hard copy £10.00+£2 p&p PDF version December 2002

hard copy £10.00+£2 p&p PDF version November 2002

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Russia and the WTO
by Katinka Barysch, Robert Cottrell, Franco Frattini, Paul Hare, Pascal Lamy, Maxim Medvedkov and Yevgeny Yasin, December 2002

Russia first applied to the World Trade Organisation in 1993. But it was only when Vladimir Putin took over the presidency in 2000 that real progress towards accession became possible. Putin's economic reform programme has helped to prepare Russia's economy for the demands of membership. And his pro-western turn after September 11th 2001 has generated much political support. Nevertheless, the Putin administration has given up its original goal of joining the trade club by 2003.

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ISBN: 1 901 229 39 4

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The future of European agriculture
by Julie Wolf, November 2002

The need to reform European farm policies has never been clearer. Although the Brussels European Council in October put a ceiling on farm spending, the Commission's 'mid-term review' of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will continue, and there is a real chance to change the policy's priorities over the next few years. In this CER report, Julie Wolf argues that the CAP is failing Europe's citizens and many of its farmers. It also blocks off markets for developing countries and risks undermining enlargement.

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ISBN: 1 901 229 38 6

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European economis reform:
Tackling the delivery deficit
by Alasdair Murray, October 2002

The EU has set itself a series of ambitious economic reform goals but has so far failed to deliver on its promises. Alasdair Murray argues in this CER report that the Convention on the future of Europe and the forthcoming inter governmental conference provide an opportunity for the EU to think afresh about how it can overcome the institutional obstacles to economic reform. Murray suggests that the EU's council of finance ministers should in future take the lead on all economic reform matters.

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ISBN: 1 901 229 36 x

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New designs for Europe
essays by Katinka Barysch, Steven Everts, Heather Grabbe, Charles Grant, Ben Hall, Daniel Keohane and Alasdair Murray, October 2002

Everybody agrees that the EU's institutions are in bad need of reform. In the Convention on the Future of Europe, and elsewhere, a real debate has begun on how Europe should be governed. The essays in this book offer new designs for the European Union, in a spirit which is both radical and pragmatic.

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ISBN: 1 901 229 35 1

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How to reform the European Central Bank
by Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Jérôme Creel,
October 2002

Europe's macro-economic policy framework is in trouble. Eurozone inflation continues to overshoot the ECB's 'reference value' of 2 per cent. Yet businesses and policymakers are pleading with the ECB for lower interest rates. Eurozone growth has stalled again. And governments in some of the largest member-states are wary of boosting their economies through public spending, since they are already pushing against the fiscal limits of the Stability and Growth Pact, the EU's rulebook for budgetary policy.

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ISBN: 1 901 229 34 3

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The future of EU competition policy
by Edward Bannerman, February 2002

This report calls for a radical rethink of how competition policy is run. The author argues for a new 'European Competition Agency' to take the politics out of merger and anti-trust investigations. This should co-operate more closely with US authorities, paving the way for a 'World Competition Organisation'. In competition matters, the European Commission arguably has more power than in any other policy area. The CER report applauds many of its achievement and calls for greater legal convergence inside the EU.

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ISBN: 1 901 229 29 7

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Germany and Britain:
An alliance of necessity
by Heather Grabbe and Wolfgang Münchau, February 2002

Europe needs Germany and the UK to form an alliance. These two countries are closer than they have been for a generation on many vital issues. But to realise their potential for partnership, the UK has to end its ambiguity about the euro, while Germany has to reform its economy and armed forces. The European Union has to make fundamental changes to its institutions and budget, and its economies require deep structural reform. But it lacks leadership. The Franco-German relationship, which drove major policy initiatives like monetary union, has become a drag on further progress.

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ISBN: 1 901 229 28 9

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Shaping a credible EU foreign policy
by Steven Everts, February 2002

It is clear that Europe needs to pool its resources if it wants to play a greater role in the world. But progress towards a coherent and effective EU foreign policy has been slow. Steven Everts examines the reasons why – and offers an agenda for reform. He proposes 'five rules' for a more credible EU foreign policy. 1. Streamline decision-making and give the High Representative for Foreign Policy, currently Javier Solana, more resources. 2. Ensure better co-ordination within the EU institutions, and between the EU and the memberstates. 3. Play to your strengths: champion international organisations and global rules. 4. Set meaningful priorities, and then stick to them. 5. Think strategically and globally, but start with the 'near-abroad'.

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ISBN: 1 901 229 27 0

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