Cameron's speechUK justice opt-outLessons for the UK
  • Cameron's optimistic, risky and ambiguous strategy
    Insight by Charles Grant, 24 January 2013
    Cameron's optimistic, risky and ambiguous strategy
  • Britain's 2014 justice opt-out: Why it bodes ill for Cameron's EU strategy
    Essay by Hugo Brady, 23 January 2013
    Britain's 2014 justice opt-out: Why it bodes ill for Cameron's EU strategy
  • Outsiders on the inside: Swiss and Norwegian lessons for the UK
    Policy brief by David Buchan, 24 September 2012
    Outsiders on the inside: Swiss and Norwegian lessons for the UK
  • Ireland's fiscal treaty referendum: (More) fear and loathing in the eurozone?
    Briefing note by Hugo Brady, 11 May 2012

    Ireland votes on the EU’s new fiscal compact on May 31st. Hugo Brady assesses the chances of a Yes and the consequences of a No.
  • Germany's choice: Higher inflation or sovereign defaults
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 09 May 2012

    Germany faces a choice between higher inflation or a wave of sovereign defaults culminating in either a transfer union or the collapse of the eurozone.
  • Is Britain on the way out of Europe?
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Social Europe Journal, 20 April 2012

    Ever since they joined the EU in 1973, the British have been sceptical about political integration in Europe. They have valued the economic benefits of membership, notably the single market, but opposed the concept of ‘political union’. The eurozone crisis is now increasing the gap between Britain and much of the rest of the EU.
  • How to keep Britain in the EU
    Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 26 March 2012

    At a time when some governments are pushing for a more integrated European Union, the British are becoming more eurosceptic. This contradiction increases the likelihood of Britain eventually leaving the EU – an outcome that, if current trends continue, is thoroughly plausible.
  • Oh no, Orban clone? The EU ponders Slovak elections
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 23 March 2012

    The incoming Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no angel but rumours of Central Europe's capitulation to populism and euroscepticism have been greatly exaggerated.
  • One flew over the EU's mess
    Opinion piece by Hugo Brady
    The Wall Street Journal, 19 March 2012

    Welcome to the European Union Home for the Economically Insane. We care for nations dealing with status anxiety, paranoia and low self-esteem, or those who are simply drifting into a senile old age. Please follow me on the guided tour.

  • How to wake Britain from sleepwalking to the EU exit
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Europe's world, 07 March 2012

    History, geography and economics are all responsible for the UK’s deep-seated euroscepticism, says Charles Grant. But now these forces are strengthening so that Britain could easily leave the Union within 10 years. He sets out tactics for countering that.
  • Pressure and tact are the right response to Victor Orban
    Insight by Balázs Jarábik, 23 February 2012

    The West should not isolate Hungary's Viktor Orban. While some of his instincts are deeply undemocratic, he is also a pragmatist, capable of adjusting course.