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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.

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CEPS News

CEPS launches Task Force on the Apply AI Strategy

Translating Europe's AI ambition into industrial reality

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CEPS News

CEPS launches Task Force on the Apply AI Strategy

Translating Europe's AI ambition into industrial reality

Vecteezy ai chipset glowing with blue circuits and data flow on
CEPS News

CEPS launches Task Force on the Apply AI Strategy

Translating Europe's AI ambition into industrial reality

Vecteezy ai chipset glowing with blue circuits and data flow on
CEPS News

CEPS launches Task Force on the Apply AI Strategy

Translating Europe's AI ambition into industrial reality

CEPS Expert commentaries

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

24 Jun 2026

More than 30 years after the EU first banned routine tail docking (the painful removal of tails, typically without anaesthetics)…

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23 Jun 2026

The recent Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has cast a long shadow over the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA)…

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22 Jun 2026

The European Commission marked World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, promising its ‘unwavering support’. But this isn’t enough. The…

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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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EU bank competitiveness: a CEPS roundtable series 

When
Where
CEPS (Online)
Speakers
  • Peter Rostrup,
  • Riina Salpakari,
  • Johanna Orth,
  • Inger-Johanne Arildsen Rygh,
  • More speakers to be confirmed,
  • Judith Arnal,
  • Montserrat Martínez Parera
EU bank competitiveness: a CEPS roundtable series 
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Climate diplomacy under Art. 6

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CEPS presents: ‘Advanced introduction to public sector innovation’ by Geoff Mulgan

Book launch

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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.

Gender Policy Task Force
Ongoing Task Force
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28 May 2026 - 30 Nov 2026

Gender Policy Task Force

Since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 1995, gender equality has been recognised as a…

01 Jan 2025 - 01 Jan 2029

AI4Gov-X

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

15 Dec 2025 - 15 Mar 2029

BEL-AI

This project supports Belgium’s ambition to become a globally competitive Smart AI Nation by generating…

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