Press quotes

  • For Europe, a 'green light' to lead
    Defence News, 09 January 2012

    "The new emphasis on Asia and the Middle East could mean the US will be less likely to lead future operations in and around Europe", said Tomas Valasek, of the CER in London.

  • Ten years of the euro: the sceptics got it wrong too
    The Guardian, 03 January 2012

    I came across an upbeat pamphlet called EU:2010: An optimistic vision of the future. Written in 2000 by Charles Grant,  it set out a vision of a resurgent Europe into which he hoped the second Blair government would take us around about 2005...

  • To head off trouble, EU prepares for less union
    International Herald Tribune, 02 January 2012

    "People talk about tax measures continuing to be subject to unanimity", said Philip Whyte, senior research fellow at the CER, "but you could have this type of reinforced cooperation in an area covered by unanimity and with a country not taking part being affected by the measure".

  • Is Britain on the way out?
    The German Marshall Fund of the US, 01 January 2012

    In this GMF podcast, Senior Advisor Michael Leigh and Director of the CER Charles Grant discuss the increasing isolation of the UK from the EU and the effect of this isolation on the rest of Europe, and on transatlantic relations.