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If David Cameron makes a passionate case for the EU, its leaders will help him

Charles Grant
21 June 2015
The Observer
The prime minister must not dance to the tune of his backbenchers at the Brussels summit.

Greece and its creditors pummel each other, but fight is not over yet

Simon Tilford
19 June 2015
The New York Times
“They are trying to craft a narrative that will make it look like it’s not their fault,” said Simon Tilford, the deputy director of the Centre for European Reform in London.

Rise of far-right party in Denmark reflects Europe’s unease

Simon Tilford
19 June 2015
The New York Times
“We are in a new place, and people are right to be worried about the political direction,” said Simon Tilford of the CER.“The eurozone crisis, combined with outside trends like migration and globalization, has exposed the disconnect between domestic politics in many countries and EU politics.”

Europe faces tricky balancing act over its departing jihadists

Camino Mortera-Martinez
18 June 2015
Agence France Presse
"The systems to share information exist, but they are not always used," said Camino Mortera-Martinez of the Centre for European Reform think tank.
"There are very different parts of Europe and they don't necessarily trust each other. MI5 may not want to give information to Romania, for instance, because they are worried about corruption and information leaking out."A major sticking point has been sharing airline passenger information, which has been stalled since 2011 over concerns about data privacy.

Gästinlägg: Vad Grekland behöver

Christian Odendahl
18 June 2015
Ekonomistas
Ett avtal mellan Grekland och dess fordringsägare är fortfarande sannolikt. Vad landet verkligen behöver är emellertid en partiöverskridande överenskommelse om att förändra sina institutioner, en mindre restriktiv finanspolitik och löften om framtida skuldnedskrivningar, skriver Christian Odendahl, chefsekonom på tankesmedjan Centre for European Reform i detta gästinlägg. 
Förhandlingarna mellan Grekland...

Drei Reformen, die Griechenland wirklich braucht

Christian Odendahl
16 June 2015
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Kommt der Grexit? Nein, ein Kompromiss ist wahrscheinlich. Der aber wird die grundlegenden Probleme der griechischen Wirtschaft nicht lösen. Was das Land jetzt braucht.

Share Radio: Why TTIP negotiations face a slowdown

Rem Korteweg
16 June 2015
Rem Korteweg discusses the TTIP negotiations with Share Radio.

How Merkel may have bungled Greek rescue

Christian Odendahl
15 June 2015
Politico
"In the fall, the Germans thought they could also deal with Syriza because Syriza would face the same constraints as Samaras," said Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform. "They thought, 'if we get a new government, we can negotiate with them'."

France Culture: Bruxelles, et après ?

Camino Mortera-Martinez
14 June 2015
Interview de Camino Mortera-Martinez, chercheuse au Centre for European Reform, un think tank londonien. 
Le 14 juin 1985, les accords de Schengen étaient signés par les cinq Etat membres de la Communauté économique européenne d'alors. Ils sont entrés en vigueur en 1995 et 26 Etats dont 22 membres de l'Union européenne...

Grecia, dopo l'accordo lavoriamo per una soluzione

Christian Odendahl
13 June 2015
Il sole 24 Ore
I negoziati in corso tra la Grecia e i suoi creditori stanno entrando nelle fasi finali, come indica il coinvolgimento di Angela Merkel e François Hollande.

Britisk folkeafstemning om EU skal rense luften

Rem Korteweg
11 June 2015
Kristeligt Dagblad
Senior forsker Rem Korteweg fra tænketanken Centre for European Reform trækker paralleller til Margaret Thatcher, som netop formåede at presse de andre lande.

Germany seeks to give Britain EU leeway — but not at any price

Charles Grant
10 June 2015
Financial Times
David Cameron, the British prime minister, left a good impression after his recent visit to Berlin. He talked politely about his hope ffor EU reform, ahead of a referendum on membership before the end of 2017. Yet senior German figures worry about the imminent British "renegotiation". They fret that Britain’s...

Українська позиція губиться у потоці пропаганди, що ллється з Москви – британський експерт

Ian Bond
09 June 2015
Radio Liberty
Українська громада Великої Британії закликає швидше призначити нового посла України в Лондоні, якого немає вже майже рікВідсутність посла грає проти України

Камерън тръгва на неравен поход

Ian Bond
09 June 2015
Capital bg
Британският премиер иска да реформира ЕС. Някои от промените са постижими и нужни, други - невъзможни
Не е ясно дали тези неща изискват промяна в европейските договори и според мен повечето могат да се осъществят в рамките на съществуващите клаузи", обяснява пред "Капитал" Иън Бонд от лондонския Centre for European Reform (CER).
"Технически това може да изисква промяна в договорите, но може и неформално да се сключи споразумение, че ако достатъчен брой национални парламенти са против някой закон, тогава Европейската комисия ще го оттегли. Това е област, в която също може да се постигне съгласие", казва Бонд.Третият набор от искания, включващ свободното придвижване на работници и имиграцията, са най-спорни.
"Тук Камерън лесно може да изпадне в беда, а това е темата, от която се интересуват повечето британски евроскептици. Тази област не може да се промени, без да се променят договорите. Може да се направят някои неща за сигурността на националната социална система, но трябва да се гарантира, че няма да има дискриминация между британците и останалите европейски граждани. Правителството вероятно може да реши, че ако чужденци идват във Великобритания и не възнамеряват да работят, те не трябва да имат достъп до определени социални помощи. Но всяка промяна, която се отнася до свободното движение на работници, ще изисква промени в договорите и ще бъде невъзможно да се постигне съгласието на останалите 27 страни в ЕС", обобщава анализаторът от CER. 

Share Radio: TTIP deal

Rem Korteweg
09 June 2015
Rem Korteweg talks to Share Radio ahead of the European Parliament vote on TTIP.

Cameron při jednání s EU složitě manévruje. Čeho chce vlastně dosáhnout?

09 June 2015
EuroZpravy.cz
"Že je to jen zástěrka, která má zakrýt, že to s reformou EU nemyslí vážně," poznamenal v rozhovoru s ČTK politolog Rem Korteweg z CER.

Die Griechenland-Krise wird sich noch eine ganze Weile hinziehen

Simon Tilford
08 June 2015
Die Welt
"Jede zu diesem Zeitpunkt denkbare Vereinbarung wird kaum ausreichen und die Sache wird damit schwerlich abgeschlossen," sagte Simon Tilford, stellvertretender Direktor beim CER in London. "Das Ganze könnte sich endlos wiederholen."

If you think Greece's crisis will end soon, think again

Simon Tilford
07 June 2015
Bloomberg
"Any plausible deal at this stage is unlikely to do enough and it’s unlikely to be the end of the matter," said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the CER. "This could just play out again and again."

Know your enemy

Camino Mortera-Martinez
04 June 2015
Politico Brussels Playbook
From a new CER paper by Camino Mortera-Martinez: "At present, the European Parliament is left in the dark about both the nature of the threats Europe faces and the kinds of tools law enforcement agencies and intelligence services need to combat them. The result is suspicion and misunderstanding." " class="mceItem" alt="<--break->" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/wysiwyg/plugins/break/images/spacer.gif">

Greece to put off Friday debt payment to IMF

Simon Tilford
04 June 2015
The New York Times
"What they're saying to the creditors is, You're going to have to blink, we're not prepared to sign up to more of the same austerity and a continuation of what we've been going through for the last year," said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the CER.

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