Eric Maurice
@ericmaurice.bsky.social
Policy Analyst at @epc-official.bsky.social. French in Brussels bubble. Journalist in a previous life. Auditeur CHEE INSP/ENA, auditeur 75e PolDef @ihedn.bsky.social.
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🚗 The EU just softened its 2035 combustion engine ban
A new EPC Flash Analysis by @ericmaurice.bsky.social explains why this was inevitable — and what it reveals about the EU’s failure to balance climate ambition, competitiveness & public buy-in.
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A new EPC Flash Analysis by @ericmaurice.bsky.social explains why this was inevitable — and what it reveals about the EU’s failure to balance climate ambition, competitiveness & public buy-in.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🚗 The EU just softened its 2035 combustion engine ban
A new EPC Flash Analysis by @ericmaurice.bsky.social explains why this was inevitable — and what it reveals about the EU’s failure to balance climate ambition, competitiveness & public buy-in.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
A new EPC Flash Analysis by @ericmaurice.bsky.social explains why this was inevitable — and what it reveals about the EU’s failure to balance climate ambition, competitiveness & public buy-in.
Read more 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
On the left, today's Politico Brussels Playbook. On the right what I wrote in my recent Paper on the Commission's political overstretch and risk of failure.
That is why I argued that the von der Leyen Commission needs a change of leadership style and political agenda.
My paper here: lnkd.in/eZYcBHy5
That is why I argued that the von der Leyen Commission needs a change of leadership style and political agenda.
My paper here: lnkd.in/eZYcBHy5
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
On the left, today's Politico Brussels Playbook. On the right what I wrote in my recent Paper on the Commission's political overstretch and risk of failure.
That is why I argued that the von der Leyen Commission needs a change of leadership style and political agenda.
My paper here: lnkd.in/eZYcBHy5
That is why I argued that the von der Leyen Commission needs a change of leadership style and political agenda.
My paper here: lnkd.in/eZYcBHy5
My (critical) assessment of the first year of Ursula von der Leyen's second term: more interested in geopolitics and party politics than in designing future-oriented policies, too active on too many issues but not the right ones, increased risk of not delivering.
epc.eu/publication/...
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One year of von der Leyen II: the risk of political overstretc
Ursula von der Leyen began her second term as president of the European Commission on 1 December 2024 as one of the strongest presidents in the institution’s history. She was re-elected by the European Parliament as a member of the EU’s most powerful party, the European Popular Party (EPP), asserted her authority over the College of Commissioners and moved quickly on the EU’s top priorities: defence and competitiveness. But a year on, her leadership style has increased the risk that the Commission fails to deliver on its objectives and promises.
epc.eu
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
My (critical) assessment of the first year of Ursula von der Leyen's second term: more interested in geopolitics and party politics than in designing future-oriented policies, too active on too many issues but not the right ones, increased risk of not delivering.
epc.eu/publication/...
epc.eu/publication/...
My not-so-optimistic take on the fall of the Bayrou government.
The situation is not going to improve and Europeans should take note.
epc.eu/publication/...
The situation is not going to improve and Europeans should take note.
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The French canary in the European mine
The fall of the François Bayrou-led French government, following a failed motion of confidence on 8 September, has plunged France into a new period of instability and uncertainty and should serve as a warning for the whole of the European Union.
epc.eu
September 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My not-so-optimistic take on the fall of the Bayrou government.
The situation is not going to improve and Europeans should take note.
epc.eu/publication/...
The situation is not going to improve and Europeans should take note.
epc.eu/publication/...
This piece is the last of my 'VDL summer trilogy'.
Previous episodes :
The unravelling of the EU coalition that never was epc.eu/publication/...
The Spitzenkandidat: Time to rethink a failing democratic experiment
epc.eu/publication/...
Previous episodes :
The unravelling of the EU coalition that never was epc.eu/publication/...
The Spitzenkandidat: Time to rethink a failing democratic experiment
epc.eu/publication/...
September 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This piece is the last of my 'VDL summer trilogy'.
