2013: a year in review

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Page 6Message from the Chief Executive Dr. Fabian Zuleeg

INTRODUCTION

For the EPC, 2013 has been a year of transition and change, with Hans Martens passing on the Chief Executive role to myself in the autumn. In my new role, I am looking forward to building on the achievements of the EPC and ensuring its sustainable future at the forefront of EU policy analysis and debate.

There continues to be a lot to do for a European think tank. While Europe is slowly emerging from the acute public finance crisis, the underlying Eurozone imbalances and the unfinished business of completing its governance continue to be a priority. Starting to address the ongoing growth

and employment crisis is clearly going to be a major focus of EU policy in the coming years. 2013 has also been a year of preparation for the European Parliament elections, and the new European Commission. With a foreign policy crisis emerging in the EUs Eastern neighbourhood in 2014, as well as political and legitimacy crisis in the wake of the EP elections, EU policy continues to move rapidly.

With a respected and influential team, the help of our strategic partners and the invaluable support from our membership, the EPC has accompanied EU developments in 2013 with high quality analysis and unrivalled events. I am looking forward to continuing to build on this good work in 2014. Fabian Zuleeg

Chief Executive

At the EPC, we are committed to sound financial management and to transparency in respect of our funding sources.

Approximately 25% of our funding in 2013 came from grants, from European foundations, mainly our strategic partners, the King Baudouin Foundation and the Compagnia di San Paolo. 5% of our funding comes from the EU. Another 31% of the EPCs funding came from membership fees, and the remaining

39% came mainly from contributions to our programmes.

For a more detailed description of our finances, see our website: http://www.epc.eu/about_financing.php which explains our

sources in more depth.

Balance Sheet and StatementsFINANCE

Finance BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31 DECEMBER (in Euro) Fixed Assets 2012 2013Tangible Fixed AssetsNet Furniture and Equipment 9,484 8,767

Financial Fixed Assets 7,619 7,619

Total Fixed Assets 17,103 50,166

Current AssetsDebtors 341,410 253,033Banks 204,951 105,520

Total Current Assets 651,821 482,174

Current LiabilitiesCreditors, loan and accruals (224,778) (265,152)Deferred income (585,386) (404,019)

Total Current Liabilities (810,164) (669,171)

Net Current Liabilities (158,343) (186,997)Net Assets (Liabilities) (141,240) (136,830)

Represented byAccumulated Surplus/(Deficit) (141,240) (136,830)

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 2013 (in Euro) Income 2012 2013

Member Subscriptions 798,564 725,103Grants and Donations 723,467 714,598Programmes and other 780,877 927,070

Total Income 2,302,909 2,366,771

ExpenditureOffice Expenses (795,190) (710,935)Personnel Expenses (1,627,124) (1,651,426)

Total Expenditure (2,422,314) (2,362,361)

Annual Surplus/(Deficit) (119,405) 4,410

Annual Surplus/(Deficit) brought forward

(21,835) (141,240)

Net Surplus/(Deficit) carried forward

(141,240) (136,830)

Prepared by Saskia Luteijn Bedrijfrevisor Burg BVBA, our Auidor, we can announce that for the year ending December 2013, the balance sheet shows a total of 532,340.85 with revenues in excess of expenses for the year of 4,410.14. For more information see the full report: http://www.epc.eu/

documents/audit_report_2013.pdf

PROGRAMMESFabian Zuleeg, Director of Europes Political Economy Europes Political Economy

Europes Political EconomyThe EPE programme

focused in 2013 on the main economic, social and environmental issues affecting the EU and the Member States building on its ongoing research and expertise on the following themes:

(1) THE EURO CRISIS AND ITS IMPLICATIONSTogether with the EPI programme, the focus in 2013

has been on analysing and promoting the debate through events and publications on the EMUs long-term sustainability beyond the immediate crisis by investigating in particular the structural changes needed to create an Economic Union that can withstand future crises, and how to implement them.

