Press
First Brexit, then Bregret. Is it too soon for Breconciliation?
16 February 2023
The Washington Post
Boris Johnson in 2018 imagined that escaping the “stockade” of EU regulation would free up at least 4% of gross domestic product; five years on, John Springford of the Centre for European Reform estimates the UK economy is 5.5% smaller than without Brexit, and collects 40 billion pounds ($48 billion) less in yearly tax revenue.
Should Rishi Sunak relax immigration rules as Britain hit by skills shortage?
15 February 2023
The Daily Express
The research by the UK in a Changing Europe and the Centre for European Reform think-tanks show that post-Brexit the UK economy is suffering from labour shortages in lower-skilled sectors, including logistics, construction and hospitality, with the lack of free movement “contributing significantly” to this.
Europe scrambles to reclaim its industrial edge
15 February 2023
Cipher News
“The EU industry is notoriously slow to take up new technologies and innovations,” said Zach Meyers, a senior research fellow specializing in competition policy at the Centre for European Reform, a European think-tank.
BBC World Business Report: New EU sanctions for Russia?
15 February 2023
Zach Meyers, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform BBC World Business report about the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia (from 2.00 mins).
Greece border abuses highlight Europe's clashing priorities on migration
14 February 2023
The New York Times
“Among member states, there is currently no other consensus than on border control,” said Camino Mortera-Martínez, the head of the Brussels office of the Centre for European Reform. “The debate on common asylum policy is going nowhere, so countries on external borders are left to their own devices.”
Brexit a ‘self-inflicted wound of unparalleled severity’
14 February 2023
The London Economic
...Findings come hot on the heels of revelations from the Centre for European Reform (CER) that Brexit has reduced UK tax receipts by £40 billion a year.
Brexit: EU officials feel ‘vindication’ at signs of Bregret in the UK
13 February 2023
iNews
The EU’s unfazed response is to be expected, given how Brexit faded from the EU’s agenda, according to Camino Mortera-Martinez, head of the Brussels office at the Centre for European Reform. “I’m happy this Bregret is finally happening – there is a feeling of vindication,” she says.
L'UE peut-elle se permettre de maintenir les sanctions contre la Hongrie et à la Pologne ? Oui…mais ce n’est pas une raison pour le faire
12 February 2023
Atlantico
L'Union européenne a tenté à plusieurs reprises de faire pression sur la Pologne et la Hongrie pour qu'elles respectent l'État de droit.
Brexit, stop ou encore ?
10 February 2023
Ouest France
Selon une étude du Centre for European Reform, le Brexit aurait réduit, à lui seul, l’économie britannique de 5,5 %, les investissements de 11 %.
Kapløb mod bunden
10 February 2023
Weekendavisen
Zach Meyers er ekspert i international økonomi ved tænketanken Centre for European Reform i London. Også han er forundret over EUs skarpe reaktion på den amerikanske statsstøttelov. »Jamen der er simpelthen ingen andre måder at indføre grøn omstilling på i USA end at give subsidier. Det er bare den politiske virkelighed. Jeg ved ikke, hvad Europa ellers havde ventet.«
Ask CER - Episode 8: Inflation Reduction Act, Qatargate and Iran
09 February 2023
You asked, we answered: the eighth episode of our 'Ask CER' podcast series.
En visite à Londres, Zelensky réclame des avions de chasse
08 February 2023
Tribune de Genève
«Il veut y faire la démonstration que l’Europe reste unie derrière l’Ukraine, mais aussi s’assurer qu’il peut continuer à compter sur l’aide financière de l’Union européenne (UE). L’économie ukrainienne s’est effondrée d’un tiers en 2022, et l’État ukrainien vit désormais sous perfusion de ses alliés», explique Ian Bond, chercheur au Centre pour la réforme européenne.
Tories taking one wrong decision after another
06 February 2023
Gulf Today
The Centre for European Reform reported that during the initial 18 months of Brexit trade was lower by 7 per cent, investment by 11 per cent, and Britain’s GDP had shrunk by 5 per cent, costing the economy £40 billion ($48.4 billion).
CGTN Europe: The impacts of US Inflation Reduction Act on Europe
06 February 2023
Zach Meyers, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform joins CGTN Europe to discuss EU-US trade talks.
Downton Abbey venue forced to scrap weddings thanks to Brexit
05 February 2023
The Independent
A recent report by the think-tanks UK in a Changing Europe and the Centre for European Reform found Brexit has caused a shortfall of around 330,000 workers in the UK. It said the ending of freedom of movement had “contributed significantly” to current labour shortages with hospitality, retail, construction and transportation hit the hardest.
Inside the mind of frustrated Leavers: How would they fix Brexit?
05 February 2023
The Sunday Times
The Centre for European Reform reckons the UK economy is about 5 per cent smaller than it would otherwise have been — equivalent to an annual loss of more than £120 billion.
Klubradio: Egyre többen csalódnak a Brexitben
05 February 2023
Az elmúlt hat és fél évben, a Brexit-referendum óta, megosztott az ország, de azt kell mondjam, az elmúlt fél évben történt változások következtében ez az arány megbomlott és most már a megkérdezettek nagyjából 60 százaléka tartja azt, hogy az Unióban kellett volna maradni – mondja Charles Grant, a Centre for European Reform igazgatója Londonban. Ez persze nem jelenti azt, hogy csatlakozna az ország az Unióhoz. Nem akarnak az emberek egy újabb, mocskos kampányt végigcsinálni.
Sunak 'risks full-scale trade war' with Brussels by scrapping EU laws
04 February 2023
The Observer
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform think-tank, said the worries in Brussels were real and ran deep. “The EU is getting seriously concerned about the impact of the retained EU law bill on the level playing field. It fears that if the UK abandons high social and environmental standards, its companies will have an unfair advantage over EU firms.
Euronews: Bruselas, ¿te quiero? La migración en la UE y el envío de tanques a Ucrania
04 February 2023
Camino Mortera-Martinez from the CER joins MEPs Juan Fernando López Aguilar and Javier Zarzalejos to discuss the most popular European topics of the week.
Alemania, Rusia y Ucrania: de ‘punto de inflexión’ a ignorar lo esencial
03 February 2023
ES Global
La lentitud de Berlín a la hora de autorizar el envío de tanques Leopard 2 a Ucrania ha sido una mala noticia para este país, la seguridad europea y la propia Alemania.