Britain & EU member-states
Understanding trade in services
12 March 2021
Encompass
Trade in services is not well understood. Unlike trade in goods, where buyers and sellers physically transport objects across borders, it is possible to sell a service to a client on the other side of the world, unbeknownst to anyone else, without ever leaving the comfort of your living room.
CER podcast: The politics of vaccines in Europe
11 March 2021
John Springford discussed the EU's shortcomings in rolling out the vaccine with Tomáš Valášek, Camino Mortera-Martínez and Christian Odendahl.
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe: Odendahl: Vaccine rollout risks anger beyond Brussels
11 March 2021
While the initial blame for the slow European vaccination rollout went to the European institutions, which negotiated the contracts, public backlash now risks spilling into national politics with the German CDU next in line ahead of a general election in September, according to Christian Odendahl, Chief Economist at the Centre...
Brexit teething problems?
05 March 2021
Blakeney
Boris Johnson has described the struggles facing British companies trading with the EU under the new post-Brexit arrangements as “teething problems”.
BBC Radio 4 - The Briefing Room: Brexit Business
25 February 2021
Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Refrom joined Peter Foster, Vandeline von Bredow and Maddy Thimont Jack to speak with David Aaronovitch two months on from the UK's uncoupling from the European Union's single market.
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee: Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol
24 February 2021
Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Mario Draghi is Italy’s best hope but the issues he'll face are huge
11 February 2021
Euronews
Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, is set to be Italy’s next prime minister.
CER podcast: Roaring twenties? Prospects for the economic recovery
10 February 2021
Christian Odendahl discussed the outlook for Europe’s post-covid recovery with Agnès Bénassy-Quéré and John Springford.
CER podcast: The future UK-EU relationship
13 January 2021
Katherine Pye spoke to Charles Grant, David Lidington and Sam Lowe about what we can expect from the future UK-EU relationship.
The post-Brexit trials and tribulations of the touring musical troupe
12 January 2021
Encompass
The newly signed EU-UK trade and co-operation agreement (TCA) conditionally removes tariffs and quotas, but otherwise does little to minimise regulatory barriers to trade or facilitate trade in services.
Encompass Podcast: Geopolitics in 2021
07 January 2021
Charles Grant spoke to Paul Adamson about likely trends in geopolitics in 2021.
Parliament: Future Relationship with the European Union Committee
06 January 2021
Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform gave evidence on the progress of the negotiations on the UK's future relationship with the EU.
Trade Talks: What’s in the new EU-UK trade deal? Brexperts explain
03 January 2021
The EU and UK announce their long-awaited trade agreement formalizing Brexit. What is covered, and what is still to be negotiated. Featuring Alan Beattie (Financial Times), Emily Rees and David Henig (European Centre for International Political Economy), Sam Lowe (Centre for European Reform), Anna Jerzewska (TradeandBorders.com), and Anand Menon (UK in a Changing Europe).
Cambridge Radio: Roundabout with Tony Barnfield
31 December 2020
Chris Bradbury talks to Tony Barnfield about his Fenland Symphony, while Selwyn College alumnus Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform, talks about the Brexit deal and the UK’s future relationship with our continental neighbours.
Euronews: Brexit foreign policy
30 December 2020
Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the CER spoke to Euronews about UK-EU alignment and potential divergence on foreign policy after Brexit.
Bloomberg: Brexit marks rupture but issues won't disappear: Lowe
30 December 2020
In this week's episode of The Brussels Edition we look into the details of the Brexit trade deal after a last minute accord avoided a hard exit. While the deal does mark a point of rupture, it leaves details hanging that could cloud the City of London's outlook and keep both sides locked in talks for years to come as the deal gets implemented. That's according to Sam Lowe, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform. He spoke to Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo in Brussels.
Sovereignty First : 10 points sur le Brexit
30 December 2020
Le Grand Continent
Un commentaire que j’ai régulièrement entendu au cours des négociations sur le Brexit est resté gravé dans ma mémoire.
Brexit trade deal means ‘freedom’, but at a cost: The arguments will be far from over
27 December 2020
The Observer
The UK may have won the power to diverge from EU rules, but the new relationship will be one of constant renegotiation.
BBC News - Business daily: Brexit talks continue ahead of likely deal
24 December 2020
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform spoke to Business Daily about the ongoing Brexit talks.
CER end of year podcast: Reflecting on 2020
18 December 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, Charles Grant, Christian Odendahl and Camino Mortera-Martinez look back at the year.