Janis A. Emmanouilidis

Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Studies

Janis A. Emmanouilidis joined the EPC in 2009 as a Senior Policy Analyst. Since 1 October 2013, he is the EPC's Director of Studies. He has published widely on the EU's overall political and institutional development, all aspects of the Union's 'poly-crisis', the perspectives of differentiated integration, the Union's foreign, security and defence policy, and on EU enlargement. Janis has been an advisor of various governments, EU institutions, European parties and NGOs on a broad range of issues related to European integration and has commentated widely on EU affairs in the media. He has also been co-responsible for the New Pact for Europe project, which since 2013 has published numerous reports on the future of Europe.

Between 2007-2009 and before moving to the EPC he was Stavros Costopoulos Research Fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) in Athens, Greece. Between 1999-2007 he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Applied Policy Research (C·A·P) in Munich, Germany. Before that he worked as a Research Fellow at the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) responsible for the research area on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).

Janis is also a member of the Scientific Council and Research Associate at ELIAMEP and member of the Council of the CEP think tank in Belgrade.

He has studied international relations and strategic studies in the UK and economics at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

PROJECTS

New Pact for Europe

Moving EuropE Together (MEET)

Governing platforms project: regulating information intermediaries

EU Politics and Governance Forum

EU IDEA

A fair and thriving EU digital ecosystem

Post-Summit Briefing

EU Presidency Breakfast Briefings

EPC Elections Monitor

Conference on the Future of Europe

Conference Observatory

REGROUP project

EU Democracy Reform Observatory

Demand and feasibility study: Establishing a European Think Tank House in Brussels

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Institutional reform, poly-crisis, differentiated integration, enlargement, reform of economic governance

CURRENT POSITIONS

Member of the Scientific Council and Research Associate at ELIAMEP
Member of the Council of the CEP think tank in Belgrade

EDUCATION

Diplom-Kaufmann (Business Administration and Economics), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies, Lancaster University, UK

LANGUAGES

German, English, Greek

Publications

Projects

Media Mentions

Contributions

Nawrocki prezydentem. „Osłabienie Donalda Tuska w Brukseli”

– Wiele osób w Brukseli miało nadzieję, że – zwłaszcza w unijnym kontekście – Rafał Trzaskowski wygra, ponieważ to umocniłoby obecny rząd. Ale choć takie były nadzieje, to oczekiwania z kolei były takie, że niekoniecznie musi mu się to udać. I to miało wpływ na reakcje, które widzimy. Oba scenariusze były uznawane za prawdopodobne, więc w pewnym sensie nie jest to niespodzianka – mówi DW Janis Emmanouilidis, wiceprzewodniczący i dyrektor ds. badań brukselskiego ośrodka analitycznego European Policy Centre (EPC).

Deutsche Welle

Jun 02, 2025

With: Janis A. Emmanouilidis, Janis Emmanouilidis, Janis A. Emmanouilidis

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Will Germany’s new government restore its role as a leader of the EU?

Janis Emmanouilidis, deputy chief executive at the European Policy Centre, said Merz has been extremely careful not to say anything “which might cost him in his own party”, where many do not want debt-brake reform or eurobonds. It is “difficult to judge Merz’s room for manoeuvre” on the debt-brake, he said.

The Guardian

Feb 24, 2025

With: Janis A. Emmanouilidis, Janis Emmanouilidis, Janis A. Emmanouilidis

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With Trump’s Backing Uncertain, Europe Scrambles to Shore Up Its Own Defenses

“The logic tells us that you need to have joint procurement,” said Janis Emmanouilidis, director of studies at the European Policy Center. But there are barriers, including a lack of trust between nations and conflicting national self-interest. “It is protecting national industry, it is protecting the sovereign right to make decisions,” he said.

The New York Times

Feb 03, 2025

With: Janis A. Emmanouilidis, Janis Emmanouilidis, Janis A. Emmanouilidis

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Age of ‘permacrisis’ teaches EU that solidarity is arduous but worth it

"In this permacrisis age, we don’t necessarily put in place permanent cohesion mechanisms."

