Press quotes

  • Some in Britain say EU is bringing a new 'Marxist revolution'
    Los Angeles Times, 25 November 2012

    "The Americans have always told the Brits that 'you guys are important for us because you have a big influence in Europe','" said Philip Whyte of the CER.

  • How to create EU-topia
    The Sunday Times, 25 November 2012

    "It is possible that the rest of the EU might agree to Britain having an opt-out from the justice and home affairs pillar of EU regulation", says John Springford of the CER. "But to try to get employment rules changed, when lots of countries feel they are an integral part of the single market, will be very difficult."

  • EU budget: Small storm in large tea-cup
    BBC News, 22 November 2012

    But,as John Springford from the CER has pointed out, [if the UK's contribution to the EU after 2013 rises by around £500m a year] it's the equivalent of about 0.03% of our GDP - roughly the annual budget of Oxfordshire County Council.

  • European Union leaders ramp up battle over budget cuts
    USA Today, 22 November 2012

    "With the budget, it is in the UK's interests to compromise," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER. "If the eurozone integrates further," he said, referring to the EU members that share the euro currency, "then the UK's position could become increasingly untenable."

  • Investing in a triple-A-free bond world
    The Wall Street Journal, 22 November 2012

    Several economists and other experts at a conference in Brussels Wednesday organized by the CER, depicted the weakness of the French economy as a challenge that the eurozone is likely to have to confront next year.

  • Trade: How reliant is the UK economy on Europe
    Channel 4 News, 22 November 2012

    Katinka Barysch speaks on a Channel 4 News panel discussing what would happen if the UK decided to leave the European Union (at 02.30).

  • Britten steeds anti-Europeser
    Nieuwsuur, 22 November 2012

    Philip Whyte speaks on Dutch television on the UK and Europe (at 04.57).

  • Les jeunes tories europhobes veulent sortir de l'Union
    Le Monde, 21 November 2012

    M. Pritchard recense douze députés conservateurs qui ont publiquement appelé à une sortie de l'Union. "Et cinquante à soixante nous soutiennent anonymement", précise-t-il. Un chiffre que Charles Grant du CER, estime même sous-estimé: lui compte entre soixante-dix et cent députés prêts à faire le grand saut.

  • Britain and the EU budget
    BBC News, 21 November 2012

    Charles Grant speaks to Gavin Hewitt about the EU budget negotiations in Brussels (at 25.06).

  • EU exit is no longer taboo topic in Britain
    Agence France Presse, 19 November 2012

    Philip Whyte, from the CER, agrees that the British "never really signed up to the political dimension of the EU, the stuff about developing the foreign policy dimension or the single currency".