(2) EUROPES ECONOMIC FUTURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SINGLE MARKET

Our Single European Labour Market Task Force - begun in 2012 - aimed at demonstrating how a well-functioning labour market that promotes mobility can contribute to the success of the Single Market and help Europe further boost its ailing economy. The results were published in May 2013 in an Issue Paper Making process towards the completion of the Single European Labour Market, (a joint production with the EMD programme) which makes concrete policy recommendations. The findings were debated at a high-level conference in Brussels on 28 May with Laszlo Andor, European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs

3) A NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR EUROPEWe launched a Task Force in 2013 on how to develop

a strategic vision for EU industrial policy. Its objective is to enrich the debate on how industrial policy can provide the right framework to increase the competitiveness of European industries and make them more resilient to global competition. Its final results will be presented at the end of 2014.

Europes Political Economy Fabian Zuleeg

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Europes Political Economy

(4) THE EU BUDGETSince establishing ourselves as one of the key think

tanks involved in the debate on the next EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework, we have participated actively in the ongoing debate throughout 2013. It kicked off the year in January with a Policy Briefing by the Budget Commissioner, Janusz Lewandowski on the state of play on the Multiannual Financial Framework negotiations. We also continued to provide advice to the Committee of the Regions on the EU budget, as well as producing two publications by Fabian Zuleeg in 2013, Horse-trading Europes long-term future: Will infrastructure and research investment be sacrificed in the MFF negotiations? and The EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF): agreement but at a price.

(5) HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGWe continued our long-running analysis of the

sustainability of Europes public health services in the face of challenges such as demographics, the public budget crisis and global competition, as well as highlighting the need to carry out social investment/investments in Europes human capital. Through CHES, the Coalition for Health, Ethics and Society,

we organised a number of events in 2013 focusing on European health issues, particularly in relation to the financing of public health in times of austerity.

The Second Career Labour Markets Project, jointly with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, held a follow-up workshop in June to review the achievements and impact of the 2012 European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity amongst the Generations on the job prospects of older workers.

(6) CLIMATE CHANGE, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY

The programme continued its work on climate change, energy and the environment organising ad hoc events throughout the year. In 2013 the focus was on the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw with a Workshop in October and a Policy Dialogue, also in October, with the Polish Deputy Minister of the Environment, Poland on the prospects, and expectations for the Warsaw conference.

A new Blue Gold Task Force, a joint EPE and Europe in the World activity, was launched in 2013 to look at how to protect water resources and related challenges.

PROGRAMMESRosa Balfour, Director for Europe in the WorldEurope in the World

Europe in the WorldEuropes global role

rests on its ability to take responsibility in Europes neighbourhood. In the light of the continuous changes in Eastern and South Eastern Europe and in North Africa and the Middle East, we con-tinue to focus strongly on

developments in those parts of the world and EU policies towards them, by concentrating many of its activities on issues relating to enlargement (dealt with through the EIP programme) and EU neighbourhood.

Analysing Europes global role is the second strand of the programme. In 2013, we moved from a geographi-cal focus towards a more thematic approach, examining horizontal themes and issues. The EUs ability to make foreign policy remained a key area for analysis, with projects on the European External Action Service where we contributed to the broader debate on the future of the EUs role in the world. In April, a high-level confer-

ence and workshop were devoted to the EUs role as a peacemaker. The effectiveness of EU sanctions was the subject of another EPC transnational project in 2013 with several workshops analysing the question and cul-minating in a public event and an Issue Paper in Novem-ber 2013.

(1) EASTERN PROMISESEastern Promises focuses on the EUs relations with

its Eastern neighbours (Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Ar-menia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia). It analyses the core challenges facing the countries in the region and their relations with the EU, as well as monitoring the EUs Eastern Partnership and European Neighbour-hood Policies.

