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Thinking ahead for Europe

Founded in Brussels in 1983, CEPS is a leading think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs, with an exceptionally strong in-house research capacity and an extensive network of partner institutes throughout the world.

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe
CEPS Publication

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe

Analysing eight governance models

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe
CEPS Publication

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe

Analysing eight governance models

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe
CEPS Publication

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe

Analysing eight governance models

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe
CEPS Publication

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe

Analysing eight governance models

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe
CEPS Publication

Roadmap towards a common defence for Europe

Analysing eight governance models

CEPS Expert commentaries

Our expert commentaries offer timely and succinct analysis of current events and opinion on the key developments in Europe

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Buildings are responsible for about 40 % of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions and about a third of its waste…

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22 Oct 2025

The Paris Agreement builds on the assumption that countries can move at different speeds along different paths yet ultimately arrive…

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21 Oct 2025

Achieving a coherent policy mix – meaning a set of different policies that are synergetic and don’t conflict with each…

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CEPS Events

CEPS organises various types of events for its members and the public. Browse through the forthcoming events below or click on the button to view all our events.

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Second CEPS Construction Day

When
Where
CEPS Conference room
Place du Congrès 1, Bruxelles, Belgique
Speakers
  • Angela Köppl,
  • Nina Neumann,
  • Wolfgang Ammann,
  • Cornelia Ninaus,
  • Luca Nipius,
  • Christian Holzleitner,
  • Sebastian Spaun,
  • Ida Karlsson
Second CEPS Construction Day
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The European Open Source Security Forum

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Building Europe’s Ecosystem of Excellence in AI

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Latest Projects & Task Forces

Through our project exchanges and collaborative Task Force work, we share our research and policy analysis and offer potential solutions for EU policymaking.

Next steps for EU law and regulation for the digital world
Upcoming Task Force
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01 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026

Next steps for EU law and regulation for the digital world

Europe’s digital rulebook has expanded dramatically, with the number of EU laws related to digitalisation more than quadrupling in the…

01 Jan 2025 - 01 Jan 2029

AI4Gov-X

Advanced digital skills are key to Europe's technological and economic future. These vital competencies -…

01 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2028

AIOLIA

Years 2023–2024 were marked by the arrival of AI regulation around the world, including the…

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