Research
Parliament Live: EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee - No deal financial obligations
04 September 2019
John Springford, deputy director, Centre for European Reform along with Warwick Lightfoot and Jorge Nunez Ferrer gave evidence on no deal financial obligations.
Euronews: Brexit battle
04 September 2019
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to Euronews about the current Brexit battle with MP's trying to block a no-deal.
Brytyjskiej tragifarsy ciąg dalszy
04 September 2019
Forbes
Tylko niepoprawny optymista może mieć nadzieję, że brexitowa saga dobiega końca. Nie pozostaje nam nic innego, jak uzbroić się w cierpliwość, czekając na kolejną odsłonę tego spektaklu.
Tok FM: Boris Johnson przegrywa w Izbie Gmin, opozycja liczy szable na kolejne głosowanie
04 September 2019
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to Tok GM about Boris Johnson's lost vote in the commons.
BBC News - Newsday: Will Boris Johnson get a deal with the EU?
04 September 2019
MPs in the United Kingdom have succeeded in the first stage of their attempt to pass a law which would block a no-deal Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that the threat of the UK leaving without a deal is vital to him negotiating with Brussels. So, how much progress have those negotiations made to date? Sam Lowe is a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for European Reform.
An American trade deal can’t be relied upon to come to Britain’s rescue
04 September 2019
The Times
On the opposite end of the Brexit debate, Sam Lowe of the Centre for European Reform says the “guilty secret of trade” is that in terms of the long-term economic impact most trade agreements amount to “little more than rounding errors”.
I morgen går det løs: "Det bliver vanvittigt fascinerende at følge - hvis bare det ikke samtidig var så pokkers alvorligt og skræmmende"
02 September 2019
Borsen
Selvom en del konservative ikke ønsker et hårdt brexit, så ønsker de dog heller ikke at fremtvinge et valg, vurderer Agata Gostynska-Jakubowska, seniorforsker ved tænketanken CER. "Hvis det viser sig, at eneste udvej er en mistillidsafstemning og derefter et valg, så vil mange konservative nok tøve. Der er frygt for, at det kan få katastrofale konsekvenser, hvis de skal dyste mod det nye brexit-parti," siger hun.
For Europe, the threat of a no-deal Brexit comes at a bad time
02 September 2019
The New York Times
“It’s actually the opposite,” said Christian Odendahl, Berlin-based chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, a research institution. “There has been a slight hardening, a tendency among Germans to say, ‘Let’s at least end this uncertainty and let the Brits go their own way.’”
Tok FM: Na naszych oczach rodzi się ogromny kryzys konstytucyjny w Wielkiej Brytanii
28 August 2019
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform commented on Johnson’s decision to prorogue Parliament.
Boris Johnson suspends Parliament, causing uproar
28 August 2019
The Economist
As Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank, notes, the chaos around no-deal would in fact maximise the uncertainty for businesses. Far from being harmonious, it would be acrimonious, especially since Mr Johnson says he would not pay the full £39bn ($48bn) Brexit bill accepted by Mrs May.
BBC World at One: 26/8/19
26 August 2019
Sam Lowe a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to the World at One about Boris Johnson’s objectives for a trade agreement with the US (from 34 mins).
BBC News: Trade agreement with the US
25 August 2019
Sam Lowe a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to BBC News about Boris Johnson’s objectives for a trade agreement with the US.
Johnson admits quick US trade deal will be a challenge
25 August 2019
Financial Times
“If any UK-US trade agreement is ever to materialise, the UK will be required to concede on the vast majority of the US’s demands,” said Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank.
Werden deutsche Sparer tatsächlich enteignet?
23 August 2019
Capital Magazin
Berechnungen zeigen, dass deutsche Sparer durch niedrige Zinsen viel verlieren. Doch stimmen die Zahlen? Gibt es ein Recht auf einen positiven Zins, und ist die EZB der richtige Sündenbock? Ein Selbstgespräch von Christian Odendahl.
Boris Johnson faces diplomatic balancing act in Biarritz
23 August 2019
Financial Times
“Last year, at the G7 summit in Canada, Trump was isolated,” said Ian Bond, head of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform think-tank. “The dilemma for Johnson this weekend is clear. Does he curry favour with Trump by helping him out of his isolation on key issues? Or does Johnson stick with longstanding UK positions on Iran and climate change and align with the rest of the G7.”
BBC News: PM in Paris
22 August 2019
Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to BBC News today about Prime Minister Johnson's visit to Paris today and his discussions with President Macron (from 12:26 mins).
How Brexit got harder
22 August 2019
The Atlantic
Trade deals “were honed in as something that could be held up as a trophy,” Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank, told me.
Did Angela Merkel really offer a big Brexit concession?
22 August 2019
Financial Times
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, another think-tank, said there was a rich history of UK politicians and pundits drawing the wrong conclusions from remarks made by the German chancellor.“The British like to assume that Germany will solve their problems.
Boris Johnson needs help from Trump, but not too much
21 August 2019
The New York Times
There is growing speculation that Mr Johnson is aiming for a general election, said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a research institute based in London, since his working parliamentary majority has dwindled to just one. But that presents other perils.“If he is going into an election, he has to be very careful not to be seen as Trump’s poodle,” he said. The opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is already trying to disparage Mr. Johnson as “Britain’s Trump.”
Brexit masterplan: The ONE key demand Donald Trump will make to strike trade deal with UK
20 August 2019
The Express
Trade expert Sam Lowe claimed Mr Trump will demand a key aspect is included in the negotiations before he agrees to sign a new deal with London.Speaking to BBC Brexitcast, Mr Lowe said: "The WTO issues of this don’t really matter, it’s the political ones that matter. Will the US really do an agreement with the UK that excludes agriculture?"I think we know the answer to that is very unlikely."