The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is a think tank based in Brussels, Belgium that undertakes research "leading to solutions to the challenges facing Europe today". It was established in 1983.
The think tank receives its funding from EU institutions, national governments, charitable foundations, private organisations, publication sales, events and membership fees. CEPS employs a mixture of permanent staff, research fellows based at other institutions such as universities, and stagiaires. The Centre's director is Daniel Gros, a German economist.
It was established in 1983 as the first think tank dealing primarily with the issues related to the European integration. Its first director was Peter Ludlow. Currently, CEPS director is Daniel Gros and Karel Lannoo is CEPS' CEO.
CEPS Board of Directors
H. Onno Ruding, Chairman of the CEPS Board of Directors, Former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands, Former Member of the de Larosière Committee on Financial Supervision
Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, President and CEO, GE International
John Bruton, Former Prime Minister of Ireland, Former Ambassador of the EU to the US
Erik Belfrage, Senior Vice-President, SEB
Hans Skov Christensen, Director General, Dansk Industri
Viscount Étienne Davignon, Vice-Chairman, Suez-Tractebel, Former European Commissioner
Baron Philippe de Schoutheete de Tervarent, Professor, Institut d’Etudes Européenes, UCL, Former Belgian Ambassador to the EU
Lord Simon of Highbury, Member of the House of Lords
Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
Stefano Micossi, Director General, Assonime
Jean-Dominique Percevault, President-Directeur Général, Services Petrolier Schlumberger
Pedro Schwartz, President, IDELCO
Josef Tosovsky, Chairman, Financial Stability Forum
Norbert Wieczorek, Former Leader of the SPD Fraktion, German Parliament
Daniel Gros (ex officio), Director, CEPS
Karel Lannoo (ex officio), Chief Executive, CEPS
CEPS Senior Research Staff
Karel Lannoo, CEO and Senior Research Fellow
Daniel Gros, Director
Rym Ayadi, Senior Research Fellow
Miroslav Beblavy, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Sergio Carrera, Senior Research Fellow
Paul De Grauwe, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Christian Egenhofer, Senior Research Fellow
Michael Emerson, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Elspeth Guild, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Jørgen Mortensen, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Jacques Pelkmans, Senior Research Fellow
Andrea Renda, Senior Research Fellow
Johan F.M. Swinnen, Associate Senior Research Fellow
CEPS has research programmes on:
economic and social welfare policies;
energy, climate change and sustainable development
European Union neighbourhood, foreign and security policy
financial markets and institutions
justice and home affairs
politics and European institutions
regulatory policy; and trade developments and agricultural policy
CEPS is also involved in a number of research networks, namely:
Changing Landscape of Security & Liberty (CHALLENGE)
European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI)
European Climate Platform (ECP)
European Credit Research Institute (ECRI)
European Network for Better Regulation (ENBR)
European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes (ENEPRI)
European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN)
European Security Forum (ESF)
