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David Davis seeks Brexit transition agreement in March
26 January 2017
Financial Times
Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform has forecast that it could end up lasting between three and five years, and Whitehall officials admit it could take that long for all new customs procedures to be put in place.
How will the election of the new European Parliament President affect Brexit talks?
26 January 2017
UK in a changing Europe
Last week the European Parliament elected Antonio Tajani as its new president. The central question for the UK is what effect Tajani will have on the Brexit talks.
ZDF: Brexit
26 January 2017
Sophia Besch speaks to ZDF about the Supreme Court Ruling and how it is unlikely that Parliament will oppose a hard Brexit. (From 03:15)
Brexit w rękach parlamentu
25 January 2017
– Przez 40 lat na Westminster nie interesowano się integracją europejską. Teraz deputowani zaczynają się przebudzać, Europa zaczyna ich interesować – mówi „Rz" Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, ekspertka londyńskiego Centre for European Reform (CER)...
...– Rodzi się tez pomysł wymuszenia na rządzie białej księgi, w której szczegółowo wyłoży plan negocjacji z Brukselą. May tego nie chce, tłumacząc, że to sprzeczne z taktyką rokowań – mówi Agata Gostyńska-Jakubiak.
...– Rodzi się tez pomysł wymuszenia na rządzie białej księgi, w której szczegółowo wyłoży plan negocjacji z Brukselą. May tego nie chce, tłumacząc, że to sprzeczne z taktyką rokowań – mówi Agata Gostyńska-Jakubiak.
Brexit: Theresa May maintient son calendrier malgré sa défaite judiciaire
25 January 2017
Les Echos
« Le processus parlementaire forcera le gouvernement à donner plus d'éléments sur les conséquences du Brexit », prédit Agata Gostynska, du think tank proeuropéen Centre for European Reform.
UK to press EU for loopholes in surveillance ruling
25 January 2017
Financial Times
Camino Mortera-Martinez, research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, said she suspected the home secretary's efforts would be “in vain”.“Even if there is political will, it’s very unlikely that member states will be able to actually do much to overcome the ECJ’s ruling in practical terms,” she said.
How Martin Schulz can defeat Angela Merkel in the German election 2017
25 January 2017
The Express
Mr Schulz plans to focus on social justice and equality, according to Sophia Besch, a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform (CER). “He’s going to have to prove himself over the next couple of months. He is an unknown quantity in German domestic politics,” she said. Ms Besch said that Mr Schulz could revitalise the party because he is a “relatively new face” but he may have trouble appealing to its core supporters.
How Theresa May will surprise Trump at their first summit
25 January 2017
The Washington Post
"The link between Britain and the United States is going to be very important not only for Britain but for NATO and the EU," Rem Korteweg, a foreign and security policy expert at the Centre for European Reform, said in an interview.
UK wants 'good faith' clause in Brexit transition deal
25 January 2017
Financial Times
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank, said the transition deal could last from three to five years, rather than the two years touted by prime minister Theresa May, and that it would be conducted on the EU’s terms.“We have virtually no cards to play,” he said. “They know the business community is so desperate for a transition that we have to take a transition on the EU’s terms.”
Battle lines harden after article 50 ruling
24 January 2017
The Guardian
As the Centre for European Reform's John Springford pointed out in an interesting Twitter thread, however, Britain’s trade with the US amounts to about a third of that with the EU (while Australia represents a great deal less).
British government braces for critical Supreme Court Brexit ruling
24 January 2017
France 24
"Even if the Supreme Court rules that May cannot bypass parliament in Westminster, parliamentarians will be unlikely to go against the vote of the British people and block Brexit," said Agata Gostynska-Jakubowska, a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
'Brexit' ruling reveals cracks in Britain's centuries-old institutions
24 January 2017
The New York Times
There is still an outside chance that Parliament will reassert control of Brexit talks, said Simon Tilford, a Britain and Europe specialist at the Centre for European Reform in London. "What this does is it opens the way for much greater parliamentary scrutiny of the whole process," he said. "But we’re only going to get this if the Labour Party is willing to push back. That is not likely, but not impossible."
Brytyjski Sąd Najwyższy zdecydował w sprawie Brexitu i utrzymał wyrok przeciwko rządowi
24 January 2017
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Jakub Janiszewski about the Supreme Court's ruling on triggering Article 50.
Three challenges for Mrs May
23 January 2017
Financial Times
As John Springford of the Centre for European Reform tweeted today: “Britain’s trade with the US is only one-third that with the EU. So a US deal unlikely to make up for higher trade barriers with the EU.”
Third Rutte cabinet most likely after March Dutch parliamentary election
20 January 2017
Sputnik News
"This is difficult to predict at the moment. But going by current polls, a coalition that does not include the PVV will need to have, at least, five parties. There could be a centrist coalition including VVD, D66, CDA, PvdA and a smaller party. Or a center-right coalition: VVD, D66, CDA, 50Plus and a smaller Christian party," Rem Korteweg, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, told Sputnik, adding that any coalition formed after the election could be quite unstable and the Dutch may be asked to go to the ballot box again soon.
Is Theresa May's Brexit Plan B an elaborate bluff?
19 January 2017
Financial Times
"Threatening to walk away if you don’t get a good deal is a standard negotiating tactic, but if the threat is empty you look a bit foolish," says Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform think-tank. "Everyone knows she is not an ultraliberal," he says, adding it is inconceivable that parliament would vote for big cuts to environmental, employment or social laws.
EU could take economic hit to deter Brexit copycats
18 January 2017
Sky News
As the Director of the Centre for European Reform, Charles Grant, says, Mrs May has put the restoration of UK sovereignty ahead of economics. She said herself when she campaigned to remain, that Brexit would hit the British economy.
Back to 1971: She may not frighten Europe but the prime minister frightens me
18 January 2017
Open democracy
As Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform notes, this is a hollow threat. If she tries to turn the UK into a low-regulation Singapore undercutting the EU, the prime minister will upturn the one set of positive changes she pledges for Britain after Brexit: robust workers’ rights and – perish the word – a European industrial strategy.
Was Theresa May nicht gesagt hat - aber ansprechen muss
18 January 2017
Der Tagesspiegel
Die britische Premierministerin Theresa May hat in ihrer Lancaster House Rede die zwölf Ziele der Briten in den kommenden Brexit Verhandlungen vorgestellt.
Briterne styrer mod totalt brud med EU
18 January 2017
Kristeligt Dagblad
Men selv det sidste er ikke entydigt, mener seniorforsker Sophia Besch fra den proeuropæiske tænketank Centre for European Reform (Centre for European Reform) i London. ”Briterne har sagt helt klart, at de ikke længere vil følge EU-Domstolen, og at de vil hente kontrollen tilbage til Storbritannien,” siger hun. Mens Theresa May er klar i mælet, når det gælder, hvad briterne ikke vil, efterlyser Sophia Besch meldinger om, hvad briterne er klar til give. ”Briterne er nødt til at give køb på noget, men hun har ikke løftet sløret og holder kortene meget tæt til kroppen,” mener Sophia Besch.