will take time to disentangle what the factors are, but it is also very clear it cannot really be energy anymore,” Tordoir told Euractiv.
Is Brexit Britain about to turn into Switzerland — without the fondue?
29 July 2024
Politico
“The EU really dislikes the Swiss model quite intensely and has a very low opinion of it. So they don’t really want the British to have anything resembling the Swiss model,” said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank.And yet there is a case that “in the very long run, the UK relationship will be a bespoke, unique institutional structure rather like the Swiss,” he added, with Bern’s set-up serving “indirectly” as a model.
Trump og Orbán kan – måske – skabe fred. Bare ikke den fred, Ukraine og Europa ønsker sig
24 July 2024
Information.dk
»Han lader virkelig ikke til at være den rette upartiske mægler, der kan tale med begge sider. Han har været ekstremt kritisk over for Ukraine, har forsøgt at stoppe al støtte til Ukraine og vil ikke hjælpe landet militært, samtidig med han har været meget tæt på Rusland,« siger Zselyke Csaky, analytiker ved tænketanken Centre for European Reform.
Von der Leyen: Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ist Top-Priorität
22 July 2024
Table
Sander Tordoir, Chefökonom des Think-Tanks Centre for European Reform (CER), begrüsst von der Leyens Ankündigung zum 28. Regime. Es würde jungen EU-Firmen dabei helfen, „schneller in mehreren Ländern aktiv zu werden und von einer größeren Marktgröße zuprofi tieren - was vor allem in den Bereichen Technologie und digitale Dienstleistungen wichtig ist“, sagte er Table.
The Spectator Podcast: Keir Starmer: ‘We want to reset relationships with EU’
18 July 2024
Charles Grant, director of the CER spoke on The Spectator podcast and discussed Keir Starmer’s attempt to reset relations with EU.
After landslide win, UK's Labour wants better relations with EU
17 July 2024
The Parliament Magazine
Any warming of relations will begin with setting a new tone, Luigi Scazzieri, a senior research fellow at the think-tank, Centre for European Reform, said, telling The Parliament that “a lot of it is about mood, and just having good relations and trying to build on that.” ...“It’s a political wound that is still so fresh,” Scazzieri said. “They really didn’t want to touch it.”
Starmer hopes to reset UK-European relations at summit
17 July 2024
BBC News
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, said the summit will allow Sir Keir to “hobnob and establish human connections” with European leaders he has never met. It will also give the PM a chance “to set out the direction and scope” of how he wants to reset UK-EU relations.
“Keir Starmer’s personality in itself will do more than people realise,” Mr Grant said.
“He is diligent, sensible, serious, he reads his briefs, he believes in the rule of law and international institutions. The Europeans will like that.”
“Keir Starmer’s personality in itself will do more than people realise,” Mr Grant said.
“He is diligent, sensible, serious, he reads his briefs, he believes in the rule of law and international institutions. The Europeans will like that.”
Keir Starmer’s Brexit reboot
17 July 2024
Politico
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform think-tank, said Starmer must be “modest” and recognize that “Britain has a poor reputation” in Europe.
“They know that you are not Boris Johnson,” he wrote, in an open letter to the new PM. “But you represent a country that, as far as they are concerned, behaved appallingly during the long years of the Brexit negotiations.”
“They know that you are not Boris Johnson,” he wrote, in an open letter to the new PM. “But you represent a country that, as far as they are concerned, behaved appallingly during the long years of the Brexit negotiations.”
Tett på Trump: - Dårlige nyheter
17 July 2024
Dagbladet
Ian Bond mener dersom Trump kommer til makta i USA, vil hans relasjon til Orban være svært negativ for EU. Orban vil være i stand til å hindre EUs enighet i å reagere hvis Trump handler på måter som skader EUs utenrikspolitiske interesser, sier Bond.
Labour wants to build UK trade links with ‘friends in the EU’, business secretary to tell G7
17 July 2024
The Independent
The Centre for European Reform think tank points out that the negotiation is limited in scope, with one EU official saying it is “a review, not a revision, not a renewal or even amendment of any sort”.
FUTURE IS BLUE PODCAST: Europe's post-election economic landscape: key issues and strategic directions
16 July 2024
In this episode of "Future is Blue," host Carlos Urabayen discusses the post-election economic outlook for Europe with Sander Tordoir, Chief Economist at the Centre for European Reform, and Raymond Torres, Director of Funcas Europe. They explore the challenges and opportunities for the new European Commission, focusing on climate transition,...
Radicals v incrementalists: Labour’s new dividing line over Europe
14 July 2024
The Sunday Times
One advantage of a security deal would be that it would provide a permanent forum where the UK can interact with the EU on foreign policy. “We’d be able to take part in structured chit-chat on a regular basis,” said Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform.
Starmer to host EU leaders’ summit delayed by Sunak
13 July 2024
Financial Times
“It’s a wonderful opportunity for Keir Starmer,” said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a UK think-tank. “He’ll have a lot of European leaders in a room. The timing could not have been more fortuitous.” British officials say Starmer will use the Blenheim Palace event to set out his hopes for improved UK-EU relations, even if, as Grant notes, there is a “slight niggling worry that he doesn’t know what he wants to do”.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: What's happening in France and what it means for Europe
12 July 2024
Charles Grant and Sophie Pedder discuss the French elections.
FT podcast - Rachman Review: Britain's role in a changing Europe
11 July 2024
Charles Grant, director of the London-based Centre for European Reform think-tank joins Gideon Rachman on his podcast to discuss how easy will it be for Keir Starmer, Britain’s new prime minister, to reset relations with the EU, and what impact will political disarray in France have on leadership within the bloc?
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: What the Labour landslide means for UK-EU relations
10 July 2024
Charles Grant and Neil Kinnock discuss the UK election results.