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

24 Jun 2020

EU leaders are negotiating the modalities of a sizeable recovery facility. Under EU law, this is doable, within certain limits.…

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23 Jun 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has given a brutal reminder about the need to strengthen the resilience of our societies as a…

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18 Jun 2020

“Thou shalt not steal”, said Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, reacting to the Israeli government’s intention to annex some 30%…

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18 Jun 2020

The ‘Next Generation EU’ budget proposal has brought a common eurozone bond market suddenly and unexpectedly much closer. To fund…

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15 Jun 2020

EU law has lost its shine as the legal gold standard. The so-called Brussels effect – the impact of EU…

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