Centre for European Reform podcast

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-ma...

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 compani...

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 mo...

Simon Tilford and John Springford discuss the value of sterling and the impact on the economy and British politics.

CER experts John Springford and Camino Mortera-Martinez assess the credibility, legality and practical feasibility of political proposals to restrict the rights of EU migrants in the UK.

Sophia Besch talks to CER's director Charles Grant about Brexit red lines in Paris, Berlin and Brussels and a negotiation strategy for the British.

Sophia Besch talks to Ian Bond and Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska about the Bratislava summit, President Jean-Claude Juncker's State of the European Union address and defence union proposals.

Simon Tilford speaks to former Prime Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb about the implications of Brexit and the challenges ahead for the EU.

Charles Grant talks to Nick Clegg MP about the challenges facing the EU-UK exit negotiations, after the launch of his second 'Brexit Challenge' report. This podcast was recorded at a CER event with Nick Clegg and Peter Sutherland.

Sophia Besch talks to Charles Grant about the six deals that the British government will have to strike – with the EU, the WTO and bilaterally – in order to realise the Brexit vote.

Sophia Besch talks to Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska about Polish priorities during the Brexit negotiations and consequences of the British vote to leave the EU for the bilateral relationship between the UK and Poland.

Sophia Besch talks to Rem Korteweg about reactions to the recent UN tribunal ruling from ASEAN countries, the US and the EU, and the difficult balance between power politics and international law.

Sophia Besch talks to Rem Korteweg about the implications for the EU, NATO and Turkey’s European trajectory.