Protecting Europe’s critical infrastructure from Russian hybrid threats
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how Europe’s critical infrastructure could be better protected from the hybrid Russian threat. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, European policy-makers have become increasingly concerned about Moscow’s use of hybrid attacks and the threat these pose to critical infrastructure. Suspicious...
Five proposals for enforceable EU fiscal rules
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at the need for reform of the EU's fiscal rules. The EU’s fiscal rules, which constrain member-states’ budget policies, are in desperate need of reform. They are too complicated, impose unrealistic demands on some countries, and lead to government overspending in economic booms...
The EU and Turkey after the elections
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at the prospects for the EU-Turkey relationship after the Turkish elections. Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 14th, will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains in power and will profoundly influence the relationship between the EU and Turkey, which has...
Europe needs fiscal and energy solidarity
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how European countries – and the EU – have responded to high energy prices. A new Centre for European Reform policy brief, ‘Europe needs fiscal and energy solidarity’, evaluates how European countries – and the EU – have responded to high energy...
A year of war in Europe
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how the war in Ukraine has unfolded and gains and losses. When Vladimir Putin sent Russian forces across the Ukrainian border on February 24th 2022, he clearly expected a quick victory with limited if any negative consequences for Russia. He probably believed...
UK science and technology after Brexit: how to fix it
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how Brexit has hampered UK science and innovation. Britain’s spat with the EU over participation in the €95 billion Horizon Europe research programme remains one of the biggest issues in the fractious post-Brexit UK-EU relationship. The EU will not allow Britain to...
Europe should not forget the challenges to its south
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how the European south could suffer from the fallout of the Ukraine war. European policy-makers have rightly focused on the war in Ukraine and the economic challenges that the EU now faces. But Europe should not get complacent about its southern neighbourhood....
How to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform argues that the UK and the EU need to work together in good faith to fix the Protocol. In a new Centre for European Reform policy brief, ‘How to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol’, Hilary Benn MP argues that the UK and the EU...
The EU needs a bigger playing field – not a level playing field
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at whether ‘level playing field’ tools can be repurposed to help deliver new priorities. Policy-makers in Brussels and EU capitals are increasingly worried that other countries are taking unfair advantage of the EU’s open markets. They fret that EU firms are disadvantaged. In...
The EU, NATO and European security in a time of war
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at a new political and military reality in Europe. Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has established a new political and military reality in Europe. But the continent faces other challenges in the Western Balkans, the Middle East and Africa. Meanwhile, China poses increasing...