Dive into sharp, evidence-based commentary from EUI academics. From today's key issues to tomorrow's hidden breakthroughs - this is where thought leadership comes to life.
Dimitri Zurstrassen, Lukas Schaupp - 05/11/2026
EU leaders want a stronger trade toolbox. New instruments are justified to reduce dependencies and address systemic distortions, but for economic c...
Tim Heinkelmann-Wild - 25/09/2026
Shifting blame onto international organisations for negative outcomes is generally expected to be a common strategy of national politicians. But re...
Teopolina Namandje - 24/08/2026
Policy Leader Fellow Teopolina Namandje highlights a critical weakness in EU-Africa health partnerships — namely, the difficulty of transferring ta...
Lucía Bosoer - 14/07/2026
Thirty years after Susan Strange’s ''The Retreat of the State'', Lucía Bosoer explores the shifting boundaries of political authority in a world wh...
Angela Liberatore - 29/05/2026
In this EUIdeas piece, Science Diplomacy Fellow Angela Liberatore reflects on the legacy of the Chernobyl/Chornobyl nuclear disaster and how it has...
Kunhao Yang - 27/05/2026
In this EUIdeas piece, Kunhao Yang uses a recent proposal for EU-China collaboration on WTO reform to analyse the shifting history of this bilatera...
Erik Jones - 22/09/2026
Erik Jones reflects on how a failed PhD exam and a chance encounter with a second-hand book transformed his thinking about economic integration, gl...
Siofra O'Leary - 01/04/2026
Síofra O’Leary reflects on three cases before the Irish and two European courts in the early 1990s which fed slow but sure societal and constitutio...
Giacomo Calzolari - 01/04/2026
EUI Provost Giacomo Calzolari reflects on how an unexpected lesson on medieval technology reshaped his intellectual path—a first-person essay on Th...
EUIdeas: The Power of Knowledge is the EUI’s flagship research and public engagement event, sharing the name of this thought leadership platform and creating a space where ideas move beyond the digital sphere and into direct exchange. As part of the Institute’s anniversary celebrations, the 2026 edition convened academics, policymakers, civic actors, and the wider public around the role of knowledge in addressing Europe’s most pressing challenges. The first edition took place on 8 May 2026.
Alexander Ludwig - 02/11/2026
In German pension policy, the diagnosis has been clear for about 30 years. Yet some of the key treatments keep being postponed. The pension commiss...
Vanessa Endrejat - 21/09/2026
Europeans are good savers, with an estimated €10 trillion sitting in bank accounts alone. The Commission is now trying to mobilise this money with ...
Lucila de Almeida, Max Münchmeyer, Sofia Nicolai, Alessandra Porcari - 28/07/2026
In this FSR Law Blog, experts provide an analysis of the proposed provisions on smart grids, electricity grid data exchange, and AI in the reform o...
The EUI’s brightest thinkers tackle today’s big questions - and uncover the next ones. This video conversation series brings together EUI scholars to discuss the hottest topics from diverse angles, perspectives, and disciplines.
Watch more videosGabriel Marmentini - 03/11/2026
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George Papaconstantinou - 27/10/2026
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Monika Sus - 19/10/2026
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