Charles Grant

Charles Grant

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Areas of expertise 

Britain's EU referendum, the 'future of Europe' debate, the euro, Russia, European foreign and defence policy and China's relations with the West.

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FT Future of Europe Leadership Series: Will the election decide the future of the UK in Europe?

29 April 2015
Charles Grant speaks at the first panel discussion of the FT Future of Europe Leadership Series organised in co-operation with the CER and King's College London.

Germany is becoming relaxed about a Grexit – perhaps too relaxed

The Guardian
24 April 2015
Many EU member states and the US still fear the consequences of Greece leaving Europe. They need to get their voices heard in Berlin

Vorsprung durch Grexit? (in German)

17 April 2015
Die deutsche Politik bereitet sich auf einen Grexit vor. In Berlin glaubt man, die Risiken seien beherrschbar. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel sollte sich diesem Konsens entziehen.

Чего хочет Европа?

Belarus TV
22 February 2015
Чарльз Грант, директор Центра европейских реформ (Лондон): "Прежде всего, Европа очень благодарна Беларуси за её нейтральную позицию в украинском кризисе".

Could Syriza's win really herald Europe's move to a softer form of austerity?

IPPR
26 January 2015
Charles Grant says there is a window of opportunity for Greece's new prime minister to renegotiate, however staunch the German resistance to softening austerity might appear.
Syriza’s victory creates a great deal of uncertainty for the eurozone. It could possibly lead to Greece’s ejection from the euro, an event which would...

CER/UCL panel discussion on 'Britain & Europe: Pathways to EU reform'

21 January 2015
Panel discussion to launch UCL's 2-year series on Britain & Europe with Wolfgang Blau, Richard Corbett, Deirdre Curtin and Charles Grant.

Cameron risks painting himself into an anti-Europe corner

Financial Times
04 November 2014
Not making the case for British EU membership is risky, writes Charles Grant.

The EU wouldn’t be better off without the UK, but won’t pay any price to keep it

Europe's world
09 October 2014
Signposts from the European elections: A cross-section of views on the choices and priorities thrown up by the mid-year European election results

We can bring change and reform to the EU — abandoning it is not the answer

The Independent
25 September 2014
We urge the UK’s political parties to raise their game in leading, not leaving, Europe.

La probabilité d’une sortie de l’Union du Royaume-Uni a augmenté

Challenges Fr
02 July 2014
Interview avec Charles Grant, directeur du think-tank Centre for european reform, estime que le Royaume-Uni pourrait quitter l'Union européenne.