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Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

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Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

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The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

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Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

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The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

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Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

CEPS In Brief

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

CEPS In Brief

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

CEPS In Brief

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

CEPS In Brief

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

CEPS In Brief

Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

CEPS In Brief

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

CEPS In Brief

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

CEPS In Brief

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

CEPS In Brief

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

CEPS In Brief

Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

CEPS In Brief

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

CEPS In Brief

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

CEPS In Brief

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

CEPS In Brief

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

CEPS In Brief

Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

CEPS In Brief

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

CEPS In Brief

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

CEPS In Brief

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

CEPS In Brief

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

CEPS In Brief

21 Oct 2025

Why it’s important to advance coherence in the EU’s circular economy policy mix

Achieving a coherent policy mix – meaning a set of different policies that are synergetic and don’t conflict with each…

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CEPS In Brief

14 Oct 2025

Finance Europe is a well-intentioned label but it misses the structural point

In June 2025, seven EU Member States (namely France, Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Estonia, Germany and Portugal) launched Finance Europe,…

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13 Oct 2025

The EU is walking a fine line between simplification and deregulation

The EU has entered its simplification moment. After a decade of head-spinning rulemaking, the European Commission is now applying simplification…

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08 Oct 2025

Undermining trust, not toppling the Commission – the European Parliament’s fringes have rediscovered the censure motion

On 10 July, the European Parliament (EP) rejected a censure motion against the European Commission. Only three months later, on…

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07 Oct 2025

Equitable partnerships are key to ensuring global health security – and here’s why

Global health security, including pandemic preparedness, is a global public good and that’s why it requires collective action. No one…

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CEPS Expert commentaries

Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

Brussels is edging towards pragmatism over nuclear energy – but industry also has homework to do

Grabbing Greenland – and how it would impact NATO and the EU

The European Commission is neglecting evidence-based law-making

Why Ursula von der Leyen’s second term is struggling

The EU’s (giga)factory strategy needs a Goldilocks approach

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Why it’s important to advance coherence in the EU’s circular economy policy mix

Finance Europe is a well-intentioned label but it misses the structural point

The EU is walking a fine line between simplification and deregulation

Undermining trust, not toppling the Commission – the European Parliament’s fringes have rediscovered the censure motion

Equitable partnerships are key to ensuring global health security – and here’s why

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