Centre For European Reform

In the second episode of a series of podcasts on the implications of a Brexit for the EU, Sophia Besch talks to CER's deputy director Simon Tilford.

Sophia Besch talks to CER director of foreign policy Ian Bond in the first episode.

At our event on 21 April, 86% of the audience, the majority of whom were economists, agreed that leaving the EU would damage Britain's economy during a CER debate. An electronic poll was taken after a panel discussion featuring Brexiteers Gerard Lyons, Mayor of London's Office, and Roger Bootle, Capital Economics and pro Europeans Stephanie Flanders, JP Morgan, and Martin Wolf, Financial Times. The event was introduced with a keynote speech by former prime minister Gordon Brown.

The Netherlands will vote on the EU's association agreement with Ukraine next week on the 6 April. Like the British referendum, the Dutch referendum risks making both the EU and its eastern neighbourhood less stable.

Sophia Besch talks to the CER's JHA expert Camino Mortera-Martinez about the details of this week's migration summit deal and broader implications for the sustainability of Schengen.

CER's Sophia Besch talks to CER director Charles Grant and senior research fellow John Springford about their take on David Cameron's EU deal at the February EU summit. Besch asks: What were David Cameron’s objectives going into the negotiations, what were his wins for Britain last week and where did he have to make concessions? How is this reform deal perceived in Brussels and in other European capitals? What does this deal mean for Britain in Europe and for Cameron's goal to sway his own party towards staying In? And finally, moving on from the Brussels deal, which issues will be discussed over the next months and how will the decision of Mayor Boris Johnson to support the Out campaign play into the debate?