A strong focus was given to conflict resolution in the former Soviet-space, working with partners to assess the on-going peace process in the Transnistria, Na-gorno-Karabkah, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as the roles of different international actors and civil so-ciety. In November, with the support of the Crisis Man-agement Initiative, organised a major conference on Russia and the South Caucasus.

Europes global role rests on its ability to take respon-sibility in Europes neighbourhood. In the light of the con-tinuous changes in Eastern and South Eastern Europe and in North Africa and the Middle East, we continue to focus strongly on developments in those parts of the world and EU policies towards them, by concentrating many of its activities on issues relating to enlargement (dealt with through the EIP programme) and EU neigh-bourhood.

Analysing Europes global role is the second strand of the programme. In 2013, we moved from a geographi-cal focus towards a more thematic approach, examining horizontal themes and issues. The EUs ability to make foreign policy remained a key area for analysis, with projects on the European External Action Service where we contributed to the broader debate on the future of the EUs role in the world. In April, a high-level confer-ence and workshop were devoted to the EUs role as a peacemaker. The effectiveness of EU sanctions was the subject of another EPC transnational project in 2013 with several workshops analysing the question and cul-minating in a public event and an Issue Paper in Novem-

ber 2013.

(1) EASTERN PROMISESEastern Promises focuses on the EUs relations with

its Eastern neighbours (Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Ar-menia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia). It analyses the core challenges facing the countries in the region and their relations with the EU, as well as monitoring the EUs Eastern Partnership and European Neighbour-hood Policies.

A strong focus was given to conflict resolution in the former Soviet-space, working with partners to assess the on-going peace process in the Transnistria, Na-gorno-Karabkah, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as the roles of different international actors and civil so-ciety. In November, with the support of the Crisis Man-agement Initiative, organised a major conference on Russia and the South Caucasus.

Europe in the WorldRosa Balfour

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Europe in the World

(2) EU RESPONSE TO THE ARAB SPRINGWe organised several public events and workshops and

participated in the international debate on the topic, as well as participating in European and Mediterranean research and think-tank networks with the aim of developing larger-scale projects. Thematic approaches included analysing policies aiming at supporting democratisation, human rights and plu-ralism in these countries, also in cooperation with US think tanks through joint publications, public events in Washington DC, and meetings with policy makers in Brussels and the US.

We are a partner in the project EUSPRING, Democracy in North Africa after the Arab Spring: challenges for EU and US foreign policy, which was launched in January 2013. During the year the project organised one workshop in Brussels, vari-ous focus group activities in Cairo, Tunis and Rabat, launched a website, produced two internal reports and published three briefing papers.

(3) EUS ROLE IN THE WORLDIn preparation for the Review of the EEAS in mid-2013, we

prepared a number of activities. Underpinned by a pan-Euro-pean research team, the two-year project on the EEAS and national diplomacies, ran in cooperation with the Finnish In-stitute for International Affairs, launched a paper in January 2013, Equipping the European Union for the 21st century and a final report The European External Action Service and na-tional diplomacies in March.

The second part of the year was dedicated to dissemina-tion activities in the Member States. In this context, presenta-tions have been made in Berlin, Warsaw, Helsinki, London, a number of auditions and contributions have been made to the European Parliament and to the European External Action Service, as well as in international conferences.

In Spring, we collaborated with the European Parliament, the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, and the Euro-pean External Action Service, in the project on the EU as a Peacemaker Enhancing the EUs mediation capacity.

With the support of the Permanent Representation of Lith-uania to the European Union, we launched a project on the EUs use of restrictive measures (sanctions). Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the EUs restrictive measures is especially important for EU member states and institutions as, in recent years, the Union has increasingly relied on the use of restrictive measures in its external action, a trend which has been reinforced by the provision of the Lisbon Treaty and the strengthening of the EU foreign policy institutional machinery.

We continued EU-Asia activities around the subject of Shaping a Common Future for Europe and Asia, together with partners in Europe and Asia. The main focus of 2013 was on the formulation of sustainable development policies in the field of migration and integration.

