​​The idea behind GPRG starts with three simple but powerful truths:

 

Things have gotten dramatically better. Over the last 200 years, Europe led an extraordinary leap forward: more food, fewer deaths, breakthroughs in science, and rising living standards.

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Big problems remain. Sluggish economies, climate change, failing infrastructure, unaffordable housing, and outdated institutions still drag us down.

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We can do better. When Europeans decide to move, they move fast: rebuilding after 1945, launching cross-border energy markets and regulatory reforms within a few short years, wiring the continent with fibre in a decade. The playbook exists—we just have to open it.

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But progress isn’t automatic. It’s not the default of history.

 

There were centuries where nothing changed—and decades where everything did. We believe this difference isn’t random. It’s the result of choices, institutions, and policy.

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For the next chapter of prosperity we need to study progress itself. What institutions unlocked the Industrial Revolution? Why did some nations surge while others stalled? Which policy designs turned laboratories into everyday technologies?

 

GPRG treats these questions as a discipline, then translates the answers into policies that work.

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We also believe that there is a need to rebuild a sense of European optimism and a culture of ambition—two forces that once powered our greatest advances.

 

What we work on

• Supercharging Europe's economic engine through smarter regulation and dynamic market reforms.

• Powering Europe with abundant energy through clean, secure, and future-proof systems.

• Reforming science policy from the ground up to fund research better and turn breakthroughs into impact.

• Positioning Europe at the forefront of emerging technologies like AI, biotech, and digital infrastructure.

• Driving an industrial revival with cutting-edge manufacturing and resilient supply chains.

• Fixing chronic policy bottlenecks in housing, healthcare, education and climate adaptation.

• Upgrading state capacity to deliver ambitious reforms with speed, competence, and accountability.

• Revitalizing democratic institutions to address public disillusionment and restore confidence in the legitimacy and effectiveness of European governance.