Centre for European Reform
@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social
The Centre for European Reform is an award winning think-tank, devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the EU.
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London, Brussels, Berlin
Website: www.cer.eu
Podcast: soundcloud.com/cer_london/ Spotify: https://buff.ly/7aKvyUs
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The EU-UK summit in May 2025 seemed to presage a new era in relations.
There have been some successes, such as the UK rejoining Erasmus+, but in other areas discussions are bogged down. 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
New policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social
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There have been some successes, such as the UK rejoining Erasmus+, but in other areas discussions are bogged down. 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
New policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/vQRCfrT
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The EU-UK summit in May 2025 seemed to presage a new era in relations.
There have been some successes, such as the UK rejoining Erasmus+, but in other areas discussions are bogged down. 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
New policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/vQRCfrT
There have been some successes, such as the UK rejoining Erasmus+, but in other areas discussions are bogged down. 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
New policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/vQRCfrT
"Even before Trump, the US refused to nominate judges to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism and that effectively rendered the WTO in many ways dysfunctional," @antonspisak.bsky.social tells @elisabettaco.bsky.social in the latest episode of the #CERpodcast.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"Even before Trump, the US refused to nominate judges to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism and that effectively rendered the WTO in many ways dysfunctional," @antonspisak.bsky.social tells @elisabettaco.bsky.social in the latest episode of the #CERpodcast.
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@johnspringford.bsky.social, trade economist at the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social think-tank, noted that the promised additional growth amounted to just 0.3 per cent of UK GDP.
Rachel Reeves takes aim at Donald Trump in call for UK and EU to speak with one voice on trade
British chancellor in talks with EU commissioners aimed at deepening economic integration
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February 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
@johnspringford.bsky.social, trade economist at the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social think-tank, noted that the promised additional growth amounted to just 0.3 per cent of UK GDP.
What is behind the #trade escalation and de-escalation we've seen between the US and Europe in recent weeks?
@johnspringford.bsky.social unpacks it all in the latest #CERpodcast episode.
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@johnspringford.bsky.social unpacks it all in the latest #CERpodcast episode.
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Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: The trade implications of ruptures in transatlantic relations
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, the CER’s assistant director Elisabetta Cornago sat down with Anton Spisak and John Springford, to discuss the trade escalation and de-escalation betwee...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What is behind the #trade escalation and de-escalation we've seen between the US and Europe in recent weeks?
@johnspringford.bsky.social unpacks it all in the latest #CERpodcast episode.
Listen here:
@johnspringford.bsky.social unpacks it all in the latest #CERpodcast episode.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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The world has changed since the 2016 #Brexit vote. In response, the UK & EU need to be more willing to change fundamental aspects of their post-Brexit relationship.
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social/ KAS UK & Ireland policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social
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New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social/ KAS UK & Ireland policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The world has changed since the 2016 #Brexit vote. In response, the UK & EU need to be more willing to change fundamental aspects of their post-Brexit relationship.
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social/ KAS UK & Ireland policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/vQRCfrT
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social/ KAS UK & Ireland policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/vQRCfrT
🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ on the implications of ruptures in EU-US relations with @elisabettaco.bsky.social, @antonspisak.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social 🎙️
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February 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ on the implications of ruptures in EU-US relations with @elisabettaco.bsky.social, @antonspisak.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social 🎙️
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February 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Desondanks is er nu geen serieuze rivaal voor de macht van de dollar, zegt hoofdeconoom @sandertordoir.bsky.social van het @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, telefonisch. Niet zolang beleggers vastzitten aan die Amerikaanse obligaties.
