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, especially in service of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and…
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 in the Union’s long-standing struggle to reconcile regulatory harmonisation with Member State sovereignty.[1] Commission…
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 an estimated USD 55.7 billion to quantum science and technology since 2013, with…
The Atlantic Initiative: A New Vector for Security and Strategic Reordering in the Sahel
by Rachida Roukiaoui (Policy Intern at CELI)
How Does the Common Agricultural Policy Protect EU Food Security?
by Mokhtar Ben mlouka (Policy Intern at CELI)
Really on Track to Net-Zero Emissions? Policy Gaps in International Commitment Persisting at COP30
by Linh Dang (Policy Intern at CELI)
Digital Sovereignty and Bilateral Investment Treaties: A Complex Interplay
by Ateek Shuvo (Policy Intern at CELI)
Simplifying AI Regulation: The EU’s Digital Omnibus Proposal
The European Union is undergoing a pivotal recalibration of its approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. Just over a year after adopting the AI Act in an effort to set the global benchmark for ethical, human-centric AI, the European Commission’s Digital…
GEMA v OpenAI: Understanding the Copyright Controversy in AI Training
On 11 November 2025, the Civil Chamber of the Munich Regional Court issued its landmark ruling in GEMA v OpenAI (Case No. 42 O 14139/24). The ruling represents the European Union’s first judicial determination on whether the use of copyrighted material…