Press
Greece's alliances fade in European debate about its debt crisis
02 June 2015
The New York Times
... Many European leaders began to accuse their Greek counterparts of using confrontational tactics... "The really shocking thing is they've lost all their friends," said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform in London.
Why Spain and other eurozone countries aren't feeling the recovery
02 June 2015
The Wall Street Journal
Without a more robust recovery, "there is a very real risk that Spain will remain in a debt trap," said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, a London think-tank.
Cameron's quick-fire EU diplomacy to yield few concessions
30 May 2015
Europe online
Cameron's leap into difficult negotiations may achieve little in the short-term but could eventually lead to sufficient compromise for him to call a promised referendum by the end of 2017 on Britain's EU membership, said Charles Grant, director of the CER.
Dear Mr Cameron: Beware Murphy's law
29 May 2015
Huffington Post
Mr Cameron would do well to read and memorise the advice offered by Charles Grant of the CER. "British politicians tend to forget that their rambunctious style of domestic politics - involving confrontation, bluntness and a win-or-lose psychology - goes down badly in Brussels."
David Cameron chce zmieniać Unię. Szuka sojuszników wśród europejskich przywódców
28 May 2015
Polska Times
Jest to próba wysondowania poszczególnych państw członkowskich przed Radą Europejską w czerwcu jakie jest pole do osiągnięcia porozumienia na forum UE. Cameronowi zależy na czasie. Wydaje się, ze chciałby przeprowadzić referendum jeszcze w 2016 – mówi w rozmowie z Agencją Polska Press Agata Gostyńska z think-tanku Centre for European Reform.
EU reform: What's in it for the others?
28 May 2015
BBC News
Any UK restrictions on in-work benefits for EU migrants, many of them Polish, would be unacceptable to Germany, Simon Tilford of the CER says. "Germany won't upset the Poles - Germany's relations with Poland are arguably as important as those with the UK," he told the BBC.
Greek debt crisis - Grexit
28 May 2015
BBC Radio 5 LIve
Simon Tilford discusses the consequences of Grexit, and what the possible impact would be on the eurozone (from 2hr50).
Cameron presses EU for 'Better deal for Britain'
28 May 2015
The New York Times
The British desire to limit migration has already led "many on the Continent to view Britain as a nasty country," said Charles Grant, director of the CER. "The worse Britain's reputation, the less likely are other governments," with their own domestic politics, "to give Cameron what he wants," he said.
ECB fears 'abrupt reversal' for global assets on Fed tightening
28 May 2015
The Telegraph
"Many eurozone governments could face the prospect of further deep recessions despite having barely recovered, amid persistently strong support for populist parties. The politics of this is likely to be combustible. The euro is not out of the woods," said Simon Tilford of the CER.
Why David Cameron's EU welfare plans may miss the point
28 May 2015
The Wall Street Journal
John Springford of the CER, says it has been fairly successful in evening out so-called cliff edges—a trap that in the past meant that as people earned more their total household income fell because their welfare payments dropped.
Отношения России с Западом: движение есть, прорыва - нет
27 May 2015
BBC
"Это выглядит, как какое-то движение обеих сторон.Насколько я понимаю, разговор между премьер-министром Кэмероном и президентом Путиным был инициирован президентом Путиным, чтобы поздравить премьер-министра с победой на выборах.
The 'Ins' and 'Outs' of Britain's referendum
26 May 2015
Politico
“There is a grave danger,” said Charles Grant of the CER, “that the campaign is seen as the establishment campaign...This could very easily backfire, with the voters seeing this as their big chance to give bankers and politicians a kicking.”
How Europe is planning to deal with a Brexit
24 May 2015
The Telegraph
“Any proposals that are seen to be discriminating against Poles or eastern Europeans are very problematic for Germany,” says Simon Tilford, from the Centre for European Reform.
“Germany’s relationship with Poland is no longer of secondary importance to Ms Merkel. It is arguably as important as that with Britain.”Despite lacking a diplomatic profile, Mr Osborne's reputation for sound fiscal management has won him plaudits in Brussels, and led to a warm relationship with Germany’s veteran number two.
“Germany’s relationship with Poland is no longer of secondary importance to Ms Merkel. It is arguably as important as that with Britain.”Despite lacking a diplomatic profile, Mr Osborne's reputation for sound fiscal management has won him plaudits in Brussels, and led to a warm relationship with Germany’s veteran number two.
UK and the EU: Better off out or in?
22 May 2015
BBC
"The idea that the UK would be freer outside the EU is based on a series of misconceptions..." the Centre for European Reform said in a recent report
The migrant crisis on Greece’s Islands
22 May 2015
The New Yorker
Camino Mortera-Martinez and Rem Korteweg of the CER say that a deep divide between Northern and Southern EU states has resulted. “Northern member states want an asylum policy that keeps migrants in the South but treats them humanely,” they wrote recently, “while Southern member-states want the North to share the burden by accepting more migrants. The Mediterranean refugee crisis shows that this system is unsustainable.”
Grand bargain emerging on Europe as Germany adjusts to Cameron victory
22 May 2015
The Telegraph
“It looks as if they have stopped tilting at windmills and are keeping their demands moderate. They know that repatriation is not on,” said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform.
...Mr Grant said Britain could be offered an international treaty outside the EU structure, the formula used for Denmark’s opt-outs from the euro in the early 1990s. “This would avoid the complicated process of ratification by all 28 states. It would look solemn and binding but would really be just a protocol. It could then be included in the EU treaties later,” he said.
...Mr Grant said Britain could be offered an international treaty outside the EU structure, the formula used for Denmark’s opt-outs from the euro in the early 1990s. “This would avoid the complicated process of ratification by all 28 states. It would look solemn and binding but would really be just a protocol. It could then be included in the EU treaties later,” he said.
EU referendum: Stopping benefits for EU migrants a red line in negotiations, says David Cameron
21 May 2015
The Independent
“Changes to in-work benefits would require treaty change, since they would in effect skew labour markets in favour of domestic workers,” said John Springford, senior research fellow at the London-based Centre for European Reform think-tank.
See the relevant report here.
See the relevant report here.
Latvian Public Broadcasting: В Риге открываетса саммит "Восточного партнерства"
21 May 2015
Ian Bond speaks to Latvian Public Broadcasting about his low expectations of the Riga Summit (2:18).
В Ригу уже прибыли практически все лидеры. Помимо представителей стран восточного партнёрства, это и главы стран Евросоюза, включая президента Франции Француа Олланда, канцлера Германии Ангелы Меркель и премьера Великобритании Дэвида Кэмерона. Мы выходим на прямую связь с нашим корреспондентом Викторией Терентьевой.
В Ригу уже прибыли практически все лидеры. Помимо представителей стран восточного партнёрства, это и главы стран Евросоюза, включая президента Франции Француа Олланда, канцлера Германии Ангелы Меркель и премьера Великобритании Дэвида Кэмерона. Мы выходим на прямую связь с нашим корреспондентом Викторией Терентьевой.
EU leaders meet with eastern partners in shadow of Ukraine crisis
21 May 2015
dalje.com
But Ukraine and Georgia are likely to be disappointed at not being offered visa-free travel to the EU in Riga, argued Ian Bond of the Centre for European Reform. EU officials say this hinges not on political decisions, but on meeting technical requirements.
Belarus also deserves "a little more love from Brussels," Bond argued, pointing out that it has a better human rights record than Azerbaijan.
Belarus also deserves "a little more love from Brussels," Bond argued, pointing out that it has a better human rights record than Azerbaijan.
Judy Asks: Is the European neighbourhood policy doomed?
20 May 2015
Carnegie Europe
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.