👓This Month's Thematic Dossier: The Commission's 2025 Work Programme

Bonjour ☕

After months of waiting for things to move, we are now inundated with developments. In this month’s deep dive, we discuss the Commission's work programme for 2025. Premium💎 subscribers have received a detailed, in-depth analysis of the programme. You can access a visual timeline showing the main initiatives for 2025 here.

It has just been officially announced; more or less, final versions leaked as early as last week, as has become customary. Indeed, the 'leaking' of confidential documents has become an orchestrated political manoeuvre. Typically, the 'big players' (Politico, MLex) obtain a 'misplaced' document; others remove the watermark, add their own, and the discussion begins. Right then, enough about political communication—let's move on to the real issues. 😉

Why It Matters: The programme implements commitments we've discussed previously: vdL's pledges supporting her second term (the political guidelines), the priorities expressed in the Commissioners' missions, the rotating Presidency's directives, and so forth. This programme also 'maps out' the ambitions of the Competitiveness Compass. Moreover, it determines the fate of carry-over projects from the previous mandate.