Press
Brexit will destroy the City of London as we know it
27 August 2014
EurActiv.com
As a CER study recently highlighted...Brexit would lead to Britain being classified as a "third country" by the EU...As such, Brexit would mean Britain continuing to be burdened by EU regulations...while having little or no say in what those standards should be.
EU amid geopolitical crisis haggles over top positions
27 August 2014
Bloomberg
'Learning from Herman' is a must, wrote Agata Gostynska, a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform in London. She praised Van Rompuy as an economically moderate consensus builder with a “small ego” who didn’t steal national leaders’ limelight.
New French cabinet sheds critics and leaves austerity policies in place
26 August 2014
New York Times
“In terms of the way Hollande is perceived abroad, this will reinforce the perception that he is a weak leader who is unable to marshal his troops effectively,” said Simon Tilford, of the CER.
Let's start a European tidal lagoon industry
26 August 2014
Energy Post
A unique, £1 billion plan to build the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay in Wales has won strong local support. Stephen Tindale, who is involved in the project, argues that the EU should support it and help create a new European tidal lagoon industry.
Russia, EU wage phony war over sanctions at WTO
20 August 2014
The Moscow Times
"[EU sanctions] have avoided any outright bans or tariffs on Russian exports," said Ian Bond. "Paradoxically, the fact that the EU has not really gone down the line of the so-called sectoral sanctions … may actually make it much more difficult for the Russians to make a case in the WTO."
"El sector nuclear argentino tiene un impresionante historial económico, medioambiental y de seguridad"
15 August 2014
Observatorio de la Energía Tecnología e Infraestructura para el Desarrollo
Varios países, incluidos los Estados Unidos, China, India, Rusia y algunos países europeos como Francia, Hungría, Polonia y el Reino Unido, están planeando la construcción de nuevas centrales nucleares.
Eurozone economy stalls in second quarter as German GDP slips
14 August 2014
Wall Street Journal
"The eurozone recovery never really got going, and now it appears to be petering out," said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform.
A top diplomat for Europe: Who will replace Catherine Ashton?
13 August 2014
The National Interest
The EU will soon select its next “foreign minister” – but rumors suggest an opportunity may be missed. At a time of so many international crises, Europe needs a more robust voice and America needs a stronger partner.
Russia bans food imports in retaliation for Western sanctions
07 August 2014
Wall Street Journal
The ban on foodstuffs underscored Russia's dramatic retreat from the West under Putin this year. "It's symptomatic of a much deeper economic and psychological change going on, which is that Russia is being cut off," said Charles Grant of the CER.
Brussels is needed to clean up Britain’s air
06 August 2014
The ENDS Report
European co-operation is necessary to improve air quality. Pollution does not stop at national frontiers. And setting environmental standards at national level would undermine the single market.
German diplomacy: Dominant by default
05 August 2014
Financial Times
Charles Grant of the CER wrote that during the euro crisis Germany became the EU’s “unquestioned leader” on economic policy. “In foreign and security policy, Britain and France have generally set the EU agenda. The Ukraine crisis, however, may allow Germany to lead in this field, too.”
Britain outside Europe? The Dutch view
04 August 2014
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Fearing unknown referendum outcomes, the Netherlands favors reforms without treaty change.
Europe: Way forward after European Parliament elections
02 August 2014
New Delhi Times
Charles Grant of the CER comments that in order to maximize Europe’s leverage vis-à-vis Russia, the Commission should work with the European External Action Service and the key member-states to herd the member states towards a coherent approach.
EU tightens the economic screws on Putin's Russia
31 July 2014
Institutional Investor
"It is clear that the only path back to business as usual is for Putin to retreat from Ukraine," says Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the CER.
In confronting Russia, Europe tests its union
31 July 2014
The Wall Street Journal
"One consequence of the Russia-Ukraine affair has been that Germany has emerged as the new leader of the EU, not only in economic policy, but in foreign policy too," said Charles Grant of the CER.
'Known unknowns' about Scotland’s place in Europe
30 July 2014
Financial Times
Several unresolved questions hang over whether the Scots have a future in Europe, says John Kerr
In a little under two months Scots may vote to end their 300 year-old union with England. But their country is also part of a younger union in which most Scots wish to remain. Could...
In a little under two months Scots may vote to end their 300 year-old union with England. But their country is also part of a younger union in which most Scots wish to remain. Could...
Russia and the West's dangerous clash: Time for NATO & EU expansion East?
30 July 2014
The National Interest
The EU and America are centre stage in devising sanctions on Russia, yet NATO has so far left the Ukraine out in the cold. NATO needs to define a bolder vision for security interests closer to Europe at the upcoming summit in Wales.
EU sanctions against Russia: Who will feel the pain?
29 July 2014
Voice of America
"The direct pain is going to be pretty limited. It looks as though these are technically tier-three sanctions [against Russia]. They are very much at the bottom end of what could be done under tier three," says Ian Bond.
Europe's bond yields lowest since 15th century Genoa on deflation, Russia risk
29 July 2014
The Telegraph
“Investors may fear that the worsening tensions with Russia could be the external shock that finally pushes the eurozone into a deflation trap,” said Simon Tilford, of the CER.
Ian Bond speaks to BBC World on the Yukos Oil v Russia case
28 July 2014
BBC World
"I think this is a very important case and probably a rather chilling case for people who might have been contemplating investing in Russia. It comes against the background of whats going on in Ukraine, and the sanctions that the EU has been imposing on Russia" said Ian Bond of the CER.