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The so-called Brussels Effect is generally believed to be a strategic advantage for the EU because it means that strict EU rules are often adopted as global standards. However, a new survey by the Centre for European Policy (cep) paints a more nuanced picture. For many companies, the Brussels Effect is primarily a cost factor.

• Since the alarming reports submitted by Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi more than a year ago, there has been little progress on strengthening EU competitiveness.
• The EU has a significant problem when it comes to prioritisation and implementation. It gets lost in detail and complexity. Measures should be simple, effective and necessary.
• "Fortress Europe" cannot be the answer. We need to mobilise our own strengths with new approaches to integrating the internal market, accelerating market access for innovations and increasing independence through new trade agreements.

A well-developed cross-border infrastructure is essential for Europe's economic and social integration. Despite the EU's extensive funding policy over recent decades, there is still room for improvement in many areas of connectivity. The Centre for European Policy (cep) analyses the current obstacles and advocates a new funding strategy focused on risk management.

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. 

Too much bureaucracy jeopardises investment, inhibits innovation and weakens Europe as a business location. In a new company questioning, the Centre for European Policy (cep) shows where the greatest burdens lie - and which specific measures would actually relieve the burden on companies.

With the Omnibus I package, the EU Commission aims to simplify EU legislation on supply chains. The Centre for European Policy (cep) welcomes individual relief measures, but warns that despite the proposed changes, the bureaucratic burden on the companies affected remains too high.

Between 4 and 12 November, the Commission candidates will have to answer questions before the European Parliament.The touchstone will be the so-called Mission Letters, in which President Ursula von der Leyen assigns tasks and portfolios to the new Commissioners until 2029. The Centre for European Policy (cep) scrutinised the candidates, departments and EU initiatives, particularly with regard to the internal market and competition. The result: many things should have been more ambitious and structured.

As France struggles to break its political deadlock, confusion also reigns over its ability to continue to assert its European vision in order to influence policies in Brussels.

The transfer of football players within the EU market is becoming increasingly important. National players who play for clubs in other Member States now account for around 35% of the total market value of national teams across the EU - 7 percentage points more than ten years ago. This is the result of a study by the Centre for European Policy (cep). 

The EU is at risk of falling behind in core innovative sectors such as automotive, pharmaceuticals and aerospace. Not enough progress is being made in future technologies such as AI. The Centre for European Policy Network (cep) presents its ideas for an economic overhaul of Europe.