Britain & the EU
Britain, don't blame the EU for your economic problems, CER says
26 September 2016
Bloomberg
The UK's difficulties in unlocking its economic potential lie at home and it's wrong to blame the European Union, according to a new report by the Centre for European Reform.
Britain's Brexit economy is "mediocre" compared to other EU countries
26 September 2016
New Europe
“Brexit Britain: The Poor Man of Western Europe?”, the latest report of the Centre for European Reform authored by Simon Tilford criticizes Britain’s economy and decision for Brexit. It brings forth evidence that Britain is not the strong economic leader that the public perceives it as being.
RTÉ Radio 1: Morning Ireland
23 September 2016
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Morning Ireland about the impact of Brexit on Britain (from 01:32).
RTÉ News: Six One
23 September 2016
The CER's Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska speaks to RTÉ News about Britain's negotiating restrictions while still in the EU (from 27:57).
CER podcast: Last week in EU affairs
20 September 2016
Sophia Besch talks to Ian Bond and Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska about the Bratislava summit, President Jean-Claude Juncker's State of the European Union address and defence union proposals.
Brexit: What have we learned so far?
20 September 2016
Survival
On 23 June 2016, the British electorate defied the expectations of political leaders, financial markets and foreign allies by voting to withdraw from the European Union.
Een berg Brexit-onderhandelingen: Keep calm and carry on?
19 September 2016
Internationale Spectator
Na de uitslag begint het harde werk. Hoe vorm te geven aan Brexit?
CER podcast: Simon Tilford and Alexander Stubb on Brexit and the future of Britain and the EU
16 September 2016
Simon Tilford speaks to former Prime Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb about the implications of Brexit and the challenges ahead for the EU.
CER podcast: Charles Grant and Nick Clegg on Brexit challenges
08 September 2016
Charles Grant talks to Nick Clegg MP about the challenges facing the EU-UK exit negotiations, after the launch of his second 'Brexit Challenge' report.
David Davis doesn't understand
06 September 2016
Prospect
His remarks in the Commons betray his failure to grasp the nature of the Single Market and his failure to acknowledge the Single Market’s role in boosting trade in goods and services among its member-states.
Always look on the dark side of life: How Britain got the EU wrong
05 September 2016
Krytyka
When the British people voted by 52 to 48 per cent on June 23rd to leave the European Union, the political and financial establishment was shocked. Why had so many ordinary Britons voted for a leap into the unknown?
BBC Radio 4: Brexit: The Leavocrats
31 August 2016
Gus O'Donnell, the former head of the British Civil Service, returns to Whitehall to find out how his ex-colleagues are gearing up to take on what's been described as the Service's greatest challenge since the Second World War - making Brexit happen.
EU referendum: The beginning, not the end, of Brexiteers' problems
18 August 2016
Norweigan Instiutute of International Affairs
On 23 June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. The referendum outcome triggered resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and his replacement by former Home Secretary Theresa May.
Tok FM: Brexit może opóźnić się do końca 2019 roku?
17 August 2016
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska speaks to Tok FM about Brexit, and that it may be delayed until the end of 2019?
Inforadio: Abgehängt durch die Globalisierung
16 August 2016
Andere Länder setzen auf Zäune - die Briten stimmen für den Brexit. Und damit nicht nur gegen die Personenfreizügigkeit, sondern auch ganz allgemein gegen die Auswirkungen der Globalisierung. Ist das Auftreten populistischer Bewegungen ganz allgemein ein Phänomen der voranschreitenden Globalisierung? Eine Ausdrucksmöglichkeit der Abgehängten? Darüber spricht Irina Grabowski mit Christian Odendahl, dem Chefökonom beim Centre for European Reform in London.
Il n'y aura pas de nouveau traité européen majeur
08 August 2016
Le Monde
Le Brexit est un événement capital dans l’histoire de l’Europe, et après lui le récit dominant sera non plus celui de l’intégration mais celui de la désintégration.
CER podcast: 5 questions on Theresa May's Brexit negotiations
01 August 2016
Sophia Besch talks to Charles Grant about the six deals that the British government will have to strike – with the EU, the WTO and bilaterally – in order to realise the Brexit vote.
BBC Radio 4 Westminster Hour: Will Theresa May need a plan B for Brexit?
31 July 2016
The Government is only just realising the complexities of negotiating Brexit, says Charles Grant. He said that the road ahead for negotiators will be perilous and the Prime Minister will need a Plan B.
CER Podcast: 5 questions on Theresa May’s visit to Warsaw
29 July 2016
Sophia Besch talks to Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska about Polish priorities during the Brexit negotiations and consequences of the British vote to leave the EU for the bilateral relationship between the UK and Poland.
Overcoming the poisonous politics of protectionism
29 July 2016
Project Syndicate
Hillary Clinton faces an election that has come to revolve around the legitimacy of a political establishment that she epitomises. And no issue has fueled that challenge more powerfully than international trade.