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This Tory rebellion over Europe tells us nothing we don't already know
24 October 2011
The Guardian
Charles Grant of the CER puts it down to history and geography: we alone in Europe had a good war, and our island made us wider traders than other countries, but even so half our trade is with the EU.
La fronde anti-Europe grandit en Grande-Bretagne
24 October 2011
Le Figaro
Cameron est dans une position très difficile car, d'une part, la crise de l'euro a des répercussions économiques considérables en Grande-Bretagne et, d'autre part, cette crise est une opportunité formidable pour les eurosceptiques, analyse Simon Tilford, économiste au Centre for European Reform.
Deeper flaws in euro will take years to fix
24 October 2011
Associated Press
Economist Simon Tilford at the CER in London said the currency bloc will not straighten out its problems "unless they do something about trade imbalances within the eurozone, which at the moment are primary causes of the very big budget deficits in places like Spain."
Europe's growth outlook at mercy of debt politics
24 October 2011
Reuters
"We're not going to see meaningful reform of the euro zone's macro economic policy framework. It's not even under discussion. That is the single biggest obstacle to a recovery of economic growth," Tilford said.
Bruselas? Hay alguien ahí?
23 October 2011
El Pais
Sobre todo si se cumplen algunos vaticinios: "Europa está iniciando lo que parece una década perdida", dice Simon Tilford, del think tank británico CER.
Tories in EU referendum showdown
23 October 2011
Financial Times
But Charles Grant of the CER said: "That may be the case, and 50 per cent of people want more sunny days, but I really don't believe it is top of people's priorities."
Europe's options: Few, and shrinking
22 October 2011
The Wall Street Journal
"Europe is staring at a lost decade," says Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER. Years of economic stagnation with persistent fears of sovereign and banking-sector defaults "will have a considerable impact on the broader international economy," he says.
Bailout pot agreed, but splits remain over rescue fund plan
21 October 2011
The Scotsman
"I don’t think they can meet expectations. The summit will fall well, well short of the kind of big bang needed to reassure the markets," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER in London.
The Schengen zone: Another symptom of the EU disfunction
21 October 2011
World Policy
Hugo Brady, a research fellow at the CER, explains, "Immigration policy has always been a problem in the EU. It's never been centralised and countries examine border control at a national level."
Europe launches two Galileo satellites to cut reliance on GPS
20 October 2011
Bloomberg
Governments will probably scrutinise the proposed budget more carefully than when Galileo was first conceived over a decade ago because of concern over the economy, said Tomas Valasek, director of foreign policy and defence at the CER in London. Still, the project probably won’t be shut down, and enough funding will be approved to keep staff employed and provide a minimal return for the manufacturers, he said. “They’ve already poured so much money into it ... Galileo has already benefited from previously unplanned allocations from the European Commission budget.”
EU anger over British stance on UN statements
20 October 2011
The Guardian
"For many countries this is a big deal," said Charles Grant, the director of the CER. "For British officials this is about a slippery slope. Everyone else thinks this is damaging and overblown. By fighting a theological battle on ideological grounds you are using up political capital and goodwill that maybe you should conserve, because the [UK] government has lost goodwill over this for no tangible benefit. And they will have to fight a lot of other important battles, over the single market for example."
Merkel resists pressure for eurozone big bang
20 October 2011
Reuters
"I don't think they can meet expectations. The summit will fall well, well short of the kind of big bang needed to reassure the markets," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER in London. Tilford fears markets will react badly next week.
Interview: La ricetta anticrisi della Germania è illogica
20 October 2011
La Repubblica
Per l'economista del Centre for European Reform l'idea di Berlino che i paesi dell'Europa meridionale debbano "vivere con i propri mezzi" è moralistica e controproducente. Le politiche restrittive peggiorano la situazione. L’aiuto cinese non serve.
Simon Tilford è capo economista del Centre for European Reform. Nei suoi interventi degli ultimi due...
Simon Tilford è capo economista del Centre for European Reform. Nei suoi interventi degli ultimi due...
Transatlantic missile defence plan moving ahead
19 October 2011
Europolitics
Tomas Valasek of the CER said that Central European governments would prefer if Europe contributed more financially to the system rather than relying so heavily on the US.
Euro, meant to unite Europe, seems to rend it
19 October 2011
International Herald Tribune
“The only thing that can save the euro in its current form can’t and shouldn’t be done without democratic debate and support,” said Simon Tilford, chief economist for the CER, a research institution. “You need to bring the electorate with you,” he said. Of course, he acknowledged, a real democratic debate “could exacerbate the crisis.”
Does Greece have a future?
16 October 2011
Global Post
"I do find it difficult to be optimistic. It’s in very deep trouble," said Simon Tilford of the CER. "Greece could have a truly awful 10 years." Structural reforms must be accompanied by investment, he cautioned. "Investment in the Greek economy has collapsed," he said.
Tymoshenko prison sentence strengthens Russia's hand in Ukraine gas talks
13 October 2011
Bloomberg
"Ukraine's already stuttering movement towards" the EU "has come to a grinding halt," said Tomas Valasek of the CER. "What they've done is sacrifice the European option for the sake of domestic political gains".
Eurozone 'outs' must stick up for the single market
12 October 2011
Financial Times
One of the European Union’s greatest achievements has been to scrap non-tariff barriers to trade in goods and services. But the “single market” remains incomplete and faces new threats. The European commissioner responsible for it is blocking further liberalisation of services – even though the Commission as a whole is...
Slovakian politicians work toward OK of bailout
11 October 2011
CNBC
The euro cannot flourish in a system where 17 largely sovereign countries need to agree unanimously and very small countries can hold great sway, said Simon Tilford of the CER. "Either they integrate much more fully or the whole thing comes apart," Tilford said.
Berlusconi seeks comfort at Putin's party
10 October 2011
Financial Times
"Italy has always punched below its weight in the European Union," says Charles Grant, director of the CER. "What is clear is that this long-term trend has been exacerbated over the last couple of years. Italy has become a small country of EU diplomacy."