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The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) is gradually coming into force and poses significant challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). But instead of just seeing risks, SMEs can use the new rules as an opportunity to position themselves in global competition. A recent analysis by the Centre for European Policy (cep) describes these opportunities.

With the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), the European Union aims to combat financial crime more effectively from July 2025 onwards. For the first time, a central authority will replace the previously fragmented national supervisory structures. The Centre for European Policy (cep) welcomes the reform, but warns of implementation risks and makes recommendations on how AMLA can successfully fulfil its role as the leading European authority.

The emissions trading system for road transport and buildings (EU ETS 2) is coming under increasing pressure even before it has been launched. Currently, a majority of EU Member States is also calling for far-reaching changes. They fear that petrol and heating costs will rise to unpopular levels from 2027 onwards. However, the Centre for European Policy (cep) warns against watering down the new instrument.

Europe's energy transition is under pressure: rising financing costs and geopolitical risks are jeopardising the necessary investments of almost 500 billion euros per year. The Centre for European Policy (cep) warns of an investment backlog and calls for the Green Deal to be governed by new a risk management approach in order to make the green transformation competitive and financially viable.

The German government recently introduced a law to promote occupational pensions. Further steps to strengthen supplementary pension provision are soon to follow. The EU Commission also wants to further expand private and occupational pension schemes. The Centre for European Policy (cep) shows why it is essential to strengthen the two pillars of old-age provision and looks at reform approaches currently being discussed at EU level.

Securitisations have had a hard stance since the 2008 financial crisis. Now the EU Commission wants to take countermeasures. A reform of the EU legal framework is intended to revive the securitisation markets. The Centre for European Policy (cep) supports the plans but calls for adjustments to strengthen legal certainty and maintain financial stability.

The massive power outage in Spain has impressively demonstrated how vulnerable the European energy system is in times of energy transition. While politicians and the public are currently focusing primarily on grid expansion, the potential of energy storage solutions remains largely unaddressed. The Centre for European Policy (cep) is calling for a growth-oriented European storage strategy.

In the US, 27 percent of users already prefer AI tools such as ChatGPT to traditional search engines. This change is also in full swing in Europe. However, the trend has negative consequences for diversity of opinion, competition, and democracy. The Centre for European Policy (cep) warns that large language models influence both consumer decisions and political attitudes.

The Centres for European Policy Network and the Luiss Institute for European Analysis and Policy (LEAP) are pleased to invite you to the workshop ‘European Trade Diplomacy and Value Chain Reconfiguration: New Scenarios in Asia, Africa and Latin America’, organised with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), within the project ‘Nearshoring and Re-shoring in Emerging Markets: Comparative Analysis among Asia, Latin America and Africa’. The event will be held on 15 July 2025, at 14:30 at Luiss Guido Carli - Viale Romania 32, Aula 203.

Please register here. 

China is building roads, power grids, and data centers. Russia is exporting weapons and political influence. And Europe? It talks about values but often delivers too little. The Centres for European Policy (cep) warns: The EU risks losing Africa as a strategic partner if it doesn’t finally align its trade policy with the geopolitical realities.