“The EU really dislikes the Swiss model quite intensely and has a very low opinion of it. So they don’t really want the British to have anything resembling the Swiss model,” said Charles Grant director of the CER, a London-based think tank. buff.ly/3YRpAfV

Save the date: CER/EU Delegation UK fringe events at party conferences 2024

Skrajna prawica jest w Wielkiej Brytanii równie wpływowa, co we Francji – uważa Charles Grant, założyciel i dyrektor londyńskiego CER. buff.ly/46VCpb3

The willingness of EU members to involve the UK in defence industrial initiatives will depend on the state on bilateral relations. 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 New CER insight by @Lscazzieri Read here: buff.ly/3YxIMPi

My new op-ed on a UK-EU security pact for EUobserver euobserver.com/eu-and-the-wor…

What would a second term for Donald #Trump mean for #NATO and European security? Listen to the #CERPodcast with Luigi Scazzieri and Sophia Besch. Full episode here: buff.ly/4dmj1GB

I think Jonathan Freedland is entirely correct

JOIN US - 10 September 2024 - CER/ UCL European Institute/ UK in Germany hybrid discussion on 'The future of European security' Speakers: Kieran Drake, Claudia Major, Jana Puglierin, Luigi Scazzieri & Michael Scharfschwerdt Chair: Ian Bond Email [email protected] for info & registration

There is much to think through when considering the future of UK-EU relations under a The Labour Party government led by Sir Keir Starmer. But it is essential to start by analysing how and why #Brexit happened. CER essay by John Peet Read here: buff.ly/3y1ZED7

Avec David Lammy, en Israël, pour rencontrer ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz et Ron Dermer - רון דרמר. Il faut un accord. Pour libérer les otages, pour arrêter la souffrance des civils de Gaza, parce que la stabilité de la région en dépend. La 🇫🇷 et le 🇬🇧 sont unis dans cet effort diplomatique. 🇫🇷🇬🇧🤝🇮🇱

Charles Grant Sophie Pedder Luigi Scazzieri and Sophia Besch discussed NATO and European security. buff.ly/4dmj1GB

Chaque jour on découvre une nouvelle vedette LFI, c’est proprement sidérant. Que seulement 79% des Français considèrent ce parti comme un « handicap » pour la gauche relève du miracle

We’ve seen how the Boris-Frost ‘no compromise’ Brexit deal has damaged this country. Time to free up labour transfer with the EU & reset the ideological stranglehold Farage has had on our economic wellbeing & opportunities for our young. Charles Grant is, as always, to be heeded.

While the charm offensive was going “very well indeed,” ...“changing the nitty-gritty will be much more difficult because Britain is going to have to bite the bullet and do some of the things the EU wants it to do,” Charles Grant said. buff.ly/476cqgY

„Die vorherrschende Linie in der EU ist die der Kommission und der Franzosen, dass das Handelsabkommen abgeschlossen ist und die Briten lernen müssen, damit zu leben und das Beste daraus zu machen“, Charles Grant sagt er WELT. buff.ly/3XkDUw7

Tweet of the year.

“People in the UK don’t realise just how bad our reputation is in the EU,” remarks Charles Grant, director of CER. “There’s a lot of work to do to rebuild trust and confidence, and convince them that Starmer isn’t just a nicer version of Rishi Sunak.” buff.ly/3ySmnlF

“The French think we are too close to the Americans. They want to rule the roost in European defence industries, and they are taking a very hard line,” said Charles Grant, director of the CER. buff.ly/4e7Zc5K

I am relieved that 30 more political prisoners in #Belarus have been pardoned. They are all innocent. However, repression continues to escalate & more than 1,400 remain imprisoned on political grounds. We need sustained international pressure to secure the freedom of all of them.

.Peter Foster's piece is a bit depressing. The mooted reset in UK-EU relations may fail, because UK is unsure of what it wants & is excessively cautious, while Commission & some EU govts are inflexible, doctrinaire and miss the wider geopolitical context. ft.com/content/260041…