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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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  • Brexit Briefings

    • The third Brexit Briefing at the Athenaeum Club in London on 19 January was an intense and thought- provoking session. Participants were briefed on the present state of play in the relationship between EU27 and the UK.
      The next Brexit Briefing will be held on Friday 13 April. More »

  • Latest Publications List

    • Brexit Briefing 2018/2

      The main conclusions of the Briefing of 13 April The seminar discussed both the politics and the economics of Brexit. There were two sessions on the

    • European Council Briefing Note 2018/1

      February: Institutional Issues, the MFF, Martin Selmayr  The meeting on 23 February was an informal meeting of the leaders of EU27. The issues with which it

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2018/2

      22-23 March: Trade Policy, Taxation, Turkey, Russia, Brexit and EMU There will once again be three meetings rather than one this week. The first, on 22

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2018/1

      23 February: Institutions and Money  The European Council meeting on 23 February is informal and is likely to be relatively short. After a brief exchange of

    • European Council Briefing Note 2017/9

      December 2017: migration policy, the euro and Brexit  Three features of the meeting are highlighted for special mention in the conclusions at the end of the paper:

    • Pre-summit Briefing 2017/8

      14-15 December: Donald Tusk throws down the gauntlet There will be no less than three summits on Thursday and Friday: an ordinary meeting of the European Council,