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Jak Donald Tusk radzi sobie w Brukseli?

Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska
29 April 2015
Wprost
To duży test dla Tuska. Jego rolą będzie dopilnowanie, aby raport uwzględniał interesy wszystkich państw członkowskich, w tym tych, które nie są w strefie euro. Przewodniczący nie pochodzi z państwa strefy euro, co nie ułatwia mu zadania – mówi Agata Gostyńska, ekspert CER.

FT Future of Europe Leadership Series: Will the election decide the future of the UK in Europe?

29 April 2015
Charles Grant speaks at the first panel discussion of the FT Future of Europe Leadership Series organised in co-operation with the CER and King's College London.

Nace la Unión de los Mercados de Capital

Christian Odendahl
27 April 2015
Capital Madrid
Además, como ob­serva Christian Odendahl, del CER, "el prés­tamo ban­cario tiende a ser pro­cí­clico: crece con fuerzas du­rante un 'boom' y se con­trae con la cri­sis".

Germany is becoming relaxed about a Grexit – perhaps too relaxed

24 April 2015
The Guardian
Many EU member states and the US still fear the consequences of Greece leaving Europe. They need to get their voices heard in Berlin

EU vil bekæmpe menneskesmuglere militært

Rem Korteweg
23 April 2015
Globalt
Rem Korteweg, seniorforsker ved CER, er dog ikke imponeret. »Det lyder rigtig brutalt at sige, at man vil destruere skibe. Man sender et signal om, at man er meget seriøs, og at man vil knække smuglerne. Men når man vil omdanne det til praksis, kommer der til at opstå problemer,« siger han.

Migrant deaths: EU leaders to triple funding of rescue operations

Camino Mortera-Martinez, Rem Korteweg
23 April 2015
The Guardian
"Reluctant governments should realise that overemphasising the 'pull effect' is not only factually incorrect but also morally indefensible," said the Centre for European Reform think-tank on Thursday. See the full report here.

Facing migration crisis, European leaders to meet in Brussels

Camino Mortera-Martinez
23 April 2015
New York Times
“The EU hasn’t had a coherent immigration policy since forever, and the situation is getting worse since the Arab Spring,” said Camino Mortera-Martinez of the CER. “Now, there has been a wake-up call."

Video interview on 'Cleaning the neighbourhood: How the EU can scrub out bad energy policy'

Video interview on 'Cleaning the neighbourhood: How the EU can scrub out bad energy policy'

Stephen Tindale
22 April 2015
Stephen Tindale discusses how the EU should not buy electricity from countries with highly-polluting coal power stations in his most recent policy brief.

Programa 5 continentes on RNE

Camino Mortera-Martinez
22 April 2015
RNE
Camino Mortera-Martinez speaks to RNE radio on the immigration issues in the EU (in Spanish). Listen via the link below (after 08:00).

David Cameron is short on specifics over Europe

John Kerr
21 April 2015
Financial Times
The few clues that have emerged are confused and confusing, writes John Kerr.

Ni efecto llamada ni política común

Camino Mortera-Martinez
20 April 2015
El Pais
El rifirrafe entre los países del norte y sur de Europa ha llevado a un operativo en alta mar restringido que explica el aumento de muertes.

Uusi viikko, uusi hyödytön kokous

Christian Odendahl
20 April 2015
Kauppalehti
Brittiläisen ajatushautomon Centre for European Reformin pääekonomisti Christian Odendahl sanoo yhä olevansa varovaisen optimistinen sen suhteen, että Kreikka ja velkojat pääsevät sopuun rahoituksesta.

Can EU turn the tide of migrant deaths?

20 April 2015
Al Jazeera
Camino Mortera-Martinez speaks to Al Jazeera on the EU's priorities in addressing the migrant crisis.

What would happen if Britain left the EU?

19 April 2015
The Guardian
John Springford of the CER author of a study of the economic costs of Brexit, says: "The trade-off is an uncomfortable one for Britain if it votes to leave. It’s leave the EU and get your sovereignty back, regulate your economy as you see fit, but lose market access and damage your economy."

Open labour markets are good for Britain

17 April 2015
Financial Times
Senior research fellow John Springford writes an open letter to the Financial Times.

NATO: Guardian of peace or bellicose bully?

17 April 2015
Al Jazeera
Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on whether the West's military alliance has reignited the Cold War.

Vorsprung durch Grexit? (in German)

Charles Grant, Christian Odendahl
17 April 2015
Die deutsche Politik bereitet sich auf einen Grexit vor. In Berlin glaubt man, die Risiken seien beherrschbar. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel sollte sich diesem Konsens entziehen.

What candidates aren't talking about

17 April 2015
Financial Times
The battleground of the British election of May 7 appears equally limited. Labour is campaigning on the National Health Service and living standards, and the Conservatives on leadership and the economy, says Charles Grant, director of the CER.

Judy Asks: Should Western leaders attend Moscow’s WWII parade?

15 April 2015
Carnegie Europe
On May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin will preside over the Moscow Victory Day Parade in Red Square, which will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. Carnegie Europe asked a group of experts whether Western leaders should attend the event.

Britain can shape EU climate and energy policy

Stephen Tindale
15 April 2015
British Influence
This week EU energy ministers are meeting for a further discussion of the Energy Union, which the Juncker Commission had identified as one of its top priorities. Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič, in charge of the energy union, has published a proposed strategy. This is an area...