Research
So versuchen Paris und Berlin, sich einander wieder anzunähern
10 May 2023
Handelsblatt
„Man merkt, dass die Dinge schlecht sind, wenn Paris und Berlin die Symbolik betonen“, sagt Charles Grant, Direktor der Denkfabrik „Centre for European Reform“.
CER podcast: What's at stake in Turkey's historic election?
10 May 2023
In this week's episode of the CER podcast Senem Aydin Düzgit and Luigi Scazzieri discuss the potential outcomes of Turkey's elections.
Erdoğan battles to retain power in Turkey
06 May 2023
Financial Times
It is difficult to imagine any circumstances in which Erdoğan’s re-election would result in political liberalisation at home. A tightening of the screws would add to the frictions between Turkey and its western allies that have steadily grown, the longer he has been in power.In this policy brief for the Centre for European Reform think-tank, Luigi Scazzieri outlines the possible consequences of an Erdoğan victory:
Telecoms stakeholders look to sector reset amid declining profits
05 May 2023
EurActiv
Two key factors have stood in the way of the development of a single market for telecoms, Zach Meyers, a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform told EURACTIV.“One of those things is the spectrum markets, which are still national, which means that it’s very difficult for companies to kind of coordinate a rollout of a mobile network across different countries at the same time”, he said, adding that “different land access regimes are also a real problem, but obviously politically extremely difficult to fix.”
Europe will need to fundamentally reset its fiscal policies
04 May 2023
The Economist
“The risk of the current discussion on fiscal rules is that we lose sight of the bigger picture,” says Sander Tordoir of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank. The EU is heading for a spending squeeze that requires not rule-tweaking, but a new fiscal settlement.
EU fiscal rule reform has become a defensive fight
03 May 2023
EurActiv
The new EU fiscal rules proposed by the Commission will not slam public investment or exacerbate recessions in the immediate future, but they might haunt the eurozone in the long-term,
Game on as UK steals a march on Brussels over Activision merger
02 May 2023
The Times
“The UK is getting way ahead of the European Commission on mergers,” Zach Meyers, research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, says. Influential member-states such as France talk tough on tech companies but Brussels’ powerful competition authority remains gripped by old orthodoxies when deciding on multinational mergers in the digital sector.
Is the UK a good destination for innovation?
02 May 2023
Business Leader
The Centre for European Reform says the introduction of the points-based immigration system post-Brexit has led to a net gain of workers in healthcare, education and ICT, which they consider more-skilled sectors. This suggests Brexit could have contributed to innovation where skilled migration is concerned. However, the study also said Brexit has contributed to an overall worker shortfall of 333,000, meaning total economic output has been reduced.
Revealed: The great Brexit pubs and clubs shutdown
30 April 2023
The Independent
Brexit has led to less trade and lower growth, with the UK economy 5.5 per cent poorer than it would have been if Britain had stayed in the EU, according to a study by the Centre for European Reform. ...And research carried out by think tanks the Centre for European Reform and UK in a Changing Europe suggests that Brexit has led to a shortfall of 330,000 people in the UK labour force, mostly in the low-skilled economy, compared to how things would have been if we had stayed in the EU.
Pacte de stabilité : la rigidité de Berlin crispe ses partenaires européens
30 April 2023
L'Agefi
La cohésion et les dynamiques internes de ce «clan» ont été altérés par les différentes élections nationales, et par la guerre en Ukraine, explique Sander Tordoir, du Centre for European Reform : «Jusqu’à la pandémie, la ligue des frugaux, menée par les Pays-Bas, était le camp du ‘non’ rigide sur les questions budgétaires, avec l’Allemagne qui faisait office de force modératrice.
Tinfoil helmet Brexiteering
26 April 2023
The New European
Thankfully, we did not have the hardest Brexit possible, so that figure (the equivalent would be £50bn a year) came down a bit – which makes the £40bn annually that John Springford, deputy director at the Centre for European Reform, calculates is the ongoing Brexit deficit feel about right.
Europa lockert starre Schuldenregeln
26 April 2023
Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Das kam die Eurozone teuer zu stehen", sagt der Ökonom Sander Tordoir vom Berliner Centre for European Reform.
Bruxelles bataille pour assouplir le Pacte de stabilité
26 April 2023
Le Parisien
«Ces concessions envers les frugaux, emmenés par l’Allemagne, vont se heurter à une vive opposition non seulement à Paris, mais aussi à Rome et à Madrid par exemple, pose Sander Tordoir, du Centre for European Reform. Ces pays ont été trop passifs ces dernières semaines, en laissant la Commission esseulée face aux récriminations de Berlin. Ils vont désormais devoir trouver un moyen de contre-attaquer à la table des ministres des Finances», estime cet économiste.
CER podcast: What is the EU's China policy?
26 April 2023
In this week's episode of the CER podcast Ian Bond and Camino Mortera-Martinez discuss the EU's elusive China policy.
EU targets Google, Facebook, Twitter and other 'very large' tech companies with stricter rules
25 April 2023
Euronews
Zach Meyers, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, described the list as "not especially surprising.""It is notable that, as expected, very few European companies will face the toughest regulation under the DSA - with a few exceptions such as Booking.com," he told Euronews.
UK MPs to debate e-petition’s call for public Brexit inquiry
24 April 2023
EurActiv
There were many promises made in the run-up to the 2016 Brexit referendum. For example, the public was told that the £350 million the UK was sending to the EU every week could fund the NHS instead. In December, the Centre for European Reform said that Brexit reduced Britain’s GDP by 5.5% by the second quarter of 2022 which, in turn, has seen a squeeze on public services, including the NHS.
The EU's elusive China policy
21 April 2023
El Pais
Much like the European Union, I never thought I was going to have to think so much about China.
Europe set to curb Ukrainian grain deals after farmers protest
21 April 2023
Voice of America
The dispute has taken many by surprise, said Ian Bond of the Centre for European Reform, an analyst group.“In the case of Poland, what’s so strange is that this is so much at odds with the assistance that Poland has given Ukraine in other ways,” Bond told VOA.
What the 2023 Turkish general election could mean for EU-Turkey relations
18 April 2023
LSE blog
Turkey is one of the EU’s largest and most strategically important neighbours, a NATO member and a candidate for EU membership. Its presidential and parliamentary elections, scheduled for 14 May, will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains in power and in control of Turkey’s relations with Europe.
Give teeth to fiscal rules reform
18 April 2023
Politico
Researchers Sander Tordoir, Jasper van Dijk and Vinzenz Ziesemer have some advice for the Commission, which is fine tuning its proposed reform of EU government spending rules, to make sure they're enforced. Here's their full paper for the Centre for European Reform, out Monday.