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Trump may be President again in a year. Europe must be ready
19 January 2024
Encompass
On 20 January 2025, the next US President will take office. In November 2023, the editor-at-large of The Washington Post, Robert Kagan, wrote “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending”.
Germany, once a powerhouse, is at an economic 'standstill'
18 January 2024
The New York Times
“Germans are so risk-averse, it’s almost a psychological thing,” said Sander Tordoir, an economist at the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank in Berlin.
EU prepares for possible second Donald Trump presidency
18 January 2024
CNN's Rosemary Church speaks with Ian Bond of the CER about how Europe is preparing for a possible second Donald Trump presidency.
CER Podcast: The Taiwan election: China cares, but should Europe?
18 January 2024
Ian Bond, Christina Keßler, Philippe Le Corre and Helena Legarda discuss the Taiwan election.
Europe scrambles to finalise new fiscal rules after lawmaker vote
17 January 2024
Euronews
According to Sander Tordoir of the Centre for European Reform, the hawkish German government is unlikely to relinquish the numerical targets so painfully hammered out in December – but might be willing to concede on some subdsidiary issues. Tordoir, a senior economist at the think tank, is optimistic a deal will be found, as there’s no unbridgeable philosophical gulf between the parliament and council.
Europe wants to Trump-proof in case of a second term. But that is not an easy task
14 January 2024
CNN
“No amount of de-risking can make up for a sudden policy change that makes it harder for Europeans to sell into America,” says Ian Bond, deputy director at the Centre for European Reform think-tank. “In a second term, it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that he could decide some other material is a risk to American security.”
Half the world to vote in 2024, with global ramifications
09 January 2024
Voice of America
“Putin is not going to have any genuine opponents,” said Ian Bond of the Centre for European Reform. “He has control of all the administrative machinery required to make sure that a crushing vote in favor of him is delivered and we get another six years of Putin up to at least 2030.”
Remember how we used to be? We are not the same
05 January 2024
Politico Brussels Playbook
As Charles Grant from the Centre for European Reform points out, von der Leyen faces far tougher, existential challenges than the French Socialist did. The current Commission president “has a much tougher set of problems to deal with,” he told Playbook. “Delors had to cope with Bosnia and the ERM [Exchange Rate Mechanism] crisis, while VDL has had to deal with even bigger headaches like COVID, Ukraine, illegal immigration and the rise of the far right/Orbán.
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.
Trois ans après le divorce, la relation financière UE-Londres est en quête d'équilibre
04 January 2024
L'Agefi
«Les entreprises ont généralement préféré déplacer la part minimum de leurs équipes nécessaires au respect des exigences légales de l’UE, pose Zach Meyers chercheur du Centre for European Reform, un think-tank basé à Londres.
Trois ans après le divorce avec l’Union européenne, le Royaume-Uni affiche un bilan commercial en demi-teinte
02 January 2024
L'Agefi
«Selon nos estimations, le commerce de marchandises du Royaume-Uni dans son ensemble a été 7% en deçà de ce qu’il aurait été sans le Brexit, alors que le PIB a été amputé de 5,5%. Et ce, en grande partie à cause des nouvelles barrières commerciales entre les deux blocs», explique Zach Meyers, chercheur du Centre for European Reform, un think tank basé à Londres.
2024, el año en que la extrema derecha puede despuntar en Europa
02 January 2024
El Periodico de Espana
“Es muy difícil predecir (el resultado de) las elecciones europeas con tanta antelación. No se rigen para nada por los mismos criterios que las elecciones nacionales. En muchos Estados miembros son elecciones de castigo. Y para ver a quien se va a castigar, cuándo y cómo tienes que estar más cerca”, explica Camino Mortera-Martinez.