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EuroComment has for 19 years published electronic publications on every meeting of the European Council, the core of the European system of government.
The author of the Briefing Notes is Peter Ludlow, founding director of CEPS in Brussels and executive president of the European Strategy Forum. Described by the Financial Times as ‘Brussels’ ultimate insider’, Peter Ludlow has been closely involved with EU affairs for over 30 years.
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About Peter Ludlow

Described by the Financial Times, as ‘Brussels’ ultimate insider’, Peter Ludlow has been closely involved with EU affairs for over thirty years. Read more

 

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  • Latest Publications List

    • European Council Briefing Note 2019/8

        December: Climate Change and a new President There were three meetings on 12-13 December: a European Council, a Euro-Summit and a meeting of the European Council

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2019/8

       December 12 and 13: the changing of the guard The heads of state and government have a lot to discuss on 12 and 13 December. At

    • European Council Briefing Note 2019/7

      October: Brexit, Enlargement, Turkey, the Strategic Agenda, the MFF and Climate Change The October European Council was overshadowed but by no means dominated by Brexit. Overshadowed, because

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2019/7

      October 17 and 18: the MFF, the Strategic Agenda, Climate Change, Turkey and Syria, Enlargement and Brexit The October European Council, which is one of the

    • European Council Briefing Note 2019/6

       June Part 2: the top jobs The present paper resumes our analysis of the process by which the European Council selected the new leaders of the

    • European Council Briefing Note 2019/5

      June Part 1: the Strategic Agenda, the MFF, Climate Change, External Relations, the Euro and Brexit The EU’s heads of state and government spent a lot