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Peut-on croire Draghi?, by Simon Tilford

Les Echos, 05 September 2012

LE CERCLE. Mario Draghi, le président de la Banque Centrale Européenne, a affirmé à plusieurs reprises que la BCE ferait tout ce qui est nécessaire pour sauver l'euro.
Can Draghi be believed?, by Simon Tilford

Project Syndicate, 03 September 2012

LONDON – Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, has repeatedly claimed that the ECB will do everything necessary to save the euro.
Prospects for deeper Visegrád defence collaboration, by Tomas Valasek

CEPA, 01 August 2012

The May NATO Summit in Chicago ended with a call on member states to spend their money on the right priorities, to seek economies of scale in collaboration and to start specializing instead of duplicating each other's efforts.
Integrating the EU defence market: An easy way to soften the impact of military spending cuts?, by Clara Marina O'Donnell

Institute for Security Studies, 12 July 2012

As many European countries introduce their biggest defence budget cuts in years, they have been exploring ways to limit the impact on their armed forces.
What now after 'seismic shift'?, by Hugo Brady

The Sunday Business Post, 01 July 2012

The prospect of an agreement to ease Ireland's debt burden has been boosted by the EU bank deal, but a lot of things still have to go right, writes Hugo Brady of the Centre for European Reform.
Cameron's next European 'faux-pas', by Hugo Brady

E!Sharp, 26 June 2012

Britain is now mulling an important decision which, despite being fiddly and legalistic, has profound implications for its own security and for Europe.
Only a Franco-German bargain can save the euro, by Charles Grant

The Guardian, 25 June 2012

Merkel and Hollande don't trust each other, but they must find a way of working together – and the markets may not wait long.
'One blood and one destiny?' Yemen's relations with the Gulf Co-operation Council, by Edward Burke

London School of Economics & Political Science, 20 June 2012

For years Yemen has been the poor, neglected relation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Long-promised aid commitments from the GCC have not materialized because of concerns over Yemeni absorption capacity.

Dublin fears rise in cross-border crime if UK opt out of EU rules

Financial Times

20 May 2013

"Police on both sides of the Irish Sea – as well as either side of the border – fear a return to the days when Ireland's supreme court would refuse extradition of terrorist suspects", says Hugo Brady of the CER.

Thinking the unthinkable: Quitting a currency

The Wall Street Journal

19 May 2013

"Just the sheer enormity of quitting the euro has so far militated against a surge in support to leave," says Simon Tilford of the CER. Once people feel there is no light at the end of the tunnel, however, "we'll probably start to see a more open debate about the costs and benefits of remaining in the single currency," he says.

Europa desgarra a los 'tories'

El Pais

18 May 2013

Philip Whyte, investigador del CER, discrepa de esa visión. En un estudio titulado ¿Perjudican los vínculos europeos de Gran Bretaña su prosperidad? concluye que muchos de los argumentos económicos euroescépticos son "engañosos" y que los problemas de la economía británica "no tienen nada que ver con las cargas burocráticas de la UE".

Recession causes grief for Hollande on election anniversary

The Globe and Mail

17 May 2013

"France's economy stacks up well among European countries", says Simon Tilford of the CER. Economic growth has been better than most eurozone countries since the financial crisis; productivity is higher, as is foreign investment.

Euro crisis mires continent in longest slump since war

The Wall Street Journal

16 May 2013

"Financial markets have become more sanguine than a year ago, but the underlying problems of the euro zone haven't been fixed," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER, a London-based think tank.

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