Press
George Osborne demands EU safeguards for non-euro businesses
02 November 2015
The Guardian
The CER has suggested a new treaty article which would include new procedures to ensure greater transparency in discussions of the euro group so that non-euro countries know what is going on, and the creation of an "emergency brake".
EU overleeft crisis, maar Europa zal nooit meer hetzelfde zijn
31 October 2015
Volgens Rem Korteweg van de Londense denktank CER, Opvang is een hete aardappel, vandaar de zware uitspraken. Maar het gaat slechts om één miljoen mensen op 500 miljoen inwoners. In Istanboel zitten ook een miljoen Syriërs.
Are we there yet? Britain's 'brake-clause'
29 October 2015
Financial Times
Among Britain's EU think-tanks, the emergency brake has support: both Open Europe and the Centre for European Reform have backed a variant.
The pain in Spain
28 October 2015
Project Syndicate
LONDON – Spain is the eurozone’s latest poster child for austerity and structural reforms. Its economy has expanded for eight consecutive quarters, steadily gaining momentum and easily outperforming the rest of the currency union. Export growth has matched that of Germany; unemployment has fallen by over a million people in...
Austria plans border fence as migrants threaten EU movement
28 October 2015
Bloomberg Businessweek
“Unless something is done, we will see more and more fences and border controls, and then we will have a Schengen crisis, and if we have a Schengen crisis, we will have an EU crisis,” said Camino Mortera-Martinez of the CER.
Londyn nie zastąpi Berlina
26 October 2015
Rzeczpospolita
Nowy polski rząd będzie twardo bronił praw socjalnych polskich imigrantów w Wielkiej Brytanii – uważa ekspertka Agata Gostyńska z Center for European Reform (CER) w Londynie.
Confounded by Spain
26 October 2015
Financial Times
There is much that is wrong about this rhetoric, and it fortunately provokes intelligent criticism, most recently in the form of a policy brief by Simon Tilford from the Centre for European Reform. Tilford pokes some well-judged holes in Madrid’s narrative.
Media i eksperci: zwycięstwo PiS może pomóc Cameronowi
26 October 2015
Onet Poland
Zgadza się z nim Agata Gostyńska z Centre for European Reform, Cameron nie powinien się spodziewać zbyt dużych ustępstw wobec postulatów ograniczenia dostępu do świadczeń.
Billiges Öl - tatsächlich schön?
25 October 2015
Der Tagesspiegel
...Ein Experte warnt: Vorsicht!Es gibt aber immer auch die andere Seite. Weshalb der Ökonom Rem Korteweg, der für das Centre for European Reform schreibt, einen britischen Thinktank, seine Analyse mit der Überschrift versehen hat: Vorsicht vor billigem Öl! Die andere Seite, das sind jene Staaten, aus denen das Öl kommt.
Spain: Recovery position
23 October 2015
Financial Times
"Spain's return to growth is good news, but there is little evidence that it is the result of austerity and reforms," says Simon Tilford, deputy director at the Centre for European Reform.
Spain's unemployment falls, and Rajoy's prospects rise
22 October 2015
The New York Times
In a recent report, Simon Tilford, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform in London, argued that Spain's "employment miracle" was not "quite what it is cracked up to be," particularly in terms of lifting nominal wages.
Speech on: The banking union, one year on
21 October 2015
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Speech by Danièle Nouy, chair of the ECB Supervisory Board
Judy Asks: Can Merkel survive the refugee crisis?
21 October 2015
Carnegie Europe
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Why there's no easy way out of Spain's insurmountable economic mess
20 October 2015
The Telegraph
In a new report Simon Tilford at the CER also pours cold water over the dominant narrative of the Spanish recovery. "There is no evidence that [growth numbers] are the result of austerity, and not much evidence that they are the product of structural reforms."
Italy could back Britain over two-speed Europe
19 October 2015
The Telegraph
“A British-Italian initiative to clarify the distinction between eurozone countries and the others could be significant,” said Charles Grant of the CER, “because diplomatically, it shows one of the founding six is willing to work with the British on EU reform.
Shameful and senseless: Europe struggles with refugee crisis
18 October 2015
Eurasia Review
The underlying geopolitical question remains important as Rem Korteweg of the CER writes: "Europe's leaders are overly focused on dealing with the symptoms — the large groups of migrants and refugees coming to Europe — rather than fighting the causes."
Letters: Britain’s future depends on relations with countries outside the eurozone
18 October 2015
The Telegraph
Jaw-jaw, not war-warSIR – Britain is lucky to have the thoroughly professional Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to analyse threats to security and work with partners in tackling them.Thus the FCO recently played an exemplary role in the successful diplomacy that has curbed Iran’s nuclear programme.
Merkel's dilemma as Germany frets over refugees
17 October 2015
The Telegraph
"Merkel has taken a relatively bold stance in last couple of weeks," says Christian Odendahl of the CER . "Her challenge is that she needs on the one hand to solve the problem, while retaining her moral authority on the other."
Britain to put commerce with China first in President Xi Jinping's state visit
17 October 2015
The New York Times
"Obviously, George Osborne has decided that getting the Chinese to invest large amounts in the UK is the salvation of the UK economy," said Ian Bond, the director of foreign policy of the CER. "He is running roughshod over the Foreign Office and security policy."
Insider dealing: Euro outs fear that euro ins might do them down
17 October 2015
The Economist
As Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform puts it, "other EU countries that know little about finance - or that seek to favour their own financial centres - could vote for rules that harm [the City's] competitiveness."