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, 40% of net revenue came from grants and services provided to institutions. 17.3% came from corporate and institutional membership fees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://annualreport.ceps.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Annual-Report-2023.pdf|title=Annual Report 2023|publisher=Centre for European Policy Studies|accessdate=3 November 2024}}</ref> |
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In a 2025 report published by [[Mathias Corvinus Collegium|MCC]] Brussels, CEPS was identified among the largest recipients of EU institutional support. The report claimed CEPS had been involved in projects totalling around €250 million between 2014 and 2025, and directly received approximately €25 million in EU funding during that period. Critics argue that this scale of EU involvement raises questions about the independence of think tanks operating within Brussels, particularly when their research aligns closely with EU policy priorities such as deeper integration or the Green Deal. |
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In 2015, 23% of CEPS’s budget came from collaborative European research projects, in which academics [[Diane Stone]] and Stella Ladi note it often played the role of communicating the project results.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Policy Analysis and Think Tanks in Comparative Perspective|first1=Diane|last1=Stone|first2=Stella|last2=Ladi|title=Routledge Handbook of Comparative Policy Analysis |editor1-first=Marleen|editor1-last=Brans|editor2-first=Iris|editor2-last=Geva-May|editor3-first=Michael|editor3-last=Howlett|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|pages=325–340|year=2017|isbn=9781315660561}}</ref> |
In 2015, 23% of CEPS’s budget came from collaborative European research projects, in which academics [[Diane Stone]] and Stella Ladi note it often played the role of communicating the project results.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Policy Analysis and Think Tanks in Comparative Perspective|first1=Diane|last1=Stone|first2=Stella|last2=Ladi|title=Routledge Handbook of Comparative Policy Analysis |editor1-first=Marleen|editor1-last=Brans|editor2-first=Iris|editor2-last=Geva-May|editor3-first=Michael|editor3-last=Howlett|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|pages=325–340|year=2017|isbn=9781315660561}}</ref> |
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Writing in 2000, Philippa Sherrington noted that CEPS’s corporate membership was then its largest source of income, with “its promotional literature [stressing] the importance of this constituency”.<ref name=Sherrington>{{cite journal|first=Philippa|last=Sherrington|title=Shaping the Policy Agenda: Think Tank Activity in the European Union|journal=Global Society|volume=14|issue=2|pages=173–189|year=2000|doi=10.1080/13600820050008430}}</ref> |
Writing in 2000, Philippa Sherrington noted that CEPS’s corporate membership was then its largest source of income, with “its promotional literature [stressing] the importance of this constituency”.<ref name=Sherrington>{{cite journal|first=Philippa|last=Sherrington|title=Shaping the Policy Agenda: Think Tank Activity in the European Union|journal=Global Society|volume=14|issue=2|pages=173–189|year=2000|doi=10.1080/13600820050008430}}</ref> |
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== Public Debate and Criticism == |
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The MCC Brussels report ”“The EU’s Propaganda Machine: Funding NGOs to Promote EU Values”” positioned CEPS within what it called the “EU–NGO propaganda complex”, a network of organisations allegedly funded to promote the [[European Commission]]’s agenda and counter [[euroscepticism]]. The report claimed this network blurred the distinction between independent civil society and institutional advocacy, arguing that funding programmes such as the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) initiative have been used to influence public discourse. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Scheffer |first=Joakim |date=2025-02-17 |title=Calls for EU’s Own Musk-Style DOGE Intensify — Here’s Why |url=https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/politics/european-doge-elon-musk-mcc-brussels-ngo-media-funding/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Hungarian Conservative |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-12 |title=Following shocking new report about scale of the EU-NGO propaganda complex, MCC Brussels calls for establishment of EU DOGE |url=https://brussels.mcc.hu/news/press-release-following-shocking-new-report-about-scale-of-eu-funding-for-propaganda-mcc-brussels-calls-for-establishment-of-eu-doge |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=brussels.mcc.hu |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Rankings== |
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Think tank based in Brussels, Belgium
| Abbreviation | CEPS |
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| Formation | 1983 (1983) |
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Region served |
European Union |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Karel Lannoo |
| Website | www |
The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is a leading think tank based in Brussels, Belgium. It was established in 1983.[1][2] Its primary tasks are to conduct rigorous, evidence-based policy research on European and global issues, to serve as a leading forum for debate among stakeholders, and to disseminate its findings through regular publications and public events.[3][4][5]
CEPS’s first director was Peter Ludlow.[6] Its director between 2000 and 2020 was Daniel Gros,[7] who had formerly been an economic advisor at the European Commission.[2] Its Chief Executive Officer since 2000 has been Karel Lannoo.[8] Currently Andrea Renda is the Director of Research at CEPS, leading the GRID unit on global governance, regulation, innovation, and the digital economy while also holding influential academic, advisory, and research roles internationally in digital policy, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies.[9][10][11]
In 2023, more than 40% of CEPS’s net revenue came from grants from and services provided to European Union institutions. 17.3% came from corporate and institutional membership fees.[12]
In 2015, 23% of CEPS’s budget came from collaborative European research projects, in which academics Diane Stone and Stella Ladi note it often played the role of communicating the project results.[13]
Writing in 2000, Philippa Sherrington noted that CEPS’s corporate membership was then its largest source of income, with “its promotional literature [stressing] the importance of this constituency”.[14]
Ramona Coman notes that together with Bruegel, CEPS is one of only two Brussels-based organisations to occupy leading positions in international rankings of think tanks.[2]
