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Centre for European Policy Studies

CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) is a Brussels-based think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs, founded in 1983.

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Overview

CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) is a think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs. According to its website, it was founded in Brussels in 1983 and describes itself as a leading think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs. Its research is organised around topics such as agriculture and food security, AI and digitalisation, economic and monetary affairs, energy and climate change, EU budget and public investment, EU institutions and policymaking, finance, foreign and security policy, health, migration, taxation and trade. CEPS also runs institutes including the European Credit Research Institute (ECRI) and the European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI), and programmes such as the CEPS Ideas Lab, CEPS Young Thinkers, CEPS Academy and Cybersecurity@CEPS.

History

CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) was founded in Brussels in 1983. Its website describes it as a leading think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs. The organisation operates research units covering areas such as agricultural policy and food security, economic policy, energy, resources and climate change, financial markets and institutions, foreign policy, GRID, institutions, jobs and skills, and justice and home affairs. It also runs institutes including the European Credit Research Institute (ECRI) and the European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI), and programmes including the CEPS Ideas Lab, AI world, Helix, CEPS Young Thinkers, CEPS Academy, Cybersecurity@CEPS and Thinking the Transition.

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A leading think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs.

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