🌊 Who rules the waves, holds the power. Can the EU turn its maritime ambitions into global influence? 🎧 Paul Taylor hosts the latest Language of Power Podcast with Brooke Moore and Chris Kremidas-Courtney on how Europe can rule the waves. epc.eu/podcast/the-... 🚢

@ec.europa.eu Migration policy keeps changing. But is anything actually improving? Lessons from Lampedusa suggest Europe’s problem is not simple to solve. Read @epc-official.bsky.social's latest commentary:
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The next Multiannual Financial Framework is being negotiated, but it can't be shaped by the same old considerations. Today's economic and geopolitical environment poses new problems, and they demand new solutions.

Read Fabian Zuleeg's full TTP👇
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💶🇪🇺 Europe’s next budget needs more than more money. It needs financial innovation.

Fabian Zuleeg argues the next MFF should combine common borrowing, match funding and other instruments with governance that ensures those who benefit also contribute.

Read here 👇
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🇪🇸 Spain is heading to a snap election. Can Pedro Sánchez turn another political crisis to his advantage?

Javier Carbonell examines why the housing crisis triggered the 29 November vote – and the challenges facing both the left and right.

Read the EPC Flash Analysis 👇
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📢 We’re hiring!

The EPC is looking for an Operations Assistant to support our Brussels office – from reception and office management to IT support and the roll-out of AI tools.

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis 👇
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🌊🇪🇺 Can the EU Ocean Act strengthen Europe’s environmental, economic and military security?

In a new Discussion Paper, Stefan Šipka & Brooke Moore explore how healthier oceans can support competitiveness, security & resilience.

With support from Oceano Azul Foundation.

🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...

EU enlargement is changing.
Hard law for candidates. Softer commitments from the EU.
What does this mean for the credibility of enlargement and the rule of law?
Corina Stratulat examines the growing imbalance 👇
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#EUEnlargement #EU

🇳🇱🇪🇺 What happens when national political alliances no longer fit neatly into Europe’s party families?

@lizasaris.bsky.social examines how the Dutch Green–Social Democrat merger exposed the limits of Europe’s party system.

Read the full Commentary 👇
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🏠🇪🇺 Could Europe’s housing crisis be creating a new class divide?

In a new EPC Flash Analysis, Javier Carbonell asks whether the protests in Madrid signal an emerging political divide between renters and rentiers – and whether it could spread across Europe.

Read more 👇
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👷🇪🇺 Europe needs workers. But can it make labour mobility fair?

Marianna Gorgerino examines whether the EU’s new Fair Labour Mobility package can ease cross-border work while better protecting non-EU workers from exploitation.

Read the full Commentary 👇
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Plus, read Almut Möller’s new Commentary on the upcoming EU Security Strategy 👇
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🎙️🇪🇺 Can Europe widen its security options without weakening NATO?

In the latest Language of Power, Paul Taylor, @almutm.bsky.social & @sbeverts.bsky.social discuss Europe’s ability to act in a more dangerous world.

Listen here 👇
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Coincidence?

In her SOTEU this month, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu opened with Dickens.

Months earlier, Almut Möller opened her 2026 Outlook Paper the same way.

Both their arguments echo each other.

Read the piece that said it first →
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@spignal.bsky.social

🇷🇺 What do Russia’s Duma elections mean for the war in Ukraine?

In a new EPC Flash Analysis, Amanda Paul examines how the Kremlin can use the election result to claim public backing for the war – and why Europe’s support for Ukraine remains critical.

Read more 👇
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🛡️🇪🇺 How can Europe deter hostile Russian actions below the threshold of armed conflict?

Juraj Majcin and @jannikhartmann.bsky.social argue that resilience alone is not enough. Europe also needs deterrence by punishment.

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🌍🇪🇺 Do Europeans really think about migration along a simple East–West divide?

Join our Policy Dialogue on 30 September to explore how public attitudes towards migration and integration differ across Europe – and what this means for policymaking.

Register 👇
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The 100-day countdown is almost here!

Join us @epc-official.bsky.social on September 21, where Deputy Foreign Minister Sigitas Mitkus will discuss the priorities of #LT27EU Presidency, strengthening EU's economic security and resilience, and translating our shared ambitions into concrete action.

🇪🇺🇨🇦 Could pressure from Washington bring Europe & Canada closer together?

Fabian Zuleeg argues Trump’s attack on proposed EU–Canada Associate Membership shows precisely why it is needed – & why both sides should now turn political symbolism into concrete integration.

🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu makes a big announcement in #SOTEU 2026. #Canada will be the first associate member of the #EU. Big win for @mark-carney.bsky.social. @epc-official.bsky.social's Fabian Zuleeg called for this in his latest op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...