The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is a think tank based in Brussels, Belgium. It was established in 1983.

Organisation

CEPS's first director was Peter Ludlow. Its director between 2000 and 2020 was Daniel Gros, who had formerly been an economic advisor at the European Commission. Its Chief Executive Officer since 2000 has been Karel Lannoo.

Funding

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. 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. 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".

Rankings

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.