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El euro elige entre el salto al futuro o el descalabro
03 December 2011
Cinco Dias
"La mutualización de la deuda por sí sola no salvará al euro, pero sin ella es improbable que la zona sobreviva intacta", señala un reciente informe de Simon Tilford, economista jefe del CER, un instituto de estudios con sede en Londres.
Fiscal union is only way we'll fix this longterm, declares Angela Merkel
02 December 2011
The Guardian
"For the first time in the history of the EU," wrote Charles Grant, director of the CER, this week, "Germany is the unquestioned leader, and France is number two. Since the financial crisis struck in 2008, the economic inequality between France and Germany has grown."
Resentment towards Germany
30 November 2011
BBC News
Charles Grant from the CER draws a similar conclusion: "Germany is emerging," he said, "for the first time in the EU's history as the unquestioned leader. France is having to adjust to a subordinate role".
Resentment towards Germany
30 November 2011
BBC News
Katinka Barysch, from the CER, says that "many in the German government say that leadership consists of spreading Germany's 'stability culture' throughout Europe. They point to the fact that Greece is implementing reforms that were unthinkable until recently, that Italy is now run by a man who praises the strength of the German model." She goes on to argue that the Germans do not want to be the ones who impose austerity and reforms on their neighbours. "They clearly do not enjoy being unpopular."
EU promotes "pooling and sharing" to cut defence costs
30 November 2011
Reuters
"There's a fear of abandonment," said Tomas Valasek, director of foreign policy and defence at the CER. "And a fear of entrenchment, which is the mirror image."
At long last, Belgium nearing a government
30 November 2011
The Washington Post
"Belgium hasn't had a government for so long, and in a county as decentralised as Belgium, there's a need to form a federal government," said Simon Tilford of the CER.
Is Austerity George saving the UK economy?
30 November 2011
The Times
Britain’s unlikely status as a safe haven is more to do with Europe’s problems than our cuts.George Osborne likes to point at Britain’s record low borrowing costs — the Government can issue ten-year debt at just over 2 per cent — as proof of confidence in his stewardship of the economy.
"Lenders of last resort": Sino-Russian rivalry in Belarus?
30 November 2011
Belarus Digest
A report [Russia, China and the geopolitics of energy in Central Asia] released by the CER last week illustrates how rapidly China has entered the post-Soviet "backyard" in search of oil and gas resources, particularly in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
Europa busca contrarreloj la herramienta para desarmar la crisis
29 November 2011
El Pais
"Alemania se enfrenta a una disyuntiva. Puede seguir usando sus armas y dominar totalmente el terreno en la eurozona, o puede trabajar para qué exista una relación equilibrada entre los socios europeos que permita salvar la moneda única", afirma Simon Tilford, analista del CER.
Euro finance ministers try to avert crisis
29 November 2011
USA Today
Simon Tilford of the CER, says he is "skeptical" over eurobonds. "While some shift on the issue of eurobonds is expected, (it is unlikely) that they will deliver enough," ... He said a failure to find a solution could lead to a series of "worsening bank runs which might prove impossible to get on top of."
Germany at odds with euro partners over crisis resolution
29 November 2011
Monsters and Critics
That stance cannot continue, argues Simon Tilford of the CER. 'Germany faces a choice. It can stick to its guns and preside over the currency union, in the process sacrificing much of its post-war investment in an increasingly integrated Europe.
Eurozone crisis threatens global economy
28 November 2011
The Huffington Post
If European leaders don't agree to take bold economic measures for more fiscal integration, including allowing the European Central Bank to become the lender of last resort, the eurozone could start to unravel, said Simon Tilford of the CER.
Time runs short for Europe to resolve debt crisis
27 November 2011
The New York Times
In a recent paper [Why stricter rules threaten the eurozone], Simon Tilford argues that imposing additional rules rather than creating a federal framework to allow the eurozone to commonly transfer or borrow money, as can be done in the USA, will end in disaster.
The eurozone crisis - an opportunity for Britain? Don’t bet on it
24 November 2011
The Telegraph
According to Charles Grant, director of the CER, these measures combined would provide the basis for a workable deal. Regrettably, they don’t add up to more than a hill of beans.
Brussels sees upcoming EU-US summit as 'strategic'
24 November 2011
EurActiv
According to Philip Whyte of the CER, the eurozone is in no worse economic position than the US: its public finances are in better shape than the US's and its overall level of private sector debt is actually lower.
Medvedev warns US over missile shield plan
23 November 2011
Financial Times
According to Tomas Valasek of the CER, the new element in Mr Medvedev’s comments is his threat to sabotage the US-Russia arms control process. "Mr Medvedev seems to be taking the debate on missile defence into the strategic realm of US-Russia arms control."
Los británicos defienden a España e Irlanda: alemanes son también culpables de la crisis
23 November 2011
Invertia
Los expertos del Centre for European Reform (CER), una agrupación británica pro europea, Simon Tilford y Philip Whyte, aseguran en el informe “¿Por qué normas más estrictas ponen en peligro a la UE?” que no toda la culpa de la actual crisis es de los países periféricos, los mal llamados...
Europe's options: Few, and shrinking
22 November 2011
The Wall Street Journal
"Europe is staring at a lost decade," says Simon Tilford, of the CER. Years of economic stagnation with persistent fears of sovereign and banking-sector defaults "will have a considerable impact on the broader international economy," he says.
Neo-Calvinists and the euro crisis
22 November 2011
The New York Times
Paul Krugman says "A very good essay by the CER warn(s) of the consequences of relying on the North European interpretation of the eurozone crisis”, which essentially sees the crisis as a morality tale, pitting those who sinned against those who stuck to the path of virtue.
Angela Merkel: Europe's saviour – or biggest problem?
22 November 2011
The Guardian
Merkel's greatest failing, says Charles Grant, of the pro-European think-tank the CER, is that she's either unwilling or unable to question prevailing German orthodoxies. "Truly great political leaders, real statesmen – they can change the weather," Grant says.