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FT podcast - Rachman review: The future of Europe
04 January 2024
It's an important year for the European Union, which holds parliamentary elections in June. As geopolitical turbulence continues to test the strength of global alliances, will Europe pursue further integration or start to pull apart? Gideon discusses these questions, and the role played by European Commission presidents, past and present, with Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform in London.
Radio 4 - Last Word: Jacques Delors
31 December 2023
Charles Grant spoke with Kirsty Lang on Jacques Delors, the politician and architect of the modern EU (from 0:45).
Polskie Radio 24: Historyczny rok w relacjach UE z Ukrainą. Jest zielone światło dla negocjacji członkowskich
30 December 2023
Z punktu widzenia psychologicznego to było ważne. Brak pozytywnej decyzji byłby sygnałem dla Putina, że Zachód nie zgadza się, by Ukraina była jego częścią. To byłby też krok w tył ze strony Unii - podkreślił w rozmowie z Polskim Radiem Ian Bond z londyńskiego Centre for European Reform.
Future is Blue: EuroInsights: Economic lessons in 2023
20 December 2023
Sander Tordoir, Senior Economist at the Centre for European Reform, together with Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director in conversation with Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, Future is Blue host analyse what are the key lessons learned for the EU economy in 2023.
ivoox: The Eastern Front - What is going on with EU accession talks and Ukraine funding
16 December 2023
This week, the EU voted on being the Ukrainian accession process. On this episode of The Eastern Front, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia welcome Ian Bond, the deputy director of the Centre for European Reform to discuss the likely outcomes of accession talks. How will Hungary complicate matters? What role does the...
CNBC: China sees the EU as a potential partner in a multipolar world
07 December 2023
Charles Grant, director at the Centre for European Reform, discusses EU-China relations on CNBC.
ZDF Heute: Rennen um Ruttes Nachfolge
22 November 2023
Sander Tordoir spricht von "schwebenden Wählern". 63 Prozent wissen zwei Tage vor der Wahl nicht, wo sie landen, wo sie ihr Kreuz machen. Die Milieubindung sei in den Niederlanden schon länger noch geringer als in Deutschland: Weniger Kirche, weniger Gewerkschaften.
European Affairs Committee: The implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations
08 November 2023
Luigi Scazzieri gave evidence at the European Affairs Committee on the implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations.
BNR Nieuwsradio: Duitse woningbouw piept en kraakt
07 November 2023
Net als de Nederlandse woningmarkt kent ook die van Duitsland problemen. En die crisis lijkt daar alleen maar erger te worden, blijkt uit cijfers van onderzoeksinstituut ifo. Duitsland kampt met een enorm piepende bouwsector, aldus Sander Tordoir, senior econoom van denktank Centre for European Reform.
Future is Blue: Trade wars on wheels? The Commission investigates Chinese electric cars
26 October 2023
Sander Tordoir, Senior Economist at the Centre for European Reform, shares great insights about the Commission investigation into Chinese state subsidies affecting cars imported to Europe.
BBC News: EU pause in military activity is less ambitious than ceasefire
23 October 2023
Luigi Scazieri spoke to BBC News, "I think it's fair to say that the initial response [from the EU] was not particularly smooth. In the days immediately after the Hamas atrocities, there were visible divisions between the member-states and different parts of the EU institutions. And in particular, Commission President...
The Spectator podcast: Has Brexit failed?
07 October 2023
Seven years after the Brexit vote, Katy Balls is joined for a fringe panel from the Conservative Party Conference to discuss if voting to leave the EU was worth it, where the wins are and if opportunities are being missed. Katy Balls in conversation with John Redwood MP, Theresa Villiers MP, Camilla Cavendish, Charles Grant, CER and Vote Leave founder Matthew Elliott.
BNR Radio: Nederland heeft geen last van 'zieke' Duitse economie
03 October 2023
Nederland hoeft zich geen zorgen te maken dat de slechte staat van de Duitse economie invloed gaat hebben op de Nederlandse economie. Dat zegt Sander Tordoir senior econoom van denktank Centre for European Reform in het economenvakblad ESB. 'Er zijn structureel diepere problemen in de Duitse economie die zich nu wreken.'
Sky News: What's the significance of Starmer's EU comments?
21 September 2023
"One of the benefits of Brexit is supposed to be that the British are free to set their own rules."
European Parliament: Public hearing on the new economic governance rules fit for the future
20 September 2023
At the European Parliament’s hearing on the reform of Europe’s fiscal framework, Sander Tordoir argued
Spectator podcast: Will Starmer soften Brexit?
19 September 2023
Oscar Edmondson speaks to Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform in a podcast on where a Labour government would take British relations with the EU.
Channel 4 News: Keir Starmer said he would boost growth by rewriting the Brexit deal
18 September 2023
"Will Starmer try and go beyond his red lines? The impression I get from talking to people in the Labour leadership is they know they've got to go further ...
Future is Blue: Unpacking German economic troubles
06 September 2023
Is the German economy again the sick man of Europe, as it was once labelled back in the late 90s? We take a look at the current economic challenges of Germany together with Sander Tordoir, Senior Economist at the Centre for European Reform, and Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director.
Monocle Radio - The Monocle Daily: Russia lambasts the Ukraine peace talks
07 August 2023
Russia lambasts peace talks hosted by Saudi Arabia – to which Moscow was not invited. With Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the CER and Daniella Peled.
Monocle Radio: The Monocle Daily
03 July 2023
In the studio, Terry Stiastny and Ian Bond discuss the EU’s approach to Russian assets, why France and Germany have fallen out of love and how ‘Barbie’ has become an unlikely agitator in Vietnam.