Press quotes

  • Obama and the Russians: Moving on to the 'post-reset'
    Radio Free Europe, 07 November 2012

    "I was recently in Moscow talking to various people in government and outside the government who work in the foreign policy world and they certainly have been hoping that Obama would win because from their point of view he is the devil they know," Charles Grant, director of the CER in London, says.

  • Angela Merkel warns UK will struggle alone if it turns against EU
    The Guardian, 07 November 2012

    The Centre for European Reform has calculated the UK contribution would be £7.4bn a year if the budget were frozen, while the German or commission plans would result in an additional £400m-550m a year "at most".

  • Fragile coalition in Greece narrowly backs austerity
    The New York Times, 07 November 2012

    "The reason why we've seen the economy implode much more rapidly than thought is that they grossly underestimated the impact that fiscal austerity of this magnitude would have on the Greek economy," said Simon Tilford, the chief economist at the CER.

  • UK and Germany: Exasperated allies
    Financial Times, 06 November 2012

    "People in Britain think that because we’re important, the other Europeans will say yes," says Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a UK-based think-tank. "But they will say no. People are deluding themselves. They won't allow us to opt out of significant policy areas."

  • Europe gets a low profile in US presidential duel
    EurActiv.com, 05 November 2012

    "Whoever wins the elections will increase its calls for Europeans to do more to uphold international security and continue refocusing America's attention towards the Pacific," said Clara Marina O' Donnell from the Centre for European Reform.

  • ¿Qué candidato conviene a España?
    EL Confidencial, 04 November 2012

    En la relación con el Viejo Continente, Clara Marina O’Donnell, investigadora del CER afirma que Romney está más cerca de la postura de Angela Merkel. Y lo refuerza recordando que "uno de los asesores económicos de Romney ha criticado a la Administración Obama por animar a que Alemania rescate a los países más débiles y sus bancos".

  • Amerika hat kein Geld mehr für Tipps an Europa
    Die Presse, 02 November 2012

    Clara Marina O'Donnell, die am Centre for European Reform forscht, erinnert daran, dass weiterhin fast jeder zweite US-Soldat im Ausland auf europäischem Boden stationiert sein wird (das sind rund 70.000).

  • UK's euro-bashing starts to wear on Brussels
    The Wall Street Journal, 02 November 2012

    Hugo Brady from the CER, believes that in the end pragmatism will prevail, and other states and the commission will want to avoid excluding a large country like the UK, which is home to many other EU nationals.

  • EU spending policies create dissent in UK
    USA Today, 01 November 2012

    "It's in Britain's interests to compromise but it is awkward politically for the government, as it is with many governments having to cut spending at home but being called to increase spending in Europe," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER.

  • Europe still favours Obama despite disappointments
    Agence France Presse, 31 October 2012

    "Regardless of the outcome of the presidential election, the eurozone crisis will be a source of major US concern," Clara Marina O'Donnell of the CER said in a recent article. Obama and his officials have identified the debt crisis as "their biggest frustation with Europe.