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Euro crisis mires continent in longest slump since war

16 May 2013

"Financial markets have become more sanguine than a year ago, but the underlying problems of the euro zone haven't been fixed," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER, a London-based think tank.

Coping with China's slowdown

European Voice

16 May 2013

Charles Grant, director of the CER, is certainly right when he says that EU negotiators have a poor record using their leverage as China's main trading partner in getting China "to do what they want", especially opening up its own markets to EU firms and combating intellectual property theft.

As Europe struggles, the Franco-German alliance turns testy

The Christian Science Monitor

15 May 2013

It’s also symbolically disconcerting for the identity of Europe. Hugo Brady of the CER, says that the breakdown is one of the biggest challenges the union faces today."If there isn't a France-German alliance, it’s the end of the Europe we’ve known for 50 years.”

Eurozone sets bleak record of longest term in recession

Financial Times

15 May 2013

"It’s pretty shocking data," said Simon Tilford, economist at the CER, a think tank. "The figures for Italy, Spain and France are very worrying ... There’s a very, very strong case for aggressive monetary relaxation across the eurozone now."

Labour must stand firm: No to a referendum on Europe

The Guardian

09 May 2013

Cameron has deliberately fudged what he means, special UK optouts or universal reforms for all: on Thursday he spoke of both. Germany's Angela Merkel seems somewhat receptive, according to Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform.

Interview on 'Do Britain’s European ties damage its prosperity?'

With Philip Whyte, March 2013

CER/BNE/Open Europe fringe event at the Liberal Democrats party conference: 'Does Britain's economic future lie in Europe?'

16 September 2013, Glasgow

CER/BNE/Open Europe fringe event at the Labour party's conference: 'Does Britain's economic future lie in Europe?'

23 September 2013, Brighton

Asmussen dinner New bulletin issue Britain's EU ties

Dinner on 'The role of the ECB in the euro crisis'
Event 24 April 2013
Issue 89 - 2013
Bulletin issue by John Springford, Rem Korteweg, Simon Tilford, 25 March 2013
Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?
Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 March 2013

The working time directive: What's the fuss about?

Policy brief by Katinka Barysch,
26 April 2013

The working time directive has had limited impact on British business. It has caused trouble in hospitals partly because the NHS relies so heavily on junior doctors.
Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?

Essay by Philip Whyte,
22 March 2013

Leaving the EU would not resolve Britain's economic difficulties, which are mostly home-grown. However, it could turn Britain into a more closed economy.
Britain's 2014 justice opt-out: Why it bodes ill for Cameron's EU strategy

Essay by Hugo Brady,
23 January 2013

Britain is likely to leave most EU co-operation on crime and policing in 2014. Hugo Brady explains why supporters of the move are wrong.

A dose of inflation would help the eurozone medicine go down

16 May 2013 by Simon Tilford

Eurozone policy-makers are complacent about the risks of low inflation. If the euro is to survive, inflation will need to rise significantly, especially in Germany.