What should be done to make the euro work better and dispel doubts about its long-term survival? Is there still a possibility that the single currency will break up? What can be done to boost economic growth and strengthen the single market? What is the appropriate role for regulation and liberalisation in the EU?
The euro, economics & finance
Energy & climate
How can the EU use energy more efficiently, so strengthening the economy and improving energy security? How can the EU promote the transition to low-carbon energy sources – renewables, carbon capture and storage and nuclear power - without weakening the move towards an integrated energy market or contravening state-aid rules?
Future publications:
Issue 85 - 2012
Charles Grant discusses President Hollande and France
Charles Grant discusses his recent insight article 'Hollande, the Germans and 'political union'. ...Before becoming French president, Franҫois Hollande did not appear to take much interest in the EU.
Event registration
Hugo Brady argues why Britain should remain a key player in EU crime and policing policy
Britain needs to decide by 2014 whether to remain a central player in EU crime and policing policy. If not, the UK must opt-out of over 130 forms of European co-operation in this area with no guarantee of future access to - amongst other things - the European arrest warrant, which greatly simplifies extraditon between EU countries.
Interview analysing David Cameron's EU speech
Issue 88 - 2013
Review of the balance of competences between the UK and the EU
In the articles below, the CER offers its input for the review of the balance of competences between the UK and the EU. The papers deal with various elements of EU policy and countries of EU interest.
Each article addresses the most important questions the UK government asked:
Interview on 'Do Britain’s European ties damage its prosperity?'
Eurosceptics claim that EU membership has become a major drag on the British economy. If Britain left the EU, they argue, it would be freed of irksome continental influences like regulations and protectionism – and would consequently become freer, more prosperous and truer to its globalising nature.
Interview on 'The working time directive'
Katinka Barysch discusses her recent policy brief 'The working time directive: What's the fuss about?
The CER commission on the UK and the single market
Front: The CER commission on the UK and the single market
Interview on 'The CER commission on the UK and the single market'
The case for British membership of the EU has always rested primarily on the country's participation in the single market. The CER's commission on the UK and the single market will examine whether participation in the EU helps or hinders Britain's economy. If the referendum on EU membership takes place, the commission's report will provide balanced evidence to help the UK make its decision.
Interview on 'How the EU's legitimacy has suffered since the euro crisis'
Charles Grant discusses how the euro crisis has hit the EU's legitimacy.
Interview on 'How to improve legitimacy by involving national parliaments in the EU'
Charles Grant discusses how part of the answer to improve EU legitimacy is to give national parliamentarians a bigger role in the EU.
Video interview on 'The future of Europe's economy: Disaster or deliverance?'
Simon Tilford discusses the CER's latest report 'The future of Europe's economy: Disaster or deliverance?' by Paul De Grauwe, George Magnus, Thomas Mayer and Holger Schmieding.
Video interview on 'Is immigration a reason for Britain to leave the EU?
John Springford discusses his latest policy brief on the impact of EU migration on Britain’s economy: 'Is immigration a reason for Britain to leave the EU?'
Video interview on 'How to build a modern European Union'
Charles Grant discusses his latest CER report which discusses the fact that despite its many achievements, the EU’s institutions and policies are badly in need of an overhaul.
Video interview on 'Is Russia's foreign policy changing?'
Charles Grant interviewed Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs and chairman of the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy, Moscow