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After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

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In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

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Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

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Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

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The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

CEPS In Brief

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

CEPS In Brief

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

CEPS In Brief

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

CEPS In Brief

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

CEPS In Brief

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

CEPS In Brief

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

CEPS In Brief

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

CEPS In Brief

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

CEPS In Brief

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

CEPS In Brief

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

CEPS In Brief

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

CEPS In Brief

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

CEPS In Brief

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

CEPS In Brief

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

CEPS In Brief

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

CEPS In Brief

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

CEPS In Brief

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

CEPS In Brief

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

CEPS In Brief

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

CEPS In Brief

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

CEPS In Brief

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24 Jun 2026

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

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

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

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

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

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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18 Jun 2026

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

The new Return Regulation allows Member States to deport a person to a country they’ve never been to and detain…

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17 Jun 2026

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is no stranger to Ebola. Since the virus was first identified in 1976, the country…

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CEPS Expert commentaries

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

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After 30 years of failure, the EU must enforce animal welfare law in pig meat production

In a turbulent world, global health is where the EU could make a real difference

Press freedom is under attack and the EU needs to do more

Return hubs don’t return people – they detain them out of reach

The ongoing Ebola outbreak could be a key moment for the EU’s health resilience agenda

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