European Liberal Forum
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The European Liberal Forum, abbreviated to ELF, political foundation at European level
affiliated to the European Liberal Democratic and Reform 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 education, training, research, and the promotion of EU citizenship.
The secretariat is run by Susanne Hartig, ELF Executive Director.
Political foundation at European level
A European political foundation, formally a political foundation at European level, informally a Eurofoundation, is a research and advocacy organization close to, but independent from a Europarty. They are funded by the European Parliament...
affiliated to the European Liberal Democratic and Reform 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 education, training, research, and the promotion of EU citizenship.
Board of Directors and Secretariat
The ELF Board of Directors provides the foundation with day-to-day guidance. Currently, the Board is composed of:- Alexander Graf Lambsdorff MEPAlexander Graf LambsdorffAlexander Graf Lambsdorff is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.Lambsdorff is a...
, President - Annemie Neyts-UyttebroeckAnnemie Neyts-UyttebroeckAnne-Marie Cécile J. Neyts-Uyttebroeck is a Belgian politician andMember of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.She is for the...
MEP, Vice-President - Thierry Coosemans, Treasurer
- Felicita Medved, Board member
- Eugenijus GentvilasEugenijus GentvilasEugenijus Gentvilas is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal and Centre Union , sitting with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He was mayor of Klaipėda from 1997 to 2001...
, Board member
The secretariat is run by Susanne Hartig, ELF Executive Director.
Member organisations
| Member organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Asociación Galega para a Liberdade e a Democracia/Galician Society for Freedom and Democracy (GALIDEM) | Spain |
| Atvira visvomenė ir jos draugai/Open Society and its Friends | Lithuania |
| Bertil Ohlin Institute | Sweden |
| Centre Jean Gol | Belgium |
| CentreForum CentreForum CentreForum is an independent, liberal think-tank that seeks to develop evidence-based, long-term policy solutions to the problems facing Britain. It is based in Westminster, London, and was formerly known as Centre for Reform.... |
UK |
| Centrum Liberálních Studií/Centre for Liberal Studies | Czech Republic |
| Edistysmielisen tutkimuksen yhdistys r.y. e2/Think tank e2 | Finland |
| Fondazione Critica Liberale | Italy |
| Forum for Greece | Greece |
| Forum för reformer och entreprenörskap/Forum for Reforms, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (FORES) | Sweden |
| Friedrich Naumann Foundation Friedrich Naumann Foundation The Friedrich Naumann Foundation is a German foundation for liberal politics, related to the Free Democratic Party. Established in 1958 by Theodor Heuss, the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany, it promotes individual freedom and liberalism.The Foundation follows the ideals of the... |
Germany |
| Fundacija Libertas | Slovenia |
| Fundació Catalanista i Demòcrata CatDem | Spain |
| Fundacja Klub Obywatelski/Civic Club Foundation | Poland |
| Fundacja Projekt: Polska / Foundation Project: Poland | Poland |
| Haya van Someren Stichting/VVD International | The Netherlands |
| Institute for Liberal Studies | Romania |
| Liberaal Kennis Centrum | Belgium |
| Liberal Institute for Political Analyses (LIPA) | Bulgaria |
| Liberales Liberales Liberales is an independent liberal thinktank , located in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium. The organization promotes progressive liberalism and supports individual freedom, justice, a certain degree of self-government and human rights. It also supports responsibility, civil liberties, and solidarity... |
Belgium |
| Liberales Zukunftsforum/Liberal Future Forum | Austria |
| Liberalismi Akadeemia/Academy of Liberalism | Estonia |
| Liberty Forum of Greece/Kentro Filelelftherοn Meletοn (KEFIM) | Greece |
| Lokus | Finland |
| European Liberal Youth European Liberal Youth European Liberal Youth is an international organisation of Liberal youth movements - mostly the youth wings of members of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party.... |
Pan-European |
| Magma | Finland |
| Liberal Social Movement Liberal Social Movement (Portugal) The Liberal Social Movement is a political organisation willing to become a liberal party in Portugal.The Liberal Social Movement was founded in 2005 and has as objective to promote social liberalism in Portugal. The movement is a platform of individuals who believe that the old left/right... |
Portugal |
| Mr. Hans van Mierlo Stichting | The Netherlands |
| Nadácia Liberálna spoločnosť / Foundation Liberal Society | Slovakia |
| NOVUM – Institute for strategic and applicable research | Slovenia |
| Prof. mr. B.M. Teldersstichting | The Netherlands |
| Republikon Scientific, Educational and Research Foundation | Hungary |
| Stichting Internationaal Democratisch Initiatief (IDI) | The Netherlands |
| Support Initiative for Liberty and Democracy | Denmark |
| Swedish International Liberal Centre | Sweden |