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

22 Jan 2021

The European Council’s failure to agree on enlargement conclusions on 17 December 2020 will surely slow Western Balkan progress towards…

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21 Jan 2021

A new normal(isation) As the new US administration sets about revoking much of the Trump legacy, one part of it…

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12 Jan 2021

This past year was supposed to have marked another milestone in the EU’s enlargement policy, with an agreement on the…

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29 Dec 2020

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK is an exercise in damage limitation. The UK’s decision…

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17 Dec 2020

“Geography is changing – even though we cannot change geography”, were the words of Norway’s then Foreign Minister, Jonas Gahr…

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