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BBC Radio 4: Brexit: The Leavocrats
31 August 2016
Gus O'Donnell, the former head of the British Civil Service, returns to Whitehall to find out how his ex-colleagues are gearing up to take on what's been described as the Service's greatest challenge since the Second World War - making Brexit happen.
As deadlines bear down, Britain's 'Brexit' effort is a muddle
31 August 2016
The New York Times
"At the moment, they haven't got a clue," said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a London-based research institute. "It is such a difficult challenge with such disparate leaders at the top of government, with such different views, that they are trying to work out how to respond."
Five questions Theresa May must answer on Brexit
31 August 2016
Newsweek
The question is: how far will they go, and what will they trade for it? The Centre for European Reform's John Springford has argued that the EU’s dealings with other non-member nations show that it’s unlikely to grant substantial access to the single market without the UK accepting largely unfettered free movement, and public suggestions by EU figures have largely agreed.
Restricting immigration will be at heart of Brexit deal, Theresa May says
31 August 2016
The Guardian
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, said immigration controls meant Britain’s Brexit deal would not be along the lines of that used for Norway or Switzerland. Instead, it put the UK on track for a Canada-style agreement, with free trade for manufactured goods but not necessarily for services. "People have been assuming there will have to be restrictions on immigration of some sort, either an emergency brake, or an Australian-style points system for European workers," he said.
Trade wars: Why the central pillar of global order is in danger of collapse as TTIP disintegrates
30 August 2016
The Telegraph
"TTIP was supposed to set the rules for the global trade," said Rem Korteweg, a trade expert at the Centre for European Reform. "It was to be a central pillar of an alliance of like-minded countries. If it all falls apart in acrimony, what kind of global governance are we going to have?" he said.
More than 35 London financial firms eye Dublin switch
30 August 2016
The Irish Times
"Most thought this would never happen," said Simon Tilford of the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank. "The test will come when they realise that there's no going back. Then the real reaction will kick in."
Brexit: A tough to-do list for Whitehall
26 August 2016
BBC News
Charles Grant from the Centre for European Reform says Theresa May has a "six pack of difficult deals". He predicts that Britain's exit from the EU will require at least "six interlocking sets of negotiations".
Working collectively is key to delivering optimum post-Brexit outcome
26 August 2016
Public Sector Executive
And this is not merely a question of a single deal with the EU, but rather, will require, as Charles Grant from the Centre for European Reform has pointed out, multiple sets of overlapping talks. First, to secure exit from the EU. Second, to agree a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU. Third, to put in place an interim deal to cover the period between the end of membership and entry into force of the FTA. Fourth, to accede to full membership of the World Trade Organisation. Fifth, to replace the FTAs the EU has signed with 53 other countries.
Polskie Radio: Kim są komisarze Komisji Europejskiej?
23 August 2016
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska speaks to Polskie Radio about the European Commssion and the areas of responsibility of each Commissioner, eg: education, culture, health, budget or taxes.
"Posielať domov" migrantov z EÚ nebude pre Britániu ľahké
23 August 2016
EurActiv.sk
Ľudia z iných krajín EÚ žijúci v Británii sa až tak veľmi brexitu obávať nemusia, píšu experti think-tanku CER. Novú britskú vládu čakajú v najbližších rokoch veľmi komplikované rokovania, podľa ktorých sa dohodne podoba budúceho vzťahu medzi Veľkou Britániou a zvyškom únie. Kľúčovou otázkou bude vytvorenie právneho rámca pre pokračovanie pobytu občanov EÚ v Spojenom kráľovstve.
Brexit: Brytyjczycy po referendum
22 August 2016
Rzeczpospolita
Pójście za jego radą i uruchomienie art. 50 traktatu lizbońskiego oznaczałoby, że Londyn decyduje się na „hard Brexit" – odcięcie większości więzi łączących Zjednoczone Królestwo z Unią. Procedura rozwodowa nie może trwać dłużej niż dwa lata, a w tym czasie żadna ze stron nie jest gotowa do ustalenia nowych zasad współpracy. – To wymaga zaangażowania około 10 tys. ekspertów i od pięciu do dziesięciu lat negocjacji – mówi „Rz" Ian Bond, dyrektor w Centre for European Reform (CER) w Londynie.
Marketplace: Turkey — EU tensions threaten refugee deal
22 August 2016
"The migrant deal was ill-advised from the outset. It was a deal with a leader who was already backsliding on human rights and democracy before the post-coup purge," said Rem Korteweg of the Centre for European Reform.
Brexit X-men: How the prime minister's key negotiators are coping
21 August 2016
The Guardian
Charles Grant, director of the CER, says some “very senior” people in the UK government are deeply ignorant about the single market, and adds that only now are the Brexit-backers beginning to grasp the difficulty of what faces them. “I think that two months down the line the senior Brexiters are beginning to realise that the whole process is going to be a lot more complicated, time-consuming and boring than they had imagined before, when they had presented it all as black and white."
SNP seeks a way to avoid border checkpoints after independence
21 August 2016
The Scotsman
But Ian Bond, director of foreign policy for the Centre for European Reform, said border controls would be inevitable if Scotland voted for independence and was readmitted to the EU under standard conditions.
A death foretold
18 August 2016
The Mark News
The worst refugee crisis since World War II, a seemingly never-ending string of terrorist attacks, and the rise of populism across Europe threaten to bring the Schengen area down.
EU referendum: The beginning, not the end, of Brexiteers' problems
18 August 2016
Norweigan Instiutute of International Affairs
On 23 June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. The referendum outcome triggered resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and his replacement by former Home Secretary Theresa May.
Tok FM: Brexit może opóźnić się do końca 2019 roku?
17 August 2016
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska speaks to Tok FM about Brexit, and that it may be delayed until the end of 2019?
Brexit trade deals: The gruelling challenge of taking back control
17 August 2016
The Guardian
The UK will have to negotiate no fewer than six deals to re-establish its place in the world after Brexit, according to Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform think-tank.
Inforadio: Abgehängt durch die Globalisierung
16 August 2016
Andere Länder setzen auf Zäune - die Briten stimmen für den Brexit. Und damit nicht nur gegen die Personenfreizügigkeit, sondern auch ganz allgemein gegen die Auswirkungen der Globalisierung. Ist das Auftreten populistischer Bewegungen ganz allgemein ein Phänomen der voranschreitenden Globalisierung? Eine Ausdrucksmöglichkeit der Abgehängten? Darüber spricht Irina Grabowski mit Christian Odendahl, dem Chefökonom beim Centre for European Reform in London.
A deal on Brexit was never going to be easy. There's plenty that could go wrong
16 August 2016
The Telegraph
Charles Grant, the director of the Centre for European Reform, believes that the UK needs to conduct five interconnecting sets of trade negotiations (actually he identifies more but I’m going to leave out those on foreign, defence and security policies for the sake of simplicity).