Thing Global – Act European – The Contribution of European think Tanks to the French, Czech and Swedish Trio Presidencies of the European Union

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Created on Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:03

Project Manager for EUROPEUM: David Král

Timeframe: completed (2007- May 2008)

Executive Summary:

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy has been actively involved in the major international network project "Think Global-Act European? The Contribution of European Think Tanks to the French, Czech and Swedish Presidencies (TGAE)". Under the leadership of Notre Europe and the Fondation pour l´Innovation Politique, leading French think-tanks, the project mobilized a limited number of dynamic European think tanks for the purpose of formulating concrete recommendations on major issues of concern to the French, Czech and Swedish Presidencies. A joint report (publication of policy papers) was presented in Paris in May 2008. The five themes were: sustainable development, growth and employment, justice, security and internal affairs, democracy in the EU and the EU's role in the world.

Outputs:

• Publication The Contribution of European Think Tanks to the French, Czech and Swedish TRIO Presidencies of the European Union
  

Partners:

Foundation pour l´Innovation politique (Paris)

Notre Europe (Paris)

Bruegel (Brussels)

Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels)

Center for European Roforme (London)

DemosEuropa (Warsaw)

Danish Institute for International Studies (Copenhagen)

European Council on Foreign Relations (London-Madrid-Berlin-Paris)

Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy Eliamep (Athens)

European Policy Centre (Brussels)

Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (Stockholm)

Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (Berlin)

The project is held under the auspices of Mr. Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic´s Government for European Affairs, Mr. Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Secretary of State for European Affairs and Mrs Cecilie Malström, Minister for EU Affairs, Swedish Prime Minsiter Office.

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