European Liberal Forum

The European Liberal Forum, abbreviated to ELF, political foundation at European level affiliated to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. Founded in 2007, ELF brings together liberal think thanks, political foundations, and institutes from around Europe to observe, analyse, and contribute to the debate on European public policy issues and the process of European integration, through research, training, and the promotion of active citizenship within the EU.

European Liberal Forum
  Member organizations
  Affiliate organizations
AbbreviationELF
Formation2007 (2007)
TypePolitical foundation at European level
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Location
President
Dr. Jürgen Martens
Budget
€ 1,66 million (2016)[1]
Websiteliberalforum.eu

Compared to other political foundations in Europe, the European Liberal Forum's independent status is much more pronounced.[2] ELF is open to all types of liberal actors, provided they subscribe to the ideas represented by the European Liberals. Additionally, ELF provides ALDE with the scientific input toward policy development, thus contributing to the European public debate, and it presents liberal proposals and views towards the wider public in EU Member States.

The European Liberal Forum organized series of events Reviving Eastern Partnership in Kiev, Chișinău and Tbilisi. The speakers in Tbilisi - Dionis Cenusa, Leo Litra, Daniel Kaddik, Sergiu Boghean, Shamil Shugaev, George Melashvili - aimed to identify and compile the current trends, current problems and best practices from Eastern Partnership member countries, especially from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. The event in Tbilisi was organized in cooperation with Friedrich Naumann Foundation and Europe-Georgia Institute.

Board of directors and secretariat

The ELF Board of Directors provides the foundation with day-to-day guidance. Currently, the Board is composed of:

The secretariat is run by Daniel Kaddik, ELF Executive Director.[4]

Member organisations
Affiliate member organisationCountry
Europe-Georgia Institute Georgia
Indítsuk Be Magyarországot Alapítvány Hungary
Institute of Liberal Politics Armenia
Centro Einaudi Italy
LGBTI LIberals of Europe France
Paddy Ashdown Forum UK
Member organisationCountry
Asociación Galega para a Liberdade e a Democracia/Galician Society for Freedom and Democracy (GALIDEM) Spain
Bertil Ohlin Institute Sweden
International Educational Centre (IEC) Croatia
Institute for Politics and Society Czech Republic
Centrum liberálních studií/Centre for Liberal Studies Czech Republic
Edistysmielisen tutkimuksen yhdistys r.y. e2/Think tank e2 Finland
Fondazione Critica Liberale Italy
Fondazione Luigi Einaudi Italy
Centre for Liberal Studies – Markos Dragoumis (KEFiM) Greece
Forum för reformer och entreprenörskap/Forum for Reforms, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (FORES) Sweden
Friedrich Naumann Foundation Germany
Fundacja Projekt: Polska / Foundation Project: Poland Poland
Fundacja Liberté! Poland
Haya van Someren Stichting/VVD International The Netherlands
Institute for Liberal Studies Romania
Centre Jean Gol Belgium
Liberas/Liberaal Archief Belgium
LYMEC Belgium
Studiecentrum Albert Maertens (SAM) Belgium
Liberal Institute for Political Analyses (LIPA) Bulgaria
Liberal Integration Foundation Bulgaria
Boris Divković Foundation Bosnia and Herzegovina
Liberalismi Akadeemia/Academy of Liberalism Estonia
LibMov Italy
Magma Finland
Liberal Social Movement Portugal
Mr. Hans van Mierlo Stichting The Netherlands
NEOS Lab - The Liberal Forum Austria
NOVUM – Institute for strategic and applicable research Slovenia
B.M. Teldersstichting The Netherlands
Republikon Scientific, Educational and Research Foundation Hungary
Stichting Internationaal Democratisch Initiatief (Stichting IDI) / D66 International The Netherlands
Danish Liberal Democracy Programme Denmark
Svenska bildningsförbundet Finland
Swedish International Liberal Centre (SILC) Sweden
Centre Party International Foundation Sweden
For Freedom, For Liberal Thinking Foundation Hungary
Zavod 14 Slovenia
Forum for Latvia's Future Latvia
Freedom Research Association Turkey
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See also

References
  1. "Financial documentation year 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/19156/RSCAS_2011_58.pdf?sequence=1
  3. About board Liberal Forum
  4. About secretariat Liberal Forum
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