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Future of Europe

A visual montage featuring an enlarged euro coin combined with stock market charts in shades of blue, green and red, and the yellow stars of the European Union flag.
Future of Europe Events

Conversation ‘Europe’s competitiveness in a changing global order’

A conversation with Teresa Ribera on the EU’s competitiveness in a changing global order, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Elcano Royal Institute.

31 Mar 2026 //
2 mins Reading time
A flagpole flying the flags of the European Union and Japan, during Kaja Jallas’s visit to Japan in July 2025. The flagpole has four flagpoles with four flags: two EU flags and two Japanese flags. Behind the flags is a white building with numerous windows and a completely clear blue sky.
International Security Analyses

Japan-Europe cooperation against foreign information manipulation and interference: prospects and challenges

Japan-Europe cooperation against foreign information manipulation is justified by shared interests in preserving an open, rules-based international order.

By Chiyuki Aoi
24 Mar 2026 //
18 mins Reading time
Entrada norte de la sede del Banco Central Europeo. En primer plano, un cartel con el logo del Banco Central y una inscripción que indica que se trata de la entrada norte y la dirección de esta. Detrás, el edificio acristalado de gran altura del Banco Central y, al fondo, un cielo luminoso, aunque muy nublado. La imagen fue tomada en el encuentro del presidente del Consejo Europeo, António Costa, con la presidenta del Banco Central Europeo, Christine Lagarde.
Future of Europe Working Papers

Eurobonds for European strategic autonomy: a financial proposal with geostrategic foundations

The market for Eurobonds is Europe's window of opportunity to escape the institutional trap in the face of external threats.

By José Juan Ruiz
11 Mar 2026 //
39 mins Reading time
One of the entrances to the European Parliament building in Brussels. The glass façade displays the Parliament's logo and the flag of the European Union. On the left side of the grey building, several flags of the Member States.
Future of Europe Analyses

Risk without borders: the malicious use of AI and the EU AI Act’s global reach

EU AI Act is an important step for AI governance, but its reach and global influence will be constrained by implementation and design hurdles.

By Paula Oliver Llorente
17 Feb 2026 //
25 mins Reading time
Mástil con las banderas de la Unión Europea y Japón, durante la visita de Kaja Jallas a Japón en julio de 2025. El mástil tiene cuatro postes con cuatro banderas, dos de la UE y dos de Japón. Detrás de las banderas, un edificio blanco con numerosas ventanas y un cielo completamente azul y despejado.
Future of Europe Events

Seminar “Leveraging the EU-Japan Security and Defence Partnership for enhanced cooperation on disinformation”

Seminar about the policy avenues to strengthen EU-Japan cooperation in tackling disinformation.

11 Feb 2026 //
2 mins Reading time
Signing of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (27/01/2026). Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, sign the bilateral agreement. Behind them, three lecterns where Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; António Costa, President of the European Council; and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, applaud. In the background, flags of the EU and India and two silver peacocks, the symbol of India, in Hyderabad House, New Delhi.
Future of Europe Analyses

The EU-India relationship II: the global layer of the bilateral negotiations

In the current global competition, EU-India strategic partnership will have to confront persisting normative divergences in global governance.

By Ana Ballesteros Peiró, (eds.), George Dikaios, Aurelio Insisa, Cristina de Esperanza Picardo
10 Feb 2026 //
17 mins Reading time
From left to right: António Costa, President of the European Council; Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, India (27/01/2026). In a gesture of victory, the three representatives raise their hands. On either side, flags of the European Union on the left and India on the right.
Future of Europe Analyses

The EU-India relationship I: the bilateral layer of the negotiations

The EU-India relationship will require a pragmatic approach, anchored in strategic convergences, to address normative and value discrepancies.

By Ana Ballesteros Peiró, (eds.), Chiara Boldrini, Andrea Arrieta Ruiz, Denise Ripamonti
03 Feb 2026 //
18 mins Reading time
Vector illustration of the map of Spain transformed into dots as part of Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, with the north coast of Africa, on a dark red background.
International Security Events

Presentation of the Elcano Policy Paper “Spain in the world in 2026: prospects and challenges”

Presentation of the 14th edition of the policy paper Spain in the World, a collective work by the Elcano Royal Institute.

16 Jan 2026 //
1 min Reading time
Aerial view of the riverbed after flooding from the Cervo torrent in Piedmont, Italy (27/04/2025). Among rice fields, there is a road bridge crossing the river in the foreground and a railway bridge further away, with a blue sky in the background.
Climate and energy Analyses

The European Water Resilience Strategy: a key lever to secure climate mitigation and adaptation

The European Water Resilience Strategy (EWRS) provides the framework to mitigation and adaptation of water in the climate-related risks.

By Elena López Gunn, Sofía Tirado Sarti, Andrea Briones
08 Jan 2026 //
27 mins Reading time

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Immigration and the labour market in Spain (V): European immigration

June 24, 2026

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Ten years on from the Brexit referendum: is the UK better off?

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