The Central European Lawyers Initiative presents a focused study series on the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence on legal systems and policies in Central Europe. With AI reshaping industries, we examine its alignment with EU regulations, its challenges for legal frameworks. Our research highlights how Central Europe can harmonize innovation with legal traditions.
The Central European Lawyers Initiative hosts unique events that bring together experts and visionaries to shape the future of law and technology. From the CELI Mentorship Program, which empowers the next generation of legal professionals, to high-level forums on digital competitiveness, global technology, and artificial intelligence, our events foster innovation and collaboration.
Highlights include the prestigious Brussels book launch, showcasing groundbreaking research at the heart of EU policymaking, as well as gatherings in Prague, Budapest, and Vienna, where tradition meets progress in the evolving legal landscape.
Because the birth of European integration is half here. After divided national borders, families and bloody wars, nations and peoples have been able to reunite across divides under the flag of Europe. Central Europe’s historic message is the unity that Europe needs today, as much as it needed after the Second World War.
Because then and now the EU project seems to be a geopolitical project. The German-French reconciliation after the Second World War brought lasting progress and peace. Now that Europe is again facing geopolitical challenges from the world, it is time to revitalise these roots. If the world is burdened with geopolitical challenges, the EU must once again become geopolitical and resolve its internal disputes. Geopolitics means that the EU controls its borders, has a common defence policy, a technology strategy and represents in the world the peace that is the reason for its creation. All this cannot be imagined without internal unity.
• The ability to connect with members of our growing network.
• A platform where they can share their thoughts.
• Participate in the organization of high-quality events and initiate them yourself.
• Establishing local groups.
Germany’s Vision for the EU Single Market
The European Union’s Single Market remains one of the most ambitious economic integration projects in modern history. Encompassing approximately 450 million consumers and generating around €18 tri
Forging Europe’s Semiconductor Sovereignty: Strategy, Power, and the Politics of Chips
by Rachida Roukiaoui (Policy Intern at CELI) Introduction Semiconductors are no longer just components hidden deep inside smartphones, cars, medical devices, or satellites. They have become the nervou
Space as a Warfighting Domain
by Boudour Mefteh (Policy Intern at CELI) Introduction Outer space has been framed as humanity’s new frontier, one that was meant to be kept for peaceful exploration. In the 1950s, as superpower riv
The CSAM Proposal: What is the Future of EU Data Privacy?
The European Union brands itself as a champion of quality of life through rigorous regulations that secure accessible healthcare, affordable education, and social securities. However, while most EU re
The EU Apply AI Strategy: Ambition, Capacity, and the Limits of EU Governance
The European Commission’s adoption of the Apply AI Strategy on 8 October 2025 represents the Union’s latest attempt to reconcile two competing imperatives that have defined its approach to
From Data Governance to Data Competitiveness: The EU Data Union Strategy
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published its European Data Union Strategy – a policy blueprint intended to unlock the potential of data as a strategic economic asset for the EU, especi
EU Inc.: Between Competitiveness Rhetoric and Institutional Reality
The European Commission’s announcement in January 2026 that it would soon propose „EU Inc.” – a pan-European legal framework for innovative companies – marks an inflection point
Entangled with Power: Law, Security, and the Race for Quantum Supremacy
The OECD’s December 2025 overview of national quantum strategies arrives at a significant moment in the governance of quantum technologies. As of late 2025, governments worldwide have committed
The Atlantic Initiative: A New Vector for Security and Strategic Reordering in the Sahel
by Rachida Roukiaoui (Policy Intern at CELI)