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

18 Jul 2025

Since November 2024, Serbia has experienced a huge wave of anti-government protests. As students and citizens continue to pump up…

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11 Jul 2025

This week’s motion of censure against President Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission was not about vaccines but rather a proxy…

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04 Jul 2025

When the Council conclusions on the Global Health Strategy – and disclaimer, one of us helped draft those conclusions – were…

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03 Jul 2025

In recent weeks, EU leaders have voiced their support for strengthening the euro’s global role. Christine Lagarde has called for…

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02 Jul 2025

The second Trump administration has intensified the global reshuffling of geoeconomic alliances following China’s phenomenal industrial growth and its near…

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