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.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The French learn followership

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by Charles Grant For the first time in the history of the EU, Germany is the unquestioned leader, and France is number two. Since the fina...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The curious case of German leadership

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By Katinka Barysch Some of Germany’s European partners accuse Chancellor Angela Merkel of refusing, or failing, to lead properly in the e...
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Monday, November 21, 2011

The eurozone and the US: A tale of two currency zones

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by Philip Whyte Europeans think it is all very unfair. They point out that, in aggregate, the eurozone is in no worse an economic position...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Governments need incentives to pool and share militaries

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by Tomas Valasek Since the financial crisis began in 2008, EU countries have cut military spending by an amount equivalent to the entire a...
Monday, October 17, 2011

Global trade imbalances threaten free trade

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by Simon Tilford The developed world’s slide into recession threatens an outbreak of protectionism. Unlike in 2008, governments now have f...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Britain, the City and the EU: A triangle of suspicion

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by Philip Whyte After years of mutual suspicion, Britain and its EU partners seemed in early 2009 to be converging in an area of policy w...
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Monday, October 03, 2011

Eurozone crisis: Higher inflation is part of the answer

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by Simon Tilford The biggest challenge facing the eurozone is how to generate economic growth. Whatever its leaders agree in terms of fisc...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

The euro: Reaching the endgame?

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by Simon Tilford Eurozone policy-makers, especially German and Dutch ones, have been unable to rise above hubris and moral posturing, leav...
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Friday, August 26, 2011

What Libya says about future NATO operations

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by Tomas Valasek Libya has been a difficult war for NATO. It has shown the alliance divided: only eight out of 28 allies sent combat force...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership

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by Clara Marina O'Donnell For months, the US and the EU have tried to discourage the Palestinians from asking the UN to recognise the ...
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