Britain & the EU
SIEPS: Brexit – state of play
05 October 2018
As the date for the United Kingdom formally leaving the European Union approaches, negotiations are at a critical stage. There is urgency on both sides to agree on the conditions for the UK leaving the union, as well as on the nature of the future relationship between the two.
La muger que nunca ganaba a las damas
04 October 2018
El Periodico Internacional
Como una buena reina del baile, Theresa May va a necesitar la creatividad de un buen jugador de ajedrez para cuadrar el círculo irlandés.
Britain's best Brexit hope is a revised Chequers plan
03 October 2018
The Financial Times
A Brexit deal between the EU and the UK is more likely than not, because both sides really want one. But there is a serious chance of no deal, because of differences over the Irish “backstop”.
Weetabix wars and X-Men: Welcome to the wacky world of trade post-Brexit
03 October 2018
The New Statesman
As a UK that goes it alone will soon learn, trade disputes are complex, bizarre and at times, well, a little petty.
CER Bulletin podcast: Singapore-on-Thames; the Western Balkans; Italy
28 September 2018
In the CER Bulletin podcast, CER researchers brief podcast listeners on three of the most important topics for Europe this month.
There’s nothing ‘super’ about Boris Johnson’s tired old Brexit ideas
28 September 2018
The Guardian
If Boris Johnson puts pen to paper and it doesn’t get on the front page of the Telegraph, did it really happen? I guess we’ll never know.
Brexit: «Wir werden noch zehn Jahre verhandeln»
21 September 2018
Aargauer Zeitung
Charles Grant, Direktor der britischen Denkfabrik «Centre for European Reform», spricht im Interview über die Starrsinnigkeit Brüsseler Juristen, den weiteren Verlauf des Brexits und die Chancen von Boris Johnson als Premierminister.
Monocle podcast: The Globalist - Whispers of a comeback
13 September 2018
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska a senior research felow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to the Monocle about Junckers' State of Union address and Hungary (from 02:55 mins).
CER podcast: Another referendum?
12 September 2018
Sophia Besch asks Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska and Beth Oppenheim about the prospects for another Brexit referendum.
Theresa May's Chequers plan may yet have some life in it
12 September 2018
Prospect
Theresa May’s Chequers plan for the future UK-EU relationship appears moribund.
Debunking the paper championed by Jacob Rees Mogg claiming a no-deal Brexit would boost the economy
11 September 2018
iNews
The Brexit debate deserves so much better than Economists for Free Trade’s latest offering.
Sky News: Brexit warning
11 September 2018
Sam Lowe tells Sky News that the latest Brexit paper published on September 11th by the Economists for Free Trade group is "embarrassing" and "full of contradictions."
Brexit and defence negotiations
10 September 2018
Atlantic Community
In the enthusiasm about the EU’s numerous new defence initiatives in Germany, a discussion of the consequences of Britain’s withdrawal from the union is often curiously absent.
BBC Radio Wiltshire: Salisbury poisoning - Russian nationals suspects
06 September 2018
Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform speaks to Ben Prater on BBC Radio Wilsthsire about the Salisbury Novichok poisoning and the news that Russian nationals have been named as suspects (from 1:05 mins).
Why May needs Brexit to go down to the wire
05 September 2018
Prospect
Michel Barnier has repeatedly warned the British that the clock is ticking in the Brexit negotiations, and there is wide consensus that Britain needs to get its skates on.
BBC World: Novichok investigation
05 September 2018
Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform spoke to BBC World about the Salisbury Novichok investigation.
How can we stop the M20 from turning into a lorry park?
15 August 2018
Prospect
To avoid disruption to just-in-time production, and safeguard British manufacturing’s position, Theresa May wants the UK to remain within the EU’s regulatory union for goods, alongside a customs union.
BBC Radio 4 - Today programme: White paper - goods and services post-Brexit
13 July 2018
Sam Lowe of the CER spoke to the Today Programme about the implications of the governments' white paper on goods and service post-Brexit (from 15:00 mins).
The Spectator Podcast: Is the Brexit drama just beginning?
12 July 2018
Is Brexit going in circles? With the resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson – and widespread unhappiness at the Prime Minister’s Chequers plan – it is hard to pretend that things are going well. But is the drama only just getting started?
CER event podcast: CER/KAS Conference on 'Plugging in the British: Completing the circuit'
11 July 2018
Three panels of experts gathered at the CER/KAS conference, ‘Plugging in the British: Completing the Circuit’ at the Royal United Services Institute.