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After British deal with the EU, Cameron races to win support at home
20 February 2016
The Washington Post
The CER concluded in a briefing note that Cameron's "package of reforms will sway few voters, so he must now make the case for the EU itself." "Cameron's best chance of success," the think-tank said, "is to shift the debate onto more lofty terrain, away from arguments about banking safeguards and migrants' benefits towards a contest over how to secure Britain’s interests in Europe and the rest of the world."
EU summit deal in balance after night of intense talks
19 February 2016
Financial Times
Charles Grant of the CER said that the second referendum idea would cause problems for the Remain campaign “if people who don’t want to leave the EU think that Out does not mean Out, and that EU partners will be so desperate to keep us that they will give us a better deal”.
CER podcast: February 18-19 EU Council Summit
19 February 2016
The CER's Sophia Besch talks to CER director Charles Grant and senior research fellow John Springford about their take on David Cameron's EU deal at the February EU summit.
Share Radio: Investment Perspectives
19 February 2016
"The trouble is a lot of smaller countries who don't usually set the agenda see the EU summit as a chance to push their interests" says Charles Grant.
ABC Radio: Cameron's deal for UK
19 February 2016
Ian Bond talks to ABC Radio Australia on a possible deal for David Cameron at the EU Summit.
BBC Radio 5 Live: Cameron's visit to Brussels
19 February 2016
Agata Gostyńska talks to BBC 5 Live on David Cameron's visit to Brussels for talks on his European Union reforms.
The global case for staying in the EU
19 February 2016
The New Statesman
Brexit would be bad not just for Britain but also for Europe and the rest of the world.
Die EU und der Brexit "Es ist ein gefährliches politisches Spiel"
18 February 2016
Deutschlandfunk
Ein Brexit täte den Briten wirtschaftlich "weher" als der EU, sagte Christian Odendahl, Chefvolkswirt des Centre for European Reform in London, im DLF. Nicht nur deshalb werde sich David Cameron auf jeden Fall für einen Verbleib seines Landes in der EU einsetzen.
The Spectator podcast: EU referendum
18 February 2016
Charles Grant joins the Spectator's political editor James Forsyth to discuss David Cameron's negotiations at the February EU Summit.
BBC Radio 4 The World Tonight: Brexit overshadows migration talks at EU summit
18 February 2016
Charles Grant joins BBC Radio 4 to discuss: Will the Brexit issue overshadow talks on the migration crisis in the EU council?
Cameron walczy o unijne ustępstwa. Czy to wystarczy, by zatrzymać Wielką Brytanię w Unii?
18 February 2016
Wiadomosci
Jak dodaje Agata Gostyńska z Centre for European Reform, inna kluczowa kwestia sporna dotyczy relacji między państwami strefy euro i tych spoza strefy oraz tego na jak długo powinien być zaciągany "hamulec migracyjny". - To są w dużej mierze kwestie techniczne, ale Cameron będzie walczył do końca o to, by uzyskać jak najlepsze dla Wielkiej Brytanii zapisy - mówi Gostyńska.
ITV Good Morning Britain: EU summit negotiations
18 February 2016
John Springford chats to Good Morning Britain on David Cameron's negotiations at the February EU Council Summit.
BBC Three Counties Radio: EU summit deal for Cameron
18 February 2016
Ian Bond talks to Roberto Perrone a possible deal for David Cameron on EU membership at the EU Council Summit.
Tok FM: Czy decyzje o przyszłości Wielkiej Brytanii u UE zapadną już jutro?
18 February 2016
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska speaks to TOK FM, Poland.
Cameron’s EU deal is wafer thin, but that’s not the point
18 February 2016
Prospect
Neither Cameron's EU reforms nor Brexit would do anything to resolve Britain's economic problems, which are largely homegrown.
David Cameron's gamble: Fault lines — in U.K. and abroad — harden ahead of EU votes
17 February 2016
CBC News
"My criticism is not necessarily with there being a referendum. My criticism is with there being a renegotiation and then a referendum," says John Springford, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform in London.
BBC Business Live: EU energy security
16 February 2016
Rem Korteweg discusses the EU's new energy security plans on BBC Business Live.
'Brexit' pain for Europe gives Cameron leverage in crucial week
15 February 2016
Bloomberg Business
France, Germany and some other countries are “suspicious” that the UK really wants a veto for the City of London over EU regulation, according to Charles Grant, director of the Centre of European Reform.
Sind vielleicht doch die Briten die besseren Europäer?
15 February 2016
Die Welt
"Anders als andere haben wir Integration nie als Ziel an sich betrachtet, sondern nur als Mittel zum Zweck, die eigenen Interessen zu verfolgen", sagt Vizechef Simon Tilford. Doch Großbritannien war gerade deshalb ein wertvoller Partner, sagt er, weil es unbequem war und den Glauben an die Vorzüge immer tieferer Integration beharrlich hinterfragt hat.
'Project Panic' rather than love may keep Britain in EU
14 February 2016
Reuters
Even strong EU supporters such as Charles Grant, director of the London-based thinktank Centre for European Reform, acknowledge that the "In" campaign will struggle to convince voters of the positive case for staying in the bloc. "There are many reasons to be pessimistic about the campaign," he told a Brussels audience. "The 'Out' campaign have jolly good arguments superficially... Big business is pathetic and cowardly."