Britain & EU member-states
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Britain's trade stagnation
04 June 2025
Elisabetta Cornago and Anton Spisak discuss what has contributed to the stagnation of Britain’s trade since 2020.
ITV News: Government says EU reset is a 'huge boost for growth' - does the claim stack up?
19 May 2025
“I think the price of goods will come down a bit, certainly in the food that we import from the EU and we might get a bit of a better range, but I don't think it's really going to make a really noticeable difference to people's shopping bills,” John Springford, an associate fellow at the CER told ITV News.
Spectator Podcast: How long will Starmer’s ‘war bounce’ last?
07 March 2025
Starmer has seen a modest bounce in popularity and he is making a good impression in Brussels, coming across as assured without grandstanding. He has also been leading on defence spending – could defence be the way in for Starmer to renegotiate a new position within the EU? Is Starmer having a good crisis? Katy Balls speaks to James Heale and Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform.
The Spectator podcast: Can Starmer be the bridge between Europe and the US?
17 February 2025
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform joins Oscar Edmondson and James Heale to discuss if Keir Starmer can be the bridge between Europe and the US in the Spectator podcast.
The Spectator podcast: Trump vs Europe
03 February 2025
Katy Balls speaks to Kate Andrews and Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform. Trump’s tariff spree continues… After making good on his election promise to opt for another round of tariffs – a 25 per cent tax on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10 per cent levy on Chinese goods – Trump has now turned his attention to Europe.