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🔴 How can the EU turn its Black Sea strategy into real action?
Join @epc-official.bsky.social’s Policy Dialogue on 18 February discussing EU Black Sea security, regional stability and Ukraine’s war 👇
www.epc.eu/events/the-e...
Join @epc-official.bsky.social’s Policy Dialogue on 18 February discussing EU Black Sea security, regional stability and Ukraine’s war 👇
www.epc.eu/events/the-e...
February 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
🔴 How can the EU turn its Black Sea strategy into real action?
Join @epc-official.bsky.social’s Policy Dialogue on 18 February discussing EU Black Sea security, regional stability and Ukraine’s war 👇
www.epc.eu/events/the-e...
Join @epc-official.bsky.social’s Policy Dialogue on 18 February discussing EU Black Sea security, regional stability and Ukraine’s war 👇
www.epc.eu/events/the-e...
🛡️ The end of #NewSTART is symbolically profound. Yet the immediate military consequences should not be overstated, writes EPC's Juraj Majcin.
#Nuclear balances may hold for now, but the EU must rethink its deterrence and missile defence.
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#Nuclear balances may hold for now, but the EU must rethink its deterrence and missile defence.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
February 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
🛡️ The end of #NewSTART is symbolically profound. Yet the immediate military consequences should not be overstated, writes EPC's Juraj Majcin.
#Nuclear balances may hold for now, but the EU must rethink its deterrence and missile defence.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
#Nuclear balances may hold for now, but the EU must rethink its deterrence and missile defence.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
What will the 12 February leaders’ retreat mean for EU competitiveness and the Single Market?
Fabian Zuleeg and @jaemmanouilidis.bsky.social discuss the implications ahead of March European Council meeting, moderated by Jacki Davis.
Register here 👇
www.epc.eu/events/infor...
Fabian Zuleeg and @jaemmanouilidis.bsky.social discuss the implications ahead of March European Council meeting, moderated by Jacki Davis.
Register here 👇
www.epc.eu/events/infor...
February 6, 2026 at 8:17 AM
What will the 12 February leaders’ retreat mean for EU competitiveness and the Single Market?
Fabian Zuleeg and @jaemmanouilidis.bsky.social discuss the implications ahead of March European Council meeting, moderated by Jacki Davis.
Register here 👇
www.epc.eu/events/infor...
Fabian Zuleeg and @jaemmanouilidis.bsky.social discuss the implications ahead of March European Council meeting, moderated by Jacki Davis.
Register here 👇
www.epc.eu/events/infor...
💻 Can Europe reach tech escape velocity?
Incremental change won’t close Europe’s tech gap with the US and China.
In our latest Commentary, @pswieboda.bsky.social argues that Europe must shift from mid-tech ambition to high-tech scale — or risk permanent divergence.
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Incremental change won’t close Europe’s tech gap with the US and China.
In our latest Commentary, @pswieboda.bsky.social argues that Europe must shift from mid-tech ambition to high-tech scale — or risk permanent divergence.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
💻 Can Europe reach tech escape velocity?
Incremental change won’t close Europe’s tech gap with the US and China.
In our latest Commentary, @pswieboda.bsky.social argues that Europe must shift from mid-tech ambition to high-tech scale — or risk permanent divergence.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
Incremental change won’t close Europe’s tech gap with the US and China.
In our latest Commentary, @pswieboda.bsky.social argues that Europe must shift from mid-tech ambition to high-tech scale — or risk permanent divergence.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
🎧 The Language of Power is now on YouTube, Amazon Music & Deezer (still on Spotify too).
New episode: Trump’s rogue Board of Peace — Paul Taylor talks to Dave Troy & Silvia Colombo on Gaza, the UN, and Europe’s risk of being sidelined.
Listen now 👇
www.epc.eu/podcast/trum...
New episode: Trump’s rogue Board of Peace — Paul Taylor talks to Dave Troy & Silvia Colombo on Gaza, the UN, and Europe’s risk of being sidelined.
Listen now 👇
www.epc.eu/podcast/trum...
February 5, 2026 at 8:35 AM
🎧 The Language of Power is now on YouTube, Amazon Music & Deezer (still on Spotify too).
New episode: Trump’s rogue Board of Peace — Paul Taylor talks to Dave Troy & Silvia Colombo on Gaza, the UN, and Europe’s risk of being sidelined.
