2009 Annual Report

European Liberal Forum 2009 Annual Report

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Contents

Welcome 0077 LLetteretter fromfrom tthehe PresidentPresident 0088 FForewordoreword bbyy tthehe EExecutivexecutive DDirectorirector

About us 1111 IIntrontro 1133 MMemberember organisationsorganisations 1144 BBoardoard ooff DDirectorsirectors 1155 TThehe EEuropeanuropean LLiberaliberal ForumForum (ELF)(ELF) secretariatsecretariat

Selection of events 1177 IIntrontro 1199 GGlobalisationlobalisation afterafter thethe CreditCredit CrunchCrunch 2222 SSpringpring AAcademiescademies 2009:2009: EEuropeurope inin PracticePractice 2244 TThehe InﬂInﬂ uenceuence ofof EuropeanEuropean PolicyPolicy onon thethe LocalLocal LevelLevel 2266 MMigrationigration – EEurope’surope’s ChallengeChallenge 2288 TThehe EEurouro aass aann IInstrumentnstrument ofof StabilityStability andand ProsperityProsperity inin a UnitedUnited EuropeEurope 3300 TThehe FFutureuture ooff IndividualIndividual ParticipationParticipation inin EuropeanEuropean PoliticsPolitics 3322 LLibertyiberty andand CivilCivil SocietySociety 3344 BBuildinguilding a PartnershipPartnership wwithith tthehe EastEast 3366 PPropertyroperty RightsRights inin CentralCentral andand EastEast EuropeanEuropean CountriesCountries 3399 EEnergynergy PolicyPolicy andand StrategicStrategic InterestsInterests 4400 MMeasuringeasuring SecularisationSecularisation iinn EEuropeurope 4422 CCompleteomplete listlist ooff eeventsvents

Selection of publications and studies 4455 IIntrontro 4477 CCrossingrossing BBordersorders iinn EEuropeurope 4488 HHealthealth CareCare PolicyPolicy aandnd FundamentalFundamental RightsRights inin EuropeEurope 4499 TThehe FFutureuture ooff MMultilateralismultilateralism 5500 SStrengtheningtrengthening tthehe StabilityStability aandnd GrowthGrowth PPactact wwithith a CCommonommon EurozoneEurozone BondBond 5511 MMeasuringeasuring LLiberaliberal ValuesValues andand AttitudesAttitudes 5522 CCompleteomplete listlist ofof publicationspublications andand studiesstudies

Website 5544 PPresentationresentation ofof thethe ELFELF websitewebsite

Member organisations 5577 IIntrontro 5599 – 8 800 PPresentationresentation ooff tthehe EELFLF membersmembers 06 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Welcome 07

Letter from the President

DDearear reader,reader,

I amam ddelightedelighted toto bebe ableable toto presentpresent toto youyou thethe 20092009 AnnualAnnual ReportReport ofof thethe EuropeanEuropean LiberalLiberal FForumorum aasblsbl ((ELF),ELF), tthehe EEuropeanuropean ppoliticalolitical ffoundationoundation ooff tthehe LiberalLiberal family.family.

TThehe ELFELF iiss aafﬁfﬁ liatedliated toto thethe EuropeanEuropean LiberalLiberal DemocratDemocrat PartyParty (ELDR(ELDR Party)Party) andand bringsbrings togethertogether LLiberaliberal thinkthink tanks,tanks, politicalpolitical foundationsfoundations andand institutesinstitutes fromfrom allall overover EuropeEurope toto observe,observe, analyseanalyse aandnd contributecontribute toto thethe debatedebate onon EuropeanEuropean publicpublic policypolicy issuesissues andand thethe processprocess ofof EuropeanEuropean iintegration.ntegration.

TThehe EuropeanEuropean UUnionnion isis facingfacing a numbernumber ofof majormajor challenges,challenges, includingincluding thethe ﬁ nancialnancial andand eeconomicconomic ccrisis,risis, mmigrationigration andand climateclimate change.change. WithinWithin thethe ELFELF network,network, LiberalLiberal expertsexperts fromfrom aallll overover EEuropeurope aaddressddress tthesehese aandnd ootherther cchallengeshallenges byby exchangingexchanging theirtheir ideasideas andand expertiseexpertise aass wellwell asas developingdeveloping LiberalLiberal policypolicy recommendations.recommendations. TheThe ELFELF therebythereby offersoffers LiberalLiberal policypolicy aapproachespproaches toto EUEU decision-makers.decision-makers.

TThehe ELFELF eengagesngages wwithith citizenscitizens throughoutthroughout EuropeEurope byby organisingorganising conferences,conferences, seminars,seminars, wworkshopsorkshops andand summersummer academiesacademies toto conveyconvey LiberalLiberal viewsviews onon a widewide rangerange ofof EuropeanEuropean policypolicy iissues.ssues. TThroughhrough iitsts trainingtraining activitiesactivities thethe ELFELF isis alsoalso committedcommitted toto strengtheningstrengthening institutionalinstitutional ccapacityapacity and,and, lastlast butbut notnot least,least, toto strengtheningstrengthening LiberalismLiberalism inin Europe.Europe.

BByy 22009,009, 2288 mmemberember oorganisationsrganisations ffromrom 1188 ddifferentifferent EUEU countriescountries hadhad becomebecome membersmembers ofof thethe EELF.LF. TThroughhrough ttheirheir expertexpert knowledge,knowledge, theirtheir organisationalorganisational capacitiescapacities andand theirtheir dedication,dedication, theythey hhaveave mmadeade a cconsiderableonsiderable ccontributionontribution toto thethe successsuccess ofof thethe ELFELF andand mademade a uniqueunique LiberalLiberal ccontributionontribution toto EuropeanEuropean integration.integration.

I amam cconﬁonﬁ dentdent thatthat thethe ELFELF willwill furtherfurther evolveevolve andand growgrow inin importanceimportance inin thethe yearsyears toto come.come.

AAlexanderlexander GrafGraf LambsdorffLambsdorff MEPMEP PPresidentresident 08 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Welcome 09

Foreword by the Executive Director

TThehe ELFELF AnnualAnnual ReportReport 20092009 isis designeddesigned toto provideprovide youyou withwith a comprehensivecomprehensive overviewoverview ofof thethe vvariousarious aactivitiesctivities uundertakenndertaken byby thethe associationassociation duringduring itsits ﬁ rstrst fullfull yearyear ofof business.business. InIn 2009,2009, ELFELF eestablishedstablished itselfitself asas a thrivingthriving organisation.organisation. ItIt organisedorganised 2525 eventsevents andand issuedissued 1212 publicationspublications pprovidingroviding lliberaliberal analysis,analysis, opinionsopinions andand commentscomments onon a varietyvariety ofof EuropeanEuropean policypolicy iissues.ssues. TThishis annualannual reportreport featuresfeatures shortshort summariessummaries ofof a selectionselection ofof ELFELF conferences,conferences, seminarsseminars andand wworkshopsorkshops asas wellwell asas publications.publications. ItIt alsoalso listslists allall thethe eventsevents organisedorganised andand publicationspublications released.released.

TThroughouthroughout 2009,2009, EELFLF ffacilitatedacilitated regularregular exchangesexchanges betweenbetween membermember organisations,organisations, thusthus wwideningidening andand consolidatingconsolidating thethe liberalliberal networknetwork acrossacross Europe.Europe. UnderUnder thethe auspicesauspices ofof ELF,ELF, mmemberember oorganisationsrganisations werewere aableble toto expandexpand thethe scopescope ofof theirtheir activitiesactivities atat EuropeanEuropean levellevel andand eexecutexecute jjointoint pan-Europeanpan-European projectsprojects inin cooperationcooperation withwith fellowfellow ELFELF members.members.

WWorkingorking relationshipsrelationships withwith liberalliberal policypolicy makers,makers, parliamentaryparliamentary groupsgroups andand institutionsinstitutions werewere sstrengthened,trengthened, resultingresulting inin thethe activeactive participationparticipation andand supportsupport ofof numerousnumerous liberalliberal decisiondecision mmakersakers iinn ELFELF eevents,vents, iincludingncluding MembersMembers ooff tthehe AllianceAlliance ofof LiberalsLiberals andand DemocratsDemocrats (ALDE)(ALDE) inin tthehe EuropeanEuropean Parliament,Parliament, MembersMembers ooff nnationalational ParliamentsParliaments andand EuropeanEuropean Commissioners.Commissioners.

DDuringuring tthehe coursecourse ooff tthehe year,year, ELFELF ccontinuedontinued ttoo establishestablish furtherfurther guidelinesguidelines inin termsterms ofof bothboth ccontentontent andand structurestructure toto ensureensure target-orientedtarget-oriented activitiesactivities andand commoncommon qualityquality standards.standards. InIn 22009,009, tthehe sstagetage wwasas tthushus ssetet forfor thethe effectiveeffective functioningfunctioning ofof ELF,ELF, allowingallowing thethe associationassociation toto ccontinueontinue toto workwork successfullysuccessfully aandnd toto continuecontinue toto makemake a liberalliberal contributioncontribution toto thethe debatedebate onon EEuropeanuropean ppublicublic ppolicyolicy iissuesssues aandnd EEuropeanuropean iintegration.ntegration.

I hopehope youyou ﬁ nndd tthishis reportreport bothboth informativeinformative andand inspiring.inspiring.

SSusanneusanne HartigHartig EExecutivexecutive DirectorDirector

About us

FFoundedounded iinn tthehe fallfall ofof 2007,2007, tthehe EuropeanEuropean LiberalLiberal Forum,Forum, aasblsbl (ELF)(ELF) isis tthehe non-proﬁnon-proﬁ t EuropeanEuropean ppoliticalolitical ffoundationoundation ooff tthehe lliberaliberal ffamily.amily.

EELFLF bbringsrings ttogetherogether lliberaliberal tthinkhink thanks,thanks, politicalpolitical foundationsfoundations andand iinstitutesnstitutes fromfrom aroundaround EEuropeurope ttoo oobserve,bserve, aanalysenalyse aandnd ccontributeontribute ttoo tthehe ddebateebate oonn EEuropeanuropean ppublicublic ppolicyolicy iissuesssues aandnd tthehe pprocessrocess ooff EEuropeanuropean iintegration,ntegration, throughthrough education,education, ttraining,raining, rresearchesearch aandnd tthehe ppromotionromotion ooff aactivective ccitizenshipitizenship withinwithin thethe EuropeanEuropean Union.Union.

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The ELF currently has 28 member organisations

BBertilertil OhlinOhlin InstituteInstitute | Sweden CCentreentre JJeanean GGolol | Belgium CCentreForumentreForum | United Kingdom CCentrumentrum LLiberálníchiberálních StudiíStudií | CentreCentre forfor LiberalLiberal StudiesStudies | Czech Republic EEdistysmielisendistysmielisen tutkimuksentutkimuksen yhdistysyhdistys r.y.r.y. e2e2 | thinkthink tanktank e2e2 | Finland EEuropeanuropean LiberalLiberal YouthYouth | LYMECLYMEC | pan-European FFondazioneondazione CriticaCritica LiberaleLiberale | Italy FForumorum förför rreformereformer oochch eentreprenörskapntreprenörskap FForumorum fforor RReforms,eforms, EEntrepreneurshipntrepreneurship aandnd SustainabilitySustainability | FORESFORES | Sweden FFriedrich-Naumann-Stiftungriedrich-Naumann-Stiftung ffürür ddieie FFreiheitreiheit FFriedrichriedrich NNaumannaumann FFoundationoundation fforor FFreedomreedom | Germany FFundacióundació CCatalanistaatalanista i DDemòcrataemòcrata | CatDemCatDem CCatalanistatalanist aandnd DDemocratemocrat FFoundationoundation | CatDemCatDem | Catalonia, Spain FFundacijaundacija LibertasLibertas | Slovenia FFundacjaundacja KlubKlub ObywatelskiObywatelski | CivicCivic ClubClub FoundationFoundation | Poland FFundacjaundacja Projekt:Projekt: PolskaPolska | FoundationFoundation PProject:roject: PPolandoland | Poland HHayaaya vvanan SomerenSomeren StichtingStichting | VVDVVD InternationalInternational FoundationFoundation | The Netherlands IInstitutenstitute fforor LLiberaliberal StudiesStudies | Romania KKenniscentrumenniscentrum D66D66 | The Netherlands KKentroentro FilelelftherwnFilelelftherwn MeletwnMeletwn | KEFIMKEFIM | LibertyLiberty ForumForum ofof GreeceGreece | Greece LLiberalesiberales InstitutInstitut ÖsterreichÖsterreich | Austria LLokusokus | Finland MMovimentoovimento LiberalLiberal SocialSocial | Portugal NNadáciaadácia LLiberálnaiberálna spolocnost’spolocnost’ | LiberalLiberal SocietySociety FoundationFoundation | Slovakia NNOVUMOVUM – IInštitutnštitut zzaa sstratešketrateške inin aplikativneaplikativne študiještudije NNOVUMOVUM – IInstitutenstitute fforor SStrategictrategic aandnd AAppliedpplied ResearchResearch | Slovenia PProf.rof. mr.mr. B.M.B.M. TeldersstichtingTeldersstichting | The Netherlands PPrometheusrometheus LiberaalLiberaal KenniscentrumKenniscentrum | PrometheusPrometheus LiberalLiberal KnowledgeKnowledge CentreCentre | Belgium SStichtingtichting InternationaalInternationaal DemocratischDemocratisch InitiatiefInitiatief | IDIIDI IInternationalnternational DemocraticDemocratic InitiativeInitiative FoundationFoundation | IIDIDI | The Netherlands SSupportupport InitiativeInitiative forfor LibertyLiberty andand DemocracyDemocracy | SILBASILBA | Denmark SSwedishwedish InternationalInternational LiberalLiberal CentreCentre | SILCSILC | Sweden VVslsl AtviraAtvira vvisvomeneisvomene iirr jjosos ddraugairaugai | OpenOpen SocietySociety andand itsits FriendsFriends | Lithuania 14

Board of Directors

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff MEP

PPresidentresident ofof thethe EELFLF | 22007007 – presentpresent MMemberember ofof thethe EEuropeanuropean PParliamentarliament | 20042004 – presentpresent 11stst VViceice PPresidentresident ooff thethe AAlliancelliance ofof LiberalsLiberals andand DemocratsDemocrats forfor EuropeEurope | ALDEALDE iinn thethe EEuropeanuropean PParliamentarliament | 20092009 – presentpresent

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck MEP

VViceice PresidentPresident ofof thethe ELFELF | 22007007 – presentpresent MMemberember ofof thethe EEuropeanuropean ParliamentParliament | 19941994 – 1999,1999, 20042004 – presentpresent PPresidentresident ofof thethe ELDRELDR PartyParty | SSeptembereptember 22005005 – presentpresent MMinisterinister ofof StateState | 11995995 – ppresentresent

Dr. Thierry Coosemans

TTreasurerreasurer ooff tthehe EELFLF | 22008008 – presentpresent PPhDhD iinn PPoliticalolitical ssciencesciences | UUniversiténiversité LLibreibre dede BruxellesBruxelles MMasteraster inin EuropeanEuropean StudiesStudies | UUniversiténiversité LLibreibre dede BruxellesBruxelles AAdvisordvisor toto leadersleaders ofof thethe MouvementMouvement RéformateurRéformateur PartyParty | BelgiumBelgium CCoordinatoroordinator ofof thethe CentreCentre JeanJean GolGol AAuthoruthor ofof variousvarious ppublicationsublications concerningconcerning thethe EuropeanEuropean ParliamentParliament 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport About us 15

Secretariat

Susanne Hartig EExecutivexecutive DDirectorirector [email protected]@liberalforum.eu PPhonehone +32+32 2 401401 6161 1111 FFaxax +32+32 2 401401 6161 0303

Eva Ferluga PProjectroject AssistantAssistant [email protected]@liberalforum.eu PPhonehone +32+32 2 401401 6161 1212 FFaxax +32+32 2 401401 6161 0303

Samanthi Wickrema FFinanceinance aandnd PPersonnelersonnel AAdministratordministrator [email protected]@liberalforum.eu PPhonehone +32+32 2 401401 6161 1010 FFaxax +32+32 2 401401 6161 0303

European Liberal Forum asbl. SSquarequare dede MeeûsMeeûs 38/4038/40 11000000 BrusselsBrussels BBelgiumelgium [email protected]@liberalforum.eu wwww.ww. liberalforum.euliberalforum.eu

Selection of events

IInn 2009,2009, tthehe EELFLF oorganisedrganised ttwenty-ﬁwenty-ﬁ veve eeventsvents withwith thethe supportsupport ofof itsits mmemberember oorganisations.rganisations. TheseThese rangedranged fromfrom conferencesconferences toto seminarsseminars ttoo workshopsworkshops toto summersummer academies.academies. TTheyhey werewere hheldeld tthroughouthroughout thethe yyearear iinn vvariousarious llocationsocations aacrosscross EEuropeurope aandnd bbroughtrought ttogetherogether EEuropeanuropean ccitizensitizens fromfrom political,political, academic,academic, youngyoung liberal,liberal, NGO,NGO, governmentgovernment oorganisationrganisation andand mediamedia ccircles.ircles.

TThehe eventsevents coveredcovered a wwideide rrangeange ooff mmajorajor iissuesssues oonn thethe pan-Europeanpan-European ppoliticalolitical andand LiberalLiberal agenda.agenda. SubjectSubject aareasreas iincludedncluded gglobalisationlobalisation aafterfter tthehe creditcredit ccrunch,runch, mmigration,igration, ssecularisationecularisation pprocessesrocesses iinn EEurope,urope, ppropertyroperty rrightsights inin EasternEastern Europe,Europe, energyenergy policiespolicies andand EU-RussiaEU-Russia rrelations.elations.

IInn thethe followingfollowing section,section, youyou ccanan rreadead rreportseports ooff a sselectionelection ooff tthehe mmajorajor eeventsvents inin 2009.2009.

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Globalisation after the Credit Crunch

Type of event WWithith thethe supportsupport ofof CentreForum,CentreForum, thethe ELFELF organisedorganised threethree eventsevents onon thethe fi nancialnancial andand SSeminareminar eeconomicconomic ccrisisrisis iinn 2009.2009. TThehe fi rrstst ooff tthehe sserieseries wwasas a sseminareminar debatedebate eentitled:ntitled: ‘Can‘Can thethe G20G20 savesave Dates gglobalisation?’.lobalisation?’. TheThe seminar,seminar, whichwhich waswas heldheld onon 18 March 2009 inin Brussels,Brussels, addressedaddressed thethe keykey 1188 MarchMarch 22009009 iissuesssues tthathat werewere setset toto bebe debateddebated atat thethe G20G20 summitsummit onon 2 AprilApril 20092009 iinn London.London. 1144 JJulyuly 20092009 1188 N Novemberovember 20092009 TThehe discussiondiscussion panelpanel comprisedcomprised MEPMEP SSharonharon BowlesBowles (ALDE),(ALDE), thethe EuropeanEuropean PParliament’sarliament’s CChairhair Locations fforor tthehe CommitteeCommittee onon EconomicEconomic andand MonetaryMonetary Affairs;Affairs; AndreAndre Sapir,Sapir, anan inflinfl uentialuential economisteconomist BBrusselsrussels | BBelgiumelgium aandnd formerformer advisoradvisor toto thethe PresidentPresident ofof thethe EuropeanEuropean Commission;Commission; andand EmilEmil Paulis,Paulis, DirectorDirector ofof LLondonondon | UUKK FFinancialinancial ServicesServices PolicyPolicy aatt thethe EuropeanEuropean Commission.Commission. BBarcelonaarcelona | Catalonia,Catalonia, SSpainpain

Supported by TThehe processprocess ofof globalisationglobalisation isis notnot irreversible.irreversible. Instead,Instead, itit isis a patternpattern ofof cooperationcooperation whichwhich maymay CCentreForumentreForum wwellell yyetet bbee rreversed.eversed. WWithith thethe spectresspectres ofof fi nancialnancial retrenchmentretrenchment andand economiceconomic nationalismnationalism bbeginningeginning toto rearrear theirtheir headsheads inin EuropeEurope andand America,America, thethe questionquestion ofof howhow thethe worldworld cancan bbee ssavedaved ffromrom tthehe ttypeype ooff gglobalisationlobalisation fromfrom whichwhich itit sufferedsuffered atat thethe beginningbeginning ofof thethe 20th20th ccenturyentury iiss bbecomingecoming iincreasinglyncreasingly relevant.relevant. GlobalisationGlobalisation hashas broughtbrought unprecedentedunprecedented growthgrowth wworldwide,orldwide, mmillionsillions ooff ppeopleeople hhaveave bbeeneen helpedhelped outout ofof povertypoverty tthankshanks toto itit andand economieseconomies oopenpen toto tradetrade havehave signifisignifi cantlycantly outperformedoutperformed closedclosed economies.economies. ItIt isis upup toto worldworld leadersleaders toto eensurensure tthathat thesethese advantagesadvantages areare keptkept intact.intact.

OOnene importantimportant differencedifference betweenbetween ourour presentpresent situationsituation andand thethe situationsituation atat thethe beginningbeginning ooff tthehe 20th20th centurycentury isis thatthat wewe havehave globalglobal institutionsinstitutions designeddesigned toto encourageencourage cooperationcooperation aandnd compromisecompromise betweenbetween nations.nations. However,However, overover thethe pastpast couplecouple ofof decades,decades, thesethese elementselements ooff globalglobal governancegovernance havehave becomebecome outdated.outdated. TheyThey failfail toto givegive emergingemerging economieseconomies suchsuch asas CChinahina andand IndiaIndia theirtheir rightfulrightful place.place. PerhapsPerhaps thethe mostmost positivepositive resultresult ofof thethe globalglobal recessionrecession isis tthathat wewe ﬁ ndnd ourselvesourselves havinghaving a meetingmeeting ofof thethe G20G20 asas opposedopposed toto a meetingmeeting ofof thethe G7.G7. ThisThis ssignalsignals a newnew willingnesswillingness toto engageengage inin trulytruly globalglobal governancegovernance ratherrather thanthan restrictrestrict talkstalks toto a ggrouproup rrepresentingepresenting onlyonly 11%11% ofof thethe world’sworld’s population.population.

TThehe G20G20 mmeetingeeting wwillill nnotot onlyonly bebe aboutabout thethe EUEU andand thethe US.US. AsianAsian economieseconomies willwill havehave theirtheir ddemandsemands ttoo.oo. TThehe G20G20 mmeetingeeting iiss llikelyikely ttoo establishestablish a newnew equilibriumequilibrium inin thethe shiftingshifting balancebalance ooff ppowerower bbetweenetween EastEast andand West.West. TheThe mediamedia hashas focusedfocused onon thethe supposedsupposed chasmchasm betweenbetween tthehe prioritiespriorities ofof thethe UKUK andand USUS onon thethe oneone handhand andand EuropeansEuropeans onon thethe other.other. SustainingSustaining globalglobal ddemandemand toto stimulatestimulate economiceconomic recoveryrecovery isis thethe prioritypriority forfor thethe formerformer twotwo countriescountries whilstwhilst thethe llatteratter areare pushingpushing forfor moremore ﬁ nancialnancial regulationregulation toto preventprevent anotheranother crisis.crisis. ItIt isis worthworth pointingpointing outout tthathat thethe politicalpolitical willwill forfor regulatoryregulatory reformsreforms willwill soonsoon evaporate.evaporate. Therefore,Therefore, thethe opportunityopportunity toto pputut inin placeplace a crediblecredible newnew regulatoryregulatory frameworkframework needsneeds toto bebe graspedgrasped immediately.immediately.

TThehe needneed toto agreeagree onon anan economiceconomic recoveryrecovery planplan isis clearlyclearly becomingbecoming moremore urgent.urgent. AlthoughAlthough sspeakerspeakers atat thethe ELFELF seminarseminar pointedpointed outout thatthat EuropeanEuropean countriescountries havehave mademade a commitmentcommitment toto ddoo wwhateverhatever iiss necessarynecessary ttoo restorerestore growth,growth, thisthis hashas thethe provisoproviso thatthat anyany solutionsolution mustmust ensureensure 20

tthathat debtdebt remainsremains sustainable.sustainable. ThereThere isis disagreementdisagreement aboutabout whatwhat levellevel ofof debtdebt isis sustainablesustainable aandnd whetherwhether actionsactions takentaken byby governmentsgovernments soso farfar havehave alreadyalready providedprovided enoughenough ofof a ﬁ scalscal bboost.oost. ThereThere willwill alsoalso bebe a timetime laglag beforebefore thethe effectseffects ofof thethe boostboost becomebecome visible.visible. BothBoth ﬁ nancialnancial andand macroeconomicmacroeconomic imbalancesimbalances contributedcontributed toto thethe crisiscrisis andand bothboth mustmust bebe partpart ofof tthehe solution.solution. AllAll thethe G20G20 countriescountries agreeagree onon thisthis toto somesome extent.extent. WithWith soso manymany demandsdemands onon thethe ttable,able, therethere isis potentialpotential forfor compromise.compromise.

TThehe secondsecond seminar,seminar, entitledentitled ‘European‘European fi nancenance afterafter thethe crisis:crisis: MakeMake upup oror breakbreak up?’,up?’, waswas heldheld iinn LondonLondon onon 14 July 2009. TThehe panelpanel waswas mademade upup ofof WillemWillem BuiterBuiter fromfrom thethe LondonLondon SchoolSchool ooff Economics,Economics, a foundingfounding membermember ofof thethe MonetaryMonetary PolicyPolicy CommitteeCommittee ofof thethe BankBank ofof EnglandEngland aandnd a regularregular ccommentatorommentator iinn thethe FinancialFinancial Times;Times; BritishBritish MPMP ChrisChris Huhne,Huhne, a formerformer MEPMEP (ALDE);(ALDE); PProfessorrofessor HHélèneélène RReyey ooff tthehe LLondonondon BusinessBusiness SchoolSchool andand columnistcolumnist fforor tthehe FrenchFrench fi nancialnancial ddailyaily LLeses EEchos;chos; aandnd NicolasNicolas Véron,Véron, researchresearch fellowfellow forfor thethe BruegelBruegel thinkthink tanktank andand columnistcolumnist forfor tthehe FrenchFrench fi nancialnancial dailydaily LaLa Tribune.Tribune.

EEuropeanuropean UUnionnion leadersleaders havehave failedfailed toto buildbuild a commoncommon rresponseesponse ttoo thethe fi nancialnancial crisis,crisis, actingacting – toto quotequote thethe InternationalInternational MonetaryMonetary FundFund – inin anan “unhelpfully“unhelpfully diverse”diverse” manner.manner. TheThe factfact thatthat bbankank rescuesrescues havehave beenbeen uncoordinateduncoordinated hashas encouragedencouraged instability.instability. TheThe eurozoneeurozone isis creakingcreaking aass itsits members’members’ eeconomicconomic iinterestsnterests diverge.diverge. WWesternestern governmentsgovernments aarere nnotot doingdoing enoughenough toto hhelpelp membermember sstatestates inin CentralCentral andand EasternEastern EuropeEurope thatthat areare strugglingstruggling toto copecope withwith highhigh levelslevels ooff ddebtebt andand collapsingcollapsing fi nancialnancial fl owsows fromfrom thethe West.West. WithWith regardregard toto fi nancialnancial regulation,regulation, FranceFrance aandnd GermanyGermany wwantant taxtax harmonisationharmonisation whilewhile thethe UKUK isis lookinglooking forfor integratedintegrated supervisionsupervision andand rregulation.egulation. ShouldShould EEuropeurope bbuilduild a ccommonommon fi nnancialancial ppolicyolicy aandnd ccanan iitt ddoo sso?o?

TThehe panelpanel diddid notnot agreeagree onon thethe effectivenesseffectiveness ofof thethe EU’sEU’s responseresponse toto thethe fi nancialnancial crisis.crisis. WhereasWhereas VVéronéron arguedargued tthathat thethe EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion hashas beenbeen effectiveeffective inin co-coordinatingco-coordinating macroeconomicmacroeconomic sstabilisationtabilisation programmes,programmes, BuiterBuiter statedstated thatthat thethe “value“value addedadded ofof EuropeEurope hashas beenbeen negligible”negligible” eevenven fforor tthehe purposespurposes ofof macroeconomicmacroeconomic sstabilisation.tabilisation. FiscalFiscal stimulistimuli havehave beenbeen tthehe sumsum ooff nnationalational programmes.programmes. However,However, ttheyhey ddidid aagreegree tthathat thethe fi nancialnancial rescuerescue hashas beenbeen patchypatchy andand uuncoordinated.ncoordinated. ReyRey eemphasisedmphasised tthehe EU’sEU’s ffailureailure ttoo uusese tthehe ccrisisrisis ttoo ccreatereate aann internationalinternational ssystemystem ooff fi nnancialancial regulation.regulation. InIn herher view,view, thethe EUEU isis “wasting“wasting thethe crisis”.crisis”. SheShe arguedargued thatthat rregulationegulation needsneeds toto becomebecome internationalinternational asas a consequenceconsequence ofof globalisation.globalisation.

TThehe panelpanel waswas alsoalso divideddivided asas toto howhow farfar thethe fi scalscal costscosts ofof bankbank rescuesrescues shouldshould bebe sharedshared bbetweenetween governmentsgovernments inin thethe future.future. ReyRey arguedargued thatthat EuropeEurope needsneeds toto agreeagree onon exex anteante rulesrules fforor ssharingharing thethe burdenburden ofof cross-bordercross-border bankingbanking insolvency.insolvency. BuiterBuiter arguedargued tthat,hat, unlessunless insolvencyinsolvency rrulesules aarere cclarifilarifi eed,d, EEuropeanuropean fi nnancialancial iintegrationntegration willwill gogo intointo reverse.reverse. ReyRey alsoalso suggestedsuggested tthathat nnationalational treasuriestreasuries withwith fi nancialnancial institutionsinstitutions thatthat posepose a systemicsystemic riskrisk shouldshould paypay a taxtax toto covercover tthehe externality.externality. ThisThis moneymoney couldcould bebe usedused inin a crisis.crisis. HuhneHuhne waswas unconvincedunconvinced thatthat rescuesrescues ooff ccross-borderross-border bbanksanks neededneeded toto bebe undertakenundertaken throughthrough EU-levelEU-level iinstitutions.nstitutions. HeHe arguedargued forfor a ‘host-home‘host-home regulation’,regulation’, wwhichhich maintainsmaintains fi scalscal independenceindependence byby creatingcreating commoncommon rulesrules aaboutbout capitalcapital requirementsrequirements forfor cross-bordercross-border banksbanks andand clarificlarifi eses thethe fi scalscal responsibilitiesresponsibilities ofof ggovernments.overnments. WWhilehile thisthis maymay limitlimit thethe levellevel ofof EuropeanEuropean fi nancialnancial integration,integration, HuhneHuhne concludedconcluded 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 21

tthathat itit isis moremore politicallypolitically feasible.feasible. VéronVéron arguedargued thatthat anan EUEU frameworkframework ofof regulationregulation andand ssupervisionupervision ccouldould bbee ssetet uupp ttoo mmonitoronitor aandnd rescuerescue bbanksanks andand tthathat resourcesresources toto rescuerescue ccross-ross- bborderorder bbanksanks couldcould bbee nnegotiatedegotiated onon anan adad hochoc basis.basis.

TThehe lastlast seminar,seminar, entitledentitled ‘Can‘Can EuropeEurope buildbuild a newnew GlobalGlobal EconomicEconomic order?’,order?’, tooktook placeplace inin BBarcelonaarcelona oonn 18 November 2009. TheThe panelpanel waswas mademade upup ofof MEPMEP WolfWolf Klinz,Klinz, (ALDE),(ALDE), whowho isis MMemberember ofof thethe CommitteeCommittee onon EconomicEconomic andand MonetaryMonetary AffairsAffairs andand ChairChair ofof thethe SpecialSpecial CommitteeCommittee oonn thethe Financial,Financial, EconomicEconomic andand SocialSocial Crisis;Crisis; MEPMEP SharonSharon Bowles,Bowles, ChairChair ofof thethe CommitteeCommittee onon EEconomicconomic aandnd MMonetaryonetary AAffairsffairs aandnd VViceice PresidentPresident ofof thethe ELDRELDR Party;Party; aandnd WWolfgangolfgang MünchauMünchau ffromrom tthehe FinancialFinancial Times.Times. TheThe speakersspeakers discusseddiscussed whetherwhether EuropeEurope couldcould playplay a leadingleading rolerole inin a ‘‘G3’G3’ ooff tthehe UUS,S, CChinahina aandnd thethe EUEU oror wwhetherhether inﬁinﬁ ghtingghting willwill consignconsign itit toto irrelevance.irrelevance.

KKlinzlinz ppredictedredicted tthathat itit wouldwould bebe diffidiffi cultcult toto getget backback toto stabilitystability andand thatthat therethere wouldwould bebe 1010 toto 1144 yyearsears ooff llowow ggrowthrowth aass ddebtsebts aandnd lleverageeverage wworkedorked ttheirheir wwayay ooutut ooff tthehe ssystem.ystem. TThehe iissuesssues ffacingacing policymakerspolicymakers nnowow aarere tthathat thethe USUS CongressCongress andand thethe EuropeanEuropean ParliamentParliament areare movingmoving inin ooppositepposite directionsdirections withwith regardregard toto thethe issuesissues ofof fairfair valuevalue accounting,accounting, recapitalisation,recapitalisation, regulationregulation aandnd howhow toto reformreform ccreditredit rratingsatings agencies.agencies. TThishis maymay eendnd uupp iinn a ddangerousangerous mmismatchismatch iinn ddifferentifferent ccountries’ountries’ rregulations,egulations, wwhichhich fi nnancialancial iinstitutionsnstitutions mmightight aattemptttempt ttoo ttakeake aadvantagedvantage oof.f.

BBowlesowles llaidaid ooutut tthehe keykey ddebatesebates facingfacing policy-makers.policy-makers. TThehe ﬁ rrstst isis howhow toto dealdeal withwith banksbanks tthathat havehave becomebecome tootoo bigbig toto fail.fail. BowlesBowles notednoted thatthat thethe USUS waswas consideringconsidering a ‘tax‘tax onon size’size’ byby mmandatingandating progressiveprogressive capitalcapital requirements.requirements. SheShe thoughtthought thatthat EuropeEurope shouldshould dodo thethe samesame andand sstressedtressed thatthat itit needsneeds a cross-bordercross-border resolutionresolution regimeregime – perhapsperhaps withwith allall cross-bordercross-border banksbanks pprovidingroviding ‘‘livingliving wwills’ills’ – ssoo tthathat itit waswas clearclear wherewhere thethe ﬁ scalscal responsibilityresponsibility laylay forfor systemicallysystemically iimportantmportant iinstitutions.nstitutions.

MMünchauünchau aarguedrgued tthathat thethe G20G20 shouldshould startstart toto operateoperate moremore likelike thethe institutionsinstitutions ofof thethe EUEU – aalthoughlthough hehe thoughtthought thatthat thisthis waswas unlikely.unlikely. TheThe G20G20 waswas goodgood atat emergencyemergency fi refirefi ghtingghting forfor thethe iimmediatemmediate crisis,crisis, inin hishis view,view, providingproviding a forumforum toto encourageencourage coordinatedcoordinated policy-making.policy-making. 22

Spring Academies 2009: Europe in Practice

Type of event EEuropeurope isis oftenoften saidsaid toto bebe tootoo theoretical,theoretical, tootoo abstractabstract andand tootoo muchmuch aboutabout statistics.statistics. WithWith littlelittle AAcademycademy iinn thethe wwayay ooff ssymbols,ymbols, ffacesaces aandnd iidentity,dentity, iitt iiss rregardedegarded aass a bbureaucraticureaucratic apparatusapparatus farfar removedremoved Dates ffromrom itsits citizens.citizens. ItIt isis highhigh timetime toto changechange thisthis perception!perception! ThatThat isis whywhy thethe ELFELF organisedorganised threethree 2200 – 2121 MarchMarch 22009009 SSpringpring AcademiesAcademies iinn 22009.009. 3 – 4 AAprilpril 20092009 2244 – 2 255 A Aprilpril 2 2009009 WWhathat dodo energy-savingenergy-saving lamps,lamps, thethe emergencyemergency phonephone numbernumber 112112 oror foodfood labellinglabelling havehave inin Location ccommon?ommon? AllAll threethree ofof themthem areare EUEU ‘inventions’‘inventions’ thatthat havehave a directdirect impactimpact onon EUEU citizenscitizens inin BBrusselsrussels | BBelgiumelgium eeveryvery MMemberember SState.tate. OOtherther eexamplesxamples iincludenclude tthehe eeuro,uro, a sstable,table, ppracticalractical aandnd ccompetitiveompetitive ccurrency;urrency; tthehe SSingleingle Market,Market, whichwhich hashas ledled toto thethe eliminationelimination ofof customscustoms dutiesduties asas wellwell asas toto Supported by FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FoundationFoundation mmoreore competitioncompetition andand lowerlower prices;prices; thethe SchengenSchengen Agreement,Agreement, whichwhich meansmeans thatthat therethere areare fforor FFreedomreedom aandnd ELDRELDR PartyParty nnoo longerlonger passportpassport controlscontrols inin EUEU countriescountries thatthat areare partyparty toto thisthis agreement;agreement; cohesioncohesion funds;funds; EErasmusrasmus sscholarships;cholarships; aandnd cconsumeronsumer protection.protection. AllAll ofof Europe’sEurope’s citizenscitizens beneﬁbeneﬁ t fromfrom thesethese aachievements.chievements.

TThehe mmainain purposepurpose ooff thethe SSpringpring AcademiesAcademies waswas toto provideprovide participantsparticipants withwith a practicalpractical iinsightnsight intointo EUEU policy-makingpolicy-making asas wellwell asas toto informinform themthem aboutabout thethe speciﬁspeciﬁ c achievementsachievements ofof MMEPsEPs fromfrom thethe AALDELDE GroupGroup inin thethe EuropeanEuropean ParliamentParliament duringduring itsits lastlast legislature.legislature. InIn addition,addition, tthehe AAcademiescademies wwereere ddesignedesigned ttoo hhelpelp ccharthart a ppathath fforwardorward fforor LLiberaliberal policiespolicies inin Europe.Europe. TheThe pparticipantsarticipants wwereere LLiberaliberal ppoliticians,oliticians, jjournalists,ournalists, eentrepreneursntrepreneurs aandnd ootherther LLiberaliberal sstakeholderstakeholders ffromrom allall overover Europe.Europe.

TThehe AcademiesAcademies alsoalso gavegave participantsparticipants thethe opportunityopportunity toto exchangeexchange LiberalLiberal viewsviews withwith eeachach ootherther asas wwellell aass wwithith hhigh-leveligh-level EEuropeanuropean ppolicy-makersolicy-makers suchsuch aass MMEPEP AAnnemiennemie NNeyts-eyts- UUyttebroeck,yttebroeck, PresidentPresident ofof thethe ELDRELDR PartyParty aandnd VViceice PPresidentresident ooff tthehe EELF,LF, aandnd SSiimiim Kallas,Kallas, ViceVice PPresidentresident ofof tthehe EuropeanEuropean CommissionCommission andand formerformer ministerminister ofof Estonia.Estonia.

MMEPEP AAlexanderlexander GrafGraf LambsdorffLambsdorff hostedhosted thethe eventevent inin hishis rolerole asas PresidentPresident ofof thethe ELF.ELF. TheThe FFriedrichriedrich NNaumannaumann FFoundationoundation fforor FFreedomreedom wwasas rrepresentedepresented bbyy DDr.r. JJürgenürgen DD.. WWickert,ickert, DDirectorirector ooff InternationalInternational PoliticalPolitical Dialogue,Dialogue, aandnd UUlrichlrich Niemann,Niemann, HeadHead ofof thethe RegionalRegional ofﬁofﬁ cece ofof Central,Central, EEastast andand SoutheastSoutheast Europe.Europe.

NNeyts-Uyttebroeckeyts-Uyttebroeck talkedtalked aboutabout thethe rolerole ofof thethe EuropeanEuropean ParliamentParliament inin citizens’citizens’ dailydaily lives.lives. SShehe uunderlinednderlined howhow importantimportant itit isis forfor politicianspoliticians andand thethe mediamedia toto reachreach outout toto votersvoters andand ttoo explainexplain toto themthem howhow muchmuch EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion decisionsdecisions makemake a differencedifference toto theirtheir dailydaily llives.ives. Neyts-Uyttebroeck,Neyts-Uyttebroeck, whowho isis a alsoalso membermember ofof thethe EuropeanEuropean Parliament’sParliament’s ForeignForeign AffairsAffairs CCommittee,ommittee, tooktook partpart inin thethe discussiondiscussion aboutabout thethe EuropeanEuropean Union’sUnion’s CommonCommon ForeignForeign andand SSecurityecurity Policy.Policy.

KKallasallas gavegave a presentationpresentation aboutabout thethe globalglobal ﬁ nancialnancial crisis.crisis. HeHe emphasisedemphasised thatthat thethe ﬁ nancialnancial ccrisisrisis diddid nnotot ccomeome aboutabout becausebecause thethe freefree marketmarket failedfailed butbut ratherrather becausebecause individualindividual statesstates 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 23

ffailedailed toto regulateregulate thethe freefree market.market. TheThe EUEU hashas mademade somesome substantialsubstantial achievementsachievements whenwhen itit ccomesomes toto marketmarket regulationregulation andand itit shouldshould continuecontinue itsits effortsefforts toto safeguardsafeguard freefree competitioncompetition wwithinithin thethe EU.EU.

DDr.r. SStefantefan MMelnik,elnik, a cconsultantonsultant onon LiberalismLiberalism inin Germany,Germany, spokespoke aboutabout thethe strengthsstrengths andand wweaknesseseaknesses ooff tthehe LLiberalsiberals andand suggestedsuggested thatthat LiberalsLiberals shouldshould ﬁ ghtght euroscepticismeuroscepticism byby ppresentingresenting a ‘united‘united Europe’Europe’ frontfront andand settingsetting outout allall thethe achievementsachievements ofof thethe EU.EU. HeHe stressedstressed hhowow iimportantmportant iitt wwasas fforor LLiberalsiberals toto standstand upup forfor theirtheir convictionsconvictions byby rreferringeferring ttoo LLiberaliberal pprinciplesrinciples andand notnot byby bbeingeing aantagonistic.ntagonistic. HHee aalsolso mmoderatedoderated a ddebateebate aaboutbout tthehe pparticipants’articipants’ ddifferentifferent vviewsiews aandnd eexperiencesxperiences iinn ppolitics.olitics.

TThehe cconceptoncept ofof thethe ﬁ rstrst SpringSpring AcademyAcademy waswas soso successfulsuccessful thatthat a secondsecond andand a thirdthird AcademyAcademy hhaveave ssinceince bbeeneen oorganised.rganised.

MMEPsEPs CCatherineatherine Bearder,Bearder, NadjaNadja Hirsch,Hirsch, BrittaBritta Reimers,Reimers, MarietjeMarietje Schaake,Schaake, AlexandraAlexandra TheinThein andand RRamonamon Tremosa,Tremosa, whowho areare nownow membersmembers ofof ALDE,ALDE, werewere amongamong thethe participants.participants. 24

The Inﬂ uence of European Policy on the Local Level | Pt. 1

Type of event IInn thethe ﬁ rrstst partpart ofof thethe project,project, sseveneven lliberaliberal partnerspartners fromfrom Estonia,Estonia, Hungary,Hungary, Poland,Poland, RomaniaRomania SSeminareminar | PartPart 1 aandnd SSlovenialovenia mmetet inin TheThe NNetherlands.etherlands. Dates 1144 – 1616 MayMay 2 2009009 PParticipantsarticipants vvisitedisited sseveraleveral projectsprojects inin TheThe Hague,Hague, forfor whichwhich DutchDutch municipalitiesmunicipalities hadhad usedused ffundingunding fromfrom thethe EuropeanEuropean RegionalRegional DevelopmentDevelopment FundFund (ERDF),(ERDF), including:including: thethe oldold CaballeroCaballero Location TThehe HHague,ague, UUtrecht,trecht, DDenen BBosch,osch, FFactory,actory, thethe FokkerFokker TTerminalerminal aandnd a rrenovatedenovated ttramram mmuseum.useum. TThehe pprojectsrojects iillustratedllustrated thethe wayway inin RRosmalenosmalen | TheThe NNetherlandsetherlands wwhichhich DutchDutch municipalitiesmunicipalities useuse EuropeanEuropean funds.funds.

Supported by IInn Utrecht,Utrecht, amongamong a nnumberumber ooff iissuesssues tthathat wwereere ddiscussed,iscussed, MMariannearianne Kallen,Kallen, AlderwomanAlderwoman inin VVVDVD InternationalInternational FoundationFoundation tthehe MunicipalityMunicipality ofof Houten,Houten, andand JulesJules Maaten,Maaten, formerformer VVDVVD delegationdelegation leaderleader inin thethe EuropeanEuropean PParliament,arliament, explainedexplained toto participantsparticipants howhow andand whywhy DutchDutch mayorsmayors areare appointedappointed toto ofﬁofﬁ cece iinsteadnstead ofof beingbeing electedelected byby ttheirheir ccitizens.itizens.

TThehe iimpactmpact ooff EEuropeanuropean ppolicyolicy oonn thethe llocalocal llevelevel vvariesaries fromfrom countrycountry toto country.country. ForFor example,example, tthehe DutchDutch ooftenften sseeee EEuropeanuropean UnionUnion ppoliciesolicies asas a compulsorycompulsory administrativeadministrative tasktask becausebecause ttheyhey hhaveave alreadyalready iincorporatedncorporated EUEU policypolicy intointo theirtheir nationalnational policy.policy. BByy ccontrast,ontrast, EasternEastern EuropeanEuropean ppoliticiansoliticians regardregard EUEU policypolicy moremore asas anan opportunityopportunity forfor theirtheir countrycountry becausebecause itit willwill bringbring ddemocraticemocratic change,change, economiceconomic changechange andand accessaccess toto a freefree internalinternal marketmarket acrossacross thethe EU.EU.

TThehe sessionsession moderatedmoderated byby UUriri RRoshenthal,oshenthal, tthehe lleadereader ooff tthehe ooppositionpposition iinn thethe DDutchutch Senate,Senate, ggaveave a mmoreore sscientificientifi c andand internationalinternational comparativecomparative viewview ofof thethe topic.topic. TheThe mainmain conclusionconclusion wwasas thatthat thethe impactimpact ofof EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion policiespolicies onon thethe locallocal levellevel isis largelylargely determineddetermined byby tthehe sstructuretructure ooff tthehe sstate.tate. TThehe mmoreore ppowerower iiss ddelegatedelegated ttoo llocalocal ggovernmentsovernments inin a givengiven country,country, tthehe moremore inflinfl uenceuence EUEU policiespolicies willwill havehave onon thethe locallocal level.level.

The Inﬂ uence of European Policy on the Local Level | Pt. 2

Type of event IInn thethe ssecondecond partpart ofof thethe project,project, somesome DutchDutch policy-makerspolicy-makers paidpaid a visitvisit toto Romania.Romania. SSeminareminar | PartPart 2

Dates DDutchutch ppoliticiansoliticians werewere particularlyparticularly interestedinterested toto hearhear aboutabout Romania’sRomania’s fl atat taxtax (currently(currently fi xedxed atat 2266 – 2 288 O Octoberctober 20092009 116%),6%), whichwhich CChristianhristian DDavid,avid, MMPP aandnd fformerormer mministerinister ooff aadministrationdministration andand thethe interior,interior, ssaidaid hhasas bbeeneen keykey ttoo tthehe ccountry’sountry’s economiceconomic expansion.expansion. EverEver ssinceince tthehe iintroductionntroduction ooff tthehe fl aatt ttax,ax, mmanyany Location BBucharest,ucharest, OOtopeni,topeni, ccompaniesompanies havehave movedmoved fromfrom a greygrey taxtax statusstatus toto a moremore transparenttransparent one.one. OthersOthers havehave beenbeen SSinaiainaia | RRomaniaomania aableble toto increaseincrease theirtheir cashcash fl owow aandnd bbeeneen aableble ttoo mmakeake nnewew iinvestments.nvestments.

Supported by IInn addition,addition, moremore businessesbusinesses havehave movedmoved toto RomaniaRomania andand consumersconsumers havehave increasedincreased theirtheir VVVDVD InternationalInternational FoundationFoundation sspending,pending, inin particularparticular onon realreal estate.estate. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 25

TTherehere wwasas aalsolso a mmeetingeeting wwithith AAndreindrei Chiliman,Chiliman, MayorMayor ooff DDistrictistrict I ofof Bucharest,Bucharest, andand LucianLucian IIliescu,liescu, MayorMayor ooff GGiurgiu.iurgiu. IInn GGiurgiu,iurgiu, a ccityity oonn tthehe bbanksanks ooff tthehe DDanubeanube RRiver,iver, tthehe DutchDutch ddelegationelegation visitedvisited a nnewew hharbourarbour thatthat isis seekingseeking toto generategenerate moremore tourismtourism andand moremore trade.trade. TheThe hharbourarbour projectproject isis fundedfunded byby tthehe EEU.U.

A meetingmeeting waswas organisedorganised betweenbetween DutchDutch politicianspoliticians andand VladVlad Oprea,Oprea, MayorMayor ooff SSinaia,inaia, andand otherother rrepresentativesepresentatives ooff tthehe llocalocal ccouncil,ouncil, ttoo eexchangexchange iideasdeas oonn llocalocal iinitiativesnitiatives tthathat ccanan ccontributeontribute ttoo thethe ddevelopmentevelopment ofof tourismtourism iinn SSinaia.inaia. Later,Later, therethere waswas a discussiondiscussion aboutabout thethe differencesdifferences bbetweenetween DutchDutch andand RomanianRomanian locallocal politicspolitics withwith HansHans Sandee,Sandee, a counsellorcounsellor fromfrom thethe EmbassyEmbassy ooff thethe KKingdomingdom ooff TThehe NNetherlands.etherlands. SandeeSandee commentedcommented onon thethe politicalpolitical situationsituation inin RomaniaRomania aass itit hashas evolvedevolved overover thethe lastlast sixsix years.years. AnAn importantimportant issueissue hehe raisedraised waswas thatthat ofof propertyproperty rights,rights, wwhichhich havehave notnot yetyet bbeeneen ffullyully ssecuredecured inin Romania.Romania.

A debatedebate inin thethe RomanianRomanian PParliamentarliament waswas mmodeoderatedrated byby BBettyetty ddee BBoer,oer, a llocalocal partyparty leaderleader ffromrom thethe VVVDVD Groningen.Groningen. DeDe BoerBoer notednoted thatthat EUEU policypolicy cancan slowslow downdown thethe executionexecution ofof locallocal pprojectsrojects ddueue ttoo iitsts rrulesules aandnd ppreciserecise rrequirementsequirements bbutut alsoalso pointedpointed outout thatthat EUEU fundingfunding cancan ccontributeontribute toto successfulsuccessful plansplans suchsuch asas thethe EemshavenEemshaven harbourharbour inin Groningen.Groningen.

TTherehere wwasas aalsolso a debatedebate aboutabout howhow toto attractattract funding.funding. ThisThis waswas moderatedmoderated byby CCristianristian Busoi,Busoi, aann MEPMEP ((ALDE)ALDE) andand a MemberMember ofof thethe NationalNational BureauBureau ofof PNL,PNL, andand IonelIonel Chirita,Chirita, PresidentPresident ofof tthehe LLocalocal LeadersLeaders Organisation.Organisation. DutchDutch politicianspoliticians emphasisedemphasised thethe importanceimportance ofof lobbyistslobbyists inin BBrusselsrussels wwhereashereas thethe RRomaniansomanians explainedexplained ttheirheir ddifﬁifﬁ ccultiesulties iinn aarrangingrranging a locallocal budgetbudget forfor thethe rrequiredequired co-fundingco-funding forfor EU-fundedEU-funded projects.projects.

TThehe DutchDutch politicianspoliticians gainedgained moremore insightinsight intointo thethe organisationorganisation ofof otherother municipalitiesmunicipalities andand llearnedearned aaboutbout theirtheir mmainain concerns.concerns. TheThe RomaniansRomanians learnedlearned howhow toto dealdeal withwith EUEU rulesrules andand EUEU ffundsunds aass TThehe NNetherlandsetherlands hhasas iin-depthn-depth eexperiencexperience withwith regardregard toto thethe practicalpractical applicationapplication ofof EEUU rrules.ules. 26

Migration – Europe’s Challenge

Type of event IItt isis pparticularlyarticularly iimportantmportant ttoo pputut fforwardorward ppositiveositive examplesexamples ooff immigrationimmigration ppoliciesolicies SSeminareminar aandnd ssuccessfuluccessful integrationintegration atat thethe moment,moment, givengiven thatthat wewe areare seeingseeing strongstrong xenophobicxenophobic Date uundercurrentsndercurrents iinn mmanyany EuropeanEuropean nations.nations. SSuchuch ppositiveositive eexamplesxamples ccanan hhelpelp EuropeansEuropeans learnlearn 3 J Juneune 20092009 ffromrom eacheach otherother andand fromfrom Canada,Canada, andand therebythereby harnessharness thethe economiceconomic andand socialsocial gainsgains fromfrom mmigration.igration. TheThe oobviousbvious ggainsains tthathat ssometimesometimes aariserise ffromrom ssuccessfuluccessful immigrationimmigration areare muchmuch lessless Location SStockholmtockholm | SwedenSweden iinn eevidencevidence iinn EEuropeurope tthanhan iinn NNorthorth AAmerica.merica.

Supported by PParticipantsarticipants fromfrom variousvarious EEuropeanuropean ccountriesountries tthereforeherefore ccameame ttoo SSwedenweden ttoo eexchangexchange ttheirheir CCentreForumentreForum aandnd FFORESORES kknowledgenowledge andand experienceexperience wwithith SSwedishwedish policy-makerspolicy-makers andand civilcivil societysociety activists.activists. ParticipantsParticipants iincludedncluded a llargearge nnumberumber ooff EELFLF mmembers,embers, eexpertxperts,s, MembersMembers ofof Parliament,Parliament, ministryministry ofﬁofﬁ cialscials aandnd representativesrepresentatives ofof organisationsorganisations andand journalistsjournalists inin Sweden.Sweden.

SSeveraleveral studiesstudies onon migrationmigration werewere analysedanalysed andand discusseddiscussed duringduring thethe seminar.seminar. IInn thethe BBritishritish study,study, AlasdairAlasdair Murray,Murray, DirectorDirector ofof CentreForum,CentreForum, analysedanalysed thethe effecteffect ofof policiespolicies oonn immigration.immigration. TheThe BritishBritish policypolicy ofof beingbeing openopen toto citizenscitizens fromfrom thethe post-enlargementpost-enlargement EUEU MMemberember StatesStates aandnd tthehe UUK’sK’s ppoints-basedoints-based ssystemystem ((modelledmodelled oonn CCanada’sanada’s aarrangements)rrangements) hashas mmostlyostly beenbeen positivepositive forfor BBritain.ritain. InIn fact,fact, unemploymentunemployment amongamong EuropeanEuropean immigrantsimmigrants waswas eevenven llowerower tthanhan uunemploymentnemployment amongamong British-bornBritish-born people,people, probablyprobably duedue toto thethe ﬂ exibilityexibility ooff thethe UUK’sK’s llabourabour mmarkets.arkets. TThehe ccontributionontribution toto thethe BritishBritish economyeconomy hashas beenbeen a netnet gain.gain. ThisThis hhasas ooccurredccurred withoutwithout therethere bbeingeing aanyny ddeliberateeliberate policypolicy andand ttookook tthehe aauthoritiesuthorities byby ssurprise.urprise. DDespiteespite tthishis ppositiveositive eexample,xample, aanti-immigrantnti-immigrant feelingsfeelings havehave increasedincreased iinn tthehe UUnitednited KKingdom.ingdom.

IInn thethe GGermanerman study,study, Dr.Dr. BBarbaraarbara LaubenthalLaubenthal fromfrom RuhrRuhr UniversityUniversity inin GermanyGermany spokespoke aboutabout mmulticulturalism.ulticulturalism. LaubenthalLaubenthal stressedstressed howhow importantimportant itit isis forfor peoplepeople toto bebe ableable toto havehave doubledouble ccitizenship,itizenship, whichwhich hashas notnot beenbeen possiblepossible inin Germany.Germany. DoubleDouble citizenshipcitizenship wouldwould helphelp withwith thethe iintegrationntegration ofof migrantsmigrants inin GermanyGermany whilewhile atat thethe samesame timetime acknowledgingacknowledging thethe realitiesrealities ofof mmigrants’igrants’ llivesives aandnd ttheirheir llinksinks wwithith ddifferentifferent ccountries.ountries. SheShe addedadded thatthat wewe havehave toto bebe carefulcareful notnot ttoo oover-emphasisever-emphasise fformalormal llanguageanguage rrequirements,equirements, wwhichhich mmayay bbecomeecome a barrierbarrier toto entryentry intointo tthehe llabourabour mmarketarket aandnd ccontributeontribute toto stigmatisingstigmatising migrantmigrant groups.groups.

MMartinartin Adahl,Adahl, DirectorDirector ofof FORES,FORES, ppresentedresented tthehe SSwedishwedish sstudy.tudy. HHee uunderlinednderlined thethe importanceimportance ooff thethe receptionreception andand earlyearly integrationintegration ofof refugees.refugees. TheThe massmass migrationmigration toto SwedenSweden byby BBosnianosnian rrefugeesefugees duringduring thethe BalkanBalkan warswars inin thethe 1990s1990s showedshowed thatthat thethe involvementinvolvement ofof civilcivil society,society, ﬂ eexibilityxibility ooff llabourabour mmarketsarkets andand tthehe iimmediatemmediate aavailabilityvailability ooff wworkork areare essentialessential elementselements inin a ssuccessfuluccessful iintegrationntegration pprocess.rocess.

MMostost EuropeanEuropean countriescountries hhaveave pproblemsroblems withwith integrationintegration aandnd loudloud anti-immigrationanti-immigration voicesvoices iinn theirtheir ppublicublic ddebates.ebates. TThishis iiss iinn sstarktark ccontrastontrast withwith Canada.Canada. AlthoughAlthough CanadaCanada hashas thethe samesame iimmigrationmmigration llevelsevels aass EEuropeurope aandnd a ccomparableomparable wwelfareelfare ssystem,ystem, ttherehere iiss hhardlyardly aanyny ppublicublic ccriticism.riticism. Furthermore,Furthermore, unemploymentunemployment amongamong immigrantsimmigrants inin CanadaCanada isis substantiallysubstantially llowerower tthanhan 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 27

iinn Europe.Europe. AAnn explanationexplanation forfor thesethese ddifferencesifferences ccanan bbee ffoundound iinn tthehe ssuccessfuluccessful CanadianCanadian ‘points‘points ssystem’ystem’ fforor economiceconomic migrants.migrants. TheThe systemsystem waswas adoptedadopted inin 19671967 withwith thethe aimaim ofof focussingfocussing onon fi nndingding iimmigrantsmmigrants wwithith tthehe rrightight qualifiqualifi cationscations forfor thethe CanadianCanadian labourlabour market.market.

SSuccessfuluccessful immigrationimmigration isis possiblepossible asas longlong asas immigrantsimmigrants havehave thethe incentivesincentives andand opportunitiesopportunities ttoo enterenter tthehe llabourabour mmarketarket qquickly.uickly. WWee sshouldhould sshifthift oourur ‘‘integration’integration’ focusfocus toto economiceconomic andand ssocialocial participationparticipation insteadinstead ofof languagelanguage andand culturalcultural adaptation.adaptation. TheThe statestate shouldshould supportsupport civilcivil ssocietyociety iinn hhelpingelping migrantsmigrants toto taketake ppartart iinn ssocietyociety rratherather thanthan trytry toto managemanage thethe entireentire processprocess bbyy itself.itself. XenophobiaXenophobia oftenoften takestakes onon a lifelife ofof itsits own,own, irrespectiveirrespective ofof thethe numbersnumbers ofof migrantsmigrants oror ttheirheir successsuccess iinn tthehe workplace.workplace. 28

The Euro as an Instrument of Stability and Prosperity in a United Europe

Type of event TThehe aaimim ooff tthehe eeventvent wwasas ttoo ddiscussiscuss vvariousarious economiceconomic aspectsaspects ofof thethe EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion andand toto setset AAcademycademy ooutut somesome LiberalLiberal approachesapproaches toto thethe economiceconomic crisiscrisis andand toto thethe introductionintroduction andand functioningfunctioning Dates ooff thethe eeuro.uro. LLiberalsiberals dodo notnot havehave thatthat strongstrong a voicevoice inin EasternEastern Europe,Europe, especiallyespecially inin Poland,Poland, 1188 – 2 233 A Augustugust 20092009 wwherehere theythey ddoo nnotot hhaveave a ppartyarty tthathat rreallyeally ddefiefi nneses iitselftself aass ‘‘Liberal’.Liberal’. TThehe fi nnancialancial andand economiceconomic ccrisisrisis hhasas putput EuropeEurope inin a diffidiffi cultcult situationsituation inin whichwhich itit isis strugglingstruggling toto remainremain united.united. TheThe crisiscrisis Location JJachrankaachranka | PPolandoland rrequiresequires fi rmrm andand ccoordinatedoordinated action.action. SSeveraleveral LiLiberal-orientedberal-oriented ppoliticiansoliticians aandnd rresearchersesearchers werewere tthereforeherefore invitedinvited ttoo pproviderovide pparticipantsarticipants wwithith uusefulseful ttoolsools aandnd aargumentsrguments inin orderorder forfor themthem toto Supported by ggainain a fullerfuller understandingunderstanding ofof thethe issues.issues. FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FoundationFoundation fforor FFreedom,reedom, CCivicivic CClublub FFoundationoundation aandnd TThehe ffocusocus ooff tthehe ddiscussionsiscussions wwasas oonn tthehe mmechanismsechanisms tthathat ccontrolontrol thethe functioningfunctioning ofof thethe VVVDVD InternationalInternational FFoundationoundation eeuro,uro, ssuchuch aas:s: tthehe ccriteriariteria fforor tthehe aadoptiondoption ooff tthehe ccurrency;urrency; aann ooverviewverview ofof countriescountries thatthat havehave ggainedained oror lostlost outout followingfollowing tthehe iintroductionntroduction ooff tthehe eeuro;uro; tthehe rreasoneason wwhyhy ssomeome ccountriesountries seesee tthehe iintroductionntroduction ofof thethe commoncommon currencycurrency asas a threatthreat toto theirtheir monetarymonetary systemsystem whilewhile othersothers pperceiveerceive itit asas a ggreatreat opportunityopportunity aand,nd, fi nnally,ally, sseveraleveral aspectsaspects concerningconcerning thethe economiceconomic andand fi nancialnancial crisis.crisis.

PPetereter Cesnik,Cesnik, tthehe VViceice CChairhair ooff tthehe LLiberaliberal ZaresZares PartyParty inin SloveniaSlovenia andand anan economiceconomic expert,expert, ddiscussediscussed tthehe iintroductionntroduction ofof thethe euroeuro inin Slovenia.Slovenia. MostMost SloveniansSlovenians werewere cconvincedonvinced ofof thethe cconsiderableonsiderable advantagesadvantages ofof thethe euro.euro. CesnikCesnik talkedtalked aboutabout allall thethe aspectsaspects thatthat havehave toto bebe takentaken iintonto accountaccount whenwhen a countrycountry introducesintroduces thethe euro.euro. SloveniaSlovenia waswas thethe ﬁ rstrst ofof thethe newnew MemberMember SStatestates ttoo iintroducentroduce tthehe ccommonommon ccurrencyurrency iinn 22007.007.

MMikolajikolaj Dowgielewicz,Dowgielewicz, a formerformer PolishPolish statestate secretarysecretary ofof thethe CommitteeCommittee forfor EuropeanEuropean IIntegration,ntegration, addressedaddressed severalseveral aspectsaspects ofof thethe currentcurrent economiceconomic situation,situation, thethe economiceconomic ccrisisrisis aandnd iitsts cconsequencesonsequences forfor thethe EU.EU. HeHe underlinedunderlined thethe importanceimportance ofof betterbetter andand moremore ccoordinationoordination atat thethe EuropeanEuropean level,level, forfor exampleexample viavia thethe EuropeanEuropean CentralCentral BankBank and,and, inin pparticular,articular, withwith regardregard toto ﬁ scalscal policy.policy. HeHe alsoalso statedstated thatthat thethe EUEU needsneeds toto taketake coordinatedcoordinated mmeasureseasures toto ﬁ ghtght thethe economiceconomic crisis.crisis. TheThe agreementagreement ofof allall EUEU MemberMember StatesStates isis essentialessential forfor tthishis toto happen.happen.

JJanan Mulder,Mulder, a thenthen DutchDutch MEPMEP ((ALDE)ALDE) andand a formerformer treasurertreasurer ofof thethe EuropeanEuropean Parliament,Parliament, ddescribedescribed thethe sensesense ofof euroscepticismeuroscepticism inin TheThe NetherlandsNetherlands andand thethe needneed toto implementimplement andand ddevelopevelop anan aappropriateppropriate coordinationcoordination aandnd iinformationnformation ppolicyolicy aatt aallll llevelsevels ooff aauthority,uthority, eespeciallyspecially dduringuring a ttimeime ooff globalglobal economiceconomic ccrisis.risis. TheThe EEuropeanuropean CommissionCommission sshould,hould, iinn hhisis oopinion,pinion, hhaveave mmoreore powerpower aandnd mmoreore inflinfl uenceuence inin shapingshaping thethe EU’sEU’s fi nancialnancial policy.policy.

TThehe pparticipantsarticipants aalsolso ggaveave presentationspresentations aboutabout theirtheir ownown ccountriesountries oror regions,regions, takingtaking intointo aaccountccount thethe currentcurrent economiceconomic situation,situation, thethe intrintroductionoduction ofof thethe euroeuro andand economiceconomic relationsrelations wwithith thethe EU.EU. ThisThis waswas thethe basisbasis forfor furtherfurther discussion.discussion. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 29

TThehe eventevent ttaughtaught participantsparticipants thatthat thethe EUEU hashas failedfailed toto addressaddress thethe problemproblem ofof thethe fi nancialnancial ccrisis.risis. LeadersLeaders ofof majormajor EuropeanEuropean statesstates reactedreacted withwith fearfear andand startedstarted toto introduceintroduce protectionistprotectionist mmeasureseasures toto protectprotect theirtheir ownown ccountry.ountry. However,However, suchsuch behaviourbehaviour isis onlyonly a temporarytemporary solutionsolution aandnd doesdoes notnot addressaddress thethe problemproblem ofof fi nancialnancial instabilityinstability onon a globalglobal scale.scale. Therefore,Therefore, wewe havehave ttoo createcreate mechanismsmechanisms toto coordinatecoordinate thethe EU’sEU’s fi nancialnancial policypolicy together.together. ThisThis couldcould bebe donedone byby tthehe EEuropeanuropean CCommissionommission iinn ccooperationooperation withwith thethe EuropeanEuropean CentralCentral Bank.Bank.

AApartpart fromfrom thesethese conclusions,conclusions, thethe UnionUnion hashas toto makemake ssureure tthathat iitt ttreatsreats iitsts mmembersembers eequally.qually. IItt ccannotannot makemake a ddistinctionistinction bbetweenetween tthosehose wwhoho areare allowedallowed ttoo bbreakreak allall thethe rulesrules andand thosethose whowho aarere nnot.ot. Furthermore,Furthermore, asas farfar asas thethe iintroductionntroduction ofof thethe eeurouro isis concerned,concerned, itit isis veryvery importantimportant ttoo pickpick thethe rrightight datedate forfor accession,accession, toto prepareprepare forfor a worstworst casecase scenario,scenario, toto createcreate sufﬁsufﬁ cientcient aadministrativedministrative capacity,capacity, toto communicatecommunicate openlyopenly andand honestlyhonestly withwith thethe publicpublic andand ttoo cooperatecooperate ccloselylosely withwith non-governmentalnon-governmental organisations.organisations. 30

The Future of Individual Participation in European Politics

Type of event AAlthoughlthough thethe EuropeanEuropean integrationintegration pprocessrocess ccontinuesontinues ttoo ddeepen,eepen, politicalpolitical activityactivity stillstill takestakes placeplace SSeminareminar aalmostlmost exclusivelyexclusively aatt tthehe nnationalational llevel.evel. IInn a 221st1st ccenturyentury Europe,Europe, thisthis divisiondivision byby ccountryountry seemsseems Dates rratherather outdated.outdated. EachEach politicalpolitical ggrouproup iinn tthehe EEuropeanuropean PParliamentarliament iiss mmadeade uupp ooff nnationalational ppartiesarties 1 – 4 O Octoberctober 20092009 aandnd ttherehere isis nono otherother wayway ofof inﬂinﬂ uencinguencing EuropeanEuropean politicspolitics thanthan throughthrough theirtheir nationalnational equivalents.equivalents.

Location LLisbonisbon | PortugalPortugal FFortunately,ortunately, mmostost EEuropeanuropean ccountriesountries ddoo hhaveave LLiberaliberal partiesparties andand LiberalLiberal youthyouth organisations,organisations, bbutut a ffewew ddoo nnot.ot. WWee sshouldhould tthereforeherefore aasksk oourselvesurselves hhowow iindividualndividual LLiberalsiberals cancan participateparticipate Supported by ddirectlyirectly inin EuropeanEuropean politicspolitics ifif theythey ddoo nnotot hhaveave a LLiberaliberal partyparty atat statestate level.level. InIn otherother words,words, LLYMECYMEC aandnd hhowow cancan wewe ppluglug tthehe ggapap bbetweenetween individualindividual EuropeanEuropean citizenscitizens andand thethe supranationalsupranational politicalpolitical MMovimentoovimento LLiberaliberal SSocialocial sstructurestructures iinn Brussels?Brussels?

TToo ﬁ ndnd anan answeranswer toto thisthis question,question, 4040 youngyoung LiberalsLiberals fromfrom allall overover EuropeEurope travelledtravelled toto LisbonLisbon forfor a three-daythree-day seminarseminar onon individualindividual participationparticipation inin EuropeanEuropean politics.politics. TheThe participantsparticipants includedincluded yyoungoung ppeopleeople ffromrom ddifferentifferent mmemberember oorganisatirganisationsons ofof LYMEC,LYMEC, individualindividual membersmembers ofof LYMECLYMEC aandnd yyoungoung iindividualsndividuals wwhoho ttakeake aann aactivective rroleole iinn ssociety.ociety. TThehe sseminareminar cconsistedonsisted ooff wworkshops,orkshops, ddiscussionsiscussions aandnd eexpertxpert ttalks.alks.

IInn thethe ﬁ rrstst fewfew ssessions,essions, pparticipantsarticipants hhadad ttoo ccomeome upup withwith suggestionssuggestions forfor individualindividual pparticipation,articipation, suchsuch as:as: ppetitions,etitions, llobbying,obbying, pprotestingrotesting aandnd lletteretter wwriting.riting. AAlmostlmost allall thethe ssuggestionsuggestions werewere suitablesuitable forfor thethe local,local, nationalnational andand EuropeanEuropean level.level. However,However, ttherehere wwasas somesome cconcernoncern amongamong participantsparticipants aboutabout thethe effectivenesseffectiveness ofof thesethese iinstrumentsnstruments atat thethe internationalinternational llevelevel givengiven thatthat thethe decision-makerdecision-maker isis thatthat muchmuch furtherfurther away.away.

EExpertsxperts rrepresentingepresenting vvariousarious civilcivil societysociety organisations,organisations, suchsuch asas AmnestyAmnesty InternationalInternational andand tthehe PPortugueseortuguese homosexualhomosexual movementmovement OpusOpus Gay,Gay, talkedtalked aboutabout howhow theirtheir organisationsorganisations hadhad 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 31

bbroughtrought aboutabout a changechange inin individualindividual participation.participation. TheThe participantsparticipants mademade a lotlot ofof commentscomments aaboutbout thethe experts’experts’ lectures,lectures, whichwhich resultedresulted inin somesome interestinginteresting discussions.discussions.

OOnene ooff tthehe wworkshopsorkshops waswas dedicateddedicated toto LYMEC’sLYMEC’s IndividualIndividual MembershipMembership SectionSection (IMS).(IMS). ThisThis ssectionection aimsaims ttoo ppluglug tthehe ggapap iinn ttermserms ooff tthehe iindividual’sndividual’s ddirectirect iinvolvementnvolvement iinn tthehe ppoliticalolitical pprocessrocess atat anan internationalinternational level.level. ItIt isis targetedtargeted atat peoplepeople whowho havehave nono membermember organisationorganisation inin ttheirheir hhomeome ccountry;ountry; whowho havehave a LLiberaliberal familyfamily withwith veryvery differentdifferent views;views; whowho areare perhapsperhaps livingliving oorr studyingstudying abroadabroad andand dodo notnot wantwant toto getget involvedinvolved inin locallocal oror nationalnational politics,politics, oror forfor thosethose wwhoho hhaveave mmemberember oorganisationsrganisations wwithith a ccertainertain ageage rrestriction.estriction. TheThe ideaidea isis thatthat IMSIMS membersmembers ccanan subscribesubscribe forfor seminarsseminars andand otherother activitiesactivities andand thatthat theythey hhaveave tthehe oopportunitypportunity ttoo bbee eelectedlected aass a LLYMECYMEC ddelegate.elegate. TThehe wworkshoporkshop waswas mainlymainly usedused asas a brainstormingbrainstorming sessionsession forfor thethe ppromotionromotion ofof IMSIMS andand thethe developmentdevelopment ofof itsits beneﬁbeneﬁ tsts inin orderorder toto attractattract moremore members.members. ItIt waswas ffacilitatedacilitated bbyy LLYMEC’sYMEC’s VViceice PPresidentresident AAlexanderlexander Plahr.Plahr.

TThehe seminarseminar achievedachieved itsits mainmain goalgoal byby successfullysuccessfully launchinglaunching a debatedebate onon thisthis importantimportant topic.topic. SSeveraleveral participantsparticipants decideddecided toto becomebecome activeactive asas individualsindividuals atat thethe EuropeanEuropean level.level. 32

Liberty and Civil Society

Type of event TThehe mmainain aaimim ooff tthishis eeventvent wwasas ttoo ddiscussiscuss vvariousarious ccivilivil rrights’ights’ issues,issues, ssuchuch aass tthehe rrightight toto WWorkshoporkshop ffreedomreedom ooff rreligioneligion aandnd tthehe pprotectionrotection ooff mminorities.inorities. Dates 2233 – 2 255 O Octoberctober 20092009 OOverver a hundredhundred participantsparticipants ffromrom tthehe CCzechzech RRepublic,epublic, Finland,Finland, ItalyItaly andand SlovakiaSlovakia participatedparticipated iinn lectures,lectures, panelpanel discussionsdiscussions andand workshops.workshops. TheThe eventevent waswas chairedchaired byby ddistinguishedistinguished SSlovaklovak Location BBratislavaratislava | SSlovakialovakia LLiberaliberal pphilosophershilosophers andand policymakers.policymakers. ParticipantsParticipants iincludedncluded yyoungoung peoplepeople fromfrom MladiMladi LiberaliLiberali ((aa SlovakSlovak LiberalLiberal youthyouth organisation),organisation), students,students, membersmembers fromfrom politicalpolitical partiesparties andand a fewfew youngyoung Supported by sscholarscholars fromfrom thethe leadingleading freefree marketmarket thinkthink tanktank inin Slovakia,Slovakia, thethe F.F. A.A. HayekHayek Foundation.Foundation. FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FoundationFoundation fforor FFreedomreedom aandnd LLiberaliberal SSocietyociety FoundationFoundation MMajorajor speakersspeakers aatt tthehe sseminareminar iincludedncluded PPavolavol FFreso,reso, GGovernorovernor ooff tthehe BBratislavaratislava rregion,egion, KlaraKlara OOrgovanova,rgovanova, tthehe fformerormer ccabinet’sabinet’s pplenipotentiarylenipotentiary fforor RRomaoma ccommunities,ommunities, Dr.Dr. BorekBorek Severa,Severa, HHeadead ofof thethe EasternEastern EuropeanEuropean ofﬁofﬁ cece ofof thethe FriedrichFriedrich NaumannNaumann FoundationFoundation forfor FreedomFreedom andand JanJan OOravec,ravec, PresidentPresident ofof thethe F.F. A.A. HayekHayek Foundation.Foundation.

DDuringuring thethe informalinformal introduction,introduction, MatusMatus PosvancPosvanc fromfrom thethe F.F. A.A. HayekHayek FoundationFoundation talkedtalked aboutabout LLiberaliberal ethics,ethics, MartinMartin ChrenChren fromfrom thethe F.F. A.A. HayekHayek FoundationFoundation ggaveave a llectureecture onon thethe moralmoral ttransitionransition ooff a PPost-Communistost-Communist SSocietyociety aandnd SStanislavtanislav FFortort ooff MMladiladi lliberaliiberali organisedorganised a ‘‘politicalpolitical ggame’,ame’, tryingtrying toto comecome upup withwith somesome deﬁdeﬁ nitionsnitions ofof SocialismSocialism versusversus Liberalism.Liberalism.

FFourour rrepresentativesepresentatives ffromrom ddifferentifferent ppoliticalolitical ppartiesarties ddiscussediscussed ccivilivil llibertiesiberties issuesissues suchsuch as:as: ddiscrimination,iscrimination, freedomfreedom ofof speech,speech, abortion,abortion, thethe legalisationlegalisation ofof softsoft drugs,drugs, thethe separationseparation ofof cchurchhurch andand sstatetate aandnd rregisteredegistered ppartnershipsartnerships bbetweenetween samesame sexsex ccouples.ouples. TheThe representativesrepresentatives wwereere RRichardichard SSulik,ulik, CChairhair ooff tthehe LLiberaliberal SlobodaSloboda andand SolidaritaSolidarita PartyParty (a(a newnew LiberalLiberal party),party), PavolPavol FFresoreso fromfrom thethe SDKU-DSSDKU-DS PartyParty ((Conservatives),Conservatives), DDanielaniel LLipsic,ipsic, a formerformer ministerminister ofof justice,justice, andand EEditadita Pfundtner,Pfundtner, ViceVice ChairChair ofof thethe Most-HidMost-Hid ethnicethnic HungariansHungarians party.party. TheThe latterlatter isis thethe PartyParty forfor HHungarianungarian aandnd SSlovaklovak CCooperationooperation aass ‘‘Hid’Hid’ mmeanseans ‘‘Bridge’.Bridge’. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 33

AAccordingccording toto SlovakSlovak ConstitutionalConstitutional Law,Law, thethe statestate isis notnot guidedguided byby anyany religion.religion. However,However, tthehe cchurchhurch inin SlovakiaSlovakia isis veryvery dependentdependent onon thethe statestate budgetbudget andand almostalmost allall priestspriests andand churchchurch ddignitariesignitaries aarere oonn tthehe ggovernment’sovernment’s ppayroll.ayroll. PParticipantsarticipants pproposedroposed tthehe iintroductionntroduction ooff a sspecialpecial ‘‘churchchurch tax’tax’ oror ‘tax‘tax assignation’.assignation’. InIn thisthis case,case, a taxpayertaxpayer cancan decidedecide whetherwhether toto donatedonate a certaincertain ppercentageercentage ofof theirtheir taxestaxes toto thethe churchchurch oror toto charity.charity.

TThishis couldcould bebe thethe mostmost importantimportant stepstep towardstowards a completecomplete separationseparation ofof churchchurch andand statestate inin SSlovakia.lovakia. Furthermore,Furthermore, thethe statestate shouldshould alsoalso returnreturn churchchurch propertyproperty thatthat waswas conﬁconﬁ scatedscated byby thethe CCommunistommunist governmentgovernment inin thethe past.past. 34

Building a Partnership with the East: Relations between the European Union and Russia

Type of event TThehe ggreatreat EnglishEnglish statesmanstatesman WinstonWinston ChurchillChurchill onceonce saidsaid thatthat oneone shouldshould looklook atat RussiaRussia fromfrom CConferenceonference vvariousarious pperspectives,erspectives, notnot onlyonly fromfrom thethe offioffi cialcial oneone oror thosethose youyou getget fromfrom youryour fi rstrst impressions.impressions.

Date TThishis principleprinciple iiss sstilltill vvalidalid ttodayoday wwithith rrespectespect ttoo rrelationselations bbetweenetween a communitycommunity suchsuch asas thethe 7 N Novemberovember 20092009 EEuropeanuropean UnionUnion aandnd RRussia.ussia.

