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  • Britain on the edge of Europe
    Insight by Charles Grant, 09 December 2011
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  • Europe's date with destiny
    Bulletin article by Hugo Brady, 01 August 2011
  • Europe's parliament: Reform or perish?
    Essay by Denis MacShane, 04 April 2011
  • State of the Union: The good deal
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Wall Street Journal, 25 June 2007

    The deal in Brussels on a new treaty this weekend is good news for those who hope the EU can become a more confident and effective contributor to global security.
  • We do not need a referendum
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Guardian, 23 June 2007

    Thank goodness for the agreement in Brussels last night. Without a deal, the EU would have been mired in arguments on treaties, institutions and process for a prolonged period.
  • Treaty would not concede new powers on foreign policy
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 21 June 2007

    Sir,Martin Wolf's critique of the proposed new EU treaty ("This is a cynical plan for an unnecessary European treaty", June 20) wrongly asserts that the new posts of "president" and "foreign minister" would "centralise decision-making in areas affecting security".
  • Constitutional fudge
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Guardian, 19 June 2007

    So far, Britain's stance on the German attempt to revise the EU treaties has been - from a British perspective - broadly reasonable.
  • Why treaty change matters for business and for Britain
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, Hugo Brady, 21 May 2007

    If Britain blocks Germany's plans to forge an agreement on a new EU treaty, the consequences would be grim, according to this policy brief published by the Centre for European Reform and Business for New Europe.
  • What future for EU development policy?
    Working paper by Aurore Wanlin, 04 May 2007

    The European Union, together with its member-states, is the world's largest source of development aid. Yet the Union under-performs as a donor: its various governments and the Commission seldom co-ordinate their efforts, and often fail to think strategically.
  • Britain would be unwise to thwart Europe's treaty
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 03 April 2007

    Germany's ambition to salvage large parts of the European Union constitutional treaty may provoke a serious rift between Britain and its partners. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown may be heading for a collision over what to do about the German plan. But the general view in Britain seems to be that EU treaty change is irrelevant.
  • The view from 2027
    Briefing note by Charles Grant, 22 March 2007

    Given how much respect and esteem most Europeans feel for the EU today, one can easily forget that when it celebrated its 50th birthday, in 2007, it was widely disliked and mistrusted.