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Retiring to Europe? You should wait until Brexit negotiations on pensions and healthcare access have concluded
20 July 2016
City A.M.
"The British position has long been that government expenditure must be reserved for immigrants who are in work, or have long-established ties to the member state in which they live," wrote John Springford of the CER. "Many British emigrants to Spain fail that test. [...] To avoid the charge of hypocrisy, Britain could agree to pay Spain to cover healthcare costs, accept that migrants should pay for it themselves, or have Britons risk their health by travelling home to be treated by the NHS."
CER podcast: 5 questions on the attempted coup in Turkey
20 July 2016
Sophia Besch talks to Rem Korteweg about the implications for the EU, NATO and Turkey’s European trajectory.
El cambio de Turquía amenaza a Europa
19 July 2016
La Razon
La mano dura del Gobierno turco con los supuestos golpistas deja a los líderes europeos en un lugar bastante complicado.
Veinte economistas contra la multa de Bruselas
19 July 2016
El Pais
“A Bruselas le gustaba decir que España era el alumno modélico: pero si crece es justamente porque resistió con sensatez las presiones para aprobar una nueva ronda de austeridad. Es preocupante ese dogmatismo de Bruselas con las sanciones”.
Brexit Briefing: Remain's day in court
19 July 2016
Financial Times
Liam Fox, the new international trade secretary, is beginning the process of trying to agree deals with non-EU states. But the UK has limited options, according to the latest analysis by John Springford of the Centre for European Reform.
Colin and Matthew look into the current state of France after the recent terror attacks
16 July 2016
Camino Mortera-Martinez talks to Share Radio in the wake of the terror attack in Nice, and on the potential effects in France.
Theresa May's first pledge as PM was for a 'one-nation Britain'. Can she deliver?
16 July 2016
The Guardian
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, who talks regularly to senior officials in all other EU governments, says those who believe the UK can have its cake and eat it from Brexit – access to the single market and limits on free movement – are deluding themselves.
CER podcast: Discussion on Theresa May's new cabinet
15 July 2016
A conversation about the strategy behind recent appointments, consequences for Britain’s foreign policy and trade relations, and an outlook on the start of negotiations with the EU-27.
Pound's plunge unlikely to help exports
15 July 2016
The Australian
"Exporters need to continue to invest to remain competitive. If Brexit leads to an investment freeze, the fall in the pound might not be enough to boost exports," Christian Odendahl and John Springford at the Centre for European Reform, a research institute in London, wrote.
David Davis, el "bastardo encantador" que sacará a Reino Unido de la UE
15 July 2016
El Espanol
“Los va a dejar perplejos”, dice Simon Tilford, subdirector del think-tank británico Centre for European Reform, en referencia a los futuros compañeros europeos de Davis en la mesa de negociaciones. “Esto es lo piensa: 'Aunque el resto de la UE diga que no va a darle a Reino Unido lo que quiere, acabarán haciéndolo por nos necesitan'”, afirma. “Davis no entiende las consecuencias”.
Britain's MEPs ushered quietly off stage as the EU show goes on
14 July 2016
The Guardian
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, warns the EU institutions and other member states against trying to punish Britain for the referendum outcome and alienating the UK before it has left the EU. “Some MEPs may feel uncomfortable that a Brit chairs the single market committee in the European parliament [Conservative Vicky Ford] and some member states may find it annoying that a Brit runs DG Grow,” a reference to Lowri Evans, the most senior civil servant at the commission’s business department.
After 'Brexit', Britain could look to Norway as a model
14 July 2016
The New York Times
“Britain will probably do a Norway-lite, where it will have to cede some market access in return for the right to place some controls on free movement,” said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform in London. “But once the costs become apparent, there will be more of a debate in the UK about whether it’s enough, and the politics will get really toxic.”
Britain's new Mr Brexit
14 July 2016
Financial Times
How credible a negotiating strategy is this? Not very, says John Springford of the Centre for European Reform. “Mr Davis does not understand the economics. Some 45 per cent of UK exports go to the EU and, on average, about 8 per cent of the exports of each member state go to the UK. So there is far more at risk for Britain in conducting a hard ball trade strategy with the EU.”
Poll: UK to cut rates today to avoid Brexit slump
14 July 2016
Irish Examiner
Most economists still expect Britain’s economy to slow as a result of Brexit, maybe even slipping into recession next year. "Exporters need to continue to invest to remain competitive. If Brexit leads to an investment freeze, the fall in the pound might not be enough to boost exports," Christian Odendahl and John Springford at the Centre for European Reform, a research institute in London, wrote this week.
Allies surprised, angry at British foreign secretary choice
14 July 2016
Voice of America
His first trip is likely to be to Brussels next Monday for an EU meeting and that won't be easy, according to Ian Bond of analyst group the Centre for European Reform. "Given the number of countries and foreign leaders that he has insulted in recent months, I think that's going to be quite a difficult meeting."
Boris Johnson 'lied a lot', says French foreign minister
14 July 2016
The Washington Post
German and French politicians may have little tolerance for a man who during the referendum campaign in Britain compared EU efforts to unify Europe with Napoleon and Hitler. "Boris Johnson doesn't do good personal relationships with other politicians," said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the London-based Centre for European Reform.
Theresa May's British cabinet has new faces but old divides
14 July 2016
The New York Times
“Theresa May needed to bring some Brexiteers into the government in order to protect herself and to counter the charge that she is a closet remainer,” said Simon Tilford, the deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, a London-based research institute, noting that she had argued to stay inside the European Union, albeit rather tepidly.
Tok FM: Boris Johnson nowym min. spraw zagranicznych Wlk. Brytanii.
14 July 2016
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska speaks to Tok FM about Boris Johnson's appointment as the British foreign minister.
Uncertainty clouds Brexit path as May becomes UK prime minister
13 July 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank focused on improving EU governance, said it is in the UK's interests to delay giving its European neighbours formal notification. More time would allow the UK to better gauge its adversaries' interests and develop a negotiating strategy. "But delay too long and you could lose their goodwill, and if you lose their goodwill you won't get a good deal," he said.
Judy Asks: Is German strength an illusion?
13 July 2016
Carnegie Europe
Germany's strength rests on its large economy, its relative political stability and consensus on key national interests, and the skills and experience of its chancellor.