Europe in the World

PROGRAMMESJanis A. Emmanouilidis, Director of StudiesEuropean Politics and Institutions

European Politics and InstitutionsWith the European integration process facing its biggest crisis, under the continuing strain of the economic and financial crisis, the European Politics and Institutions programme actively monitored and contributed to the political debate analysing and

commenting on political and institutional developments at EU level and seeking to enrich the debate with innovative thinking about the current and long-term governance of the EU. In 2013 the EPI programme focused on the following strands:

(1) THE PATH TOWARDS A GENUINE ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNIONThe EPI programme in close coordination with the EPE programme actively followed and contributed to the political debate and the process towards a deepening of economic, fiscal and political cooperation at EU level. The programme particularly focused on governance issues related to a further deepening of Economic and Monetary

Union paying special attention to institutional issues and to questions related to democratic legitimacy at European and national level.

(2) NEW SOURCES OF COHESIONWe were an active partner in a transnational project on New Sources of Cohesion, which is run jointly with three other European think tanks: demosEUROPA (Warsaw), the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Sofia), and EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy (Prague). The project (funded by the European Commission) aims to encourage EU citizens active participation in the political process and to stimulate the dialogue between them and the EU institutions.

(3) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WHY SHOULD I CARE? This was carried out in 2013 with financing from the European Parliament. The project aimed to raise awareness among young people of the EPs role in representing citizens, defending their rights and values in the EU policy-making process, and in offering them opportunities for political and social change.

European Politics and InstitutionsJanis A. Emmanouilidis

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(4) FUTURELAB EUROPECompleting its third year of operation in 2013, a

publication Europes lost generation? Young Europeans perspectives on the crisis was produced in April by FutureLab participants and presented to and debated with European Commission Vice-President Joaquin Almunia.

(5) BRITAIN AND THE EUThe UKs relationship with the EU continued to be

a subject of analysis for the EPC through the Britain in Europe section on the website.

(6) ENLARGEMENTThe Balkans: Examining key problematic issues in the

region, such as security, stability and democracy, as well as working to identify and analyse key stumbling blocks to integration in specific aspirant countries.The main focus was on the implications of the Balkan experience, and the on-going crisis, for future accession processes, the relationship between institutional integration and enlargement, and the role of Member States in shaping a future EU. The theme of regional cooperation was examined through the prism of trade, energy, the fight against organised crime, the environment, and economic growth.

Turkish Insights: This on-going initiative continued to analyse political and economic developments in Turkey, as well as Turkish foreign policy and its impact in its neighbourhood. In 2013 events and roundtables mainly focused on Turkeys role in its neighbourhood, including in particular the Arab awakening, as well as on Turkeys evolving relationship with the EU.

(7) NEW PACT FOR EUROPEWe were intensively involved in the New Pact for Europe

project, which was launched in early 2013 by a consortium of European foundations, led by the King Baudouin Foundation and the Bertelsmann Stiftung. The project aims to promote a European-wide debate on reform proposals addressing the manifold challenges facing Europe. The first phase of the project was completed with the publication of a report by a group of eminent EU experts (Reflection Group) which sets out five strategic options for the future of Europe. The report forms the basis of a trans-European debate in 2013-2014 with citizens, politicians, policy-makers, stakeholders, and opinion-formers through more than 50 events in around 17 Member States to generate ideas for future action. Taking into account the feedback from these discussions, the Reflection Group will draft a New Pact with concrete recommendations, to be presented and discussed in Brussels and in the Member States after the European elections in May 2014.

European Politics and Institutions

PROGRAMMESYves Pascouau, Director of Migration and Mobility PoliciesEuropean Migration and Diversity

European Migration and DiversityThe European

Migration and Diversity (EMD) throughout 2013 monitored and analysed key political developments in the European Union regarding integration, migration and asylum policies. The

programme is developed and implemented in close cooperation with the King Baudouin Foundation. In 2013, the EMD programme focussed on the following main work-streams:

(1) LEGAL MIGRATIONWe continued to work on the Labour Migration

Governance project led by FIERI, including on the preparations for the final conference scheduled to take place in 2014. In addition, EMD looked at possible ways to enhance labour migration within the EU feeding into the Single European Labour Market project

coordinated by the EPE programme, particularly with regard to intra-EU mobility issues (see under EPE programme above).

