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A recent June report by the Centre for European Reform (CER) showed that the UK economy is 5 per cent smaller than if Britain had stayed in the EU. The same report estimated that investment is 13.7 per cent lower, and goods trade, is 13.6 per cent lower in the final quarter of 2021.
 

“The General Court’s approval of article 22 is likely to be controversial. It opens up the risk of having to go through a merger review process, for even very small and inconsequential acquisitions,” said Zach Meyers, a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
At the same time, Meyers noted that the court tried to address these concerns by stressing that the cumulative conditions required for the member states to send their request “significantly restrict the Commission’s freedom of action”. In other words, Article 22 is not to be considered a blank check.

By the end of last year, the UK economy was 5% smaller than it would otherwise have been, according to the Centre for European Reform.

Writing for the Centre of European Reform, Zach Meyers, senior research fellow at CER, said “if the UK falls behind in tech regulation, UK tech startups may prefer to grow in the EU, where the Digital Markets Act will make their lives easier.”

Modeling by the Centre for European Reform found that solely because of Brexit, British trade in goods was down during the first half of last year, ranging between 11 and 16 percent.

The Centre for European Reform (CER), a think-tank focused on advancing the European Union’s (EU’s) global presence, has argued that introducing a CBDC would ultimately prove to be of little benefit to consumers in Europe. “Europe’s banking sector is robust, and deposits are guaranteed up to a generous limit. Consumers, quite reasonably, consider bank savings to be about as safe as cash. And CBDCs would probably be provided via commercial banks, and could allow payments through a mobile app, a card, or a similar device,” Zach Meyers, a CER senior research fellow, wrote on June 7.

The British opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer has said there is no going back on Brexit, in a speech on Monday night.
Instead, he offered a new slogan as part of a drive to ensure Britain thrives: "Make Brexit Work".
"There are some who say 'we don’t need to make Brexit work — we need to reverse it'," the Labour leader told the Centre for European Reform (CER). "I couldn’t disagree more."

The Labour leader is poised to outline his plan at the Centre for European Reform (CER) on Monday. The five-step plan includes sorting out the Northern Ireland Protocol; tearing down unnecessary trade barriers; supporting our world leading services and sciences; keeping our nation safe, and investing in Britain. But this strategy to "make Brexit work" has not been welcomed by all.

In a keynote speech on Britain’s future outside the European Union, Sir Keir pledged to “make Brexit work” and said he would not seek to join the Single Market or a customs union.