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‘Gezamenlijk lenen’ is bezig aan een stille opmars, of Nederland dat wil of niet. In Luxemburg zien ze: Europese autonomie begint met gezamenlijke schulden
EU-financiering: Dat de wispelturigheid van Donald Trump soms ook iets positiefs voor Europa teweeg kan brengen, blijkt aan de rand van Luxemburg-Stad. Daar verkoopt het Europese noodfonds ESM…
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Desondanks is er nu geen serieuze rivaal voor de macht van de dollar, zegt hoofdeconoom @sandertordoir.bsky.social van het @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, telefonisch. Niet zolang beleggers vastzitten aan die Amerikaanse obligaties.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Thank you to Belén Martínez Carbonell, @eeas-secgen.bsky.social for speaking at our @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social / @euinuk.bsky.social event in London this morning.
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Thank you to Belén Martínez Carbonell, @eeas-secgen.bsky.social for speaking at our @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social / @euinuk.bsky.social event in London this morning.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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@johnspringford.bsky.social au @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, estime que cet écart de PIB représente une perte de revenus équivalente à 2000 livres (2100 francs suisses) par habitant et un manque à gagner en recettes fiscales de 40 à 80 milliards de livres (42 à 84 francs suisses).
Six ans après, le Brexit n’a pas tenu sa promesse et provoqué un impact majeur sur l’économie britannique - Le Temps
Des études estiment que la sortie du marché unique et de l’union douanière aurait fait perdre six à huit points de pourcentage au PIB britannique. L’incertitude permanente des relations avec l’Union…
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January 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
@johnspringford.bsky.social au @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, estime que cet écart de PIB représente une perte de revenus équivalente à 2000 livres (2100 francs suisses) par habitant et un manque à gagner en recettes fiscales de 40 à 80 milliards de livres (42 à 84 francs suisses).
EU consumers could be predictably stirred with the kind of “Buy European” subsidies proposed by economists, opens new tab such as @sandertordoir.bsky.social at the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:15 AM
EU consumers could be predictably stirred with the kind of “Buy European” subsidies proposed by economists, opens new tab such as @sandertordoir.bsky.social at the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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@cergrant.bsky.social, directeur du @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, explique dans une récente analyse que «certains fonctionnaires de la Commission étaient plutôt embarrassés. Ils ont évoqué les pressions considérables exercées par la France.
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Programme militaire européen SAFE : vers une volte-face du Royaume-Uni ?
Alors que les négociations pour la participation du Royaume-Uni au programme militaire européen SAFE s’étaient arrêtées en novembre, les choses semblent avoir changé. Le contexte international étant…
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January 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
@cergrant.bsky.social, directeur du @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, explique dans une récente analyse que «certains fonctionnaires de la Commission étaient plutôt embarrassés. Ils ont évoqué les pressions considérables exercées par la France.
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The stakes of the election could not be higher: if Orbán wins, #Hungary will continue its slide into autocracy domestically and will keep blocking joint action at the EU level. 🇭🇺 🇪🇺
@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social
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@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social
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January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The stakes of the election could not be higher: if Orbán wins, #Hungary will continue its slide into autocracy domestically and will keep blocking joint action at the EU level. 🇭🇺 🇪🇺
@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social
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The @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social estimated that UK GDP per capita was 6-8 per cent lower, investment 12-18 per cent lower and productivity down 3-4 per cent, leaving the country poorer than it would otherwise have been.
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You want proof that Brexit was a disaster? Go to an airport
The most visible consequences of Brexit are also the most banal
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January 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social estimated that UK GDP per capita was 6-8 per cent lower, investment 12-18 per cent lower and productivity down 3-4 per cent, leaving the country poorer than it would otherwise have been.
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Thank you to @elisabettaco.bsky.social, Alexandr Hobza, @tpellerincarlin.bsky.social & @ph-jaeg.bsky.social for speaking at @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social/ @bst-europe.bsky.social/ @delorsberlin.bsky.social event on 'Shaping the right policies for Europe's clean tech industry' in Brussels yesterday.
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Thank you to @elisabettaco.bsky.social, Alexandr Hobza, @tpellerincarlin.bsky.social & @ph-jaeg.bsky.social for speaking at @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social/ @bst-europe.bsky.social/ @delorsberlin.bsky.social event on 'Shaping the right policies for Europe's clean tech industry' in Brussels yesterday.