Financial Times

Jul 31, 2022

With: Ricardo Borges de Castro, Fabian Zuleeg, Janis A. Emmanouilidis

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exile or domestication for extremes?

Janis Emmanouilidis was interviewed by the greek newspaper Kathmerini on topics relating to Brussel's dilemma in light of the rise of the far-right in recent Austrian elections.

Read it here.

Oct 07, 2024

AUSTRIA

INTERVIEW

Economic portfolios are key in talks to choose new EU commissioners

Janis Emmanouilidis was interviewed by Euronews on the future of the EU commission and how Ursula Von der Leyen will have to make important choices when selecting her college of commissioners.

Read it here!

Aug 28, 2024

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

INTERVIEW

Analysis: Five ideas for EU governance reform

Janis Emmanouilidis and Fabian Zuleeg's paper 'Eight structural innovations' was mentioned by Euronews in their article on the future of EU governance reform.

Read it here!

Jul 11, 2024

EU GOVERNANCE REFORM

Janis Emmanouilidis quote 'We are being led into a state of confusion'

Janis Emmanouilidis gave an interview to Kathimerini on the rise of Le Pen and how this could weaken France and makes the situation in Europe even more complex.

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Jul 07, 2024

EUROPEAN UNION

INTERVIEW

Janis Emmanouilidis was quoted in an article by Kathimerini.

Janis Emmanouilidis was quoted in an article by Kathimerini on Macron's oracle interpretations of NATO troops in Ukraine and Putin's return to nuclear fear.

Read it here. (In Greek)

Mar 06, 2024

Kathimerini

UKRAINE

QUOTE

Von der Leyen will EU-Kommissionschefin bleiben

Janis Emmanouilidis was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on Ursula Von der Leyen's bid for a second presidency of the European Commission.

Read it here. (In German)

Feb 19, 2024

Deutsche Welle

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

INTERVIEW

EU leaders to press Hungary on Ukraine funding deal

Janis Emmanouilidis was quoted in an article by Deutsche Welle on Hungary's delay in approving long-term aid for Ukraine.

Read it here.

Jan 31, 2024

Deutsche Welle

UKRAINE

QUOTE

Why the far-right is increasingly getting into power across Europe

Janis Emmanouilidis was interviewed by Euronews on the rise of far-right parties in Europe. The interviewed was also shown on Greek National TV.

Watch the recording here.

Jun 19, 2023

Euronews

FUTURE OF EUROPE

INTERVIEW

Future prospective for the Union

Janis A. Emmanouilidis participated in a panel discussion on current challenges facing the EU and discussed future perspectives for the Union with a group of 50 Canadian diplomats.

Oct 16, 2018 , Belgique/Belgie

FUTURE OF EUROPE

PANEL DISCUSSION

Role of think tanks

Janis A. Emmanouilidis discussed the role of think tanks with the members of the 2018 Leadership Academy brought together by the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), the in-house think tank of the European Commission.

Oct 10, 2018

European Political Strategy Centre

CONFERENCE

Re-energising Europe report

Janis A. Emmanouilidis presented and discussed the third New Pact for Europe report at the 2018 European Business Summit in Brussels.

May 24, 2018 , Belgique/Belgie

European Business Summit

EU REFORM

CONFERENCE

NPE Report presentation in Paris

President Herman Van Rompuy and Janis Emmanouilidis presented New Pact for Europe's third report, Re-energising Europe: A package deal for the EU27, in a public event hosted by French Minister for European Affairs Nathalie Loiseau and organised by Europa Nova at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France.

Apr 18, 2018 , Paris, France

New Pact for Europe

NPE - NEW PACT FOR EUROPE

CONFERENCE

European elections 2019

Janis A. Emmanouilidis spoke at Business Europe on the outlook for Europe in the run-up to the European elections in 2019.

Jan 01, 2018 , Belgique/Belgie

Business Europe

EUROPEAN UNION

ROUNDTABLE