Press
Barroso sees Britain as a 'special' case within EU
08 May 2014
Financial Times
The CER has concluded that if Britain left the EU, banks would shift some of their activities to elsewhere in the 28-member bloc. “The remaining member states would insist that Britain sign up to many rules, in exchange for more limited access to European markets than it currently enjoys,” the report says.
G7 Energy Ministers’ Meeting: Agreement on breaking Russian dependence.
08 May 2014
Mainichi Newspaper
“According to Stephen Tindale, associate fellow at the Centre for European Reform, a British think tank familiar with the European energy situation: “For many years there has been little cost incentive to promote the spread of energy conservation and renewables. However, in the wake of efforts to reduce dependency on Russian energy, now is the time for drastic reforms.”
Erholung im Euroraum, Fehler der EZB
07 May 2014
Der Standard
„Die EZB hat den großen Fehler begangen, nicht vorbeugend auf den sich abzeichnenden Deflationsdruck aus der Peripherie zu reagieren“, kritisiert auch Christian Odendahl, Chefökonom am Centre for European Reform, im Standard-Gespräch.
An independent UK could become dirty man of Europe again
07 May 2014
Environmental Health News
Polls predicts fervently anti-EU parties, such as the UK Independence Party, will make significant inroads in this month's European elections. And if David Cameron wins the next general election, he has pledged to hold an in/out referendum on the EU. However Stephen Tindale, associate fellow at the Centre for European Reform, argues indepdence would put at risk all the environmental and health benefits that flow from EU membership.
Ukraine: Unclear how far Putin is willing to go
02 May 2014
CNBC
CER's Ian Bond, director of foreign policy, comments on Ukraine following the launch of the government's operation to retake control in eastern parts of the country.
Protesters try to block Russian 'Arctic oil' shipment
02 May 2014
Voice of America
"At least half of the (Russian) national state budget comes from sales of hydrocarbons to Europe,” said Ian Bond, of the CER. “Although in the winter it would be true that Europe would freeze before Gazprom went bankrupt, in the summer Europe has more levers."
EU migration - good for the economy, tricky for politicians
01 May 2014
Reuters Insider
CER's John Springford, senior research fellow, talks about EU migration (see 00:14).
European Parliament faces shrinking middle in election
01 May 2014
The Wall Street Journal
"The most important thing about these elections is the impact they could have on domestic parties, especially in the UK and France," said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think-tank.
Belarus sets new EU agenda, calms neighbours, executes a murderer - western press digest
30 April 2014
Belarus Digest
Can the EU help Belarus to guard its independence? – Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, notes that Minsk is keen not to become too dependent on Russia, and have therefore renewed their on-and-off flirtation with the EU. The analyst notes that there are clear limits to how far any rapprochement can go.
ECB urged to ward off deflation threat
30 April 2014
European Voice
Christian Odendahl of the CER said: "In the past, the ECB could point to inflation being close to target or expected to return to target in a reasonable amount of time. Now that the ECB predicts inflation at just 1.5 per cent in 2016, it will be harder to fend off political pressure for more easing."
Belarus is now at risk of losing its independence to Russia
30 April 2014
New Statesman
Most Belarusians have a somewhat weaker sense of identity than Ukrainians but they feel Belarusian rather than Russian.
Returning to Belarus, a flat land of nearly ten million people, after an interval of five years, I found that very little had changed: Alexander Lukashenko remains president (as he has been since...
Returning to Belarus, a flat land of nearly ten million people, after an interval of five years, I found that very little had changed: Alexander Lukashenko remains president (as he has been since...
Was bringt QE in Europa?
30 April 2014
Die Zeit
Ich habe hier die These vertreten, dass die EZB keine unkonventionellen Maßnahmen beschließen wird. Was aber, wenn doch? Christian Odendahl vom CER hat sich angeschaut, was Quantitative Easing für die Euro-Zone bedeuten würde. Ergebnis: Nicht allzu viel. Odendahl diskutiert zwei Wirkungskanäle, über die Anleihekäufe Produktion und Inflation beeinflussen können....
US slaps Russia with sanctions: does Moscow deserve it?
28 April 2014
RT
Ian Bond, director of foreign policy, talks to RT's senior political correspondent, Anissa Naouai, about the US's sanctions on Russia (from 0:08).
EU Parliament flexes muscles despite sceptics’ rise
27 April 2014
Business Recorder
Charles Grant, director of the London-based Centre for European Reform, sees Parliament as a power-hungry, spendthrift cheerleader for a federal Europe, which he argues has too much influence over the Commission, driving unnecessary regulation.
Gran Bretagna fuori dall’Ue? Non è inevitabile
26 April 2014
l'Unità
«L’uscita della Gran Bretagna dall’Ue non è inevitabile», sostiene Charles Grant, fondatore e direttore del think tank britannico Cer (Centre for European Reform) ed ex inviato a Bruxelles dell’Economist. Gli europeisti nel Regno Unito ci sono e nell’eventualità di un referendum si faranno sentire. Ora però è il momento degli...
BBC Radio 4 PM
23 April 2014
BBC Radio 4
CER's Ian Bond, director of foreign policy, discusses why Tony Blair is wrong on Russia, Ukraine and Syria (from 14.40).
Eurozone deficit hits target for first time since 2008
23 April 2014
The New York Times
Simon Tilford, deputy director of the CER said, "The only way to be optimistic about eurozone debt would be to see a period of strong growth and a pickup in inflation. There’s no prospect of that at the moment."
Good Morning Wales
21 April 2014
BBC Radio Wales
CER's Ian Bond, director of foreign policy, comments on the shooting in Ukraine and the Geneva deal (see 1.36.53).
BHP Billiton boss warns Brexit will lead to a "decade" of trade negotiations
17 April 2014
The Telegraph
Andrew Mackenzie, the chief executive of struggling mining giant BHP Billiton, has joined the chorus of FTSE 100 bosses pleading with voters to opt to remain in the EU, claiming a Brexit could result in a “decade of disruption” to trade agreements". ...In the EU, Britain helps to write rules taken up across the world that promote free trade and social good, like environmental protection. By leaving, the UK would stop being rule makers and become rule takers", Mr Mackenzie is due to say during a panel for the Centre for European Reform.
The crisis in Ukraine
16 April 2014
CNN
CER's Ian Bond, director of foreign policy, talks to Rosemary Church about the Ukraine crisis (see 00:05).