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EU could take economic hit to deter Brexit copycats
18 January 2017
Sky News
As the Director of the Centre for European Reform, Charles Grant, says, Mrs May has put the restoration of UK sovereignty ahead of economics. She said herself when she campaigned to remain, that Brexit would hit the British economy.
Back to 1971: She may not frighten Europe but the prime minister frightens me
18 January 2017
Open democracy
As Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform notes, this is a hollow threat. If she tries to turn the UK into a low-regulation Singapore undercutting the EU, the prime minister will upturn the one set of positive changes she pledges for Britain after Brexit: robust workers’ rights and – perish the word – a European industrial strategy.
Briterne styrer mod totalt brud med EU
18 January 2017
Kristeligt Dagblad
Men selv det sidste er ikke entydigt, mener seniorforsker Sophia Besch fra den proeuropæiske tænketank Centre for European Reform (Centre for European Reform) i London. ”Briterne har sagt helt klart, at de ikke længere vil følge EU-Domstolen, og at de vil hente kontrollen tilbage til Storbritannien,” siger hun. Mens Theresa May er klar i mælet, når det gælder, hvad briterne ikke vil, efterlyser Sophia Besch meldinger om, hvad briterne er klar til give. ”Briterne er nødt til at give køb på noget, men hun har ikke løftet sløret og holder kortene meget tæt til kroppen,” mener Sophia Besch.
Amnesty warns EU values, rights slipping amid security clampdown
17 January 2017
Voice of America
Brussels-based justice and home affairs expert Camino Mortera-Martinez, of the Centre for European Reform, agrees that emergency measures have escalated, deepening an old split between those supporting state intervention and others championing privacy and individual rights.
“The question for me is do these measures make sense, are they reasonable?” she says. “It’s not possible in the current context not to have invasive measures on civil liberties in fighting terrorism, because of the exceptional state in which we’re in.”
“The question for me is do these measures make sense, are they reasonable?” she says. “It’s not possible in the current context not to have invasive measures on civil liberties in fighting terrorism, because of the exceptional state in which we’re in.”
NPR: British Prime Minister Theresa May outlines plan to leave European Union
17 January 2017
Rem Korteweg speaks to NPR about Theresa May's Brexit speech on the 17 January 2017.
Trade experts point to a problem with Theresa May's Brexit strategy
17 January 2017
Newsweek
What's more, says Rem Korteweg, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform (CER) think-tank, even if Britain secured an agreement to reduce tariffs on EU-UK trade and smooth over some customs red tape, it may still fail to remove a major problem for British business after Brexit: checks on UK goods when they cross EU borders.
May's Maggie moment
17 January 2017
EU Observer
As Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform put it, “governments and businesses in many parts of the world will understand the essence of May’s Brexit strategy to be this: what matters is limiting free movement of labour and the rulings of foreign courts, and the price to be paid – the result of lower levels of trade and investment with the EU – of slower economic growth, is too bad.”
What Theresa May's speech means for the Brexit economic outlook
17 January 2017
Fortune
Simon Tilford, deputy director at the Centre for European Reform in London, argues that a transitional deal, one that would run in theory from 2019 through 2022, will still be hard to nail down, as the EU will insist on a high degree of freedom of movement in that time. That would leave May unable to deliver a meaningful cut in immigration before the next election in 2020.
Wielka Brytania: Eksperci ostrożnie o planie May ws. Brexitu
17 January 2017
Gazeta Prawna
"Wystąpienie May potwierdziło wiele oczekiwań ekspertów, ale europejscy partnerzy docenią, że brytyjski rząd wreszcie przedstawił zarys swojego planu" - oceniła w rozmowie z PAP analityczka z londyńskiego think tanku Centre for European Reform (CER) Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska.
Donald Trump takes swipe at EU as 'vehicle for Germany'
16 January 2017
Financial Times
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform think-tank, said: "These comments reinforce the view that transatlantic relations are heading for their rockiest period since world war two. His views on Israel, Iran, climate etc are bound to create a chasm across the Atlantic and the UK will be left trying to straddle the divide — and perhaps falling in."
Will Geert Wilders win the Dutch election? Latest polls for the Netherlands election 2017
16 January 2017
The Express
Rem Korteweg, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform (CER), believes that there is an 80 per cent chance that the Mr Wilders will win. He said: “We have to take the polls with a grain of salt, but Wilder has really been able to create a significant lead over the past two months.”
Europe readies for Nationalist tide
16 January 2017
The Wall Street Journal
Unless there is a Le Pen victory, the EU is unlikely to lose more members, said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a London think tank. But Mr. Grant said doubts about the euro could revive if Italy holds elections as some expect and voters back the antiestablishment 5 Star Movement, which wants a referendum on the common currency. Impediments to the 5 Star Movement’s ability to win on a national level include its refusal to form coalitions with more-established parties. “The chances that the euro will face an existential crisis about Italy are small but not zero,” Mr. Grant said.
CER podcast: 5 questions on Trade, Trump and TTIP
16 January 2017
Rem Korteweg explains what trade policy under Trump will look like, if and how European governments can save TTIP, and what to make of a US-UK trade deal.
Buoyant economy steels Brexiters' resolve on EU talks ahead
13 January 2017
Financial Times
“There’s no doubt that economic activity has held up better than most economists thought,” Simon Tilford, of the pro-EU Centre for European Reform think-tank, conceded. Mr Tilford notes that not all pro-EU economists missed the mark, and - like many - remains convinced that the Brexit pain will eventually arrive. But he worries that the smooth sailing in the meantime could create a false sense of confidence and shift public support toward a more extreme form of EU exit.“The fact that growth has held up over the last six months is a negative because it’s emboldened the Eurosceptics and those who think that the UK can flourish outside the single market,” he explained.
Tim Barrow, invisible ambassador
13 January 2017
Politico
“The British government saw Russia largely as a trade opportunity for much of the time he was ambassador,” said Ian Bond, a Russia expert at the Centre for European Reform think-tank in London. “[Barrow] is very knowledgeable, very capable and very hard-nosed.”
Užsienio diplomato kirtis: nelaikykite rusų milžinais, o lietuvių nykštukais
13 January 2017
TV3
Situacija Europos Rytuose pamažu karštėja. Auga Lietuvos išlaidos gynybai, žiniasklaidoje plinta netikros naujienos ir propaganda, o šalies lyderiai tautiečius gąsdina pasisakymais apie kaip niekada didelį Lietuvos pažeidžiamumą. O kaip visa tai atrodo stebėtojui iš šalies – ar tikrai esame pajėgūs apsiginti ir kada sulauksime didžiosios Rytų kaimynės griūties?
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The problem with English
12 January 2017
Financial Times
“The British political class is astonishingly ignorant of the EU, whether they are pro it or against,” says Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform.
Seven Brexit strategies Theresa May could use to erode EU unity
12 January 2017
Bloomberg
“Even after Brexit, the EU and the UK will have a mutual interest in close defense and security relations,” Sophia Besch, research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, said in a note. “While it would make sense for Europeans to co-ordinate their response to Brexit and the Trump presidency in defense matters, unity is by no means predetermined.”
Judy Asks: Can Europe defeat Russian disinformation?
11 January 2017
Carnegie Europe
You cannot defeat disinformation: it is a tactic, not an enemy in its own right. But Europe can counter it, and do so more effectively.
Brexit-folk er ikke globaliseringstabere
09 January 2017
Politiken
Siden et flertal af briterne i juni sidste år stemte for at forlade EU, har politikere og analytikere kaldt det et oprør fra vælgere, der er blevet ramt af globaliseringens ulemper og stigende ulighed.