Britain & the EU
Wake up, Westminster! Why MPs should pay more attention to the EU
17 July 2015
British Influence
In his famous Bloomberg speech of January 2013, offering British voters a referendum on EU membership, David Cameron promised to strengthen the role of national parliaments in the EU. But are British parliamentarians up to the task? The Commons’ limited interest in European business suggest not.
The British parliament has been...
The British parliament has been...
Video on: Westminster's scrutiny of European affairs
15 July 2015
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska discusses her most recent CER publication 'A ten-point plan to strengthen Westminster's oversight of EU policy'.
See her publication here.
See her publication here.
Groundhog day for Europe: Why David Cameron needs to learn from his mistakes
15 July 2015
EPIN
Ahead of the UK general election, opinion polls predicted that Britons would wake up on May 7th to a hung parliament. But for the first time since John Major’s defeat in 1997, Britain again finds itself governed by a Conservative majority government.
Will Europe ever stop being a headache for David Cameron?
26 June 2015
The Telegraph
The PM is trying to please too many people who want very different outcomes.
If David Cameron makes a passionate case for the EU, its leaders will help him
21 June 2015
The Observer
The prime minister must not dance to the tune of his backbenchers at the Brussels summit.
Germany seeks to give Britain EU leeway — but not at any price
10 June 2015
Financial Times
David Cameron, the British prime minister, left a good impression after his recent visit to Berlin. He talked politely about his hope ffor EU reform, ahead of a referendum on membership before the end of 2017. Yet senior German figures worry about the imminent British "renegotiation". They fret that Britain’s...
How Cameron can win an EU referendum
13 May 2015
Eutopia
Now that Cameron has won Britain’s general election, he must fulfil his promise of negotiating reforms to the EU and then holding an in-or-out referendum before the end of 2017.
Listen carefully to the British
12 May 2015
Flashlight Europe - Bertelsmann-Stiftung
Other than many have predicted the general election in the United Kingdom have not led to a hung parliament but the opposite: An absolute majority for David Cameron and his Tory party.
Katasztrófa lenne, ha a britek kilépnének az EU-ból
08 May 2015
Nol.hu
Most már száz százalék, hogy a brit kormány népszavazást rendez az EU-tagságról, és ez rendkívül kockázatos stratégia – mondta lapunknak Rem Korteweg, az (CER). A mostani felmérések szerint a britek 55 százaléka az EU-ban maradna, 45 százalék kilépne.
Radio Fribourg: Cameron's promised EU referendum
07 May 2015
Ian Bond talks to Radio Fribourg on the referendum over the UK and the EU promised by David Cameron (02:50).
ECFR's the world in 30 minutes: British elections
06 May 2015
On 7 May the British public is asked to choose a new government. Mark Leonard, Robin Niblett, Charles Grant, the director of the CER and Ulrike Franke discuss the possible outcomes and what this would mean for the future of British foreign policy and its relationship with the EU.
FT Future of Europe Leadership Series: Will the election decide the future of the UK in Europe?
29 April 2015
Charles Grant speaks at the first panel discussion of the FT Future of Europe Leadership Series organised in co-operation with the CER and King's College London.
David Cameron is short on specifics over Europe
21 April 2015
Financial Times
The few clues that have emerged are confused and confusing, writes John Kerr.
Open labour markets are good for Britain
17 April 2015
Financial Times
Senior research fellow John Springford writes an open letter to the Financial Times.
Brexit threatens Britain's poorest regions
09 April 2015
EurActiv
A British exit from the EU most imperils the UK’s poorest regions, and could make inequality worse, writes John Springford.
EU membership: Is it really ‘Time to Jump’ to a worse alternative?
24 February 2015
British Influence
Stephen Tindale on attending David Campbell Banerman MEP's conference on 'Alternatives to EU membership'.
The fear from migration is penetrating the British mainstream (in Hebrew)
11 December 2014
Walla
המערכת הפוליטית הבריטית מעבירה הילוך. הבחירות של 2015 מתקרבות בצעדי ענק, ומנהיגי המפלגות מחממים מנועים לקראת מה שמסתמן - לפי המדגמים - כמרוץ צמוד ופתוח (עם יתרון קל ללייבור לעת עתה).
Judy Asks: Has the EU already lost Britain?
26 November 2014
Carnegie Europe
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
О британской иррациональности...
18 November 2014
Ukranian Daily DEN
Ян БОНД: "У нас существует мысль, что можно иметь выгоду от членства в ЕС благодаря доступу к единому рынку, не будучи членами евросообщества" (In Russian and English).
Cameron risks painting himself into an anti-Europe corner
04 November 2014
Financial Times
Not making the case for British EU membership is risky, writes Charles Grant.