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Eric Maurice
Policy Analyst
Eric Maurice is a Policy Analyst in the European Politics and Institutions programme.

Before joining the EPC, he was head of the Brussels office of the Robert Schuman Foundation, a French think tank, where he worked on EU institutional developments, rule of law and strategic issues. Prior to that, he was a journalist for almost 20 years. He spent a long time at Courrier International, a weekly news magazine in Paris, where he successively followed French affairs, US domestic and foreign policy, and UK affairs. He then held the positions of Europe Editor and Editor-in-Chief in charge of Presseurop, a European project for a multilingual news website on European affairs.

After moving to Brussels, he was Editor-in-Chief of the EUobserver news website, where he followed in particular the 2015 Greek crisis and Brexit negotiations. He covered European Councils and the work of the EU Council presidencies.

Eric holds a MPhil in Contemporary History of International Relations from the Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University and graduated from the Paris Higer School of Journalism. He is also an alumni from the Executive Course in European Studies of France’s National School of Administration (ENA) and from France’s Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN).

PROGRAMME

European Politics and Institutions

PROJECTs

REGROUP, EP Elections Task Force

Areas of expertise

EU institutions and governance, future of Europe, rule of law, democracy, France, strategic agenda

Current positions

Policy Analyst

Education

MPhil in Contemporary History of International Relations, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
MA in Journalism, Paris Higher School of Journalism
BA in Contemporary History, University of Poitiers

Languages

French, English, German, Spanish

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Publications

Germany / EPC ROUND-UP
Will Merz’s Germany live up to European leaders’ expectations?
By Nicoletta Pirozzi , Eric Maurice , Maria Skóra , Hennadiy Maksak - 26/02/2025
United States of America / COMPENDIUM
Trump returns: The challenges ahead for the EU
By Johannes Greubel , Elizabeth Kuiper , Eric Maurice - 16/01/2025
European elections / REPORT
More diverse than united? A comparative analysis of the EU elections 2024
By Sophie Pornschlegel , Eric Maurice , Marc-Olivier Padis , Daniel Schade , Maria Skóra - 03/10/2024
Europe / EPC FLASH ANALYSIS
With Barnier, France is more committed to the EU but less predictable
By Eric Maurice - 03/10/2024


Contributions

Security & defence / VIDEO
Bonsoir le Prime du jeudi 03 mars 2025
Eric Maurice was interviewed by LN24 on the european defence and security summit.

Watch it here.

Bonsoir le Prime du jeudi 03 mars 2025
03 March 2025 - ,
Security & defence / INTERVIEW
Keir Starmer et Emmanuel Macron, le nouveau couple fort européen sur lequel s’appuie Volodymyr Zelensky
Eric Maurice was interviewed by Le Temps on the Macron-Starmer duo, presenting a united front in rearming Europe and defending Ukraine.

Read here.

Keir Starmer et Emmanuel Macron, le nouveau couple fort européen sur lequel s’appuie Volodymyr Zelensky
03 March 2025 - ,
Security & defence / INTERVIEW
«Il est essentiel que le couple franco-allemand redémarre»: le retour de Berlin sur la scène européenne
Eric Maurice was interviewed by Le Figaro on the return of Berlin to the scene and strengthening the french-german alliance in light of increased pressure for Europe to rearm.

Read it here.

«Il est essentiel que le couple franco-allemand redémarre»: le retour de Berlin sur la scène européenne
21 February 2025 - ,



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