Research
Hubris, realism and the European project
02 February 2015
Unless EU leaders are willing to establish a more complete economic union, a controlled breakup of the eurozone might be the least bad option.
The bulletin at 100
02 February 2015
The EU faces existential threats – internal and external – that did not exist when the bulletin was at 50. But the CER will keep proposing reforms.
Annual report 2014
02 February 2015
Charles Grant discusses three challenges facing the EU in 2015: the combined problems of Russia and Ukraine; the continuing fragility of the eurozone; and the growing risk of Brexit.
Issue 100 - 2015
02 February 2015
- Letter from America: Europe is needed as never before, David Miliband
- The bulletin at 100, Charles Grant
- Hubris, realism and the European project, Adair Turner
Genetically modified crops: Time to move on from theological dispute
30 January 2015
GMOs should not be supported or opposed as a single technology. The compromise that the Juncker Commission has negotiated must now be implemented.
After Paris: What’s next for the EU’s counter-terrorism policy?
27 January 2015
After the Paris shootings, the EU should focus on advancing its already-agreed counter-terrorism agenda, while ensuring a fair balance between privacy and security.
The implications of Syriza’s victory
26 January 2015
Greece is not at imminent risk of leaving the euro. But the negotiations will be difficult and uncertainties over Greece's membership will persist.
Quantitative easing alone will not ward off deflation
21 January 2015
Quantitative easing alone will do little to boost the eurozone economy. The ECB needs to shift expectations and this requires a different approach to monetary policy.
Mogherini's mission: Four steps to make EU foreign policy more strategic
19 January 2015
EU foreign policy can become more strategic with bureaucratic changes, a new security strategy and more committed capitals.
Greece will remain in the euro for now
16 January 2015
Neither Greece nor the eurozone want Grexit, and it is unlikely to happen. But neogiations will be difficult and uncertainties over Greece's membership will persist.
Is Europe’s economic stagnation inevitable or policy-driven?
23 December 2014
EU-Israel relations: Confrontation or co-operation?
18 December 2014
The EU’s decision to get tougher on Israel’s settlements can damage beneficial co-operation. Steps can be taken in order to manage these tensions.
Germany and the eurozone: The view from Paris
16 December 2014
The French are gloomy about their relationship with the Germans and the chances of economic growth. But they are working on new ideas for eurozone governance.
Cameron's migration speech and EU law: Can he change the status quo?
04 December 2014
The reforms to the benefits system proposed by Cameron will be difficult to negotiate and may require treaty change. Reforms should not lead to a Brexit.
The ECB is not the German central bank
02 December 2014
The ECB should stop waiting for German approval of more aggressive monetary policy, and Germany should back the ECB more openly.
Public investment: A modest proposal
01 December 2014
A eurozone-wide public investment stimulus is neither impossible nor mad, but should be part of a strategy to pull the economy off the rocks.
Free movement: Why Britain does not need to change the rules
27 November 2014
Free movement is good for Britain’s economy. Britain will struggle making the case for reform.
Ukraine after the elections: Democracy and the barrel of a gun
27 November 2014
Ukraine’s elections were good news, but there is plenty of bad: political, economic and military.
What should an energy union cover?
27 November 2014
Energy union should result in a connected European energy market, not a single buyer for imported gas.
Issue 99 - 2014
27 November 2014
- Ukraine after the elections: Democracy and the barrel of a gun, Ian Bond
- What should an energy union cover?, Nick Butler
- Free movement: Why Britain does not need to change the rules, Camino Mortera-Martinez