Sam Lowe

Sam Lowe

Senior research fellow
Areas of expertise 

International trade, European trade policy, rules of origin, the single market, Brexit, environmental co-operation, investor-state dispute settlement.

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CER podcast: Brexit negotiations: Will the unity of the 27 crack?

28 March 2018
Sophia Besch speaks to Beth Oppenheim and Sam Lowe about what to expect during the second part of Brexit negotiations – will the future relationship talks bring out different political and economic interests among the EU-27?

Channel 4 News: What are the prospects for UK trade after Brexit?

28 March 2018
A year tomorrow Britain formally leaves the European Union, Sam Lowe of the CER joined Gary Gibon to disuss the deals the UK could do with countries across the world and what will they want from us in return.

Sorry Britain, EU countries won't break ranks over post-Brexit trade

Politico
16 March 2018
Theresa May has finally spelled out some of the “hard facts” of Brexit, but she’s still holding out hope for that seemingly impossible sweetheart deal: market access as close as possible to the UK’s current arrangement, but with fewer obligations.

BBC Radio 5 live - Drive: Trump and steel tariffs

09 March 2018
Sam Lowe of the Centre for European Reform spoke to Radio 5 live on the new tariffs President Trump has imposed on steel and aluminium to the US (from 14:15 mins).

Jersey holds the key to unlock Brexit dilemma

EurActiv
08 March 2018
Could the Channel Islands hold the key to unlock the Brexit puzzle? Trade expert Sam Lowe of the CER told EURACTIV that Jersey’s ‘strange relationship’ with the EU could be an acceptable ‘halfway house’.

CNBC: Brexit: Analysts preview the next stage of talks between the EU and UK

02 March 2018
Sam Lowe of the Centre for European Reform, and Bill Cash of the European Scrutiny Committee, discuss the latest Brexit developments.

Liam Fox's shiny new trade deals won't compensate for hard Brexit

The Guardian
28 February 2018
If Britain leaves the single market and customs union, the idea that future trade agreements will make up for the losses is for the birds.

Of course we will strike a bespoke Brexit deal — but that's not the point

Prospect
19 February 2018
The government’s “Road to Brexit” series of speeches has kicked off, with Boris Johnson and the Prime Minister making contributions so far.

Brexit will damage UK services exports

OMFIF
15 February 2018
Distance and economy size are the most important factors determining the level of trade between two countries.

BBC Radio 4 - Today programme: Free ports

13 February 2018
Free ports could potentially bring some local benefits after Brexit, but they won’t outweigh the costs of leaving the European customs union said Sam Lowe, a research fellow at the CER (from 1: 27 mins).