Event Details

The European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) and  European People’s Party (EPP) are pleased to invite you to the Launch Event for the ECPS annual report, Populism, Trump, and Changing Transatlantic Relations, at the European Parliament in Brussels on February 3rd, from 14.30 to 16.30.

This year’s report focuses on populism and transatlantic relations during the Trump administration, based on four pillars of the relations: security, trade, international institutions, and democratic values. Each section includes a background chapter introducing the overarching debate, followed by three case studies that address specific questions and enable cross-comparison. Authors also provide policy suggestions where possible. 

The event will be hosted by MEP Radan Kanev, the keynote address will be delivered by MEP Valérie Hayer, and remarks will be given by MEP Brando Benifei. The editors of the report, Prof. Marianne Riddervold, Associate Prof. Guri Rosén, and Prof. Jessica Greenberg, will present the report’s findings. 

In this project, ECPS collaborates with the European Union Centre at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, ICS at the University of California, Berkeley, the European Centre at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and ARENA at the University of Oslo. The report is partially funded by the European Commission Jean Monnet-TANDEM Project.

The event will be at the European Parliament, Room 3E2 Spinelli, Brussels, Tuesday, 3 February 2026,14:30 – 16:30 CET.