Listen now 👇
www.epc.eu/podcast/trum...
New episode: Trump’s rogue Board of Peace — Paul Taylor talks to Dave Troy & Silvia Colombo on Gaza, the UN, and Europe’s risk of being sidelined.
Listen now 👇
www.epc.eu/podcast/trum...
🔴 Europe is asking the right question — how to fund security, competitiveness and transition — but relying on the wrong answer.
In a new @epc-official.bsky.social To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg argues the MFF can’t carry Europe’s strategic agenda alone.
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In a new @epc-official.bsky.social To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg argues the MFF can’t carry Europe’s strategic agenda alone.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
February 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
🔴 Europe is asking the right question — how to fund security, competitiveness and transition — but relying on the wrong answer.
In a new @epc-official.bsky.social To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg argues the MFF can’t carry Europe’s strategic agenda alone.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
In a new @epc-official.bsky.social To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg argues the MFF can’t carry Europe’s strategic agenda alone.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
❄️ Ukraine is enduring a weaponised winter: blackouts, freezing homes, hospitals under strain.
In a new EPC Commentary, Amanda Paul argues emergency aid isn’t enough — partners must scale air defence, energy resilience & humanitarian support now.
Read here 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
In a new EPC Commentary, Amanda Paul argues emergency aid isn’t enough — partners must scale air defence, energy resilience & humanitarian support now.
Read here 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
❄️ Ukraine is enduring a weaponised winter: blackouts, freezing homes, hospitals under strain.
In a new EPC Commentary, Amanda Paul argues emergency aid isn’t enough — partners must scale air defence, energy resilience & humanitarian support now.
Read here 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
In a new EPC Commentary, Amanda Paul argues emergency aid isn’t enough — partners must scale air defence, energy resilience & humanitarian support now.
Read here 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
⚡The European Policy Centre is collaborating with the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social to support its Global Energy Agenda Survey
This is a concrete opportunity to ensure European perspectives are reflected in a global roadmap.
Take the survey here 👇 www.surveymonkey.com/r/33853Q3
This is a concrete opportunity to ensure European perspectives are reflected in a global roadmap.
Take the survey here 👇 www.surveymonkey.com/r/33853Q3
January 28, 2026 at 11:21 AM
⚡The European Policy Centre is collaborating with the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social to support its Global Energy Agenda Survey
This is a concrete opportunity to ensure European perspectives are reflected in a global roadmap.
Take the survey here 👇 www.surveymonkey.com/r/33853Q3
This is a concrete opportunity to ensure European perspectives are reflected in a global roadmap.
Take the survey here 👇 www.surveymonkey.com/r/33853Q3
🔴 Is Europe ready to deter economic coercion before it turns into political or territorial pressure?
In an Op-ed for The Parliament, Fabian Zuleeg argues the Greenland episode shows why Europe needs a European Security Alliance.
🔗 www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
In an Op-ed for The Parliament, Fabian Zuleeg argues the Greenland episode shows why Europe needs a European Security Alliance.
🔗 www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
January 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
🔴 Is Europe ready to deter economic coercion before it turns into political or territorial pressure?
In an Op-ed for The Parliament, Fabian Zuleeg argues the Greenland episode shows why Europe needs a European Security Alliance.
🔗 www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
In an Op-ed for The Parliament, Fabian Zuleeg argues the Greenland episode shows why Europe needs a European Security Alliance.
🔗 www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
📆 Moldova at the frontline of Europe’s security
On 02 February, @epc-official.bsky.social hosts Mihai Popșoi, Deputy PM & Foreign Minister of Moldova, for a Policy Briefing on security, resilience, energy cooperation and Moldova’s EU accession path.
Register here 👇
www.epc.eu/events/mihai...
On 02 February, @epc-official.bsky.social hosts Mihai Popșoi, Deputy PM & Foreign Minister of Moldova, for a Policy Briefing on security, resilience, energy cooperation and Moldova’s EU accession path.
Register here 👇
www.epc.eu/events/mihai...
January 27, 2026 at 8:56 AM
📆 Moldova at the frontline of Europe’s security
On 02 February, @epc-official.bsky.social hosts Mihai Popșoi, Deputy PM & Foreign Minister of Moldova, for a Policy Briefing on security, resilience, energy cooperation and Moldova’s EU accession path.
