Will EU enlargement create new models for the EU-UK relationship?

Luigi Scazzieri
15 April 2025

Enlargement is pushing the EU to think creatively about how to work more closely with candidate countries before accession. The consequences for EU-UK relations could be significant.
UK-EU relations: Time to raise the level of ambition

Sir Julian King
21 March 2025

Geopolitical turbulence has put UK-EU differences in perspective. Britain and the EU need much closer ties.
The new EU-Swiss deal: What it means and the lessons it holds for the UK-EU 'reset'

Anton Spisak
17 March 2025

The recent political agreement between the European Commission and the Swiss government promises to stabilise their long-troubled economic relationship. The British government should pay close attention.
Can Keir Starmer reset relations with the EU?: Annual report 2024

Charles Grant, Ian Bond, Zach Meyers, Luigi Scazzieri, Elisabetta Cornago, Sander Tordoir, Zselyke Csaky, Aslak Berg
17 February 2025

The CER's annual report starts with an essay on whether Keir Starmer can reset relations with the EU.
The gap between the 'Brexit reset' rhetoric and the reality

John Springford
10 December 2024

Rough-and-ready calculations based on the stated demands of the UK and EU suggest the reset might raise Britain’s GDP by 0.3-0.7 per cent.

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EU2010: An optimistic view of the future

Charles Grant

The European Union's principal task in the first decades of the 21st century is to spread peace, stability, security and prosperity to the entire European continent. The chief mechanism for achieving this end is the enlargement of the Union.

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