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

10 Mar 2025

Skills have become a central pillar in policy discussions on the future of work. Since the 2000 Lisbon Strategy, the…

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27 Feb 2025

The European Commission’s ‘Simplification Omnibus’ proposal, unveiled on 26 February, was presented as a necessary step to reduce the regulatory…

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26 Feb 2025

Germany went to the polls last Sunday and the conservative CDU came first, followed by the far-right AfD. Upcoming coalition…

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25 Feb 2025

The Italian government’s recent refusal to comply with an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant exposes deep-rooted hypocrisy in EU…

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25 Feb 2025

In its 2025 work programme, the European Commission effectively scrapped the AI Liability Directive (AILD) – a move that threatens…

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