As part of the logic governing the Single Market, we raised the alarm in several short publications about the recurring attacks on freedom of movement of EU citizens. Three Commentaries were published in reaction to worrying developments in some Member States particularly with regard to the fundamental principle of free movement of workers.

Regarding developments in relation to EU rules on admission of third country workers, a Policy Brief was published in April 2013 on The Intra-Corporate Transferees Directive: time to break the deadlock by Alex Lazarowicz (April 2013).

In a Commentary published in June 2013, we reiterated its position regarding legal migration policy arguing that the EU should act soon in this policy field before it is too late. Legal migration issues were also

European MIgration and DiversityYves PascouauPROGRAMMES

European Migration and Diversity

addressed in the framework of the EU-Asia project led by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, in which we are leading a cluster devoted to legal migration and integration.

The EMD programme contributed a paper and took part in an EU-Asia Policy Panel on Migration on Legal migration policies in Asia and the EU:, in Brussels. A second policy panel under the EU-Asia project took place in Stockholm, in May, and looked at how to promote Integration of Immigrants in Europe and Asia; a third policy panel was organised in Paris, also in May.

(2) IRREGULAR MIGRATIONThe possibility to work in an irregular situation is

considered as a strong pull factor of irregular migration in the EU. In 2013 the EMD programme started a mapping exercise aimed at determining the state of play in this field at EU level. On this basis the EMD team started a comparative study covering six Member States to evaluate the implementation of the employers sanctions directive. The aim of the comparative analysis is to highlight whether or not member state action in this field is relevant.

(3) POST-STOCKHOLM TASK FORCEThe EPC Post-Stockholm Task Force, met throughout

2013 to discuss the EUs next multiannual programme in the area of freedom, security and justice for the period 2014-2019. The Task Force, composed of a small group of high-level stakeholders, met five times in 2013. A publication summarising the Task Forces findings with policy recommendations will be issued in 2014. In July the EPC published an Information Paper entitled The Stockholm Programme: whats next? which was circulated among EU ministers during the informal ministerial meeting which took place in early July in Vilnius under the Lithuanian Presidency.

The EMD team continued to react to ad hoc political developments in 2013, such as the on-going negotiations on Schengen with a publication in December on the Schengen governance package (see EPE programme).

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GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (3)Bundesagentur fr ArbeitRepresentative Office of the Oesterreichische NationalbankVDAB

INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (18)Council of EuropeEFTA SecretariatEFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA)Energy Charter Secretariat

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)European Investment Bank (EIB)International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)International Labour OrganizationInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)Japan Bank for International Cooperation

NATO Parliamentary AssemblyOrganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)Regional Cooperation CouncilUnited Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUnited Nations Office in BrusselsWorld Bank EU OfficeWorld Health Organization (WHO)

PLATFORMS OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (2)Confederation of European Senior Experts Services (CESES)Platform of European Social NGOs

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (43)Amnesty InternationalCARE for EuropeCaritas Catholica VlaanderenCaritas EuropaCentral Europe Energy PartnersConfrontations EuropeCrisis Management Initiative (CMI)Dialogue PlatformEquality and Human Rights CommissionEU Ukraine Business CouncilEU-Japan ForumEurActiv.comEuropean -Georgian -Ukrainian Society (EUGUS)European Armenian Federation for Justice and DemocracyEuropean Confederation of Junior Enterprises (JADE)

