Britain & EU member-states
Theresa May's game of Brexit chicken
03 October 2016
Prospect
Theresa May's speech to the Conservative party conference yesterday was only slightly less gnomic than her previous statements about Brexit.
CER podcast: Charles Grant on negotiating Brexit – priorities on both sides of the channel
03 October 2016
Sophia Besch talks to CER's director Charles Grant about Brexit red lines in Paris, Berlin and Brussels and a negotiation strategy for the British.
CER report: The EU never held Britain's economy back
27 September 2016
Business Insider
Britain's economy is sluggish and unproductive, and will worsen with Brexit, according to a report from the Centre for European Reform (CER).
Britain, don't blame the EU for your economic problems, CER says
26 September 2016
Bloomberg
The UK's difficulties in unlocking its economic potential lie at home and it's wrong to blame the European Union, according to a new report by the Centre for European Reform.
Britain's Brexit economy is "mediocre" compared to other EU countries
26 September 2016
New Europe
“Brexit Britain: The Poor Man of Western Europe?”, the latest report of the Centre for European Reform authored by Simon Tilford criticizes Britain’s economy and decision for Brexit. It brings forth evidence that Britain is not the strong economic leader that the public perceives it as being.
RTÉ Radio 1: Morning Ireland
23 September 2016
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Morning Ireland about the impact of Brexit on Britain (from 01:32).
RTÉ News: Six One
23 September 2016
The CER's Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska speaks to RTÉ News about Britain's negotiating restrictions while still in the EU (from 27:57).
Written evidence from The Centre for European Reform
22 September 2016
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Referendums on constitutional questions are too important to be settled by a simple majority of those who vote on the day.
CER podcast: Last week in EU affairs
20 September 2016
Sophia Besch talks to Ian Bond and Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska about the Bratislava summit, President Jean-Claude Juncker's State of the European Union address and defence union proposals.
Brexit: What have we learned so far?
20 September 2016
Survival
On 23 June 2016, the British electorate defied the expectations of political leaders, financial markets and foreign allies by voting to withdraw from the European Union.
Een berg Brexit-onderhandelingen: Keep calm and carry on?
19 September 2016
Internationale Spectator
Na de uitslag begint het harde werk. Hoe vorm te geven aan Brexit?
CER podcast: Simon Tilford and Alexander Stubb on Brexit and the future of Britain and the EU
16 September 2016
Simon Tilford speaks to former Prime Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb about the implications of Brexit and the challenges ahead for the EU.
Minus Britain, the EU brainstorms in Bratislava
16 September 2016
IISS
As Brussels and European Union capitals get back into their political rhythm again after the summer break, the EU meeting in Bratislava on Friday 16 September is set to be anything but business as usual.
Juncker-Tusk: A clash of EU visions
16 September 2016
EU Observer
On Wednesday (14 September), the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, delivered his annual state of the Union speech at the European parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg.
CER podcast: Charles Grant and Nick Clegg on Brexit challenges
08 September 2016
Charles Grant talks to Nick Clegg MP about the challenges facing the EU-UK exit negotiations, after the launch of his second 'Brexit Challenge' report.
Don’t give up on TTIP
06 September 2016
Prospect
TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, is in trouble. A chilly protectionist breeze is blowing across the west and the likelihood of reaching and ratifying a deal is receding.
David Davis doesn't understand
06 September 2016
Prospect
His remarks in the Commons betray his failure to grasp the nature of the Single Market and his failure to acknowledge the Single Market’s role in boosting trade in goods and services among its member-states.
Always look on the dark side of life: How Britain got the EU wrong
05 September 2016
Krytyka
When the British people voted by 52 to 48 per cent on June 23rd to leave the European Union, the political and financial establishment was shocked. Why had so many ordinary Britons voted for a leap into the unknown?
BBC Radio 4: Brexit: The Leavocrats
31 August 2016
Gus O'Donnell, the former head of the British Civil Service, returns to Whitehall to find out how his ex-colleagues are gearing up to take on what's been described as the Service's greatest challenge since the Second World War - making Brexit happen.
EU referendum: The beginning, not the end, of Brexiteers' problems
18 August 2016
Norweigan Instiutute of International Affairs
On 23 June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. The referendum outcome triggered resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and his replacement by former Home Secretary Theresa May.