Press
Slowdown in Germany worries eurozone
15 January 2013
The New York Times
"This idea that Germany is a powerhouse dragging the rest of Europe along with it is a bit of a myth to be honest," said Philip Whyte, a senior research fellow at the CER in London. "You have a very weak periphery and a core which is not as strong as everyone seems to believe."
"Brexit" et le sermon d'Oncle Sam
14 January 2013
Le Monde
"L'Allemagne dirigerait la politique économique et la France, la politique de sécurité, nous dit Charles Grant, du CER à Londres. Les Etats-Unis auraient moins d'influence en Europe, et la politique de l'UE aurait plus de chances de diverger de celle des Etats-Unis."
Brytyjski premier ma plan, jak uniknąć wyjścia z Unii
14 January 2013
Gazeta Wyborcza
Założenia planu Camerona są jednak dość wątpliwe. - Inne kraje Unii nie zgodzą się na nowe wyjątki w traktatach UE dla Londynu. To zwiększałoby konkurencyjną przewagę Brytyjczyków na jednolitym rynku unijnym - przekonuje Charles Grant z londyńskiego CER.
Could Britain end up leaving the EU? The key questions
11 January 2013
Channel 4 News
Charles Grant, director of the CER argues that EU governments will not grant treaty opt-outs to Britain because of fears that it could gain "an unfair competitive advantage" within the single market and encourage other countries to follow Britain's pick-and-mix example.
UK government battles to cut deficit
08 January 2013
Marketplace
Simon Tilford of the CER says it's the government's fault for talking tough and denting confidence. "The language they've adopted: 'We must cut. We must rein in spending. We must accept lower living standards.' This has unsettled both consumers and companies," claims Tilford.
The threat to the euro is over: EU chief Barroso claims single currency will not implode
07 January 2013
The Daily Mail
"The consequences are likely to be far-reaching. Not only will governments struggle to push through the needed reforms, but there is a risk of a broader backlash against the market economy and the European Union," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER.
Why Cameron will say all the wrong things on the EU
03 January 2013
The Huffington Post
In an article in the FT, Charles Grant of the CER wrote of a multi-tier Europe and said: "Life in the third tier need not be uncomfortable for the UK. If it makes an effort to win friends and allies among its partners, including those in the euro, it will have an influential voice in EU decision-making."
Giuristi ed economisti: accordo inapplicabile
02 January 2013
Libero Quotidiano
"Le politiche di austerità in fase recessiva sono sempre un rischio, ma lo sono specialmente quando tutta l'Europa sta tirando la cinghia. Queste politiche di austerità, attuate in modo scoordinato a livello europeo e in fase recessiva, sono state un fallimento totale e pongono una seria minaccia alla moneta unica" dice a Libero Simon Tilford, capo economista del CER.
IMF for the first time made an overall assessment of the EU
29 December 2012
EU inside
According to Philip Whyte, a senior research fellow at the CER in London, to accept that the eurozone suffers from a structural flaw that can only be corrected by more federalism is politically explosive.
EU patience running out as Britain struggles to settle its European destiny
27 December 2012
The Guardian
"For two decades Britain's EU debate has been one-sided: Eurosceptic politicians and commentators have set the agenda, while few politicians (or business leaders) have argued the merits of the EU," Charles Grant of the CER wrote in a recent paper.
Stifling progress in Russia and China
24 December 2012
The New York Times
Russia and China seem very different sorts of countries. One is a pseudo-democracy with an economy dependent on natural-resource exports; the other is a one-party state and the world’s manufacturing superpower. But both suffer from unbalanced economies — and powerful vested interests that are trying to block the reforms that...
The Schengen crisis in the framework of the Arab Spring
19 December 2012
European Institute of the Mediterranean
The Schengen area – the EU's zone of passport-free travel, which benefits 650 million travellers annually –is in trouble.
Le trappole del Energy Bill varato dal governo britannico
17 December 2012
Onoff-blog.it
Il governo britannico ha pubblicato il nuovo Energy Bill. Il piano energetico deve ancora sottostare all’approvazione del Parlamento per cui è probabile che questa non sia la versione definitiva.
EU leaders vow to boost Europe's defence capabilities
14 December 2012
Reuters
Europe's common security policy is "stuck between the strategic realities of declining defence budgets, waning European power in the world and a lack of will and ability to project strategic force outward", said Hugo Brady, a senior research fellow at the CER.
Perché la City si sente assediata
14 December 2012
Il sole 24 Ore
"È stata una risposta un po' emotiva - precisa Philip Whyte economista del think-tank Centre for European Reform - nel senso che i timori politici sono apparsi dominanti sulle considerazioni tecniche".
Qué será de Europa - La recuperación exige un nuevo pacto entre el capital y el trabajo
14 December 2012
La Vanguardia
Si la situación económica no muestra síntomas de recuperación, las finanzas públicas seguirán debilitándose. Y, también, si los gobiernos no corrigen en aplicar medidas de austeridad que se alejan de las políticas de redistribución fiscal y de los sistemas de protección social, el escenario que se creará agravará los problemas...
Europe gets the prize: Sixty years of peace, if not prosperity
13 December 2012
World Tribune
Charles Grant of the London-based Centre for European Reform told the BBC, "The EU merits the peace prize. It’s role in history is unique and positive, and much more important than the inability of the current bunch of leaders to resolve the Eurozone’s travails."
Outside Europe
12 December 2012
BBC Newsnight
Jeremy Paxman talks to Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Sir Andrew Cahn, Sir Martin Sorrell, Katinka Barysch and other guests on how might Britain fare if it left the European Union?
The genius of Merkel - Germans love her, Europe loathes her. Why?
12 December 2012
Prospect
Greek newspapers like to portray German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Nazi uniform. The Italian daily Libero has greeted her with a rude Vaffanmerkel! on its cover.
L’eurozona accepta la ‘cotilla alemanya’ sense estímuls per créixer
11 December 2012
La Vanguardia
"L’austeritat fiscal per si sola no resoldrà la crisi", opina en canvi Simon Tilford, economista en cap de Center for European Reform, un think-tank europeista amb seu a Londres. Tilford insisteix en el fracàs d’aquesta estratègia a Grècia i Portugal i ressalta que "erosiona la confiança dels inversors".