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Ponta, la Bucharest Forum: Poziţia naturală a României, de frontieră estică a UE şi NATO, e o uriaşă oportunitate pe care putem să o folosim sau să o ratăm
02 October 2014
economie
Uniunea Eurasiatică a lui Vladimir Puţin este închisă prin bariere comerciale.
Hollande warns France of tough spending cuts
30 September 2014
Financial Times
"I have never known Berlin more annoyed with France," says Charles Grant, director of the CER."Seen from Berlin, Hollande has wasted two years achieving virtually no structural reform and failing to rein in spending."
Companies warn Tories they risk losing pro-business reputation
30 September 2014
Financial Times
Charles Grant, director of the CER, told the FT the issue was a serious problem for his group. "There is a danger that by threatening to take Britain out of Europe that relationship is about to come under unprecedented strain," he said.
Tories aim to curb EU freedom of movement in migration crackdown
30 September 2014
The Huffington Post
"We will be wanting to make certain at a European as well as a national level that the right of people to work or retire around Europe does not become a right to travel around in order to collect social security benefits or commit crime." He was speaking at a fringe event hosted by the CER/BfB/BNE.
We can bring change and reform to the EU — abandoning it is not the answer
25 September 2014
The Independent
We urge the UK’s political parties to raise their game in leading, not leaving, Europe.
Big business steals the show at New York climate talks
24 September 2014
New Scientist
The focus for climate diplomacy should be climate finance, argues Stephen Tindale, former director of Greenpeace UK, and author of a report for the CER, a London-based think tank.
Мистецтво (не) розійтися/The art of (not) breaking a relationship (with English translation)
23 September 2014
The Day
Які уроки треба винести Європі з шотландського референдуму/What lessons should Europe draw from the Scottish referendum?
Even the ECB thinks Germany needs to start spending more
22 September 2014
The Washington Post
Take a look at the chart below from Christian Odendahl, the chief economist at the CER. Once you account for depreciation, Germany's public investment on construction and equipment has actually been negative the past decade.
French and German visions for Europe to clash in Berlin
21 September 2014
Reuters
"Behind closed doors, while Germany will certainly push France on reform and [budget] consolidation, France will be given more time and flexibility," said Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the CER.
Could the Ryder Cup offer a sporting chance for European unity?
21 September 2014
The Guardian
But sport, said Stephen Tindale of the CER, "is respectable tribalism" – and tribalism can prove a powerful and effective motor. The kind of people who oppose further European integration often do so, Tindale argues, on the grounds that there is no European "polis", or body of citizens.
Europe will never be the same after Scot vote, nor will British euroscepticism
20 September 2014
The Telegraph
“The Catalans see this as a victory regardless of the result, and I think we are heading for a very nasty crisis,” said Charles Grant, head of the CER.
Die umstrittene Abwertung
19 September 2014
Frankfurter Allgemeine
"Das Beispiel Japan zeigt deutlich, dass niedrige Zinsen und niedrige Inflation einen langfristigen Aufwertungsdruck ausüben", sagt Christian Odendahl, Chefökonom am CER.
Scotland’s ‘No’ vote: the UK takes stock
19 September 2014
Fortune
“The word ‘federal’ has been a swear word for years, but no longer,” said Stephen Tindale, associate fellow at the CER in London.
Russian government feels squeeze of tighter sanctions
19 September 2014
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
"A lot depends on what's happening to the oil price," says Ian Bond. "The budget and accumulation of surpluses in the two national wealth funds depends so much on the world oil price and at the moment it is rather too low for Russia to run a surplus."
Nederland, neem een 'Brexit' serieus!
18 September 2014
Internationale Spectator
Staat het Verenigd Koninkrijk met één voet buiten de Europese Unie? Na de mislukte poging van de Britse premier David Cameron om te voorkomen dat Jean-Claude Juncker president van de Europese Commissie werd, viert euroscepsis in Londen hoogtij.
Експерти "Дня" — про те, які ризики несе для Великобританії та Європи відповідь "так" на референдумі в Шотландії (with Russian translation).
18 September 2014
Ukranian Daily DEN
18 вересня в Шотландії відбувся референдум, який вирішить подальшу долю цієї частини Сполученого Королівства. Виборцям потрібно відповісти "так" або "ні" на запитання: "Чи повинна Шотландія бути незалежною країною?"
European integration emboldens Europe's separatists
18 September 2014
Wall Street Journal
Today, "separatism has a spring in its step," says Charles Grant, director of the London-based Centre for European Reform.
Judy Asks: Has Obama finally discovered foreign policy?
17 September 2014
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.
Europa doet too little, too late aan afhankelijkheid Rusland
17 September 2014
Energiepodium.nl
Rem Korteweg, Centre for European Reform: "EU legt sancties met duidelijke tegenzin op"
More questions than answers in Brussels as Scotland votes
17 September 2014
Europe online
"These shifts would make it harder for Britain to argue that it should maintain its place on the UN Security Council," said Charles Grant of the CER.