The Centre for European Reform is a London-based think tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the European Union.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. This article is about the institution. ...

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. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication of The Economist Newspaper Ltd edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ...

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. John Olav Kerr GCMG, (b. ... Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf (born May 1, 1929) is a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and politician. ... António Vitorino (Lisbon, January 12, 1957) is a Portuguese politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS). ... Pascal Lamy Pascal Lamy (born 8 April 1947) is the director-general of the World Trade Organization, a French political advisor, a businessman, and a former European Commissioner for Trade. ... Lord Robertson of Port Ellen For the Olympic athlete, see George S. Robertson. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ...

=Publications

• THE LISBON SCORECARD VI: WILL EUROPE'S ECONOMY RISE AGAIN? (March 2006) ISBN 1901229661
• THE EU'S NEW FINANCIAL SERVICES AGENDA (February 2006) ISBN 1901229653
• CAN EU DIPLOMACY STOP IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME? (September 2005) ISBN 1901229645
• WHY EUROPE SHOULD EMBRACE TURKEY (September 2005) ISBN 1901229637
• THE EU AND COUNTER-TERRORISM (May 2005) ISBN 1901229629
• EMBRACING THE DRAGON: The EU's partnership with China (May 2005) ISBN 1901229610
• THE LISBON SCORECARD V: Can Europe compete? (March 2005) ISBN 1901229602
• WHAT HAPPENS IF BRITAIN VOTES NO?: Ten ways out of a European constitutional crisis (March 2005) ISBN 1901229599
• New Designs for Europe (2002) ISBN 1901229351

External links

• CER Homepage