Charles Grant
@CER_Grant
Director, Centre for European Reform. Interested in the EU, Russia and China. Also a music lover.
Good piece from @CER_IanBond on @OSCE. It ends by pointing out what economists might call the "option value" of the organization, i.e. we aren't using it very well, but it is worth keeping around in case we want it.
A fascinating look at the history of the OSCE - an organisation which may yet have a role to play.
A fascinating look at the history of the OSCE - an organisation which may yet have a role to play.
The 1975 Helsinki Final Act was one of the most important products of the period of détente between the West & the Soviet bloc in the late 1960s & early 1970s. Are it & the #OSCE that grew out of it still relevant in 2025? 🆕 by @CER_IanBond Read here: buff.ly/E0CkmLd
EU laws like the DMA could boost the EU digital sector - the EU must not deliberately under-enforce them purely to satisfy Washington. 🆕 @CER_EU insight by @ZachLMeyers Read here: buff.ly/zxuDYFS
If you missed the launch of 'The Routledge Guide to the European Union (2nd edition)' with @CER_IanBond, @markhleonard & @armida_lm you can watch the recording here: buff.ly/tpjvgbl
🎙️ New #CERpodcast: @zecsaky spoke with @ZachLMeyers on Trump’s proposed tariffs on the EU and how to approach digital policy in the talks.🎙️ Listen here: buff.ly/vxMlg55
A good article on the need for the House of Commons to set up a committee to scrutinise EU documents that affect the UK. As @stellacreasy writes, it is bizarre that only the Lords scrutinises the EU. How Parliament can take back control of the EU reset deal - UK in a changing…
.@zecsaky , chercheur principal au @CER_EU, affirme que les mesures prises par l'UE pour lutter contre les violations de l'État de droit ont eu des résultats mitigés, comme on a pu le constater en Hongrie et en Pologne. buff.ly/dYGotMH
Integrating candidate countries in the energy union means bringing into the EU electricity market a region with great potential for renewable energy. New @CER_EU insight by @ElisabettaCo Read here: buff.ly/pnzWUnR
📅 JOIN US - ONLINE TODAY: Hybrid launch of 'The Routledge Guide to the European Union (2nd edition)' with @CER_IanBond, @markhleonard & @armida_lm Email [email protected] for further info & registration @routledgebooks @tandfonline
Rather than cater to a fickle and capricious US president, the EU’s policy reforms should be driven by a desire to improve its own business environment and promote local innovation. @CER_EU insight by @ZachLMeyers Read here: buff.ly/zxuDYFS
Thank you to @jcartlidgemp, UK Shadow Secretary of State for Defence for speaking at our event on 'The defence review and the future of Britain’s armed forces' in London this morning.
Norrington’s Beethoven symphonies were a revelation when they appeared - so much fresher than the traditional, heavier approach.
"Music should be fun", Sir Roger Norrington once said, "it should entertain – and never, ever, be pompous." Farewell to a fearless conductor with a singular and always thrilling approach to music, from every era. Sir Roger Norrington, who was a leading figure in the…
📅 JOIN US - 22 July - Zoom/London: 'The defence review and the future of Britain’s armed forces' with @jcartlidgemp, UK Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Email [email protected] for further info & registration
📅 JOIN US - 22 July - Zoom/London: Hybrid launch of 'The Routledge Guide to the European Union (2nd edition)' with @CER_IanBond, @markhleonard & @armida_lm Email [email protected] for further info & registration @routledgebooks @tandfonline
The US president is pushing Europe to drop aspects of its digital rules. Europe is right to hold firm: there is little sign that digital policies are a priority for Trump. 🆕 @CER_EU insight by @ZachLMeyers Read here: buff.ly/zxuDYFS
Thank you to George Robertson, former Secretary-General, NATO for speaking at our @CER_EU hybrid discussion on 'Reflections on the defence review' in London yesterday.
Candidate countries must align with the EU acquis in three main areas: liberalisation of the energy market, security of supply & renewable energy & energy efficiency. @ElisabettaCo discusses their progress in a new @CER_EU insight. Read here: buff.ly/pnzWUnR
There are essentially two schools of thought as Europe embarks on a military spending binge, said @CER_Grant of the @CER_EU. “They believe that we can’t be idealists but need to act now and spend now for Ukraine,” Mr Grant said. buff.ly/b3lk2Xj
President Emmanuel Macron’s appealed to the UK this afternoon to throw in its lot with Europe – Brexit or no Brexit – to defend democracy and the rules-based international order against threats from Russia and China but also implicitly from Donald Trump 1/