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The European single market is over 30 years old and cracks are beginning to show. Whilst the US and China provide targeted support for their technology companies, Europe remains trapped in an incomplete single market and, in many key areas, in a patchwork of 27 national regulatory frameworks that cause significant friction. Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta knows this problem better than most, having produced a sensational report on the future of European integration in April 2024 on behalf of the European Commission. In conversation with Andrea De Petris, Scientific Director of the Centre for European Policy (CEP) in Rome, he does not stop at the diagnosis. He sets out concrete ways forward.

The Centres for European Policy Network (cep) has analysed the European policy plans of the parties for the Bundestag elections. The result: Europe hardly plays a role, even though the EU is currently facing its biggest existential crisis in decades and Germany's prosperity and security are directly affected. The think tank demands that the next German government must urgently put Europe centre stage.

Whether it is digitalisation, education, or the economy, the parties are increasingly focusing on the future in the run-up to the federal elections – but without concrete proposals or instruments. This is the result of an AI analysis of the election manifestos by the Centre for European Policy (cep) and the think tank Zukunft-Fabrik.2050.

The rule of law beats populism: expelling refugees from Italy via Albania to their countries of origin will not be legitimised in the future either. This is the result of an analysis of existing and planned laws at national and European level by the Centre for European Policy (cep).

The US presidential election is completely open. The Centres for European Policy Network (cep) has analysed the consequences of possible election outcomes for Europe. Core thesis: Geopolitically, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are moving away from Europe. With Trump, however, it will be stormier.

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.

In the aftermath of Prime Minister Michel Barnier's general policy speech, the new government's ambition to strengthen France's influence within the European Union is clearer than ever, despite its fragility.

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.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has presented guidelines for her second term of office 2024-2029. She wants to strengthen Europe's competitiveness and promote sustainable innovation. The Centre for European Policy (cep) advises more concrete measures through prioritisation and smart regulation.

Ursula von der Leyen was very explicit when, during the Eurovision debate 2024 among the Spitzenkandidaten for the presidency of the Commission, she said that she was only willing to work with politicians who guaranteed three conditions: 'to be pro-European, pro-Ukraine - and therefore anti-Putin - and to be in favour of the rule of law'.