About us
Think Tank EUROPA is an independent Copenhagen-based think tank focusing on Europe. We strive to ensure that European affairs with a Danish perspective become more visible in national policy debates.
Facts and focus
Think Tank EUROPA was established in 2013 by the Central Organisation of Industrial Employees in Denmark (CO-industri) and the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri), in order to strengthen public and political debates on Europe in Denmark. In 2019-2020, the think tank was relaunched with new statutes, a new board and a new director. The statutes proclaim that the think tank relies on evidence-based practice in its work and has particular emphasis on the EU’s global position.
In January 2020, Think Tank EUROPA established a strategic partnership with the European think tank European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), which has offices in seven European capitals.
Current areas of focus include:
- The consequences for Europa of the war in Ukraine
- Post-crisis recovery, specifically the relaunch of the single market
- EU summits and other large-scale European events
- Brexit
- EU migration and asylum policy
- Germany’s EU policy
- Attitudes towards the EU
- EU climate and energy policy
- EU trade policy
Activities
We conduct independent and evidence-based analyses on Europe. We provide new knowledge about current challenges and their possible impact on Denmark, and we participate with expert knowledge in the public debate. We monitor all major European events, such as summits and elections in key member states.
We are a policy-oriented think tank. By bringing up European topics and agendas before they reach a wide audience, we facilitate and substantiate deliberation on possible Danish positions. For that purpose, we gather researchers and practitioners from Denmark and abroad for roundtables.
We draw on an extensive network of other think tanks, companies, NGO’s and public servants in Denmark and internationally. In collaboration with our strategic partner, ECFR, we develop policy recommendations suitable for pan-European discussion.
We are a go-to-place for events on Danish European affairs. We host conferences, webinars and briefings on selected topics–often in collaboration with external partners. We also contribute with European perspectives to conferences, corporate events, or the like. We help journalists and other professionals from abroad in carrying out analyses of Danish EU policy.
EU policy–as all policy areas–ought to be subject to public deliberation and debate. Therefore, we disseminate our analyses and research to the general public through presentations and the media.
Think Tank EUROPA does not take collective positions. Analyses, briefs etc. represent only the view of the author(s).