Beth Oppenheim
Beth Oppenheim
Research fellow
Areas of expertise
Brexit, European foreign policy, Europe/Middle East relations, migration
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Judy Asks: Is Brexit bad for Europe?
Carnegie Europe
11 April 2019
Yes – and that’s not just British hubris. True, Britain has always been an awkward member of the EU, pushing back against continental hopes for a more federalist Union.
CER podcast: The cost of Brexit to December 2018
10 April 2019
The UK economy is 2.5 per cent smaller as a result of the vote to leave the EU. John Springford talks to Beth Oppenheim about his latest analysis and draws some political lessons from the findings.
CER podcast: Why Europe needs legal migration
13 March 2019
Beth Oppenheim and Camino Mortera-Martinez make the case for opening legal migration routes into the EU.
CER podcast: What next for Brexit?
04 March 2019
Beth Oppenheim asks Charles Grant to weigh up the possible Brexit scenarios: will Theresa May's deal make it through parliament, or will the UK end up with no deal, a general election, or a referendum?
CER podcast: The rule of law under threat
30 January 2019
Beth Oppenheim asks Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska about the latest developments in the rule of law dispute between Warsaw and Brussels, and how the EU should respond to democratic backsliding beyond the Polish case.
BBC World at One: Is a second referendum likely?
21 November 2018
Beth Oppenheim, a researcher at the Centre for European Reform, spoke on the World at One about the likelihood of a second referendum.
CER podcast: A guide to the withdrawal agreement
21 November 2018
Beth Oppenheim asks John Springford what is in the 585 page withdrawal agreement, and Charles Grant outlines what might happen next: will Theresa May and her withdrawal plan survive?
Direct democracy in the EU: The myth of a citizens' union
CEPS
20 November 2018
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska and Beth Oppenheim of the CER contributed a chapter titled 'Does democracy work in the UK?', see page 400, in 'Direct democracy in the EU: The myth of a citizens' union'.
As the situation in Gaza worsens, it's time for the EU to step in – Trump has proven the US can't help any more
The Independent
13 November 2018
The EU has leverage over both the Palestinian territories and Israel, and could use it to great effect.