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Nordic-Baltic security coalition meets amid heightened European security concerns
16 December 2024
The Moscow Times
Among the ideas being discussed is expanding the JEF to include Poland and Ukraine, which could provide a “deterrent presence in Ukraine through frequent exercises and the provision of air support,” according to a recent article by Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform.
Het resetknopje van Keir Starmer
16 December 2024
Het Financieele Dagblad
John Springford van het Centre for European Reform heeft een ruwe berekening gemaakt van de voordelen van zo'n reset. Hij is daarbij uitgegaan van de doelen die zowel het VK als de EU heeft vooropgesteld. Voorbeelden zijn de wederzijdse erkenning van beroepskwalificaties, een ‘veterinaire overeenkomst’ om de handelsbarrières voor voedsel en landbouwproducten te verlagen, en de mogelijkheid voor 18- tot 30-jarigen om vier jaar lang te migreren voor werk of studie.
Why the Franco-German engine that powered the EU is currently kaput
15 December 2024
The Observer
At least, though, France seems to have “learned the lesson” that it needs “a credible, slow, fiscal tightening”, said economist John Springford of the Centre for European Reform. Germany, which needs tax and labour market reforms and public investment to raise spending, has yet to make that step, he said.
„Das sind viel schwerwiegendere Belastungen als die Energiepreise“
15 December 2024
Die Welt
„Deutschland braucht ein neues Wachstumsmodell für 2030,um im weltweiten wirtschaftlichen Wettbewerb nicht noch weiter abzurutschen“, warnt etwa Sander Todoir von der Denkfabrik Centre for European Reform (CER).
As long as people continue to feel aggrieved and undervalued, Labour’s attempt to persuade them that things are getting better is doomed
14 December 2024
Nation Cymru
The new trading rules it has pledged to negotiate with the EU will do little to offset the economic damage caused by Brexit, according to analysis carried out by the Centre for European Reform (CER).John Springford, an associate fellow at the CER, estimates that a “reset of the relationship” of the sort Labour set out in its election manifesto, combined with the demands the EU is making in return, will raise economic activity in the UK by between 0.3% and 0.7% in the long run.
Brussels to demand UK surrenders fishing rights and follows EU laws
13 December 2024
The Times
Charles Grant, the director of the Centre for European Reform, said the EU demands would be difficult for Starmer but could lead to long-term economic benefits. “Starmer’s reset is going to require him to do some politically difficult things which will undoubtedly anger the Conservatives and Reform,” he said.
France’s political instability deepens opposition to Mercosur trade agreement
13 December 2024
Euronews
“It’s difficult to understand France's opposition when the agricultural access to the European market is going to be very limited,” according to Aslak Berg, a research fellow with the Centre for European Reform, adding that “there will be opportunities for French dairy notably”.
Trump 2.0 fears are boosting Starmer's Brexit reset - here's how
11 December 2024
iNews
Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform: “The fact the US has elected Trump in two elections out of three and that even Democratic administrations were focussing more on Asia than Europe shows that Europeans in future will have to look after their own defence and security.
“In those circumstances it makes sense for the UK and the EU to work together in those areas. They both have much more at stake in the war in Ukraine than the Trump administration believes America does.”
“In those circumstances it makes sense for the UK and the EU to work together in those areas. They both have much more at stake in the war in Ukraine than the Trump administration believes America does.”
ITV News: New economic partnership with EU will 'do little' to offset the costs of Brexit
09 December 2024
The Brexit reset is being "oversold" says John Springford from the Centre for European Reform.
Γαλλικός χειμώνας στην Ε.Ε.
