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The European Council on
Foreign Relations (ECFR) is the first pan-European think-tank. Launched
in October 2007, its objective is to conduct research and promote informed
debate across Europe on the development of
coherent and effective European values based foreign policy.
ECFR has developed a strategy
with three distinctive elements that define its activities:
A pan-European Council. ECFR has brought together a distinguished
Council of over one hundred Members - politicians, decision makers,
thinkers and business people from the EU's member states and candidate
countries - which meets twice a year as a full body. Through geographical
and thematic task forces, members provide ECFR staff with advice and
feedback on policy ideas and help with ECFR's activities within their own
countries. The Council is chaired by Martti Ahtisaari, Joschka Fischer and
Mabel van Oranje.
A physical presence in the main EU member states. ECFR, uniquely
among European think-tanks, has offices in Berlin,
London, Madrid,
Paris and Sofia. In the future ECFR plans to open
offices in Rome, Warsaw
and Brussels.
Our offices are platforms for research, debate, advocacy and
communications.
A distinctive research and policy development process. ECFR has
brought together a team of distinguished researchers and practitioners from
all over Europe to advance its objectives
through innovative projects with a pan-European focus. ECFR's activities
include primary research, publication of policy reports, private meetings
and public debates, ‘friends of ECFR' gatherings in EU capitals and
outreach to strategic media outlets.
ECFR is backed by the Soros
Foundations Network, the Spanish foundation FRIDE
(La Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior),
Sigrid Rausing, the Bulgarian Communitas Foundation and
the Italian UniCredit
group. ECFR works in partnership with other organisations but does not
make grants to individuals or institutions.
By signing ECFR's Statement
of Principles, anyone can join ECFR as an Associate.
Website: www.ecfr.eu
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