Charles Grant
Charles Grant
Director
Areas of expertise
Britain's EU referendum, the 'future of Europe' debate, the euro, Russia, European foreign and defence policy and China's relations with the West.
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How Brexit will unfold – Britain will get a deal, but it'll come at a price
The Guardian
09 November 2017
The UK will end up paying €50bn and accepting a hard Irish border: 10 predictions based on my conversations with people on both sides.
CER podcasts: Relaunching the EU
08 November 2017
The CER has launched a major new report ‘Relaunching the EU’. In this podcast mini-series, CER researchers explain some of the reports main recommendations.
Fast forward to two-speed Europe
Politico
07 November 2017
Macron's calls for a more flexible bloc will make it more attractive to new members.
BBC Radio 4: Europe Unbound
31 October 2017
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform speaks to Edward Stourton about how the European Union might change after Britain leaves. "The wind is back in Europe's sails", according to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
BBC Radio 4: Profile of Martin Selmayr
22 October 2017
Charles Grant speaks to Radio 4 about Martin Selmayr (from 10.40 mins) and how Selmayr is committed to a more integrated Europe.
France 24: Much more work to be done after Brexit summit
21 October 2017
“Officials I talk to, in both the UK government and the European Commission, are fairly optimistic that in December the EU will declare that sufficient progress has been made [to move onto phase two]," said Charles Grant, an analyst at the Centre for European Reform in London, in an interview with FRANCE 24. “But of course that is not certain," he added.
Judy Asks: Does May need Merkel for a Brexit deal?
Carnegie Europe
18 October 2017
No, Theresa May needs to impose some discipline and unity on her own troops in order to achieve a workable deal.
Preparing for a softer Brexit
CIRSD Horizons
18 September 2017
The UK's general election has increased the chances of a softer Brexit. But what would that look like? And could it involve a customs union with the European Union?
The EU is changing – and the UK attitude to Brexit could change too
The New Statesman
03 September 2017
The people running the EU have always wanted it to be uniform.
BBC Radio 4 Today: Brexit negotiations
01 September 2017
Charles Grant speaks to John Humphreys about the Brexit negotiations (from 1h 34m).