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Cookies, access and online choice in Europe
Cookies, access and online choice in Europe
25 March 2026 The results of our latest report “Cookies, affordability, and online choice in Europe” are now available! This report builds on our ongoing work to better understand citizens’ perspectives on key digital issues shaping Europe today. As the EU debates the Digital Omnibus, we partnered with Google to carry out an online survey
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Public views on connectivity in Europe
Public views on connectivity in Europe
24 February 2026 The results of Debating Europe’s report “Public views on connectivity in Europe” are now available! This report informed Friends of Europe’s event “Simplify to amplify: unleashing innovation through a stronger Digital Single Market” on 24 February. In late 2025, we collaborated with Vodafone to carry out an online survey to better understand how citizens across Europe perceive the
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Voices for Choices – Is Europe ageing fairly?
Voices for Choices – Is Europe ageing fairly?
January 2026 Polski /Français /Italiano /Deutsch / Dansk/ Español In 2026, we’re continuing our work to rethink the roles and responsibilities of citizens, governments, and businesses towards one another, in an effort to redesign the “social contract” and ensure society works more fairly and more effectively for everyone. In our latest study, Voices for Choices,
Events
Strengthening democratic resilience in a changing Europe
Strengthening democratic resilience in a changing Europe
26 November 2025 Debating Europe spoke at the launch of PHINEO’s report in Berlin on the threats shaping Europe’s democratic resilience: disinformation and discrimination. Both fuel polarisation, widen inequalities, and erode trust, all challenges that align closely with the issues our community of citizens discusses every day. In our contribution, we emphasised a third, often underestimated
Events
Think Tanks Explained: Our Purpose and Impact – Discussion with students from the European Career Association of the University of Maastricht
Think Tanks Explained: Our Purpose and Impact – Discussion with students from the European Career Association of the University of Maastricht
13 November 2025 On 13 November, we were delighted to welcome 30 bachelor’s and master’s students from Maastricht University’s European Careers Association (ECA) to our office. During the visit, we discussed the role of a Brussels-based think tank, and the team shared their career paths in EU affairs. We reflected on the current challenges and