Charles Grant
Charles Grant
Director
Areas of expertise
Britain’s relationship with the EU, the ‘future of Europe’ debate, European foreign and defence policy, and China's relations with the West.
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How Cameron can win an EU referendum
Eutopia
13 May 2015
Now that Cameron has won Britain’s general election, he must fulfil his promise of negotiating reforms to the EU and then holding an in-or-out referendum before the end of 2017.
Listen carefully to the British
Flashlight Europe - Bertelsmann-Stiftung
12 May 2015
Other than many have predicted the general election in the United Kingdom have not led to a hung parliament but the opposite: An absolute majority for David Cameron and his Tory party.
ECFR's the world in 30 minutes: British elections
06 May 2015
On 7 May the British public is asked to choose a new government. Mark Leonard, Robin Niblett, Charles Grant, the director of the CER and Ulrike Franke discuss the possible outcomes and what this would mean for the future of British foreign policy and its relationship with the EU.
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...
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.