Think Tanks Based in Belgium - European Policy Centre, Institute for European Environmental Policy, Friends of Europe, Nova Civitas, Bruegel (Paperback)

Chapters: European Policy Centre, Institute for European Environmental Policy, Friends of Europe, Nova Civitas, Bruegel, Centre for European Policy Studies, Vlaamse Volksbeweging, Liberales, Transatlantic Institute, Itinera Institute, Ecipe, Institute for the Encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels, Centre for the New Europe. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The European Policy Centre (EPC) is a Brussels-based, independent, not-for-profit think tank on European Union affairs, founded in 1996. It is committed to making European integration work and to promoting discussion and wider reflection on the issues facing the EU now and the challenges which lie ahead. The EPC aims to be a catalyst for new ideas and new thinking on these issues, and to promote a balanced dialogue between the different organizations. It has a membership of over 400 organisations, ranging from business, civil society, national governments, diplomatic missions, and regional and local bodies. EPC Policy Analysts come from a range of backgrounds. They carry out research and analysis, organise expert meetings and events with the main stakeholders concerned with EU and global affairs and produce policy analysis on-line and in print. The EPCs Chief Executive is Hans Martens, a Danish political scientist. Its policy work is organised under three main programmes: EU Integration and Citizenship (chaired by Gijs de Vries, Former EU Counter-Terrorism CoordinatorEuropes Political Economy (chaired by Leszek Balcerowicz, Former Polish Deputy Prime Minister)Europe in the World (chaired by Dr Hans Blix) The EPCs funding comes from a number of sources, including its strategic partners: the King Baudouin Foundation, based in Belgium, and the Turin-based foundation the ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=86417