Press

Special report: Putin's allies channeled billions to Ukraine oligarch

Rem Korteweg
26 November 2014
Reuters
"Gazprom is very much a tool of Russian foreign policy," says Rem Korteweg, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform. Every major deal that Gazprom signs is approved by Putin, people in the energy industry say.

Doubling a country's economy with the click of a mouse

24 November 2014
Marketplace
Kotka claims e-residency will be totally secure. To qualify, you must supply biometric data — like finger prints — and be vetted. However, Ian Bond of the CER is not entirely reassured.

Video interview on international climate negotations

Simon Henry
21 November 2014
Stephen Tindale interviews Simon Henry, chief financial officer of Shell on what his company would like to see agreed in Paris next year.
Stephen Tindale's recent policy brief 'International climate negotiations should focus on money, not targets' can be read here.

Sweden’s central bank: Stockholm syndrome

Christian Odendahl
19 November 2014
Financial Times
With these credentials, the two men seemed ideally suited to guide the Riksbank’s policy through the turmoil, says Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform.

European and national parliaments: the zero-sum fantasy

Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska
18 November 2014
Policy Network
Enhancing the role of national parliaments in EU decision-making and overseeing EU economic governance need not come at the expense of the European parliament.

Putin slipper for nye sanktioner trods verbal lussing fra Merkel

18 November 2014
Politiken
"Putin regner med, at den europæiske industrilobby vil sørge for, at sanktionerne ikke forlænges næste år", siger Ian Bond, udenrigspolitisk direktør ved CER.

О британской иррациональности...

18 November 2014
Ukranian Daily DEN
Ян БОНД: "У нас существует мысль, что можно иметь выгоду от членства в ЕС благодаря доступу к единому рынку, не будучи членами евросообщества" (In Russian and English).

Сегодня вечером

17 November 2014
LSM.LV
Ian Bond speaks to Latvian State television on Vladimir Putin's participation in the G20 summit.

Eurozone dodges triple-dip recession but submerges in 'lost decade'

Simon Tilford
14 November 2014
The Telegraph
"The electorates in Italy and Spain have been stoical so far, but this is predicated on the belief that things will get better. There is a false sense of complacency about what will happen if this depression goes on for year after year," said Simon Tilford.

BBC Radio 4: The World Tonight

13 November 2014
BBC Radio - The World Tonight
Charles Grant comments on John Major's speech in Berlin on the UK in the European Union.

Cameron veut aller plus loin pour limiter l'immigration

Camino Mortera-Martinez
12 November 2014
Le Figaro
Cela montre que le "'tourisme social' n'est pas un problème et que, si se produit un abus manifeste du système, il est possible de l'arrêter", décrypte Camino Mortera du think tank britannique Centre for European Reform.

EU Court rules against benefit tourists

11 November 2014
Wall Street Journal
The judgment is "a pretty good thing for the UK in general and northern European countries who have been pressing for more action on the benefits question," said John Springford at the CER. 

Le Royaume-Uni va-t-il devenir le paradis des fugitifs?

Camino Mortera-Martinez
09 November 2014
L'opinion
"Le temps nécessaire pour organiser les extraditions est passé d’environ 18 mois à entre 15 et 48 jours depuis l’entrée en vigueur du mandat d’arrêt européen en 2004 ", assure Camino Mortera-Martinez, chercheuse au Centre pour la réforme européenne à Londres.

Stock markets rally as ECB chief suggests further eurozone stimulus

Simon Tilford
06 November 2014
Voice of America
Simon Tilford, deputy director at the CER, believes time is of the essence. "The situation in the eurozone is very, very grave. Exceptionally grave," he said. "This is an economy that is still in some ways smaller than it was at the beginning of 2008."

ECB threatened to end funding unless Ireland took bailout, letters show

06 November 2014
International New York Times
Simon Tilford, deputy director of the CER, said it was “shocking” to see so little acknowledgement from the president of the ECB that the eurozone creditors who financed Ireland’s property bubble bore some responsibility for the crash.

European arrest warrant: The case for opting in

Charles Grant
06 November 2014
The Telegraph
Britain's top legal figures warn that MPs must opt in to the European Arrest Warrant as there is 'no credible alternative'.

Cameron risks painting himself into an anti-Europe corner

04 November 2014
Financial Times
Not making the case for British EU membership is risky, writes Charles Grant.

With focus on eurosceptics, Cameron risks 'Brexit'

01 November 2014
Agence France Presse
"There has been a complete loss of understanding about where the government's position is on Europe over the past two weeks," said John Springford of the CER.

BBC Radio 4 Week in Westminster: There may be trouble ahead

01 November 2014
BBC Radio 4
Labour discord in Scotland. Tory troubles in Europe. The message from by-elections. And Lord Falconer on losing five stones in weight.
Charles Grant speaks on Cameron's troubles in Brussels (11:04).

Europa moet zich hardmaken voor toegang tot schaliegas VS

Rem Korteweg
31 October 2014
Energiepodium.nl
Rem Korteweg writes for Energiepodium on the promise of US shale gas imports and TTIP in the context of the Ukraine crisis (in Dutch).