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The fear from migration is penetrating the British mainstream (in Hebrew)
11 December 2014
Walla
המערכת הפוליטית הבריטית מעבירה הילוך. הבחירות של 2015 מתקרבות בצעדי ענק, ומנהיגי המפלגות מחממים מנועים לקראת מה שמסתמן - לפי המדגמים - כמרוץ צמוד ופתוח (עם יתרון קל ללייבור לעת עתה).
The greatest challenge to US-European security cooperation today: The Ukraine crisis
10 December 2014
The National Interest
Leadership from both sides of the Atlantic is essential for an effective response to Russia's actions.
Bank on 'Super Mario' to give Europe a monetary jolt
07 December 2014
Reuters
"Mario Draghi’s penchant for seeking German approval has been his biggest mistake as head of the ECB," said Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform in London.
Cameron's European problems come to a head
06 December 2014
The New Zealand Herald
"Hostility to EU migration has become the most salient issue in British politics, despite evidence of its positive economic impact," said Camino Mortera-Martinez of the CER.
Immigration and Europe: Time for tact
05 December 2014
The Economist
Charles Grant of the CER says some Conservatives have been too optimistic about the prospect of treaty change, partly because Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister, tells them he is in favour—though many other senior figures in Berlin are not.
Cameron’s migration mess
04 December 2014
European Voice
Camino Mortera-Martinez of the CER says the UK should “stop blaming Brussels for problems which can and should be solved at national level”.
Judy Asks: Can Tusk boost EU foreign policy?
03 December 2014
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.
Could the "cancelled" South Stream pipeline be revived?
02 December 2014
Financial Times
"South Stream is postponed and diverted, but is not necessarily dead," Rem Korteweg, a senior research fellow at the CER, told beyondbrics.
Afblazen gasleiding zet verhouding Rusland-EU op scherp
02 December 2014
Financieel Dagblad
"Het besluit van de Russen kan ook de interne verdeeldheid in Europa vergroten, stelt Rem Korteweg van het Centre for European Reform (CER)."
Treacherous sands: the EU and terrorism in the broader Sahel
01 December 2014
European View
In the Sahel weak government institutions, porous borders, and ethnic, religious and tribal tensions enable organised crime networks, militants and terrorist groups to operate with relative impunity.
David Cameron under fire across Europe for migrants plan
01 December 2014
The Guardian
“The only way to stop EU migrants entering the country is to leave the EU,” said Camino Mortera-Martinez of a London thinktank, the Centre for European Reform, in a paper analysing the issue this week.
Immigration : David Cameron veut priver les étrangers d’aides sociales
01 December 2014
Les Echos
"Mais Cameron n’a pas non plus placé la barre trop haut. Il pourra certainement obtenir au moins certaines réformes de la part de ses partenaires, et les présenter comme une victoire", juge Camino Mortera-Martinez.
David Cameron's timetable for reform in Europe 'impossible'
29 November 2014
The Guardian
Charles Grant, director of the CER, an independent think tank dedicated to promoting a reform agenda within the EU, said: “The British government will not have got all the treaty changes ratified by 2017.”
On immigration, Cameron is trying to feed a beast that cannot be satisfied
29 November 2014
The Guardian
And as the seasoned Europe-watcher Charles Grant warns: “You can’t see the Poles agreeing.”
Fear of immigration is no reason for Britain to leave Europe
27 November 2014
Financial Times
As the Centre for European Reform’s report on the economic consequences of leaving the EU showed, the view that immigration from the EU has imposed huge net economic costs on the UK is utterly unfounded.
Jean-Claude Juncker's €315bn New Deal dismissed as a subprime gimmick
26 November 2014
The Telegraph
Charles Grant, director of the pro-EU Centre for European Reform, said Mr Juncker’s valiant efforts to do something substantive have been scuppered by powerful opponents.
Judy Asks: Has the EU already lost Britain?
26 November 2014
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.
Special report: Putin's allies channeled billions to Ukraine oligarch
26 November 2014
Reuters
"Gazprom is very much a tool of Russian foreign policy," says Rem Korteweg, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform. Every major deal that Gazprom signs is approved by Putin, people in the energy industry say.
Doubling a country's economy with the click of a mouse
24 November 2014
Marketplace
Kotka claims e-residency will be totally secure. To qualify, you must supply biometric data — like finger prints — and be vetted. However, Ian Bond of the CER is not entirely reassured.
Video interview on international climate negotations
21 November 2014
Stephen Tindale interviews Simon Henry, chief financial officer of Shell on what his company would like to see agreed in Paris next year.
Stephen Tindale's recent policy brief 'International climate negotiations should focus on money, not targets' can be read here.
Stephen Tindale's recent policy brief 'International climate negotiations should focus on money, not targets' can be read here.