In the Press - Brexit: Could UK get 'associate EU citizenship'?
17 November 2016
BBC News
Camino Mortera-Martinez, an EU justice expert at the Centre for European Reform, said there was "no appetite for treaty change in Brussels at the moment".
In the Press - How does Trump's win affect UK's EU exit plan
15 November 2016
The Guardian
Which prompted Ian Bond of the Centre for European Reform to offer the government this post-Trump Brexit advice: "The UK should focus on leaving the EU with the minimum damage to its relations with its European partners. That argues for minimising its demands and trying to achieve a quick agreement … If the UK is not to take a big economic hit, it needs to stay inside the single market. It should not make cutting EU migration its top priority, and try to salvage what it can of its market access."
In the Press - EU scales back plans for military HQ as it unveils crisis response blueprint
14 November 2016
The Guardian
“Even if Hillary Clinton had won, there was always awareness that Europeans would need to do more for their own defence,” said Sophia Besch at the Centre for European Reform, but a Trump presidency had created “more urgency”.
In the Press - Donald Trump's election leaves Angela Merkel as the liberal West's last defender
12 November 2016
The New York Times
"Never before has so much ridden on the Germans," said Simon Tilford, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform in London. "We're very fortunate that Germany is led now by Merkel, because there is a chance she will step up and do what Europe needs her to do."
In the Press - Here's the stark impact that Trump's victory will have on Europe's fractured politics
10 November 2016
CNBC
But Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform, told CNBC via phone that attempts by European nationalist politicians to claim they – and Trump - are outsiders from the political establishment is a misleading representation – even if effective. According to Bond, "To portray Trump's victory as a revolt against the elite is misleading. Trump's father was an enormous property developer and he has risen by exploiting the system himself."
In the Press - Europe fears end of liberal Western economic order
10 November 2016
Politico
Another potential danger, according to economist Simon Tilford, the deputy director of London-based Centre for European Reform, comes from the veiled threats Trump has uttered towards the independence of the Federal Reserve, the US central bank. “You clearly see a scenario where instead of moderating Trump, the House and the Senate fall behind him, and there the implications for Europe could be pretty serious,” he said.
In the Press - Trump throws the future of NATO into doubt. Europe must step up to defend itself
10 November 2016
The Telegraph
It’s not just tanks. The EU’s 28 countries also maintain 12 kinds of tanker aircraft and 19 kinds of fighting aircraft, according to Sophia Besch at the Centre for European Reform. In Eastern Europe, many spare parts are still supplied by Russia. Some countries that do spend more, like Greece, fritter defence budgets away on a vast headcount and military pensions, rather than technology. When states do procure hardware, they are overwhelmingly protectionist, coddling their own industries at the cost of effectiveness. As Ms Besch puts it, the whole system is full of “duplication and redundancy”.
In the Press - Trump tsunami: EU braces for 'revolution' amid Austria, Italy, France and German elections
10 November 2016
The Express
The deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, Simon Tilford said: "You clearly see a scenario where instead of moderating Trump, the House and the Senate fall behind him, and there the implications for Europe could be pretty serious."
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Panel discussion on 'Views from the EU-27: Paths to pursuing Brexit', 12 December 2016
12 December 2016
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