
Charles Grant
@cer_grant
Director, Centre for European Reform. Interested in the EU, Russia and China. Also a music lover.
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http://www.cer.eu 13-07-2012 11:25:09
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🎙️ New episode #CERpodcast - CER director Charles Grant discusses the UK-EU summit set to take place on May 19 with Sophia Gaston🎙️ Listen here: buff.ly/wddZt48



An enlarged EU would face an impaired ability to make decisions quickly & efficiently. Existing mechanisms, such as the passerelle & constructive abstention, offer potential ways forward but are only partial solutions. 🆕by Zselyke Csaky & Charles Grant Read here: buff.ly/DGNa8tD


Vetoes are more common in the #EU today. Two things have made building consensus more difficult: agreement among member-states has decreased, while the need to respond quickly to global events has grown. 🆕insight by Zselyke Csaky & Charles Grant Read here: buff.ly/DGNa8tD


The UK may not want to choose between the US and the EU, but when push comes to shove, the economic relationship with the EU will always be more significant. 🆕 insight by Aslak Berg, Ian Bond & Charles Grant Read here: buff.ly/kaSnhq0


Will the EU-UK deal be an easy sell, or does it risk being seen as a ‘brexit betrayal’? And does it lack ambition, or is it an important first step in restoring trust between two allies? Listen here 👇 James Heale Lucy Dunn Charles Grant spectator.co.uk/podcast/the-eu…

The #EUUK #summit today should enable leaders to respond to the threatening global situation by putting past differences behind them. 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🆕 insight by Aslak Berg, Ian Bond & Charles Grant Read here: buff.ly/kaSnhq0



.Charles Grant joined Coffee House podcast to discuss the UK-EU summit. Though the agreement reached is not particularly ambitious, it sets a direction for a relationship which is likely to get much closer in the long run. buff.ly/oGYLFDb



Read the recent insight 'Not a summit of ambition' by Aslak Berg, Ian Bond & Charles Grant here: buff.ly/aCzX3j3




📅 JOIN US - London - 18 June: Discussion on 'Will Labour's immigration reforms undermine its other missions?' with Brian Bell, Jonathan Portes, John Springford and Madeleine Sumption Email [email protected] for further info & registration


The elections in Poland and Romania will deliver little change, for now. But they raise a disconcerting question: can democracy survive if it is continuously on the ballot? Zselyke Csaky analyses what the results mean for the EU. 🇷🇴 🇵🇱 Read here: buff.ly/FejJVW1


Thank you to Richard Amor European Investment Bank, Elena Gordeeva The EBRD, Julia Prescot Meridiam & Fiona Ramsey European Commission for speaking at our CER/EU Delegation UK discussion on 'New partnerships for development: The EU's Global Gateway initiative' in London yesterday.


As a large-scale war unfolds on European soil… Europe must act decisively. – today at the GLOBSEC side-event “Making Europe More Secure? Lessons from Ukraine” co-organized by Price of Freedom, ICUV | International Centre for Ukrainian Victory and GLOBSEC We are grateful for meaningful discussion to our speakers:

