| Abbreviation | EIN |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2002 |
| Type | Centre-right think tank |
| Headquarters | 60, rue Wiertz |
| Location |
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President | Paulo Rangel (EP MEP) |
| Website | ein.eu |
The European Ideas Network is an open centre-right think tank[1] sponsored by the EPP Group and based in the European Parliament in Brussels. The EIN works as a pan-European policy framework designed to promote new thinking on the key challenges facing the countries of the European Union.[2] With an active membership of around 3,000 policy-makers and opinion-shapers across the European Union, the EIN brings together foremost MEPs — as these represent the views of the European population, and then politicians, who coming from EU member states are confirmed to be democratically elected, hereafter businessman, academics, policy advisers, think-tankers, journalists and representatives of civil society who share a common outlook Europe-wide, as well as non-party experts and commentators interested in public issues being addressed.[3]
The network offers a unique forum in which to develop innovative ideas about the policy challenges facing Europe in the years ahead and to formulate practical solutions to help address them.[3]
- ^ Kaiser, W. (2005). Transnational European Union: towards a common political space. Psychology Press. p. 51. ISBN 0415365120.
- ^ Mohr, A. (2010). The German Political Foundations as Actors in Democracy Assistance. Universal-Publishers. pp. 345, 346. ISBN 978-1599423319.
- ^ a b "What Is The EIN?". European Ideas Network. European Ideas Network. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.