Centre For European Reform

In the week of the One Belt One Road Summit Ian Bond talks to Sophia Besch about the complex relationships and rivalries between Russia, China and the EU, and how the EU should move forward to defuse tensions.

Ian Bond talks to Sophia Besch about the next steps for the newly elected French president; how his victory is perceived in Brussels, Berlin, London, Moscow and Washington; and whether the defeat of the French right wing populist candidate should be read as part of a broader trend.

John Springford talks to Sophia Besch about about the best possible trade deal between the UK and the EU after Brexit. Based on new empirical research into the costs of trade barriers he argues for a ‘Swiss style’ Brexit.

Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Sophia Besch about the triggering of Article 50, the tone and substance of the letter, how it was received in Brussels, and how we can expect negotiations to unfold.

Ian Bond talks to Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska and Camino Mortera-Martinez on the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome: the EU has a great past, but what will its leaders do about its many challenges in the future?

Director of the CER Charles Grant discusses the progress and the process of deciding the British position in Brexit negotiations, assesses the value of the UK’s ‘trump cards’ and explains why many European officials are pessimistic about finding a good agreement.

Daniel Keohane and Sophia Besch discuss how Brexit will affect EU defence cooperation and if and how Theresa May can use the UK’s special relationship with the United States to get a better deal from Europeans.

Camino Mortera-Martinez and Christian Odendahl discuss the politics and economics that underlie the different views of free movement in Britain and Europe, and asses how these differences will impact on Brexit negotiations. Read more on this topic in their recent policy brief, available here: http://www.cer.org.uk/publications/archive/policy-brief/2017/what-free-movement-means-europe-and-why-it-matters-britain

Kori Schake, CER board member and research fellow at the Hoover Institution, talks to Sophia Besch about how European leaders should approach the Donald Trump presidency, the real checks and balances of the American political system, why she thinks sanctions against Russia will hold and why she is optimistic about Donald Trump at the NATO Summit.

Keynote speech at our dinner on 'Making a success of the EU's security union', by Sir Julian King, European Commissioner for the Security Union. Sir Julian is the British commissioner in charge of the EU’s security union. His responsibilities include reinforcing the Union’s fight against terrorism and organised crime; improving data and intelligence sharing between governments and internet companies; and fighting cybercrime.

Camino Mortera-Martinez talks to Rob Wainwright about the work of Europol on counter-terrorism and migration, the future of his agency and the effects of Brexit on UK-EU security co-operation.

Rem Korteweg explains what trade policy under Trump will look like, if and how European governments can save TTIP, and what to make of a US-UK trade deal.

Charles Grant, Simon Tilford and Ian Bond review the year 2016: The rise of a new global disorder, the future of the European project, stories the world did not pay enough attention to in 2016, developments to look out for in 2017, and what gives them cause for optimism.

In this episode, Martin Sandbu and Christian Dustmann discuss 'How should governments respond to migration fears?' In November 2016, the CER took more than 50 of Europe's top economists to Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire for a conference on 'The economics of populism’. This CER podcast series offers an insight into the discussions of that weekend.

In this episode, Marcel Fratzscher and Ryan Avent discuss ‘Is inequality behind the rise in populism?’ In November 2016, the CER took more than 50 of Europe's top economists to Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire for a conference on 'The economics of populism’. This CER podcast series offers an insight into the discussions of that weekend.

In this episode, Martin Hellwig and Agnès Bénassy-Quéré discuss ‘Has trade liberalisation and financial globalisation gone too far?’ In November 2016, the CER took more than 50 of Europe's top economists to Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire for a conference on 'The economics of populism’. This CER podcast series offers an insight into the discussions of that weekend.

In this episode, David Willetts and Nicholas Crafts discuss 'Was Brexit a rebellion against globalisation?' In November 2016, the CER took more than 50 of Europe's top economists to Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire for a conference on 'The economics of populism’. This CER podcast series offers an insight into the discussions of that weekend.

In this episode, Barry Eichengreen and Martin Wolf discuss 'Are macro-economic policy failures behind the rise of populism?' In November 2016, the CER took more than 50 of Europe's top economists to Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire for a conference on 'The economics of populism’. This CER podcast series offers an insight into the discussions of that weekend.

Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, Rem Korteweg and Ian Bond discuss the impact of the UK’s vote to leave the EU on transatlantic relations and how the future US president will approach Europe.

Charles Grant and Jean Pisani-Ferry discuss the chances of a ‘continental partnership’ between Britain and the EU post Brexit, as well as France’s position on the eurozone. This podcast followed a private roundtable event at the CER with Jean Pisani-Ferry, Paul Tucker and Peter Mandelson on 'Post-Brexit, what should be the ties between the UK and the EU? Is a 'continental partnership' the right model?'