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Nicolas Sarkozy, au-delà du bling-bling, vu par "The Guardian"

Le Monde

25 January 2012

"Il se trouve dans une position très difficile, rappelle Charles Grant du CER. Pour la première fois dans l'histoire de l'UE, la France n'est pas en mesure de tirer les ficelles." L'Allemagne, souligne Grant, a peut-être "eu le dessus dans la plupart des discussions clé"

Nicolas Sarkozy – the view from Britain

The Guardian

25 January 2012

"He's in a very difficult position," said Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform. "For the first time in the EU's history, France isn't pulling the strings."

Merkel masters markets with euro austerity

Reuters

24 January 2012

Spending cuts won't solve the euro's problems "and Germany is making it all a lot worse," Charles Grant, director of the CER, said in an interview.

EU faces struggle to bridge divide with Britain

Reuters

20 January 2012

"What are the reasons for British euroscepticism? History (World War II), geography (Britain is an island nation) and newspaper groups that want Britain to leave the EU," said Charles Grant of the CER. "And, for the past year or so, Michel Barnier."

France threatens to remove troops in Afghanistan

NPR

20 January 2012

Edward Burke with the CER says "the French decision today reflects a deep frustration amongst many coalition partners that they don't feel that they're making the progress that perhaps has been widely reported in Brussels by NATO and in Washington."

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14 March 2012, London

Saving Schengen Scotland Energy roadmap

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Report by Hugo Brady, 20 January 2012
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Bulletin article by Hugo Brady, 03 August 2009
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Insight by Stephen Tindale, 22 December 2011

Three views on modernisation and the rule of law in Russia

Essay by Christopher Granville, Philip Hanson and Alena Ledeneva edited by Katinka Barysch
23 January 2012

Russia's economy is held back by corruption and a weak legal system. Three experts explain why reform is difficult, but also give cause for hope.
Saving Schengen: How to protect passport-free travel in Europe

Report by Hugo Brady
20 January 2012

Schengen countries must decide when Bulgaria and Romania should join, whether Greece should leave and how to work more closely with Turkey on border control.

The Baltic states and Ireland are not a model for Italy and Spain

27 January 2012 by Simon Tilford

Were Italy and Spain to emulate the Baltics states and Ireland, the implications for the European economy and the future of the euro would be devastating.

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