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

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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27 Jun 2025

The EU’s sustainability reporting rules urgently need to be recalibrated. What began as a bold legislative push to steer markets…

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18 Jun 2025

Kabul’s fall in August 2021 was a slow-motion tragedy. EU Member States opened their doors, then bureaucracy slammed them shut.…

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10 Jun 2025

On 5 June, the European Commission and the EEAS published a Joint Communication that officially launched the EU’s new International…

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