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How energy prices are driving demand for solar panels and heat pumps

08 May 2026
The New York Times
“Households are now seeing that they are only one Trump-ignited war away from very expensive tank refueling or heating bills,” said Elisabetta Cornago, an energy and climate policy expert at the Centre for European Reform.
Armida van Rij

The Monocle Daily: One year of Friedrich Merz

07 May 2026
Armida van Rij joined Quentin Peel to assess Germany's Friedrich Merz one year into his chancellorship on The Monocle Daily.
Taking the Pulse: Is it worth it for Europeans to placate Trump?

Taking the Pulse: Is it worth it for Europeans to placate Trump?

07 May 2026
Carnegie Europe
A year and change into President Trump’s second term, it has become abundantly clear that appeasement only leads to short-term wins.
«Un retour à court terme du Royaume-Uni dans l’UE n’est politiquement pas réaliste»

«Un retour à court terme du Royaume-Uni dans l’UE n’est politiquement pas réaliste»

07 May 2026
Le Temps
Le premier ministre britannique, Keir Starmer, multiplie les mesures pour rapprocher son pays de Bruxelles, par «intérêt national» pour contrer les effets désastreux du Brexit. Mais la question européenne reste ultrasensible outre-Manche. L'analyse de Charles Grant, directeur du Centre for European Reform.
CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Is the EU-US trade deal unravelling?

CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Is the EU-US trade deal unravelling?

Anton Spisak, Sam Lowe
06 May 2026
Anton Spisak spoke with Sam Lowe about the renewed EU-US trade tensions.

Brussels tells Keir Starmer to pay £1bn for closer ties to Europe

03 May 2026
The Times
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform think tank, said that while the EU was keen on greater security and defence co-operation with the UK there were some countries, including France, that were “much less keen on extending economic co-operation”.He said: “They don’t really care if the UK has a thriving or a weak economy and are much more concerned about the old ideology of not allowing the UK to ‘cherry pick’ which parts of the single market it wants to be part of.

Nato meetings with TV and film-makers prompt claims it is seeking ‘propaganda’

03 May 2026
The Guardian
The Centre for European Reform thinktank released a report earlier this year calling on governments to engage with cultural leaders, including screenwriters and film producers, to build public support for greater defence spending and to “better tell the story of why these investments in defence are needed”.

”Venäjä seuraa tarkasti” – Donald Trumpilta kaksi uutta iskua

02 May 2026
Uusi Suomi
Centre for European Reformin pääekonomisti Sander Tordoir sanoo olevansa samaa mieltä.”Vain hyvin harva asia merkitsee Saksan ja EU:n päättäjille nyt enemmän kuin tulevaisuuteen suuntautuvan, eurooppalaisen puolustuskaluston hankinta ja puolustus järjestelmän rakentaminen”, hän kirjoittaa pikakommentissaan.

After the election: Revitalizing Hungarian democracy, and lessons from the opposition victory

29 April 2026
Freedom House
We should be cautious about drawing sweeping conclusions from Hungary’s election results. While the outcome reflects global trends, the causes of Orbán’s defeat are first and foremost, domestic. But there are a few lessons that democracy’s defenders can take home.
Sander Tordoir

VRT Radio: Discussie over Europese meerjarenbegroting: komen er hogere uitgaven of niet?

24 April 2026
Naast de discussie over het Midden-Oosten, ging het op de Europese top op Cyprus ook over de Europese meerjarenbegroting. Die legt het financieel kader vast van 2028 tot 2034. De tijd om daarover een akkoord te vinden, slinkt. Dat zegt Sander Tordoir, hoofdeconoom bij de Europese denktank Centre for European...

EU anti-dumping moves against China too little, too late, critics say

24 April 2026
Nikkei Asia
Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, criticized the EU's case-by-case trade defenses as being "too slow and too piecemeal.""The EU is effectively building a leaky Swiss cheese of trade defenses," he said.

Welche Optionen haben die Europäer in der Energiekrise?

23 April 2026
Süddeutsche Zeitung
„Die Staatsverschuldung ist nach der Pandemie und dem Energieschock von 2022 gestiegen, und die Regierungen müssen mehr für Zins und Tilgung aufwenden“, schreibt der Thinktank Centre for European Reform in einer Analyse.
 

What Orban's exit means for the future of EU-Israel relations

23 April 2026
The New Arab
“I don't think the fall of Orban will lead to an immediate change in EU policy towards Israel, because it still has other countries more or less on its side (though perhaps not to the extent of inviting Netanyahu to visit and defying the ICC),” Ian Bond, Deputy Director of the European Centre for Reform and former senior British diplomat, told The New Arab.

Europe readies response to second energy crisis in four years

22 April 2026
Reuters
Elisabetta Cornago, assistant director at the Centre for European Reform think tank, said continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz "may lead us to a worse shock regarding oil than in 2022, a similar gas shock, but I think a smaller shock on electricity prices".
That's because countries have significantly expanded renewable electricity since 2022, she said.

Comment saper la solidarité européenne, selon la méthode Bart de Wever

22 April 2026
Taurillon
En réalité, comme l’a montré une analyse du Centre for European Reform, les chances de succès de la Russie dans le cadre d’un arbitrage international sont minces, et pourraient être d’avantage réduites par des modifications législatives ciblées, tant au niveau national qu’européen.

Europa se pregătește să contracareze doua criză energetică din ultimii patru ani

22 April 2026
Euronews
Elisabetta Cornago, director adjunct la think tank-ul Centre for European Reform, a explicat că închiderea continuă a Strâmtorii Ormuz „ne-ar putea conduce la un șoc mai grav în ceea ce privește petrolul decât în 2022, un șoc similar în cazul gazelor, dar cred că un șoc mai mic asupra prețurilor la energie electrică”.

Too late to turn to Europe? - How Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset ran out of road

21 April 2026
Financial Times
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform think-tank, is sceptical of a movement to rejoin the EU, arguing that Brussels would not embrace the idea without clear political consensus within the UK. For now, that looks far off. But he thinks a British government prepared to blur the current red lines could convince Brussels to agree to some form of “single market for goods”, in which the UK aligns on key industrial sectors but retains flexibility on services. 

Geluiden achter de schermen: 'NAVO-crisis grootste tot nu toe'

19 April 2026
NOS Nieuwsuur
Bronnen binnen NAVO spreken van de grootste crisis tot nu toe. Dat horen Armida van Rij, NAVO- en Europa-onderzoeker bij het Centre for European Reform tijdens achtergrondgesprekken met diplomaten. "Niemand bij de NAVO ontkent dat er heel grote schade is toegebracht aan die club en dat de afschrikking echt in gevaar is."

Labour’s ‘crabwise’ approach to closer EU ties must address damage of Brexit

19 April 2026
The Guardian
Labour’s current painstakingly discussed “reset” in relations with the EU, along the lines prescribed in its manifesto, is likely to be worth less than 0.5% of GDP, according to John Springford of the Centre for European Reform.
Zselyke Csaky

Ceska Televize: Směřování Maďarska po volbách

16 April 2026
Zselyke Csaky spoke to Česká Televize about Hungary's direction after the elections (from 1:40 mins).

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