Centre for European Reform

The Centre for European Reform (CER) is a London-based think tank that focuses on matters of European integration. It is a prominent source of ideas and commentary in debates about a wide range of EU-related issues, both in the United Kingdom and in the European Union.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] In 2021 it was ranking 58th among the top think tanks worldwide (non-US) in the Global Go To Think Tank Index Report published by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program.^[5]

Background and activity

CER was founded in 1996. Charles Grant, a journalist at The Economist, left his position there in 1998 to work at CER on a full-time basis, and has led the organization since then.

Notes

^ Ben Hall; Sam Fleming; James Shotter (5 December 2021). "How migration became a weapon in a 'hybrid war'". Financial Times.
^ Dominic Dudley (15 November 2021). "Europe Tries To Cut Migrant Air Routes From Middle East To Belarus Amid Border Crisis". Forbes.
^ "Franco-British feuding thwarts Channel migrant response". France 24. 25 November 2021.
^ Lisa O'Carroll (20 September 2021). "EU tactics contributed to UK's hardline stance, says former May aide". The Guardian.
^ James G. McGann (28 January 2021). "2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report" (PDF). TTCSP. University of Pennsylvania. p. 58.