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Can national parliaments make the EU more legitimate?
Insight by Charles Grant, 10 June 2013
The EU's Rubik's cube: Who will lead after 2014?
Insight by Hugo Brady, 03 April 2013
Germany’s plans for treaty change – and what they mean for Britain
Insight by Charles Grant, 28 March 2013

Germany’s plans for treaty change – and what they mean for Britain

Insight by Charles Grant, 28 March 2013

Germany is no longer pushing for a new EU treaty. This makes it harder for David Cameron to renegotiate the terms of British membership.
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.
Will other EU countries block any attempt by the UK to renegotiate its membership?

Opinion piece by John Springford
City A.M, 24 January 2013

David Cameron seems to have made it his mission to frustrate other EU countries. This means his plea for renegotiation will be (largely) rebuffed. What has Cameron done to upset the others?
Much ado about little: Britain and the EU budget

Insight by John Springford, 07 November 2012

Britain is expending considerable political capital on freezing the EU budget. It would be best to push for reform of how the budget is spent.
Alice in euroland: What political union for the single currency?

Insight by Philip Whyte, 09 October 2012

The eurozone needs to be embedded in a 'political union' if it is to work better. The question is: what sort of political union?
My state of the Union

Opinion piece by Hugo Brady
E!Sharp, 05 October 2012

President Barroso's team recently asked me to contribute to September's State of the EU speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. I thought the final product was rather good.
Hollande, the Germans and 'political union'

Insight by Charles Grant, 25 September 2012

François Hollande wants a more equal Franco-German relationship. But tensions over managing the eurozone crisis and reforming EU treaties are straining that relationship.
Europe's External Action Service: Ten steps towards a credible EU foreign policy

Policy brief by Edward Burke, 04 July 2012

The EU's new diplomatic service has been widely criticised. Although the EEAS has achieved more than many acknowledge, it can still do a lot better.

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