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.
CEPS Expert commentaries
Our expert commentaries offer timely and succinct analysis of current events and opinion on the key developments in Europe
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in last weekend’s presidential runoff is a huge disappointment for Turkey’s opposition. After their success in…
75 years on from Israel’s creation, or in Palestinian terms the nakba (catastrophe), the Middle East finds itself mired in…
The proposed Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) – one of three policy proposals constituting the EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan, together…
Latest Publications
CEPS produces research papers and reports on current and upcoming policy challenges. Browse through the latest publications on the right or click to view all our publications.
An Assessment of the State of the EU Schengen Area and its External Borders
A Merited Trust Model to Uphold Schengen Legitimacy
Analysis of developments in EU capital flows in the global context (2022)
Lingering uncertainty and the return of inflation
Tackling the Constraints on EU Foreign Policy towards Ukraine
From Strategic Denial to Geopolitical Awakening
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.
The Trade and Technology Council: Outcomes from the 4th TTC Ministerial and the way forward
Shaping Asia-Europe pathways for human-centric and resilient digital connectivity
TWO-DAY ONLINE CONFERENCE
CEPS Videos on YouTube
A selection of some of our latest videos. You can find more on our youtube channel.
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.
CEPS-SWP High-Level Group on bolstering EU Democracy
The EU has become increasingly democratic – not only with the introduction of direct elections to the European Parliament (EP)…
Black sea fLoating Offshore Wind (BLOW)
The Horizon Europe project BLOW aims at unlocking the Black sea fLoating Offshore Wind potential,…
Augmenting participation, co-creation, trust and transparency in Deliberative Democracy at all scales (ORBIS)
ORBIS addresses the disconnects between ambitious ideas and collective actions at a large socio-technical scale.…
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