Centre for European Reform
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The Centre for European Reform is a London-based think tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the European Union. It is a forum for people with ideas from Britain and across the continent to discuss the many political, economic and social challenges facing Europe. It seeks to work with similar bodies in other European countries, North America and elsewhere in the world.
The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. It regards European integration as largely beneficial, but recognises that in many respects the Union does not work well. The CER therefore aims to promote new ideas for reforming the European Union.
The centre was founded in 1996 by Charles Grant, former defence editor of The Economist magazine, and is funded largely by corporate donations.
The CER's advisory board includes two former British ambassadors Lord Hannay and Lord Kerr as well as three past or present European Commissioners, Lord Dahrendorf, António Vitorino and Pascal Lamy. Lord Robertson, former head of NATO, is also a board member.
[edit] Publications
- The Lisbon scorecard VI: Will Europe's economy rise again? (March 2006) ISBN 1-901229-66-1
- The EU's new financial services agenda (February 2006) ISBN 1-901229-65-3
- Can EU diplomacy stop Iran's nuclear programme? (September 2005) ISBN 1-901229-64-5
- Why Europe should embrace Turkey (September 2005) ISBN 1-901229-63-7
- The EU and counter-terrorism (May 2005) ISBN 1-901229-62-9
- Embracing the dragon: The EU's partnership with China (May 2005) ISBN 1-901229-61-0
- The Lisbon scorecard V: Can Europe compete? (March 2005) ISBN 1-901229-60-2
- What happens if Britain votes no?: Ten ways out of a European constitutional crisis (March 2005) ISBN 1-901229-59-9
- New designs for Europe (2002) ISBN 1-901229-35-1
