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Europejska obrona bez strategii
16 December 2013
Rzeczpospolita
Najpierw projektuje się dom, a potem kupuje zmywarkę – argumentuje Ian Bond, ekspert CER w Londynie. To aluzja do Unii Europejskiej, która jego zdaniem powinna najpierw uzgodnić strategię obronną, a potem decydować o szczegółach, jak wzmocnienie zdolności bojowych, konsolidowanie przemysłu obronnego itp.
Hardships linger for a mending Ireland
11 December 2013
The New York Times
"Ireland is the closest thing to a success story that European leaders have," said Simon Tilford of the CER in London. "But it doesn't really stand up to scrutiny because there’s been a huge fall in the domestic economy and living standards."
American official tells Ukraine's protest leaders to find peaceful end to crisis
05 December 2013
The New York Times
"The EU shouldn't feel too responsible for what’s going on in Ukraine," said Charles Grant, the director of the CER. Mr Yanukovich was bluntly telling European and American diplomats that he needed $20 billion to seal the deal in the face of Russian opposition.
EU says onus on governments to prevent 'benefit tourism'
05 December 2013
The Wall Street Journal
Actual welfare abuse is "tiny, but potentially very combustible politically," said Hugo Brady of the London-based think-tank CER.
Door betogers belaagde Oekraïense president belooft Europese Unie beterschap
03 December 2013
Het Financieele Dagblad
Volgens Ian Bond, directeur buitenlands beleid bij de Londense denktank CER, is het in ieder geval van groot belang dat een omwenteling zich binnen de bestaande grondwet voltrekt. ‘Onconstitutionele verandering kan dit land niet gebruiken, onderdrukking trouwens evenmin.’
Deflating German excuses
02 December 2013
New York Times
Germany has become accustomed to being top of the class in Europe, the economic musterkind, or model pupil, of the Continent. But it was recently reprimanded by the United States Treasury for running a large trade surplus and imposing a "deflationary bias" on the eurozone.
Russia warned it might breach Helsinki accord
30 November 2013
The Irish Times
"What it has made absolutely clear, however, is that the EU is not prepared to pay Ukraine to make the required reforms, or that a trilateral conversation between the EU, Ukraine and Russia is what’s needed," said Ian Bond of the CER.
The UK energy confusion: Good policies, shame about the politics
29 November 2013
Energy Post
To outside observers, UK energy policy must seem to be hopelessly confused and the energy sector in a mess. Actually, the problem is not so much the policies, writes Stephen Tindale, associate fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
EU-Ostpartnerschaft hat Hälfte der Länder verloren
29 November 2013
Wirtschafts Blatt
"Weißrussland ist gleich am Anfang in der Station geblieben, Aserbaidschan hat sich früh verabschiedet, Armenien wurde von Russland hinausgezwungen und die Ukraine bleibt wegen eines Mix aus internen Problemen und russischem Druck fern," beschreibt es Ian Bond, im CER.
Londres se crispe sur l’immigration européenne
29 November 2013
Le Temps
En d’autres termes, les immigrés européens rapportent plus en impôts qu’ils ne coûtent en aides sociales, selon le CER. "L’annonce de David Cameron est avant tout politique", estime Simon Tilford, du CER.
Londres défie l'Union européenne sur la libre circulation
27 November 2013
Le Monde
"L'annonce de David Cameron de restreindre l'accès aux allocations sociales est avant tout politique. Il sait que ça marchera bien auprès du grand public", estime Simon Tilford, du CER.
British government defends immigration plans despite EU criticism
27 November 2013
The Voice of Russia (Radio)
John Springford of the CER, says that these migrants will come to the UK to work – rather than to claim benefits. “Central and Eastern European migrants are much less likely to take up benefits than the UK population."
Letters: Nuclear regulation in a post-Fukushima world
25 November 2013
The Guardian
Your editorial was a reminder of the sad events associated with Fukushima Daiichi and the undeniable challenges associated with the cleanup programme.
Building a modern European Union: What's wrong and how to fix it
21 November 2013
The GMF
On Thursday, November 21, 2013, the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) hosted a roundtable discussion with Charles Grant, the founder and director of the Centre for European Reform on the current state of the European Union.
Europa en riesgo de deflación
19 November 2013
Realidad Economica (IADE)
A nadie le gusta que suban los precios, pero hoy los 17 países de la Eurozona temen lo contrario: la deflación. En octubre, la inflación interanual se redujo hasta el 0,7 por ciento, el nivel más bajo desde 2009, muy lejos de la meta del 2 por ciento que tiene el Banco Central Europeo.
En irsk succeshistorie – men succes for hvem?
15 November 2013
Information.dk
Hugo Brady, analytiker i tænketanken CER, er enig: "Berlin og Bruxelles har et desperat behov for at kunne vise, at den hårde økonomiske medicin, de har udskrevet i løbet af gældskrisen i eurozonen, virker, og Irland er deres bedste chance for en succeshistorie."
Pro-nuclear greens 'dare not speak out'
14 November 2013
The Times
"When I began to question my opposition to nuclear, I knew it was time to leave Greenpeace because being anti-nuclear is central to its DNA. If I had questioned nuclear opposition I’d probably have been out of a job," said Stephen Tindale of the CER.
German imports rise, complicating trade debate
14 November 2013
The Wall Street Journal
Outside Germany, critics of the country's trade surplus were unmoved. "We're talking tiny margins here," economist Simon Tilford, deputy director of the CER, said of the data released Thursday.
¿Qué pasa cuando los precios no dejan de bajar?
13 November 2013
BBC Mundo
Según Simon Tilford del CER, la medida [la disminución de la tasa de interés del BCE] es positiva, pero insuficiente. "El BCE consideraba que el problema era la inflación, no la deflación. Esta medida muestra que finalmente se dieron cuenta que el gran peligro es la deflación."
ECB cuts rates to 0.25 per cent to stave off deflation risk
09 November 2013
The Sydney Morning Herald
''There has been a big hoo-ha about this very modest return to growth,'' said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform in London. ''Clearly the risks are mounting.''