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
  • Marine Le Pen and the rise of populism
    Insight by Charles Grant, 20 July 2011

    Marine Le Pen's anti-EU populism resonates in much of northern Europe. Debating the CER's director, Charles Grant, she claimed she was neither left nor right.
  • Germany's brief moment in the sun
    Essay by Simon Tilford, 27 June 2011

    Four years ago, Germany was widely seen as the sick man of Europe, beset by weak economic growth, a fast-ageing population and a pervasive sense of angst about the future.
  • Ireland’s election and the EU: From poster child to enfant terrible?
    Insight by Hugo Brady, 28 January 2011

    Ireland will elect a new government on February 25th to replace a discredited administration loathed by most Irish voters. At first sight, it seems unlikely the election will re-open the fundamentals of a bail-out agreed with fellow eurozone members and the IMF last November.

  • Britain cannot afford to neglect EU defence efforts
    Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 December 2010

    Britain is showing an unprecedented interest in closer defence co-operation with its European partners. The coalition government in London should be commended for initiating bilateral deals and projects amongst a limited number of EU countries.

  • Britain's defence review: Good news for European defence?
    Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 28 October 2010

    On October 19th, the UK's coalition government published its 'strategic defence and security review' (SDSR), laying out the future shape of Britain's armed forces. As was to be expected at a time of budget austerity, the SDSR foresees significant cuts in military capabilities.
  • The political consequences of the euro crisis
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 01 October 2010

    The eurozone crisis is changing the way the EU works. It is reinforcing a number of trends that had already been visible over the last decade or so: a shift towards a Union in which governments are in the driving seat, large countries matter more than small ones, and more decisions are taken by subsets of member-states.

  • Will the Conservatives' charm offensive endure?
    Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 01 June 2010

    The Eurosceptic conservatives are back in power, yet the government they lead is courting Britain's EU partners. In their early meetings with European leaders, David Cameron and his senior ministers have been all smiles and politesse.

  • Tory Euroscepticism is being sidelined
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Guardian, 14 May 2010

    For those of us who hope Britain will engage constructively with the EU, the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is good news.