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European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)European Disability Forum (EDF)European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)European Stability InitiativeEuropean Youth ForumFOSTER EUROPE, Foundation for strong European RegionsFreedom HouseIndependent DiplomatInstitute for Economics and PeaceInstitute for the Scientific Advancement of the South (ISAS)Institute of European Studies MacauInternational Crisis Group (ICG)International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea (BSCSIF)International Security Information Service (ISIS) EuropeNetwork of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation (NEF)NGO Corporate Relations Research CenterNRC EuropeONEOpen Dialog FoundationPlus Europe AssociationThe European Azerbaijan SocietyThe German Marshall Fund of the United StatesThe Pew Charitable TrustsTransparency InternationalVoteWatch EuropeWaterAid

World Vision InternationalWWF European Policy Office

REGIONAL BODIES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES (37)Central Denmark EU OfficeCity of Vienna - Liaison OfficeConfrence des Rgions Priphriques Maritimes dEurope (CRPM)East Sweden EU OfficeEUROCITIESGovernment of Catalonia Representation to the EUHanse-OfficeHelsinki EU OfficeIle-de-France - EuropeLiaison Agency Flanders-EuropeMid-Norway European OfficeNorth Sweden European OfficeNorthNorway European OfficeOffice of the Northern Ireland ExecutiveOslo Region European OfficeProvince of LimburgRepresentation of Lower Saxony to the EURepresentation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European UnionRepresentation of the State of Baden-Wrttemberg to the European UnionRepresentation of the State of Bremen to the EURepresentation Office of CarinthiaScotland EuropaScottish Government EU officeSkne European OfficeSouth Denmark European OfficeStavanger Region European Office

Steiermark-BroStockholm Region EU OfficeTampere Region EU OfficeTurkish Cypriot Representation in BrusselsTURKU-Southwest Finland European OfficeVerbindungsbro Land NiedersterreichVojvodina European OfficeWelsh Government West Finland European OfficeWest Norway OfficeZealandDenmark EU Office

RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS (5)Church and Society Commission of CECCommission of the Bishops Conferences of the EC (COMECE)European Evangelical AllianceJesuit European Social Centre (JESC)Protestant Church in Germany Brussels Office

ACADEMIC (3)Aarhus University, DenmarkUNESCO-IHE Institute for Water EducationUniversity of Birmingham

OTHER (1)International Committee of the Red Cross

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GOVERNANCE

We aspire to best practice in good governance and have strived to improve our governing structures over the years. The guiding principle has been to establish checks and balances in the system, through the separation of powers between our different governing bodies.

We are governed by two statutory bodies: the General Assembly and the Governing Board. Their respective powers are set out in the articles of association.

The General Assembly (assemble gnrale), whose composition reflects the main constituencies of our membership, is the highest decision-making body of the EPC. The Chairman is Philippe Maystadt, former President of the European Investment Bank.

The Governing Board (conseil dadministration) is made up of non-executive directors (administrateurs) and is responsible for the overall management of the EPC, although day-to-day management is assigned to the Chief Executive (administrateur dlgu), who is a member of the Board and accountable to the Board for his actions (in line with Belgian law). The Board in turn is accountable to the General Assembly. The Chair of the Board is Meglena Kuneva, former EU Commissioner for Consumer Protection.

The only overlap between the membership of the General Assembly and the Governing Board is that the Chairman of the Board is an ex officio member of the General Assembly.

Honorary PresidentPeter Sutherland, former European Commissioner, is Honorary President of the EPC.

Legal statusWe were launched as a think tank in 1997. In 2003, we were established as an international not-for-profit organisation (association internationale sans but lucratif - AISBL) under Belgian law.

Governance

GOVERNING BOARD CHAIR

Meglena Kuneva

GENERAL ASSEMBLYCHAIR

Philippe Maystadt

TRANSPARENCY

We joined the European Commissions voluntary Register of interest representatives in January 2009. The EPC was the first major think tank on European Union affairs in Brussels to join. Our decision to do so reflects our long-standing commitment to openness and transparency, demonstrated by the detailed information we already provide on our website about our financing and governance.

