Centre for European Reform

The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the European Union. It is a forum for people with ideas from Britain and across the continent to discuss the many political, economic and social challenges facing Europe. It seeks to work with similar bodies in other European countries, North America and elsewhere in the world.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Financial regulation: Britain the perennial outlier?

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by Philip Whyte Back in 2007, when the Labour government had abolished the business cycle and the City of London was booming, British poli...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011

EU ministers tackle defence austerity

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by Tomas Valasek How do you do more with less? The EU defence ministers agreed last week that the way to limit the impact of the economic ...
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Monday, May 16, 2011

Press freedom – the new accession criterion?

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by Katinka Barysch Countries that want to join the EU need to show that their democracies work well. However, press freedom – a key ingred...
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Monday, May 09, 2011

Debt restructuring will not end the euro crisis

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by Simon Tilford Even as the ink is still drying on Portugal’s EU/IMF ‘bail-out’ agreement, it is becoming clear that Greece’s 2010 bail-o...
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Can the Arab spring bring peace to the Middle East?

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by Clara Marina O'Donnell Many western diplomats and observers argue that the popular uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East re...
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Friday, April 08, 2011

The June European Council: Migrants on their minds

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by Hugo Brady In June, EU leaders will meet in Brussels for their next quarterly summit chaired by Council President Herman Van Rompuy. So...
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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Europe's damaging obsession with 'competitiveness'

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by Simon Tilford Many European policy-makers and business leaders believe that a country's economic growth prospects depend on its abi...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Turkey, the EU and the Mediterranean uprisings

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by Katinka Barysch The revolts in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have brought home to many people that Turkey has become a force to be reckoned ...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

What cuts in US defence budget will mean for the transatlantic alliance

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by Tomas Valasek The US defence budget seems set to fall as Washington begins to restore order in its finances. Spending on the military h...
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

The EU’s new politics of movement

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by Hugo Brady The freedom enjoyed by EU citizens to live and work in each others' countries is a unique liberty. It is the basis arou...
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