De ‘Groenland-crisis’ heeft Europese leiders wakker geschud. De afhankelijkheid van de Verenigde Staten moet drastisch worden teruggeschroefd. Over hoe we dat nu precies doen, dat losweken, praten we vandaag verder met @sandertordoir.bsky.social bij het @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social
Europa gooit het roer om
De ‘Groenland-crisis’ heeft Europese leiders wakker geschud. De afhankelijkheid van de Verenigde Staten moet, in ieder geval voor de komende jaren, drastisch worden teruggeschroefd. Maar dit is niet…
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January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
De ‘Groenland-crisis’ heeft Europese leiders wakker geschud. De afhankelijkheid van de Verenigde Staten moet drastisch worden teruggeschroefd. Over hoe we dat nu precies doen, dat losweken, praten we vandaag verder met @sandertordoir.bsky.social bij het @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social
Het probleem van Starmer is dat de Britten na tachtig jaar nauwe samenwerking enorm afhankelijk zijn van de VS, zegt oud-diplomaat @cerianbond.bsky.social van de denktank @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social.
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Brexit Britain wil niet kiezen tussen EU en VS. Hoelang is dat nog houdbaar?
Na de Groenland-crisis volgde een aanval op de Britse Chagos-deal en op de rol van de Britse soldaten in Afghanistan. Ondanks de beledigingen blijft premier Keir Starmer erbij dat Donald Trump paaien…
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January 27, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Het probleem van Starmer is dat de Britten na tachtig jaar nauwe samenwerking enorm afhankelijk zijn van de VS, zegt oud-diplomaat @cerianbond.bsky.social van de denktank @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social.
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Briti teaduri, Lätis suursaadikuna töötanud @cerianbond.bsky.social jaokson Euroopa Liidu kui terviku vaatest murekoht Hiina, mille-suunalise poliitikapuhul on liikmesriikide ühisosa leidmise katsed tahaplaanile jäänud.
Kaja Kallase raju aasta Brüsselis: «Kui ta on veendunud, et on õige asi, siis ta eriti ei hooli, kas von der Leyeni korrusel arvatakse teistmoodi»
Ajal, kui Ameerika Ühendriikide president Donald Trump on Venezuela allutamisest saadud lõvikonservilaksust innustatuna justkui tegutsemas Atlandi-ülese 80-aastase koostöö hävitamise kallal, proovis…
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January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Briti teaduri, Lätis suursaadikuna töötanud @cerianbond.bsky.social jaokson Euroopa Liidu kui terviku vaatest murekoht Hiina, mille-suunalise poliitikapuhul on liikmesriikide ühisosa leidmise katsed tahaplaanile jäänud.
#Hungary’s elections matter for the EU as a whole. But the opposition’s path is fraught with obstacles, from a lopsided electoral system to the extraordinary difficulty of restoring democracy even if they win. 🇭🇺 🇪🇺
New insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social
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New insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social
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January 26, 2026 at 12:02 PM
#Hungary’s elections matter for the EU as a whole. But the opposition’s path is fraught with obstacles, from a lopsided electoral system to the extraordinary difficulty of restoring democracy even if they win. 🇭🇺 🇪🇺
New insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/MtJXrKQ
New insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/MtJXrKQ
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January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Can Europe save its auto industry? @sandertordoir.bsky.social, chief economist at the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social on how Chinese competition, American tariffs, and self-inflicted injury have put Europe’s carmakers on the brink.
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The specter of Detroit
Feature: Can Europe save its auto industry? Sander Tordoir on how Chinese competition, American tariffs, and self-inflicted injury have put Europe’s carmakers on the brink.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Can Europe save its auto industry? @sandertordoir.bsky.social, chief economist at the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social on how Chinese competition, American tariffs, and self-inflicted injury have put Europe’s carmakers on the brink.
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