The European Commissions definition of who should register states that it is for all entities engaged in activities carried out with the objective of influencing the policy formulation and decision-making processes of the European institutions. We are committed to making European integration work, by promoting discussion and innovative thinking on the key challenges facing the European Union and coming up with practical policy proposals to achieve this goal. We therefore decided to register even though the only interest we represent is the interest of European integration.

By signing up to the register, the EPC and our staff commit themselves to comply with the Commissions Code of Conduct for interest representatives.

Transparency

TESTIMONIALS

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David Lidington

Herman Van Rompuy

I know that you have been working on [the New Pact for Europe] for a long time, with experts from a variety of backgrounds coming from all over Europe. Getting so many think-tanks and foundations to work together is certainly a challenging endeavour. Getting them to agree on a joint report probably even more so.

The European Policy Centre looked into the question of the role of national parliaments earlier this year. Their findings suggest that national parliaments could work more closely together, and could explore new forms of cooperation.

UNITED KINGDOMS MINISTER FOR EUROPE

PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL

TESTIMONIALS

Testimonials

The EPC is greatly valued for its focused and practical analysis of European issues, both short and long term, and for promoting debate on these issues among a very wide range of participants. Its role in providing a platform for visitors to Brussels such as myself is also deeply appreciated.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Eamon Gilmore

The European Policy Centre has made an important contribution to an open and dynamic debate on Europe

PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

FORMER IRISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Current Staff 2013-2014Our Team

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Annika HedbergSenior Policy Analysta.hedberg@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 9375@AnnikaAhtonen

Maral BedrossianFinance and Human Resources Managerm.bedrossian@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0882

Rebecca CastermansCommunications Assistantr.castermans@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0884@EPC_Becca

Andrea FrontiniJunior Policy Analysta.frontini@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 1193@AndFrontini

Rosa BalfourDirector for Europe in the Worldr.balfour@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 1192@RosaBalfour

Elizabeth BislandDirector of Events and Administratione.bisland@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0883@LizBizatEPC

Claire DhretSenior Policy Analystc.dheret@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0881@cdheret

Valrie Gilles Administraitive Assistantv.gilles@epc.eu+32 (0)2 231 0340

Myriane Bartholom Publications and Membership Managerm.bartholome@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 9371

Gloria CarneiroEvents Assistantg.carneiro@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 1194

Janis A. EmmanouilidisDirector of Studiesj.emmanouilidis@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0886@JAEmmanouilidis

Paul IvanPolicy Analystp.ivan@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0880@paul2ivan

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Andreia GhimisProgramme Assistanta.ghimis@epc.eu+32 (0)2 714 2161@afghimis

Martina MorosiProgramme Assistantm.morosi@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0887@martinamo12

Current Staff 2013-2014Our Team

Tania MarocchiFutureLab Europe

Programme Assistantt.marocchi@epc.eu+32 (0)2 714 2162@tania_marocchi

Alice Pappas Programme Assistant

a.pappas@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0885

@AlicePappas

Romain PardoJunior Policy Analyst

r.pardo@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0885

Yves PascouauDirector of Migration and Mobility Policiesy.pascouau@epc.eu

+32 (0)2 235 0888@ypascouau

Emmanuelle PetitEvents Executive

e.petit@epc.eu+32 (0)2 235 0889

Jan David SchneiderEconomic Research

Assistantjd.schneider@epc.eu

+32 (0)2 286 1196

Zak SuffeeHead of Media and

Communicationsz.suffee@epc.eu

+32 (0)2 286 9374@zaksuff

Linde ZuidemaFutureLab Europe

Programme Leaderl.zuidema@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 1190

@lindezuidema

Fabian ZuleegChief Executive

f.zuleeg@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 1191

@FabianZuleeg

Corina StratulatSenior Policy Analyst

c.stratulat@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 9372

Amanda PaulPolicy Analyst, Senior Programme Executive

a.paul@epc.eu+32 (0)2 286 9376@amandajanepaul

European Policy Centre 2014