09 December 2024
Kathimerini
Ψύχραιμος έναντι δραματικών σεναρίων για την Ευρωζώνη εμφανίζεται και ο Σαντέρ Τορντουά, επικεφαλής οικονομολόγος του Centre for European Reform, στις Βρυξέλλες. «Η Γαλλία διαθέτει ισχυρή φορολογική βάση, συμπεριλαμβανομένων σημαντικού ιδιωτικού πλούτου, ισχυρών θεσμών, και δεν είναι εκτεθειμένη σε προβληματική ξένη χρηματοδότηση. Πιθανότατα δεν θα υπάρξει άμεση δημοσιονομική κρίση στο δεύτερο μεγαλύτερο κράτος-μέλος της Ε.Ε., πόσο μάλλον στην Ευρωζώνη», επισημαίνει.
New economic partnership with EU will 'do little' to offset the costs of Brexit
09 December 2024
ITV News
John Springford, an associate fellow at the CER, estimates that a “reset of the relationship” of the sort Labour set out in its election manifesto, combined with the demands the EU is making in return, will raise economic activity in the UK by between 0.3% and 0.7% in the long run.
The endangered Mercosaurus roars back to life
09 December 2024
Financial Times
The Centre for European Reform examines the lessons from the early stages of the EU implementing its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Bruch der Regierung in Paris: Frankreich ist mit seinen Haushaltsproblemen nicht allein
07 December 2024
The European
Tatsächlich gaben die Regierungen im Jahr 2022 mehr für die Stützung ihrer Volkswirtschaften aus als nach der globalen Finanzkrise 2007-09, stellt Sander Tordoir vom Centre for European Reform, einer Denkfabrik, fest.
Exempt Ukraine from EU’s CO2 tariff, expert urges
06 December 2024
EurActiv
We “suggest that the EU consider to temporarily exempt Ukraine from CBAM,” Elisabetta Cornago, a senior research fellow at think-tank CER who recently authored a study on the CO2 tariff, told Euractiv.She says, “the country being at war surely counts as exceptional circumstances.”
Turbulent term
06 December 2024
The Parliament Magazine
"Five years ago, it was a rather challenging environment, but not to this extent," Zselyke Csaky, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, tells The Parliament.
..."There's a lot of disunity amongst member-states," says Csaky. "I am not very optimistic that, let's say, a treaty reform or any other bigger change will be possible in the next five years."
..."There's a lot of disunity amongst member-states," says Csaky. "I am not very optimistic that, let's say, a treaty reform or any other bigger change will be possible in the next five years."
The Joint Expeditionary Force: Deterrent, defender, or distraction?
06 December 2024
Carnegie Endowment
Since Baltic and Nordic member countries remain invested in the force, they should ensure that it has realistic tasks, is resourced to perform them, and contributes to NATO activities in the region.
France is not alone in its fiscal woes
05 December 2024
The Economist
Indeed, in 2022 governments spent more supporting their economies than after the global financial crisis of 2007-09, notes Sander Tordoir of the Centre for European Reform think-tank.
Wie gefährlich sind Frankreichs Staatsschulden für Europa?
05 December 2024
Süddeutsche Zeitung
CER-Ökonom Sander Tordoir formuliert eine Nautik-Metapher, um die Lage zu umschreiben: „Frankreich ist wie ein großes, ein stabiles Schiff“, sagt er. „Aber eines, das ohne funktionierenden Radar auf hoher See treibt.“
"Los políticos, incluso los de derecha, saben que los migrantes ayudan a la economía. Saben que Europa los necesita"
05 December 2024
BBC Mundo
Con una baja tasa de fertilidad y a medida que los baby boomers se jubilan, Europa necesita llenar esos puestos de trabajo para mantener su envidiado sistema de bienestar y salud, de acuerdo con John Springford.
The EU should reconsider the possibility of exempting Ukraine from CBAM, – CER analysts
04 December 2024
Ecopolitic
The European Union should reconsider ways to reduce the impact of the CBAM on Ukraine, one of which could be a temporary exemption from this mechanism. This recommendation was made by CER analysts Elisabetta Cornago and Aslak Berg in their study 'Lessons from the CBAM transition: Early impacts on trade and climate efforts'.