Publications Archive

This archive contains all documents published by cep over the last few years

  • cepAdhoc: Incisive comment on current EU policy issues
  • cepPolicyBrief: Concise reviews of EU proposals (Regulations, Directives, Green Papers, White Papers, Communications) – including an executive summary
  • cepInput: Impulse to current challenges of EU policies
  • cepStudy: Comprehensive examination of EU policy proposals affecting the economy

 

2024

cepInput: Anticipating AI Instead of Preventing It

Inadequate resources, dominant tech companies and a lack of legitimacy: rapid progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires a drastic rethink in Brussels. This is the conclusion of a study by the Centre for European Policy (cep) in the run-up to the European elections. An institutional reorganisation of the Commission is needed.

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2024

cepStudy: Resisting or Rebooting the Rise of the Robots? (cepStudy)

Artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionise the world of work. While earlier technological advances enhanced the skills of employees and thus increased their productivity, so-called generative AI will irreversibly destroy entire job profiles. The Centre for European Policy (cep) has conducted a meta-analysis of empirical studies. According to the study, around 20 million workers in the EU would lose their jobs in the short term - accompanied by social unrest - if precautions are not taken quickly in view of AI’s exponential development.

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2024

cepPolicyBrief: AI Liability (cepPolicyBrief)

Liability for damage resulting from artificial intelligence (AI) has so far often presented injured parties with difficulties in providing evidence as AI systems are usually complex and opaque. The Commission therefore wants to minimise these problems by introducing a duty of disclosure and a presumption of causality. Although the Centre for European Policy (cep) believes this makes sense, it has major legal concerns. The law should not be based on Art. 114 TFEU.

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2023

cepStudy: Weaponizing Social Media in Geopolitics (cepStudy)

Lithium, cobalt, rare earths: The energy transition has sparked a global battle for critical raw materials. This war now also threatens to be fought on social media platforms such as Twitter (X). Possible weapons: Disinformation, fake news, and propaganda. This is the result of a study by the Centre for European Policy (cep).

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2023

cepPolicyBrief: EU-Metaverse Strategy: WEB 4.0 & Virtual Worlds (cepPolicyBrief)

Virtual worlds like the metaverse promise growth and jobs. For this reason, the European Commission has drafted a so-called metaverse strategy. The Centre for European Policy (cep) considers the outlined measures questionable. They are misleading, unclearly formulated, and not competitive with US tech giants like Meta.

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2023

cepStudy: Volume 4: Regulatory and Financial Burdens of EU-legislation in four Member states – a comparative study

European family businesses suffer because of the consequences of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It causes unnecessary costs and creates confusion because the same rules do not apply everywhere in the EU. This is the result of an empirical study conducted by the Centres for European Policy Network (cep) and Prognos AG on behalf of the Stiftung Familienunternehmen.

 

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2022

cepAdhoc: AI as Systemic Risk in a Polycrisis (cepAdhoc)

Whether to protect against credit card fraud, to create climate models or to distribute police forces: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is penetrating everyday life ever more deeply. The data required for this mostly comes from phases of relative stability, which cannot be readily applied in times of crisis. The Centre for European Policy (cep) sees this as an underestimated systemic risk - and calls for rules.

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2022

cepAdhoc: NIS 2 Directive: New EU Rules on Cybersecurity (cepAdhoc)

Hybrid warfare, hacker attacks, cyber-attacks: Parliament and Council have agreed on new cyber security regulations in Brussels. According to the so-called NIS 2 Directive, around 160,000 European companies and public authorities will in future be subject to uniform EU requirements for managing cyber risks and reporting cyber incidents. The Centrum für Europäische Politik (cep) considers some regulations too broad and calls for a more efficient focus.

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2022

cepPolicyBrief: Chips Act (cepPolicyBrief)

The European Union wants to massively expand the production of cutting-edge computer chips. The aim is to reduce dependence on countries such as the United States, Taiwan and South Korea through European research and production. The Centrum für Europäische Politik (cep), has doubts that the law will have this effect and fears a subsidy race worth billions. The cep had already warned against an industrial policy aberration last March.

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2022

cepAdhoc: Der europäische Chips Act (cepAdhoc)

Die Europäische Union will bis 2030 rund 45 Milliarden Euro in die Produktion hochmoderner Halbleiter investieren. Dazu weicht die Kommission mit dem sogenannten Chips Act bislang geltende strenge Beihilferegeln auf. Mit diesem Paradigmenwechsel will Europa die Abhängigkeit von den USA und von China reduzieren sowie in Forschung und Produktion autonomer werden. Brüssel reagiert damit auf Lieferengpässe, unter denen nicht zuletzt die deutsche Autobranche leidet. Das cep hält das Gesetz für einen industriepolitischen Irrweg.

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