European Ideas Network (EIN)

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European Ideas Network (EIN)

History

The European Ideas Network (EIN) was initiated by EPP group (European People's Party) in the European Parliament and eventually founded in summer 2002. EIN is partly a think tank and partly a network of people and institutions. The network comprises estimated 600 active members (politicians, business people, media multiplier). Additionally there are 40 institutions/organizations associated with EIN.

Organizational structure and funding

EIN is funded, organized and managed by the EPP group in the European Parliament. The EIN is headed by a management body consisting of 12 members. Besides being part of the managing body those people fill other positions such as EPP parliamentary party leader, representative of a national delegation, representative of one of the three national foundations or think tanks (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung {foundation of the German Christian Democrats (CDU)}, Centre for European Studies {EPP foundation} and Fondation Robert Schumann). The EIN is organized in 10 thematic working groups focussing on the following themes: "The Economy and the Environment" (1. economic and financial recovery, 2. social market economy, 3. energy and environment), "Governance and Values" (4. European demographic challenges, immigration and familiy policy, 5. values and liberties, 6. European governance: implementing the Lissbon treaty, 7. Making Europe a safer place) and "Foreign Affairs" (8. Neighbourhood Policies, 9. Transatlantic Relations, 10. Globalization and Foreign Trade).

Thematic collaboration among think tanks within the network is organized by a task force. Themes on which think tanks collaborate vary and derive from the thematic array of the aforementioned working groups (economic policy and reform, foreign affairs of the EU, immigration, human capital, governance).

Topics

History of Theory and Theory Conveyance

Civil Rights/Democracy/Governance

Economics; economic and financial policy

Welfare, Health, Old-age security

Education

Ecology, environmental policy

Foreign and security policy

Work Mode and Aims

The core activities of EIN are organized in permanent working groups. Furthermore EIN hosts programs such as summer universities and seminars. Within EIN there are 10 working groups concerned with the following range of topics: Economy/ Environmental Policy, Governance/ Values and Foreign Affairs. Those themes and accordingly the EIN working groups are structured and coordinated by the corresponding EPP working groups.

The EIN actively promotes networking among center-right oriented think tanks in Europe. The pursued aim of the EIN is to provide conservative parties in Europe especially those sitting in the European Parliament with intellectual resources and thus find innovative solutions to problems on all relevant policy areas.

Das EIN arbeitet durch die Berichte, Arbeitsergebnisse seiner Arbeitsgruppen und Task Forces, durch die kongressähnlichen Sommeruniversitäten, seit 2002 jährlich in verschiedenen europäischen Städten, Seminare und durch die Kommunikation zwischen seinen Thinktanks und seiner mit der EPP-Fraktion.

Network

Von den ca. 40 Institutionen und Organisationen, die dem EIN verbunden sind gehören folgende auch dem Stockholm Network an:

sowie

  • Institut Montaigne (FR) als Partnerinstitut außerhalb des Kooperationszusammenhangs aufgeführt.

weitere dem EuropeanIdeasNetwork angehörende Thinktanks sind:

Weiterhin unterhält das EIN Zusammenbarbeitsbeziehungen mit dem

Die im Kooperationszusammenhang stehenden Think Tanks arbeiten mit dem EIN bzw. innerhalb des EIN im Rahmen von Taskforces zu verschiedenen Themengruppen zusammen. Die Resultate dieser projektbezogenen Zusammenarbeit sind durch Abschlussberichte dokumentiert, die auf der Website des EIN zu finden sind [3].

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