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Brexit-Kämpferin May hofft auf Deal mit Trump
27 January 2017
ZDF heute
"Juristisch wäre das Parlament nach der Entscheidung des Obersten Gerichts gar in der Lage, den Brexit zu stoppen", erklärt Sophia Besch vom Londoner Politikberatungsinstitut "Centre for European Reform". "Oder auch ganz stark Einfluss darauf zu nehmen, dass es nicht zu einem harten Brexit kommt, den Theresa May angekündigt hat. Also raus aus dem EU-Binnenmarkt, ohne Wenn und Aber, auch wenn es der Wirtschaft schaden dürfte. Dagegen anzugehen - diesen Mut haben viele Parlamentarier verloren. Weil die Bürger in ihren Wahlkreisen vielen Abgeordneten klar gemacht haben, dass sie den Brexit wollen. Aufhalten, verwässern, verzögern, all das wäre politischer Selbstmord."
David Davis seeks Brexit transition agreement in March
26 January 2017
Financial Times
Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform has forecast that it could end up lasting between three and five years, and Whitehall officials admit it could take that long for all new customs procedures to be put in place.
Why Europe is cruising for a Brexit bust-up with Britain
26 January 2017
The Telegraph
The costs are disputed – and ultimately difficult to predict with absolute certainty – but economists like Simon Tilford at the Centre for European Reform believe they will be 'significant'.
Theresa May faces tricky balancing act in talking trade With Trump
26 January 2017
The Wall Street Journal
“There’s a risk that if she goes too far down this route [of seeking trade deals] it just creates a toxic atmosphere,” said John Springford, director of research at the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank that is pro-EU but advocates its reform.
ZDF: Brexit
26 January 2017
Sophia Besch speaks to ZDF about the Supreme Court Ruling and how it is unlikely that Parliament will oppose a hard Brexit. (From 03:15)
What Donald Trump and Theresa May can agree on trade
26 January 2017
Time
"It's politically very beneficial on two fronts," said Rem Korteweg, a trade expert at the London-based Centre for European Reform. "It works for Trump in that it shows he's not anti-trade and not protectionist, and…it's in the British interest right now to show that it has a hedge in Washington, whoever's in the White House."
How will the election of the new European Parliament President affect Brexit talks?
26 January 2017
UK in a changing Europe
Last week the European Parliament elected Antonio Tajani as its new president. The central question for the UK is what effect Tajani will have on the Brexit talks.
British alignment with Trump threatens European order
26 January 2017
The New York Times
“The people at the top of our system, whether they’re politicians or officials or journalists or think tankers like me, we’re all totally focused on Brexit,” said Charles Grant, who heads the London-based Centre for European Reform. “We haven’t thought about Trump as much as we should have.”
Trump and UK leader May meet to 'lead world again'
26 January 2017
CNBC
The first item on the press statements will be about demonstrating "a willingness to move forward with a free trade deal," Rem Korteweg, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, told CNBC via telephone. "There's been a lot of flattering comments from both sides. They want to move quickly (on trade)," he added.
Brexit w rękach parlamentu
25 January 2017
– Przez 40 lat na Westminster nie interesowano się integracją europejską. Teraz deputowani zaczynają się przebudzać, Europa zaczyna ich interesować – mówi „Rz" Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, ekspertka londyńskiego Centre for European Reform (CER)...
...– Rodzi się tez pomysł wymuszenia na rządzie białej księgi, w której szczegółowo wyłoży plan negocjacji z Brukselą. May tego nie chce, tłumacząc, że to sprzeczne z taktyką rokowań – mówi Agata Gostyńska-Jakubiak.
...– Rodzi się tez pomysł wymuszenia na rządzie białej księgi, w której szczegółowo wyłoży plan negocjacji z Brukselą. May tego nie chce, tłumacząc, że to sprzeczne z taktyką rokowań – mówi Agata Gostyńska-Jakubiak.
Brexit: Theresa May maintient son calendrier malgré sa défaite judiciaire
25 January 2017
Les Echos
« Le processus parlementaire forcera le gouvernement à donner plus d'éléments sur les conséquences du Brexit », prédit Agata Gostynska, du think tank proeuropéen Centre for European Reform.
UK wants 'good faith' clause in Brexit transition deal
25 January 2017
Financial Times
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank, said the transition deal could last from three to five years, rather than the two years touted by prime minister Theresa May, and that it would be conducted on the EU’s terms.“We have virtually no cards to play,” he said. “They know the business community is so desperate for a transition that we have to take a transition on the EU’s terms.”
UK to press EU for loopholes in surveillance ruling
25 January 2017
Financial Times
Camino Mortera-Martinez, research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, said she suspected the home secretary's efforts would be “in vain”.“Even if there is political will, it’s very unlikely that member states will be able to actually do much to overcome the ECJ’s ruling in practical terms,” she said.
How Martin Schulz can defeat Angela Merkel in the German election 2017
25 January 2017
The Express
Mr Schulz plans to focus on social justice and equality, according to Sophia Besch, a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform (CER). “He’s going to have to prove himself over the next couple of months. He is an unknown quantity in German domestic politics,” she said. Ms Besch said that Mr Schulz could revitalise the party because he is a “relatively new face” but he may have trouble appealing to its core supporters.
How Theresa May will surprise Trump at their first summit
25 January 2017
The Washington Post
"The link between Britain and the United States is going to be very important not only for Britain but for NATO and the EU," Rem Korteweg, a foreign and security policy expert at the Centre for European Reform, said in an interview.
Battle lines harden after article 50 ruling
24 January 2017
The Guardian
As the Centre for European Reform's John Springford pointed out in an interesting Twitter thread, however, Britain’s trade with the US amounts to about a third of that with the EU (while Australia represents a great deal less).
British government braces for critical Supreme Court Brexit ruling
24 January 2017
France 24
"Even if the Supreme Court rules that May cannot bypass parliament in Westminster, parliamentarians will be unlikely to go against the vote of the British people and block Brexit," said Agata Gostynska-Jakubowska, a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
'Brexit' ruling reveals cracks in Britain's centuries-old institutions
24 January 2017
The New York Times
There is still an outside chance that Parliament will reassert control of Brexit talks, said Simon Tilford, a Britain and Europe specialist at the Centre for European Reform in London. "What this does is it opens the way for much greater parliamentary scrutiny of the whole process," he said. "But we’re only going to get this if the Labour Party is willing to push back. That is not likely, but not impossible."
Brytyjski Sąd Najwyższy zdecydował w sprawie Brexitu i utrzymał wyrok przeciwko rządowi
24 January 2017
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska talks to Jakub Janiszewski about the Supreme Court's ruling on triggering Article 50.
Three challenges for Mrs May
23 January 2017
Financial Times
As John Springford of the Centre for European Reform tweeted today: “Britain’s trade with the US is only one-third that with the EU. So a US deal unlikely to make up for higher trade barriers with the EU.”