Centre for European Reform
The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 4
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 30, 2026
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Unpacking Europe: Scaling innovation in Europe (opens the original)
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On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, James Green, a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke with Claudia-Dominique Geiser, a senior expert in EU Economic Policy at the Bertelsmann Stiftung and Marlene Schörner, a policy fellow, in EU Financial Markets at the Jacques Delors Centre to discuss how to scale up innovation in Europe to strengthen economic competitiveness and support strategic technologies. They took a detailed look at ways to enable innovative startups to grow acro
Unpacking Europe: Ceuta and Schengen (opens the original)
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On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform sat down with Camino Mortera-Martinez, an associate fellow at the CER, to discuss the consequences that the crossing of 80,000 migrants from Morocco to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta have had on the EU’s borderless Schengen area. They took a detailed look at impact this crisis has had on relations within the EU’s member-states, the status of Ceuta, the importance of the Schengen area and how to res
Unpacking Europe: Pedro Serrano reflects on two decades of EU diplomacy (opens the original)
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As Pedro Serrano prepares to leave his post as EU ambassador to the UK, Ian Bond deputy director of the Centre for European Reform speaks to him about his 23 years in EU diplomacy and his time in London.
Unpacking Europe: UK defence policy and role in NATO in the Burnham government (opens the original)
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On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, Armida van Rij sat down with Lord Robertson, former NATO Secretary General and co-lead of the 2024 UK Strategic Defence Review, to discuss priorities for UK defence for the new Burnham government. They took a detailed look at current challenges for UK defence, the UK's future role in NATO as the alliance undergoes a major transformation, and offered advice to the new UK government for navigating big political and societal questions to maintain security in
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