Previous episodes :
The unravelling of the EU coalition that never was epc.eu/publication/...
The Spitzenkandidat: Time to rethink a failing democratic experiment
epc.eu/publication/...
Previous episodes :
The unravelling of the EU coalition that never was epc.eu/publication/...
The Spitzenkandidat: Time to rethink a failing democratic experiment
epc.eu/publication/...
Ahead of von der Leyen's #SOTEU speech tomorrow, here is how her priorities look like so far. Competitiveness and defence overshadow all other issues in both the narrative and the concrete proposals.
Read my analysis with the data research by Eulytix's Levente Kocsis: epc.eu/publication/...
Read my analysis with the data research by Eulytix's Levente Kocsis: epc.eu/publication/...
September 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Ahead of von der Leyen's #SOTEU speech tomorrow, here is how her priorities look like so far. Competitiveness and defence overshadow all other issues in both the narrative and the concrete proposals.
Read my analysis with the data research by Eulytix's Levente Kocsis: epc.eu/publication/...
Read my analysis with the data research by Eulytix's Levente Kocsis: epc.eu/publication/...
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Today, Von der Leyen survived a censure motion in the European Parliament.
But what is the deeper story behind it and how the ‘pro-European coalition’ might be affected?
Find out in our latest Flash Analysis by @ericmaurice.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
#NoConfidenceVote #VdL #EU
But what is the deeper story behind it and how the ‘pro-European coalition’ might be affected?
Find out in our latest Flash Analysis by @ericmaurice.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
#NoConfidenceVote #VdL #EU
July 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today, Von der Leyen survived a censure motion in the European Parliament.
But what is the deeper story behind it and how the ‘pro-European coalition’ might be affected?
Find out in our latest Flash Analysis by @ericmaurice.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
#NoConfidenceVote #VdL #EU
But what is the deeper story behind it and how the ‘pro-European coalition’ might be affected?
Find out in our latest Flash Analysis by @ericmaurice.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
#NoConfidenceVote #VdL #EU
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⚡️FLASH ANALYSIS: Le Pen's sentence will lead to greater polarisation in France
Marine Le Pen's sentence may stop her becoming president - but it could also add to the country's political instability & uncertainty, writes Eric Maurice @ericmaurice.bsky.social
Read here ⬇️
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Marine Le Pen's sentence may stop her becoming president - but it could also add to the country's political instability & uncertainty, writes Eric Maurice @ericmaurice.bsky.social
Read here ⬇️
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Le Pen's sentence will lead to greater polarisation in France
Le Pen's sentence will lead to greater polarisation in France
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March 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
⚡️FLASH ANALYSIS: Le Pen's sentence will lead to greater polarisation in France
Marine Le Pen's sentence may stop her becoming president - but it could also add to the country's political instability & uncertainty, writes Eric Maurice @ericmaurice.bsky.social
Read here ⬇️
www.epc.eu/en/Publicati...
Marine Le Pen's sentence may stop her becoming president - but it could also add to the country's political instability & uncertainty, writes Eric Maurice @ericmaurice.bsky.social
Read here ⬇️
www.epc.eu/en/Publicati...
I'm glad to present this collective work on the impact for Europe of the second Trump presidency, "a fundamental challenge for the EU".
📘 Compendium | Trump Returns: The Challenges Ahead for the EU
Trump 2.0 presents profound challenges for Europe. From security & trade to democracy & Big Tech’s growing influence, this compendium explores how the EU must prepare for a more confrontational global order.
👉 epc.eu/en/Publicati...
Trump 2.0 presents profound challenges for Europe. From security & trade to democracy & Big Tech’s growing influence, this compendium explores how the EU must prepare for a more confrontational global order.
👉 epc.eu/en/Publicati...
Trump returns: The challenges ahead for the EU
Trump returns: The challenges ahead for the EU
epc.eu
January 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm glad to present this collective work on the impact for Europe of the second Trump presidency, "a fundamental challenge for the EU".
Arriving here from the other place. Will be testing before posting.
January 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Arriving here from the other place. Will be testing before posting.