Welcome to EPC - European Policy Centre

Middle East / COMMENTARY
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Can the EU break the cycle of violence?
By Mihai Sebastian Chihaia - 14/06/2021

Migration / POLICY BRIEF
‘When Mayors Make Migration Policy’: The future of city diplomacy
By Petra Bendel , Janina Stürner , Christiane Heimann , Hannes Schammann - 10/06/2021

Security & defence / COMMENTARY
Kremlin’s quest for mare nostrum: Enhancing Black Sea security to stop Russian encroachment
By Amanda Paul , Ionela Ciolan - 08/06/2021

China / DISCUSSION PAPER
Lost in translation? The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment and EU–China trade relations
By Guillaume Van der Loo - 03/06/2021

Georgia / COMMENTARY
NATO and Georgia 13 years on: So close, yet so far
By Amanda Paul , Iana Maisuradze - 31/05/2021

Migration / 2021 MEDAM Assessment Report
The EU and Turkey: Toward sustainable cooperation in migration management and refugee protection
By Alberto-Horst Neidhardt , Olivia Sundberg Diez , Matthias Lücke , Martin Ruhs , Saime Özçürümez - 28/05/2021

Asia / COMMENTARY
EU–South Asia relations in the 21st century: Rethink, reimagine, reshape
By Ivano di Carlo , Shada Islam - 25/05/2021

Democracy / COMMENTARY
Anticipatory democracy: Harnessing the power of people and strategic foresight
By Ricardo Borges de Castro - 10/05/2021

Youth / COMMENTARY
The youth climate movement: Out of sight, out of mind?
By Sara Viitanen , Melanie Bernhofer - 07/05/2021

EU Governance / COMMENTARY
The von der Leyen Commission: On trial again
By Georg Riekeles - 29/04/2021

Security & defence
/ PODCAST
NATO Summit wrap-up: The road to 2030
17 June 2021

Publications

Future of Europe / PRESS RELEASE
Guy Verhofstadt: “Conference on the Future of Europe necessary to put pressure on the EU”By European Policy Centre - 16/06/2021

Middle East / COMMENTARY
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Can the EU break the cycle of violence?By Mihai Sebastian Chihaia - 14/06/2021

Migration / POLICY BRIEF
‘When Mayors Make Migration Policy’: The future of city diplomacyBy Petra Bendel , Janina Stürner , Christiane Heimann , Hannes Schammann - 10/06/2021

Security & defence / COMMENTARY
Kremlin’s quest for mare nostrum: Enhancing Black Sea security to stop Russian encroachment By Amanda Paul , Ionela Ciolan - 08/06/2021

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Events

Policy Dialogue

Tuesday 22 June 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Elections in Armenia - The day after

EPC Talks Geopolitics

Wednesday 23 June 2021
09:00 - 09:45

EPC Talks Geopolitics with Kishi Nobuo

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Our Mission

The European Policy Centre is an independent, not-for-proﬁt think tank dedicated to fostering European integration through analysis and debate, supporting and challenging European decision-makers at all levels to make informed decisions based on sound evidence and analysis, and providing a platform for engaging partners, stakeholders and citizens in EU policymaking and in the debate about the future of Europe.

About EPC

Our Topics

Terrorism & radicalisation

Industrial policy

Health

Neighbourhood policy

Circular economy & smarter use of resources

Social Europe

Employment

Citizen participation

Foreign policy

Environment

Diversity

Community

Testimonies

"I want to take this opportunity to thank the EPC for its excellent service to the EU in the past 24 years. It's impressive! Thank you very much – we all count on your reports. They are read by politicians all over Europe."

Ana Paula Zacarias
Secretary of State for European Affairs, Portugal

The contribution of the EPC task force to explore the potential of digitalisation on the circular economy has been fundamental in opening new areas of work and identifying possible barriers.

Frans Timmermans
European Commission

"I am particularly grateful to the excellent group of experts that have contributed to EPC publication 'Towards an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible EU-UK partnership?'. Thanks to them, the political, economic and social intricacies of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union can be understood more broadly."

Michel Barnier
Chief Brexit negotiator for the EU

"I think the EPC is doing excellent work and I’m honoured to be part of its Strategic Council."

Anthony L. Gardner
Former Ambassador of the United States to the European Union

It’s a pleasure to speak at the European Policy Centre – an organisation which for almost two decades has been at the forefront of discussions on the European Union – leading the debate on issues such as the EU’s place in the world, migration and diversity, and the promotion of economic growth.

Nicola Sturgeon
First Minister of Scotland

For over 20 years, the European Policy Centre has been at the centre of the debate on Europe. Your ideas, your thoughts, sometimes your dreams have helped shape the future of the European Union.

Jean-Claude Juncker
Former President of the European Commission

I applaud the EPC for putting “the future of work” at the heart of the public debate. The digital revolution is one of the defining challenges of our time, with profound effects on our societies, our social systems and our citizens. I’m sure this issue paper will inspire national and European policymakers in their search for concrete solutions.

Joost Korte
Director-General at the European Commission

Enjoyed presenting the new 'better regulation agenda' this afternoon at the European Policy Centre. Great questions from the audience, a cross-section of diplomats, NGOs, think-tanks, officials, journalists – people who really know Brussels inside out.

Frans Timmermans
Vice-President European Commission

Themes in this report go at the heart of the priorities of the Finnish presidency. Social sustainability is key to the many transformations EU is facing during the next decade. For evidence-based policymaking, reports like this are extremely valuable.

Timo Harakka
Finnish Minister of Employment

I rarely have read such good quality, comprehensive and clear publication on Future of Work. I really congratulate the authors of this useful and constructive publication 'Future of Work'.

Nicolas Schmit
Commissioner of Jobs and Social Rights

The European Policy Centre was the natural choice for me to set out my priorities for the new mandate in the field of taxation. Offering incisive analysis, an extensive network and impeccable organisation, the EPC is the key hub for stakeholder engagement in Brussels.

Paolo Gentiloni
Commissioner for Economy

New members

Amgen; Fair Wear; Korean Institute for Advancement and Technology – KIAT; EU-ASEAN Business Council;

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Projects

Migration
/ PROJECT
Disinformation about migration in the EU: Part 2

Addressing disinformation about migration through forecasting and ‘prebunking’

Public investment
/ TASK FORCE
Rethinking EU Economic Governance

Single market
/ PROJECT
An effective industrial policy for Europe

Migration
/ PROJECT
Future-proofing EU resettlement policies

Democracy
/ PROJECT
Moving EuropE Together (MEET)

Digitalisation
/ PROJECT
A fair and thriving EU digital ecosystem

Designing policies that increase EU growth and EU-US cooperation

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