Charles Grant
Charles Grant

Director
Areas of expertise
Britain’s relationship with the EU, the ‘future of Europe’ debate, European foreign and defence policy, and China's relations with the West.
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BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight: French centrists and Left strike deals to squeeze out National Rally
01 July 2024
Charles Grant spoke to 'The World Tonight' and explained the impact a far-right French government would have on the EU.
Real Instituto Elcano: Jacques Delors y su legado en la Unión Europea. Conversación con Charles Grant
03 June 2024
La Unión Europea ha sido moldeada por numerosos líderes visionarios, entre los cuales Jacques Delors destaca por su impacto duradero. En este vídeo, Charles Powell, director del Real Instituto Elcano, dialoga con Charles Grant, director del Centre for European Reform y autor de "Delors: Inside the house that Jacques built” Sobre los logros y desafíos de Delors.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: How is China's foreign policy shifting?
15 May 2024
Charles Grant and Dr Yu Jie discuss China's foreign policy.
The Spectator Podcast - Coffee House Shots: Can Lammy charm Trump?
09 May 2024
Charles Grant spoke on the Spectator podcast about David Cameron, David Lammy, Donald Trump and China.
CGTN: Charles Grant: Unlike US, EU cares about what China does
01 May 2024
CER director Charles Grant unravels the complexities between China, the US and the EU, exploring divergent interests and perspectives.
CER Podcast: How is the EU's role in European defence changing?
13 March 2024
Charles Grant and Luigi Scazzieri discuss the EU's role in European defence.
FT podcast - Rachman review: The future of Europe
04 January 2024
It's an important year for the European Union, which holds parliamentary elections in June. As geopolitical turbulence continues to test the strength of global alliances, will Europe pursue further integration or start to pull apart? Gideon discusses these questions, and the role played by European Commission presidents, past and present, with Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform in London.
Radio 4 - Last Word: Jacques Delors
31 December 2023
Charles Grant spoke with Kirsty Lang on Jacques Delors, the politician and architect of the modern EU (from 0:45).
CER review of 2023: What's next for Europe?
20 December 2023
Eight of our researchers reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2024.
EU enlargement is not a foregone conclusion
Financial Times
14 December 2023
It will be a slow process and European leaders will have their work cut out persuading voters of the merits.