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Centre for European Policy Studies
AbbreviationCEPS
Formation1983; 41 years ago (1983)
PurposeResearch "leading to solutions to the challenges facing Europe today"
Location
  • Place du Congrès 1, Brussels (Belgium)
Region served
European Union
Chief Executive Officer
Karel Lannoo
Revenue (2019)
€7.3 million
Websitewww.ceps.eu

The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is a think tank based in Brussels, Belgium that undertakes research "leading to solutions to the challenges facing Europe today". It was established in 1983.[1]

Organisation

CEPS is a leading think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs with an exceptional in-house research capacity and extensive network of partner institutes. It provides an independent platform for exchange and offer potential solutions for EU policymaking through research projects and publications, task forces and regular events and workshops. At CEPS, researchers provide expert insights and policy analysis across a vast array of policy areas: from economy and finance to better regulation, the digital economy and trade, energy and climate issues, to foreign policy, amongst others.

The think tank receives its funding from a variety of sources, including corporate and institutional membership fees, research projects, foundation grants and conference fees.

It was established in 1983 as the first think tank dealing primarily with the issues related to the European integration. Its first director was Peter Ludlow. Currently, CEPS' CEO is Karel Lannoo.

CEPS board

  • Joaquín Almunia, Chairman, former Vice-President of the European Commission
  • Dora Bakoyannis, Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
  • Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, President and CEO, Falco Enterprises AG
  • John Bruton, Chairman of IFSC Ireland and former Prime Minister of Ireland
  • Viscount Étienne Davignon, Vice-Chairman, Suez-Tractebel, Minister of State, Belgium
  • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, former Secretary General of NATO and University of Leiden
  • Elisabeth Guigou, Administrateure civile, Femme politique Europartenaires, Fondation Anna Lindh
  • Prof. Danuta Maria Hübner, Member of the European Parliament, former Chair of the Constitutional Affairs Committee
  • Caio Koch-Weser, Chair, Advisory Council of the European Climate Foundation, former German Deputy Minister of Finance and former Managing Director, World Bank
  • Cecilia Malmström, Former European Commissioner for Trade and Senior Advisor at Covington
  • Stefano Micossi, Director General, Assonime
  • Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General, Council of Europe, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
  • H. Onno Ruding, Former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands and retired Vice-Chairman, Citigroup
  • Daniel Gros, Distinguished Fellow, CEPS

CEPS senior research staff

Areas of expertise

CEPS has research programmes on:[1]

Research networks

CEPS is also involved in a number of research networks, namely:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About CEPS". Centre for European Policy Studies. 2008-02-29. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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