Register here 👇
www.epc.eu/events/mihai...
On 02 February, @epc-official.bsky.social hosts Mihai Popșoi, Deputy PM & Foreign Minister of Moldova, for a Policy Briefing on security, resilience, energy cooperation and Moldova’s EU accession path.
Register here 👇
www.epc.eu/events/mihai...
🔴Europe was built to endure — not to freeze
In a new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary, Corina Stratulat argues the EU is an infinite project played like a finite game — and that zero-sum politics are now Europe’s biggest strategic risk.
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In a new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary, Corina Stratulat argues the EU is an infinite project played like a finite game — and that zero-sum politics are now Europe’s biggest strategic risk.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
🔴Europe was built to endure — not to freeze
In a new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary, Corina Stratulat argues the EU is an infinite project played like a finite game — and that zero-sum politics are now Europe’s biggest strategic risk.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
In a new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary, Corina Stratulat argues the EU is an infinite project played like a finite game — and that zero-sum politics are now Europe’s biggest strategic risk.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
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To break this down, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Almut Möller, Director for European and Global Affairs @epc-official.bsky.social, and former senior Danish diplomat Signe Biering. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/multimedia/t...
The Women Leaders podcast: When dignity dies
The second Trump administration has strained democracy, alliances, and the postwar order. Allies feel abandoned, betrayed, and disrespected, and the US retreat from the Global South has allowed Russia...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
To break this down, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Almut Möller, Director for European and Global Affairs @epc-official.bsky.social, and former senior Danish diplomat Signe Biering. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/multimedia/t...
🛡️ The US has reprioritised its defence strategy — and Europe is no longer first
In a new EPC Commentary, Chris Kremidas-Courtney shows how Washington’s latest Defence Strategy puts China and homeland defence first — leaving Europe responsible for its own security.
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In a new EPC Commentary, Chris Kremidas-Courtney shows how Washington’s latest Defence Strategy puts China and homeland defence first — leaving Europe responsible for its own security.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
January 26, 2026 at 9:51 AM
🛡️ The US has reprioritised its defence strategy — and Europe is no longer first
In a new EPC Commentary, Chris Kremidas-Courtney shows how Washington’s latest Defence Strategy puts China and homeland defence first — leaving Europe responsible for its own security.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
In a new EPC Commentary, Chris Kremidas-Courtney shows how Washington’s latest Defence Strategy puts China and homeland defence first — leaving Europe responsible for its own security.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
🔵 Europe’s protein system is a climate, competitiveness and resilience issue
Diversifying proteins isn’t niche sustainability – it’s core to the EU’s Green Deal and food security.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social discussion paper by Michele Galli 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
Diversifying proteins isn’t niche sustainability – it’s core to the EU’s Green Deal and food security.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social discussion paper by Michele Galli 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
🔵 Europe’s protein system is a climate, competitiveness and resilience issue
Diversifying proteins isn’t niche sustainability – it’s core to the EU’s Green Deal and food security.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social discussion paper by Michele Galli 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
Diversifying proteins isn’t niche sustainability – it’s core to the EU’s Green Deal and food security.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social discussion paper by Michele Galli 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
🎙️ The Language of Power – Greenland power games
Greenland is testing NATO unity and Europe’s strategic credibility.
Paul Taylor is joined by Peter Fibiger Bang and Maria Martisiute to unpack US pressure, Arctic security and Europe’s options.
Listen here 👇
www.epc.eu/podcast/the-...
Greenland is testing NATO unity and Europe’s strategic credibility.
Paul Taylor is joined by Peter Fibiger Bang and Maria Martisiute to unpack US pressure, Arctic security and Europe’s options.
Listen here 👇
www.epc.eu/podcast/the-...
January 22, 2026 at 12:06 PM
🎙️ The Language of Power – Greenland power games
Greenland is testing NATO unity and Europe’s strategic credibility.
Paul Taylor is joined by Peter Fibiger Bang and Maria Martisiute to unpack US pressure, Arctic security and Europe’s options.
Listen here 👇
www.epc.eu/podcast/the-...
Greenland is testing NATO unity and Europe’s strategic credibility.
Paul Taylor is joined by Peter Fibiger Bang and Maria Martisiute to unpack US pressure, Arctic security and Europe’s options.
