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BBC News at six: Theresa May visits Brussels

16 October 2017
John Springford speaks to BBC News about the Brexit negotiations (from 10.30 mins).

Spanish constitution needs overhaul to avert Catalonia crisis

Camino Mortera-Martinez
09 October 2017
EU Observer
Television footage of Guardia Civil officers in riot gear manhandling Catalonian citizens as they tried to vote in Sunday's independence referendum has shocked Europe.

The plan to save Europe

Sophia Besch, Benjamin Haddad
07 October 2017
The Atlantic
Emmanuel Macron’s dream of rescuing the EU isn’t going anywhere without Angela Merkel.

Tok FM: Po "kaszlącym" przemówieniu Theresy May

Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska
06 October 2017
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Tok FM about Theresa May's ‘coughing’ speech at the Conservative party annual conference.

Andrea Leadsom refuses to deny Brexit splits with Theresa May

02 October 2017
New Statesman
Former leadership candidate objected to Brexit transition terms and said: "I shall be in the cabinet just as long as the Prime Minister wants me to be".

The Eurozone will survive after Brexit – even if the UK crashes out of the EU

Simon Tilford
29 September 2017
The Independent
It is hard to see a ‘no deal’ scenario derailing the Eurozone recovery – the currency union is simply not dependent enough on the UK for that to happen.

What does the German election mean for Brexit?

Sophia Besch
28 September 2017
Deutsche Welle
The next round of Brexit talks, planned for October, could be delayed until December, ostensibly due to a lack of progress on trade issues. However, drawn out coalition talks in Germany may also play a role.

Brexiters are being naive over US trade. Bombardier is a taste of things to come

Simon Tilford
27 September 2017
The Guardian
Outside the EU's protective umbrella, Brexit Britain would be at the mercy of strong-arm US trade tactics.

Judy Asks: What next for Europe after the German election?

Christian Odendahl
26 September 2017
Carnegie Europe
Experts from Europe and across the globe weigh in on the range of domestic, European, and foreign policy priorities facing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the new coalition government in Berlin.

Sky News: Merkel admits 'challenge' of AfD winning seats in parliament

Christian Odendahl
25 September 2017
Christian Odendahl speaks to Sky News on the results of the German electioins (from 02.50 mins)

China Business Network (CBN): German election results

Sophia Besch
25 September 2017
Sophia Besch speaks to China Business Network about the German election results (from 0.42).

CER podcast: Briefing on the German election

Sophia Besch, Christian Odendahl
21 September 2017
Christian Odendahl and Sophia Besch discuss who is likely to win on Sunday, what the German election will mean for Europe, and what it will mean for Brexit negotiations.

Channel 4 News: The Brexit bill

21 September 2017
John Springford director of research at the Centre for European Reform speaks to Channel 4 News about the Brexit bill in advance of Theresa May's speech in Florence  (from 21:10 mins).

BBC Newsnight: EU citizens rights

21 September 2017
John Springford, director of research at the Centre for European Reform speaks to BBC Newsnight about EU citizens rights in light of Brexit (from 7:10 mins)
CNBC: What could the next German government look like?

CNBC: What could the next German government look like?

Christian Odendahl
20 September 2017
Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, discusses the formation of the next German coalition with CNBC live from Berlin.

Preparing for a softer Brexit

18 September 2017
CIRSD Horizons
The UK's general election has increased the chances of a softer Brexit. But what would that look like? And could it involve a customs union with the European Union?

LSE public lecture: A changing Germany in a changing Europe? The German elections and implications for Europe

Christian Odendahl
14 September 2017
Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform joined the LSE to disuss the forthcoming elections in Germany have important implications for Germany, for Europe and international politics.

Germany after the Hartz reforms

Christian Odendahl
11 September 2017
Foreign Affairs
The odds were always stacked against Martin Schulz, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) challenger to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the forthcoming election.

Why Berlin won't come to UK's rescue on Brexit

Christian Odendahl
08 September 2017
Politico
With the German election around the corner, the United Kingdom appears to be holding out hope that a fourth term for Chancellor Angela Merkel and a potentially more pro-business coalition partner could come to its rescue in divorce talks in Brussels.

France Culture: Flexisécurité, Loi Hartz, Jobs Act : l’Europe à la recherche d’un modèle

Christian Odendahl
04 September 2017
Christian Odendahl speaks to radio France Culture about the German Hartz reforms (in French, from 40.00 mins).