I hope the layers of BBC managers still in their well paid and ill-defined posts read the responses to this tweet…

Class act. This is the guy of whom Truss said she couldn’t decide if he was friend or foe. Despite all the abuse thrown by the Brextremists he remains a friend of 🇬🇧 and is signalling (probably to the next Government) a commitment to getting back to strong and positive relations

I couldn't agree more. My plan for fixing the Foreign Office involves telling staff to get out of the office and away from the computer, also from internal meetings (and 'trainings'), and instead 1) learn languages. 2) read books. 3) go to places 4) talk to people.

The EU budget needs extensive reform both to resolve longstanding shortcomings and in anticipation of a further enlargement of the Union. #EUbudget

🆕 insight by Iain Begg for CER.

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When it comes to EU engagement, Charles Grant rightly argues that the next Govt should recreate a European Secretariat inside the Cabinet Office. Because UK engagement with the EU is less foreign policy, more a portfolio of technical departmental issues. 2/5
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Interesting debates emerging about how a future (Labour) Government should rethink UK external affairs. Exhibit A: today’s experts paper on replacing the diplomacy-centred Foreign Office with a more skill-diverse department to lead international engagement across the piece. 1/5

An extremely insightful podcast on the Germany-China relationship.

The West should not over-estimate its ability to provoke or influence change in #Russia , but it should be prepared in case change comes unexpectedly.

🆕 CER insight by Ian Bond

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One of the core elements of European Defence Industrial Programme (EDIP) is to offer financial and regulatory incentives to encourage member-states to work together. #EUDefence

Insight by Luigi Scazzieri

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🆕 European firms cite regulation as a major obstacle to starting and growing a business. To boost economic growth and #innovation , the EU needs to reinvigorate the ‘better regulation’ agenda. #EURegulation

New paper by Zach Meyers Europe Unlocked

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In this podcast episode Barbara Serra speaks to
- EU Ambassador Pedro Serrano,
- Susanne Oberhauser head of the Europarl UK in London,
- Samer Melki 🇫🇷 ConsulFranceLondres and
-Charles Grant Director, Charles Grant Director of CER 🇬🇧.

Putin wants his ‘election’ to show that he is Russia’s legitimate ruler and that there can be no alternative to him. The West should not accept either proposition.

🆕 CER insight by Ian Bond

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Congrats to Quatuor Danel for a superb performance of Shosta's quartets 4 & 5 and #Weinberg 's 4th, Wigmore Hall. Weinberg is an under-rated composer but the ending of his mentor's 5th - very quiet and intense - was exceptional. Danel's cycle of quartets by this pair continues.

.Lindsay Appleby welcomes our panel on the role of the international financial architecture in sustainable development. Our speakers are
Melinda Bohannon, Jestas Abuok Nyamanga, Heidy Rombouts & Sander Tordoir, chaired by @sanbilal1 & co-organised with UK Mission to the EU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Some countries, like Sweden, will rightly push back against the Commission’s very restrictive approach towards third country participation. #EUDefence

🆕 insight by Luigi Scazzieri

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One of the key aims of Europe's defence industrial strategy is to support Ukraine and integrate it into Europe’s defence industrial base. #EUDefence

🆕 insight by Luigi Scazzieri

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Applications are now open for the 11th Clara Marina O’Donnell fellowship, full details below.

Start date: October 2024 for six months
Pay: London Living Wage
Applications in by: 05/04/24

CER The Brookings Institution King's College London Politics and International Studies Cambridge
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🎙️ How would a #Trump presidency impact European defence and what should Europeans do about it?

Charles Grant and Luigi Scazzieri discuss this and more in a new podcast episode:

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