Listen here 👇
www.epc.eu/podcast/the-...
🛰️ China’s hacking of Russian tech firms cuts through the “no-limits” rhetoric
The partnership is asymmetric, conditional — and constantly renegotiated.
Europe has more room to manoeuvre than it thinks.
Read the latest EPC Commentary by Chris Kremidas-Courtney 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
The partnership is asymmetric, conditional — and constantly renegotiated.
Europe has more room to manoeuvre than it thinks.
Read the latest EPC Commentary by Chris Kremidas-Courtney 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🛰️ China’s hacking of Russian tech firms cuts through the “no-limits” rhetoric
The partnership is asymmetric, conditional — and constantly renegotiated.
Europe has more room to manoeuvre than it thinks.
Read the latest EPC Commentary by Chris Kremidas-Courtney 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
The partnership is asymmetric, conditional — and constantly renegotiated.
Europe has more room to manoeuvre than it thinks.
Read the latest EPC Commentary by Chris Kremidas-Courtney 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
💶 Health isn’t a cost — it’s Europe’s strategic investment.
As MFF talks begin, investing in health can boost productivity, resilience and long-term fiscal sustainability.
Read @epc-official.bsky.social latest Policy Brief by Elizabeth Kuiper and Samuel Goodger 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
As MFF talks begin, investing in health can boost productivity, resilience and long-term fiscal sustainability.
Read @epc-official.bsky.social latest Policy Brief by Elizabeth Kuiper and Samuel Goodger 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
💶 Health isn’t a cost — it’s Europe’s strategic investment.
As MFF talks begin, investing in health can boost productivity, resilience and long-term fiscal sustainability.
Read @epc-official.bsky.social latest Policy Brief by Elizabeth Kuiper and Samuel Goodger 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
As MFF talks begin, investing in health can boost productivity, resilience and long-term fiscal sustainability.
Read @epc-official.bsky.social latest Policy Brief by Elizabeth Kuiper and Samuel Goodger 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
🔴 Values are not a strategy
Europe’s problem isn’t moral clarity — it’s turning values into power.
In a world of coercion and spheres of influence, leverage matters more than rhetoric.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary by Corina Stratulat 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
Europe’s problem isn’t moral clarity — it’s turning values into power.
In a world of coercion and spheres of influence, leverage matters more than rhetoric.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary by Corina Stratulat 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
🔴 Values are not a strategy
Europe’s problem isn’t moral clarity — it’s turning values into power.
In a world of coercion and spheres of influence, leverage matters more than rhetoric.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary by Corina Stratulat 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
Europe’s problem isn’t moral clarity — it’s turning values into power.
In a world of coercion and spheres of influence, leverage matters more than rhetoric.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary by Corina Stratulat 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
🔴 Europe’s credibility is on the line
Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland go beyond trade — they challenge EU sovereignty.
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Flash Analysis by Varg Folkman argues the EU must retaliate or risk irrelevance.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland go beyond trade — they challenge EU sovereignty.
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Flash Analysis by Varg Folkman argues the EU must retaliate or risk irrelevance.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 AM
🔴 Europe’s credibility is on the line
Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland go beyond trade — they challenge EU sovereignty.
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Flash Analysis by Varg Folkman argues the EU must retaliate or risk irrelevance.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland go beyond trade — they challenge EU sovereignty.
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Flash Analysis by Varg Folkman argues the EU must retaliate or risk irrelevance.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
🧠 AI could be Europe’s Coal and Steel moment for health
With just 4 years to meet its 2030 goals, Europe must turn data and AI into real brain health outcomes.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social Policy Brief by Elizabeth Kuiper and @pswieboda.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
With just 4 years to meet its 2030 goals, Europe must turn data and AI into real brain health outcomes.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social Policy Brief by Elizabeth Kuiper and @pswieboda.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
🧠 AI could be Europe’s Coal and Steel moment for health
With just 4 years to meet its 2030 goals, Europe must turn data and AI into real brain health outcomes.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social Policy Brief by Elizabeth Kuiper and @pswieboda.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
With just 4 years to meet its 2030 goals, Europe must turn data and AI into real brain health outcomes.
Read the new @epc-official.bsky.social Policy Brief by Elizabeth Kuiper and @pswieboda.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
