Political foundation at European level
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A European political foundation, formally a political foundation at European level, informally a Eurofoundation, is a research and advocacy organization affiliated to a Europarty. They are funded by the parent Europarty, who in turn get part of that funding from the European Union. Their purpose is to communicate the ideas/goals of the parent Europarty to the European public and provide a forum by which those ideas can be debated.
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[edit] Timeline
[edit] 2003
Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003[1] defined what an Europarty, or political party at European level, was and tightened up their regulation.
[edit] 2007
That regulation was later heavily amended by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2007.[2] That amendment provided for the earlier-floated[3] concept of a political foundation at European level, a legally separate affiliate to an Europarty created to help them disseminate their principles to a wider audience.
An initial €1 million[4] was allocated for pilot proposals, and Call For Proposals DG/EAC/29/2007 went out with a deadline of 28 September 2007.[4] Ten[5] organizations were picked (one for each Europarty[6]) and money was allocated with an expiry date of 31 August 2008.[4] Details of the process were published on the European Commission website here.[7]
[edit] Regulations
As of 1 November 2008, the regulation governing Eurofoundations is Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003,[8] as later amended[9] under codecision (see above). That regulation's European Commission factsheet is given here.
[edit] Funding
Their total allocated funding for 2008 is €5 million.[6]
[edit] The Eurofoundations
The ten pilot Eurofoundations set up in 2007/8 were as follows:
Foundation |
Address |
Europarty affiliation |
Pilot grant (€) |
Sources |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre for European Studies | 10 Rue du Commerce, Brussels 1000, Belgium | European People's Party | 313,820 | [5] | website |
| Foundation for European Progressive Studies | 98 Rue du Trône, Brussels 1050, Belgium | Party of European Socialists | 286,200 | [5] | website |
| European Liberal Forum | 31 Rue Montoyer, Brussels 1000, Belgium | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | 107,910 | [5] | blog |
| Green European Institute | 15 Rue d'Arlon, Brussels 1050, Belgium | European Green Party | 61,450 | [5] | Email is greeneuropeaninstitute@gmail.com |
| Institute of European Democrats | 4 Rue d'Industrie, Brussels 1000, Belgium | European Democratic Party | 51,410 | [5] | website |
| Transform Europe | 30 Rue du Parnasse, Brussels 1050, Belgium | Party of the European Left | 40,000 | [5] | website |
| EUROPA – Osservatorio sulle politiche dell'unione | 113 Via del Seminario, Rome 00186, Italy | Alliance for Europe of the Nations | 48,900 | [5] | Shares an address with Osservatorio Parlamentare, whose website is here and associated foundation is here. |
| Les Refondateurs Européens | 34 Rue Pasteur, Lyon 69007, France | Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe | 36,000 | [5] | Changed its name in April 2008[10] to Association pour la Fédération Politique Européenne pour la Démocratie, whose website is here and address is Rue de la Cambre, 237, bte 4, Brussels 1150, Belgium. |
| Foundation for EU Democracy | 203 Rue Belliard, Brussels 1000, Belgium | EUDemocrats | 22,530 | [5] | Published[11] the Consolidated Lisbon Treaty - Reader Friendly Edition used during the Ireland Lisbon Treaty Referendum |
| Centre Maurits Coppieters | 19 Woeringenstraat, Brussels 1000, Belgium | European Free Alliance | 21,280 | [5] | website |
[edit] Proposed Eurofoundations
It was reported on 1 November 2008 that Declan Ganley had registered a company in Dublin called the Libertas Foundation Ltd[12] and that it was intended to "to act as a European Political Foundation for the Libertas Party".[12]
[edit] References
- ^ Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003
- ^ Regulation (EC) No 1524/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2007.
- ^ EU in drive to make Brussels more political euobserver.com 29/05/2007
- ^ a b c European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Full Call For Proposals DG/EAC/29/2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Selection results - Call 29/2007
- ^ a b Press Release IP/07/1953, Brussels, 18 December 2007 europa.eu
- ^ European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Calls for Proposals > Pilot projects for European political foundations
- ^ EUROPA > Summaries of legislation > The regulations governing political parties and rules regarding their funding at European level
- ^ The European Commission > PreLex > COM (2007) 364 : 2007/0130/COD
- ^ Search of the French government's Les Journaux Officiels for WALDEC W691068655
- ^ "What next after Lisbon fallout?" - Irish Times, Tuesday, June 17, 2008
- ^ a b "Ganley registers Libertas as a European political party" from the Irish Times, Saturday 1 November 2008
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Centre for European Studies website
- Foundation for European Progressive Studies website
- European Liberal Forum blog
- Institute of European Democrats website
- Transform Europe website
- Centre Maurits Coppieters website
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