Centre for the New Europe
Encyclopedia
The Centre for the New Europe (CNE) was a free-market think tank
based in Brussels
, and focused on EU issues such as economic growth, managing environmental change, health and welfare policy, competition policy, and innovation. Most recently, it was headed by Stephen Pollard
, a British journalist and policy expert who previously worked at the Fabian Society
and the Social Market Foundation
.
On October 16, 2008, Pollard announced his resignation from CNE to assume the position of editor of The Jewish Chronicle
.
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
based in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, and focused on EU issues such as economic growth, managing environmental change, health and welfare policy, competition policy, and innovation. Most recently, it was headed by Stephen Pollard
Stephen Pollard
Stephen Pollard is a British author and journalist, currently editor of The Jewish Chronicle. He is a former Chairman of the European Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and a former president of the Centre for the New Europe, a free-market think tank based in Brussels...
, a British journalist and policy expert who previously worked at the Fabian Society
Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is a British socialist movement, whose purpose is to advance the principles of democratic socialism via gradualist and reformist, rather than revolutionary, means. It is best known for its initial ground-breaking work beginning late in the 19th century and continuing up to World...
and the Social Market Foundation
Social Market Foundation
The Social Market Foundation is a British public policy think-tank based in Westminster, London. It was set up by supporters of David Owen after the Social Democratic Party was disbanded in the late 1980s. It aims to promote and produce policies supporting the “social market”...
.
On October 16, 2008, Pollard announced his resignation from CNE to assume the position of editor of The Jewish Chronicle
The Jewish Chronicle
The Jewish Chronicle is a London-based Jewish newspaper. Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world.-Publication data and readership figures:...
.