Britain & EU member-states
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
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
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
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
04 September 2017
Christian Odendahl speaks to radio France Culture about the German Hartz reforms (in French, from 40.00 mins).
The EU is changing – and the UK attitude to Brexit could change too
03 September 2017
The New Statesman
The people running the EU have always wanted it to be uniform.
BBC Radio 4 Today: Brexit negotiations
01 September 2017
Charles Grant speaks to John Humphreys about the Brexit negotiations (from 1h 34m).
Tok FM: The Brexit negotiations
31 August 2017
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Tok FM about the third round of Brexit negotiations.
BBC World Service Newshour: How are the Brexit negotiations going?
31 August 2017
Veteran Europe watcher Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform, assesses the state of Brexit negotiations as the third round of talks ends.
The Express: Trump won't sign UK trade deal until President is certain Brexit will succeed
25 August 2017
The US President will be advised to wait before finalising a new trade deal with the UK after Brexit, according to Charles Grant director of the CER.
If the German left want to succeed, it must offer more than Merkel's status quo
18 August 2017
The Guardian
The German elections on 24th September are bound to be boring. Polls show Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) leading the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) by 15 percentage points.
Ekspert: okres przejściowy sprzyja miękkiemu Brexitowi
15 August 2017
Onet Biznes [Poland]
Zawarcie w planach brytyjskiego rządu okresu przejściowego, w którym zachowane byłyby obecne przepisy dotyczące ceł, wskazuje na sukces zwolenników tzw. miękkiego Brexitu - ocenił w rozmowie z PAP John Springford z CER.
Philip Hammond and Liam Fox's Brexit transition plan is a pipe dream
14 August 2017
The Guardian
The deal sketched out by the international trade secretary and the chancellor is one the EU could never agree to. Why did they go public with it?
No Britain, no missiles! EU has 'lot riding on' working with UK - ex-Macron defence aide
14 August 2017
The Express
Europe has a "lot riding on" securing continued defence co-operation with Britain after it has left the EU, the former advisor to French president Emmanuel Macron Francois Heisbourg has said in a CER podcast.
Newsnight: The customs union
14 August 2017
Charles Grant speaks to Newsnight about the customs union, and what the UK is hoping to negotiate (from 5.05 mins).
Tok FM: Brexit - czy rząd brytyjski ma opracowaną strategię?
04 August 2017
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Tok FM about the UK government and if it has developed a Brexit strategy.
Sky News: UK lacking in preparation for the Brexit negotiations
18 July 2017
Simon Tilford speaks with Sky's Ian Brady on the EU's frustration with Britain over its lack of preparation for the Brexit negotiations.
CER podcast: Brexit negotiations: Players and process on the EU side
17 July 2017
Sophia Besch talks to Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska about the role of the European Commission, the member-states, the European Parliament and the ECJ in the Brexit talks.
BBC Radio World at One: EU first
14 July 2017
Simon Tilford speaks to 'The World at One' about Emmanuel Macron and his priorities (from 15:27mins).
Germany's labour reforms may not deserve their fame
13 July 2017
Bloomberg
Germany's start-of-the-century labour reforms are getting a lot of attention these days, both as the cure-all for the country's previous economic woes and as the culprit behind inequality.