Press quotes

  • City warns Cameron veto may come back to haunt it
    The Independent, 10 December 2011

    Hugo Brady, of the CER, warned: "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu."

  • La política de la silla vacía de Cameron divide a los británicos
    El Pais, 10 December 2011

    Grant opina que el resultado de la cumbre "es un desastre para Reino Unido y además amenaza la integridad del mercado único".

  • Spain's example shows limits of EU targets
    The Wall Street Journal, 09 December 2011

    That may spell trouble, says Simon Tilford at the CER. Businesses may be unwilling to invest while the outlook for demand continues to be weak, he says.

  • Charles Grant, believes Britain "is a big loser"
    BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 09 December 2011

    Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform, believes Britain "is a big loser" as they have chosen to be "outside the room". Britain's influence will be "reduced" as a consequence he adds.

  • Londres s'éloigne de l'Union européenne
    Le Figaro, 09 December 2011

    "Nous devenons très détachés de l'Europe", souligne Charles Grant, directeur du CER. "Nous avons choisi d'être à l'extérieur de la salle quand des politiques économiques seront discutées qui risquent de mettre en danger le marché unique.

  • 'If you're not at the table, you're on the menu'
    BBC News, 09 December 2011

    After British Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to veto an EU-wide treaty change, Hugo Brady of the CER said the UK was left in a precarious position. He told the BBC "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu."

  • Myth and reality about the euro crisis
    The Wall Street Journal, 09 December 2011

    "The whole eurozone strategy is predicated on the assumption that fiscal ill discipline caused this crisis," said Simon Tilford at the CER. "That is a radically incomplete analysis. ...

  • As the dust settles, a cold new Europe with Germany in charge will emerge
    The Guardian, 09 December 2011

    "For the first time in the history of the EU, the Germans are now in charge. But they are also more isolated than before," said Charles Grant, director of the CER. "The British are certainly more marginal than before. Their influence has never been lower in my lifetime." Whether or not the summit has saved the euro remains, of course, to be seen.

  • Eurozone agrees to follow the original rules
    New York Times, 09 December 2011

    Simon Tilford of the CER, says the agreement in Brussels is superficial and fails to address the underlying problems. "It's little more than a stability pact with lipstick,” Mr Tilford said. "It's hard-wired austerity into the framework of the European Union," he added.

  • In rejecting treaty, Cameron is isolated
    New York Times, 09 December 2011

    The summit was "a disaster for the UK," Charles Grant, director of the CER said in a statement.