The optics of this week’s planned Alaska meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are deeply troubling. European security is being discussed while Ukraine and the ...

Caught between an aggressive Russia and a disengaging US, Europe is ramping up its defence spending. By working through the EU institutions, Member States aim to harmonise standards for technologies ...

Since November 2024, Serbia has experienced an impressive wave of anti-government protests. Driven by students and citizens doubling down on their demands while leaving their EU flags at home, where ...

The EU’s effectiveness in the Indo-Pacific relies on accurate contemporary knowledge of the states in the region. To address this need for knowledge, the National Centre for Research on Europe at the ...

Not all countries are able (or willing) to take sides in the increasingly tense US-China rivalry and this might create new opportunities to increase the EU’s competitiveness. Against this backdrop, ...

Following the publication of the European Commission’s new Single Market Strategy in May 2025, this CEPS Explainer looks at the finer details to answer one of the eternal EU questions: will this be ...

With the second von der Leyen Commission prioritising European competitiveness and security in an era of geostrategic rivalries, the EU has shifted its focus from a donor-recipient model to strategic ...

Completed for the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), this report examines the burgeoning generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and foundation models landscape within the EU, and ...

The EuroStack initiative presents a bold vision for Europe’s digital future, aiming to establish the continent as a leader in digital sovereignty. This comprehensive strategy seeks to foster ...

Performance-based budgeting by focusing on ‘what works’, as opposed to whether money has been properly spent, aims to improve the quality of public spending. This study examines how successful the ...

The European Parliament (EP) has significantly increased its role in appointing the European Commission over the last few decades. Through multiple treaty revisions, the EP has gained the power to ...

Christopher Fischer is a Research Fellow in the Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and Digital Economy (GRID) Unit, working on Artificial Intelligence. He is an expert in analysing and writing ...