Thinking ahead for Europe

CEPS Expert commentaries

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

29 Apr 2026

Across the EU, efforts to govern AI are rapidly advancing, yet a more fundamental issue hasn’t yet been fully addressed.…

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28 Apr 2026

On 1 May 2026, the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (iTA) will provisionally come into force, marking a decisive – even…

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24 Apr 2026

Viktor Orbán’s defeat has revived a familiar question in Brussels: how and when to release the billions in EU funds frozen due…

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13 Apr 2026

For the first time in 16 years, Hungary’s prime minister won’t be called Viktor Orbán. Péter Magyar, an erstwhile Orbán ally who built a resistance movement from seemingly nothing, emerged victorious from yesterday’s…

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07 Apr 2026

At first glance, radical-right groups like the Patriots for Europe (PfE) are full of contradictions – they hold pan-European rallies yet would…

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