Research
David Cameron being offered watered down 'emergency brake' on migrants by Brussels
28 January 2016
The Telegraph
Charles Grant, director of the CER, said the deal, on the face of it, had the makings of a workable offer for Mr Cameron, but that its worth would depend on the details of any agreement."Given the current state of the negotiations, the British side would probably be happy to accept a deal that includes a four-year 'emergency brake' on benefits," he said.
De EU piept en kraakt. Maar kan zij ook breken?
27 January 2016
NRC Handelsblad
„De handelsbelangen zijn te groot om helemaal terug naar af te gaan”, zegt Rem Korteweg van het in Londen gevestigde CER. ...„Stel: Schengen stort in. Wat zijn de gevolgen voor de interne markt? Je krijgt verwijten over en weer, de sneeuwbal wordt een lawine. ‘Niemand wilde dat het gebeurde, het was ook absurd, maar het gebeurde toch’ – de geschiedenis staat er bol van.”
Schengen: European Commission insists border controls will 'save' passport-free zone
27 January 2016
The Independent
"From a practical point of view, there are crossing points all over the place," said Camino Mortera-Martinez, from the London-based CER. "Just because you have border controls, it does not mean you cannot travel freely. You can move freely, but sometimes you might be controlled. Member states are not planning to put up barbed wire and build walls."
The iceberg that could sink David Cameron's plans to keep Britain in Europe
26 January 2016
The Telegraph
For Charles Grant, the director of the pro-EU Center for European Reform, the risk is that the Chancellor may find himself “dressing up modest measures as if they were real protection for single market and City”, when in truth, they are nothing of the kind.
Refugee crisis: EU ministers vote to end passport-free travel
26 January 2016
The Week
But the Centre for European Reform argues that Europe should not dismantle Schengen – but rather improve the system by processing refugees more effectively, boosting external border security and sharing intelligence. It also suggests that the fake Syrian passport in Paris could have been a deliberate plot to reignite the debate about Europe's asylum policies.
EU referendum: Sides clash on European market benefits to UK
25 January 2016
BBC News
Britain Stronger in Europe said one piece of research showed UK goods trade with the EU was 55% higher because of EU membership. The research, from the Centre for European Reform, suggested the effect of EU membership in 2014 was worth £133bn to 200,000 British firms that import and export.
Business case to take centre stage in EU debate
25 January 2016
ITV News
Research by the Centre for European Reform that found Britain's goods trade with the EU is 55% higher as a result of its membership will be used to support Britain Stronger In Europe's case. The "EU effect" was worth around £133 billion to the 200,000 export and import companies in the UK in 2014, it said.
Britain should send soldiers to protect Europe's borders, EU leaders say
25 January 2016
The Telegraph
Britain Stronger In Europe highlighted research by the Centre for European Reform which found found that Britain's goods trade with the EU is 55 per cent higher as a result of its membership.The "EU effect" was worth around £133 billion to the 200,000 export and import companies in the UK in 2014, it said.
June EU vote would be a 'big mistake' says SNP's Nicola Sturgeon
25 January 2016
The Sun
Chairman Lord Stuart Rose said data showed being in the EU was worth £670,000 in extra trade for every firm exporting or importing within the bloc. It said Centre for European Reform research found goods trade with the EU was 55 per cent higher with membership. They claimed the "EU effect" was worth £133billion to 200,000 export and import firms in 2014.
Así se resquebraja el espacio sin fronteras Schengen
25 January 2016
El Espanol
"Estamos en un impasse porque es invierno y se ha reducido la llegada de refugiados, pero en un par de meses la presión volverá a aumentar y, si no se han tomado medidas, es posible que se produzca un efecto dominó de cierre de fronteras que acabe con Schengen", explica a EL ESPAÑOL la analista del think tank CER, Camino Mortera-Martínez, que cifra en un 51% las posibilidades de que se materialice este escenario.
Fears flurry of claims over UK’s EU membership will dismay public
25 January 2016
Financial Times
The Britain Stronger in Europe report quotes research by the Centre for European Reform in June 2014, suggesting that the UK’s trade in goods was 55 per cent higher because of EU membership and that membership has resulted in an average £670,000 a year extra trade for each business that exported or imported goods with the EU.
Litvinenko murder: It may sound brutal but the UK government has moved on
22 January 2016
The Guardian
Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the Centre for European reform, argues: "Putin is trying to trying to clear the middle ground. The aim is clear everyone off the battle field, save Daesh [another term for Isis] and Assad, and he can then say, 'Assad may be up to his neck in blood but he is not going to come after you in your cities.'"
Brexit campaigner Cummings pushes plan for second referendum
21 January 2016
Bloomberg Business
"They need a heavyweight to back the 'Out' campaign and they don't have one," said Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform in London.
Death of Jihadi John is propaganda win for the west - but the war goes on
20 January 2016
Deutsche Welle
His [Jihadi John] death is certain to provide an element of comfort for both the US and UK governments, but militarily his death is of limited value, according to Rem Korteweg, a security and defense expert at the CER. "Militarily it won't make a difference on the ground in Syria and Iraq," he said. "(Emwazi) was a spokesman, he wasn't a senior commander."
W.Brytania.Eksperci: dobre, koncyliacyjne wystąpienie Szydło w PE
19 January 2016
Wyborcza
"Wystąpienia liderów innych frakcji PE mogły pokazać premier Szydło i jej zwolennikom, że sama Unia Europejska jest podzielona co do tego, czy działania Komisji są właściwe, czy też przekracza ona swoje kompetencje i prowadzi próbę konfrontacji sił z państwami członkowskimi" - dodała Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska z Centre for European Reform w Londynie.
Free Lunch: Grumbling about German growth
18 January 2016
Financial Times
Behind the headline growth number, Christian Odendahl of the CER usefully sets out the good news and the bad news. Rewriting him slightly, the good news is that domestic demand is largely responsible for the growth pickup; the bad news is that domestic demand is not doing even more, in particular for boosting growth in other countries.
Video speech by Sandro Gozi, 18 January 2016
18 January 2016
Speech by Sandro Gozi, Undersecretary for Europe, Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Rome delivered to the CER/Istituto Affari Internazionali seminar on 'Between power and rules: The geopolitics of TTIP', Rome
Video speech by Marietje Schaake MEP
18 January 2016
Speech by Marietje Schaake MEP delivered to the CER/Istituto Affari Internazionali seminar on 'Between power and rules: The geopolitics of TTIP', Rome
Is the euro a failure?
15 January 2016
Quartz
In November, 50 leading economists gathered near Oxford to debate the state of the eurozone. The conference report, compiled by the Centre for European Reform think-tank, is an admirably readable, yet nuanced account - and a welcome window into an erudite meeting of serious thinkers grappling with a crucial question: The shared currency has been disappointing, but is it doomed?
Global market rout shows mounting risks to world economy
15 January 2016
International Business Times
"I think there's a real risk of a new global downturn," said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform in London. "What we are facing in China is not a moderation. It’s a huge adjustment. And that will have knock-on effects."