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Thinking ahead for Europe

Founded in Brussels in 1983, CEPS is a leading think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs, with an exceptionally strong in-house research capacity and an extensive network of partner institutes throughout the world.

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From free-riders to front-loaders

Why the EU’s defence awakening must be matched by economic coherence

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Discourses about irregularised migrants at the EU level

Representation and narratives in the European Commission, the European Parliament and civil society

CEPS Project

Generative AI and foundation models in the EU

Uptake, opportunities, challenges and a way forward

CEPS Expert commentaries

Our expert commentaries offer timely and succinct analysis of current events and opinion on the key developments in Europe

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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06 Jun 2025

South Korea began 2025 in deep political turmoil following the martial law crisis. Despite its gravity, the episode affirmed the…

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CEPS Events

CEPS organises various types of events for its members and the public. Browse through the forthcoming events below or click on the button to view all our events.

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An EU Budget for EU priorities: can the next MFF deliver on competitiveness?

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Where
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Place du Congrès 1, Brussels, Belgium
Speakers
  • Introduction: Eulalia Rubio,
  • Panellist: June Butler,
  • Panellist: Merete Clausen,
  • Panellist: Siegfried Mureșan,
  • Concluding remarks: Martina Colombo
An EU Budget for EU priorities: can the next MFF deliver on competitiveness?
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Securing the Union: enlargement and the defence of Europe from the Irish perspective

In conversation with Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence

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EuroStack: a concrete pathway to European digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy

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CEPS Videos on YouTube

A selection of some of our latest videos. You can find more on our youtube channel.

Latest Projects & Task Forces

Through our project exchanges and collaborative Task Force work, we share our research and policy analysis and offer potential solutions for EU policymaking.

The European approach to liability for the AI Age
Ongoing Task Force
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01 Jun 2025 - 30 Nov 2025

The European approach to liability for the AI Age

Besides opening up significant opportunities, the future use of AI is also going to cause harm. While the EU has…

01 Jan 2025 - 01 Jan 2029

AI4Gov-X

Advanced digital skills are key to Europe's technological and economic future. These vital competencies -…

01 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2028

AIOLIA

Years 2023–2024 were marked by the arrival of AI regulation around the world, including the…

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