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Continuity and change in Germany's EU policy
Insight by Charles Grant, 06 September 2013
Launch of the CER's commission on the UK and the single market
Event, 05 June 2013, London
Tilting at European windmills
Insight by Katinka Barysch, 29 May 2013

Central and East European migrants are a boon for Britain

Bulletin article by John Springford, 25 March 2013

When economies are struggling, governments find it difficult to resist calls for protectionism of one form or another. The British government is trying to erect barriers to immigration.
Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?

Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 March 2013

Leaving the EU would not resolve Britain's economic difficulties, which are mostly home-grown. However, it could turn Britain into a more closed economy.
The EU battle Cameron could win

Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
Prospect, 20 March 2013

In his big European speech on 23rd January, David Cameron said he wanted radical reform of the European Union or, failing that, a series of unilateral opt-outs.
Why British prosperity is hobbled by a rigged land market

Insight by Simon Tilford, 13 February 2013

The British have the least living space, highest office rents and most congested infrastructure in the EU-15. A rigged market for land is to blame.
Annual report 2012

Report by Charles Grant, 08 February 2013

Charles Grant analyses Britain's difficult relationship with the EU and looks back on what the CER did in 2012.
Britain should abandon hope of a revival in EU demand

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
The Guardian, 04 February 2013

The British government's attempt to rebalance the UK economy has failed. In 2012, the deficit on the country's current account (the broadest measure of foreign trade) was larger than in any year since 1990.
Cameron should keep Britain in the fight against international crime

Opinion piece by Hugo Brady
E!Sharp, 04 February 2013

David Cameron wants the EU to re-double its efforts to boost economic growth, tackle climate change and fight terrorism and organised crime. That would make the Union more the kind of club that Britain wants to stay in, according to his Bloomberg speech in January.
Cameron's optimistic, risky and ambiguous strategy

Insight by Charles Grant, 24 January 2013

Some of David Cameron's EU speech is sensible. But his strategy is risky, riddled with ambiguities and could lead to a British exit.

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