Location TThehe cconferenceonference focussedfocussed onon issuesissues thatthat makemake itit diffidiffi cultcult forfor thethe EUEU toto approachapproach RussiaRussia andand waswas WWarsawarsaw | PPolandoland ssplitplit intointo twotwo podiumpodium discussionsdiscussions thatthat addressedaddressed politicalpolitical andand economiceconomic issues.issues. Supported by FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FoundationFoundation MMEPEP KKristiinaristiina OOjulandjuland tooktook partpart inin thethe fi rstrst podiumpodium discussion.discussion. OjulandOjuland isis anan MEPMEP (ALDE),(ALDE), a fforor FFreedomreedom aandnd CCivicivic CClublub FFoundationoundation MMemberember ofof thethe EuropeanEuropean Parliament’sParliament’s DelegationDelegation toto RussiaRussia asas wellwell asas ALDEALDE ShadowShadow RapporteurRapporteur oonn EUEU – RussiaRussia issues,issues, andand a formerformer EstonianEstonian ministerminister ofof foreignforeign affairs.affairs. OjulandOjuland saidsaid thatthat thethe EUEU iiss divideddivided wwhenhen iitt comescomes toto itsits relationsrelations withwith RussiaRussia andand thatthat thisthis divisiondivision isis duedue toto thethe naturenature ooff thethe EUEU asas anan organisationorganisation mademade upup ofof nationnation states.states. ItIt isis oftenoften veryvery diffidiffi cultcult forfor EUEU MemberMember SStatestates ttoo llookook bbeyondeyond ttheirheir oownwn aaspirationsspirations aandnd ttoo wworkork togethertogether forfor thethe commoncommon good,good, eespeciallyspecially whenwhen dealingdealing withwith suchsuch a diffidiffi cultcult partnerpartner asas Russia.Russia. InIn herher opinion,opinion, RussiaRussia isis stillstill notnot a ccountryountry withwith a LiberalLiberal ddemocracyemocracy iinn tthehe EEuropeanuropean ssense.ense. SShehe aagreesgrees wwithith tthehe aassertionssertion tthathat tthehe KKremlinremlin “needs“needs anan enemy“enemy“ inin orderorder ttoo bothboth centralisecentralise andand maintainmaintain power.power. OjulandOjuland pointedpointed inin pparticulararticular toto twotwo potentialpotential areasareas ofof cooperationcooperation atat thethe internationalinternational llevelevel forfor thethe EUEU andand Russia:Russia: AAfghanistanfghanistan aandnd tthehe MMiddleiddle EEast.ast.

TThehe PPolisholish jjournalistournalist KrystynaKrystyna Kurczab-Redlich,Kurczab-Redlich, whowho isis alsoalso knownknown asas thethe ‘Polish‘Polish Politkovskaya’Politkovskaya’ fforor hherer uuncompromisingncompromising statementsstatements onon Russia,Russia, isis a foreignforeign correspondentcorrespondent forfor thethe PolishPolish mmediaedia aandnd rreportedeported oonn tthehe wwarar iinn CChechnya.hechnya. KKurczab-Redlich’surczab-Redlich’s ccommentsomments triggeredtriggered a livelylively ddiscussion.iscussion. SheShe expressedexpressed strongstrong criticismcriticism ofof thethe politicalpolitical situationsituation inin RussiaRussia byby rreferringeferring ttoo tthehe hhighlyighly rrestrictedestricted freedomfreedom ofof itsits politicalpolitical parties.parties. InIn herher opinion,opinion, therethere isis nono chancechance forfor civilcivil ssocietyociety toto taketake shapeshape inin Russia.Russia.

EEconomicconomic issuesissues werewere ccoveredovered duringduring thethe secondsecond podiumpodium discussion.discussion. ProfessorProfessor KatarzynaKatarzyna ZZukrowska,ukrowska, HHeadead ooff tthehe CChairhair ooff IInternationalnternational SSecurityecurity atat SGH,SGH, saidsaid thatthat oneone cannotcannot looklook atat fforeignoreign politicspolitics withoutwithout consideringconsidering thethe economiceconomic issues.issues. NegotiationsNegotiations withwith RussiaRussia areare atat anan aadvanceddvanced stagestage iinn manymany economiceconomic areas.areas. AfterAfter PolandPoland joinedjoined thethe EU,EU, thethe countrycountry becamebecame partpart ooff thethe EU’sEU’s economiceconomic agreementagreement withwith Russia.Russia. BeforeBefore that,that, PolandPoland hadhad toto negotiatenegotiate directlydirectly withwith RRussiaussia oonn eeconomicconomic matters.matters. Russia’sRussia’s strategystrategy isis toto holdhold bilateralbilateral negotiationsnegotiations withwith separateseparate EUEU MMemberember States.States. AAnothernother problem,problem, accordingaccording toto Zukrowska,Zukrowska, isis thatthat RussiaRussia isis notnot a membermember ofof tthehe WorldWorld TradeTrade OrganisationOrganisation (WTO),(WTO), whichwhich meansmeans thatthat itit cancan protectprotect itsits ownown marketmarket byby takingtaking pprotectionistrotectionist mmeasurements.easurements.

IIwonawona WisniewskaWisniewska fromfrom thethe CentreCentre forfor EasternEastern StudiesStudies inin WarsawWarsaw sspokepoke aaboutbout eeconomicconomic rrelationselations withwith Russia.Russia. TheThe EUEU isis a keykey ttradingrading ppartnerartner fforor RRussiaussia bbutut therethere isis unevennessunevenness iinn tthesehese 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 35

eeconomicconomic rrelations.elations. RRussiaussia iiss nnotot iinterestednterested inin committingcommitting iitselftself toto concreteconcrete obligationsobligations oror inin eestablishingstablishing cooperationcooperation throughthrough ofﬁofﬁ cialcial channels.channels. ButBut RussiaRussia isis alsoalso veryvery muchmuch awareaware ofof thethe iimportancemportance ofof economiceconomic relationsrelations withwith thethe EU.EU. RussiaRussia isis a veryvery attractiveattractive propositionproposition forfor thethe EUEU wwithith respectrespect toto itsits reservesreserves ofof rawraw materialsmaterials andand thethe EUEU isis a veryvery reliablereliable partnerpartner forfor Russia,Russia, notnot lleasteast becausebecause ofof thethe EU’sEU’s modernmodern technologies.technologies. However,However, WWisniewskaisniewska aaddeddded tthathat RRussiaussia nneedseeds mmoreore thanthan justjust rawraw mmaterialsaterials ttoo bbecomeecome a highlyhighly developeddeveloped industrialisedindustrialised country.country.

AAccordingccording toto thethe participants,participants, therethere maymay bebe goodgood prospectsprospects inin thethe longlong term,term, butbut thethe factfact rremainsemains thatthat eveneven ddemocraticemocratic eelectionslections ccannotannot gguaranteeuarantee tthehe introductionintroduction ofof a genuinegenuine ddemocracy.emocracy. TheThe problemproblem ooff ppoliticalolitical eliteselites whowho areare responsibleresponsible forfor thethe developmentdevelopment ofof thethe ccountryountry waswas anotheranother pointpoint ofof discussion.discussion. WhenWhen consideringconsidering Russia,Russia, oneone shouldshould distinguishdistinguish tthehe eelitelite ffromrom tthehe rrestest ooff tthehe ppopulation.opulation. TThishis ffactact iiss nnotot aalwayslways takentaken iintonto aaccountccount andand itit oftenoften ddistortsistorts thethe wayway peoplepeople seesee Russia.Russia.

TThehe cconferenceonference waswas anan attemptattempt toto addressaddress thethe mostmost importantimportant issuesissues ofof thethe wide-rangingwide-ranging aandnd ccomplexomplex relationsrelations betweenbetween thethe EUEU andand Russia.Russia. TheThe relationsrelations areare aallll tthehe mmoreore ccomplicatedomplicated bbecause,ecause, whenwhen itit comescomes toto Russia,Russia, itit isis sometimessometimes a problemproblem forfor thethe EUEU toto speakspeak withwith oneone voice.voice. 36

Property Rights in Central and East European Countries: Developments after the Transformation Process

Type of event TThehe rrightight toto privateprivate ppropertyroperty iiss a ccornerstoneornerstone ofof LiberalLiberal thinking.thinking. LiberalLiberal authorsauthors havehave alwaysalways CConferenceonference rregardedegarded privateprivate ppropertyroperty aass bbeingeing ddirectlyirectly cconnectedonnected toto individualindividual freedom.freedom. PrivatePrivate propertyproperty

Date rrightsights givegive peoplepeople a securesecure claimclaim toto thethe fruitsfruits ofof theirtheir ownown labour,labour, fosteringfostering theirtheir sensesense ofof 1133 N Novemberovember 20092009 rresponsibilityesponsibility andand abilityability toto participateparticipate activelyactively inin socialsocial andand politicalpolitical life.life. Additionally,Additionally, thethe eeffectiveffective pprotectionrotection ooff ppropertyroperty rightsrights providesprovides a formidableformidable bulwarkbulwark againstagainst despotismdespotism andand Location nnepotism.epotism. IInn tthishis ssense,ense, ppropertyroperty rrightsights areare oftenoften thethe mostmost reliablereliable indicatorindicator whenwhen itit comescomes toto BBerlinerlin | GermanyGermany eestablishingstablishing howhow farfar thethe rulerule ofof lawlaw isis beingbeing promoted.promoted. Supported by FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FoundationFoundation IInn post-Communistpost-Communist countriescountries propertyproperty rightsrights havehave been,been, andand stillstill aare,re, a ccontroversialontroversial socialsocial andand fforor FFreedomreedom ppoliticalolitical iissue.ssue. AAfterfter tthehe ppoliticalolitical uupheavalspheavals aandnd dduringuring tthehe ttransitionransition pprocess,rocess, ppropertyroperty rrightsights hhadad toto bebe redefiredefi nedned andand newnew protectionprotection mechanismsmechanisms hadhad toto bebe institutionalised.institutionalised. NearlyNearly twotwo ddecadesecades afterafter thethe collapsecollapse ofof thethe SovietSoviet bloc,bloc, itit isis timetime toto evaluateevaluate itsits progressprogress andand identifyidentify wwhathat needsneeds toto bebe donedone toto speedspeed upup thethe movemove towardstowards moremore libertyliberty andand pprosperityrosperity inin CentralCentral aandnd EEasternastern EEurope.urope. HHowow iiss tthehe lliberalisationiberalisation ofof goodsgoods andand capitalcapital marketsmarkets proceeding?proceeding? AreAre ppropertyroperty rightsrights nownow effectivelyeffectively andand equitablyequitably protected?protected? IsIs therethere stillstill a widewide gapgap betweenbetween thethe llegalegal andand rrealeal eexercisexercise ooff ppropertyroperty rrights?ights? HHowow eeffiffi cientcient isis tthehe protectionprotection ooff ppropertyroperty ttoday?oday? AAndnd whatwhat isis thethe LiberalLiberal stancestance onon thesethese issues?issues?

MMEPEP AAnnemiennemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck,Neyts-Uyttebroeck, ViceVice PresidentPresident ofof thethe ELF,ELF, andand Dr.Dr. Wolf-DieterWolf-Dieter Zumpfort,Zumpfort, VViceice ChairChair ofof thethe BoardBoard ofof DirectorsDirectors ofof thethe FriedrichFriedrich NaumannNaumann FoundationFoundation forfor FreedomFreedom gavegave wwelcomingelcoming aaddresses.ddresses. BBothoth ooff tthemhem ssawaw tthehe cconferenceonference asas anan opportunityopportunity toto demonstratedemonstrate tthathat pprivaterivate ppropertyroperty iiss nnotot aann eesotericsoteric subjecsubject butbut oneone withwith fundamentalfundamental implicationsimplications forfor thethe iindividual,ndividual, forfor societysociety andand forfor thethe economy.economy.

KKeynoteeynote speakerspeaker DDavidavid SSchmitz,chmitz, PProfessorrofessor ooff pphilosophyhilosophy aatt tthehe UUniversityniversity ooff AArizona,rizona, arguedargued tthathat tthehe rrightight ttoo pprivaterivate ppropertyroperty cconstitutesonstitutes a ssetet ooff ppower-conferringower-conferring rrulesules aattributedttributed ttoo iindividuals.ndividuals. ItIt must,must, atat thethe samesame time,time, fulﬁfulﬁ l basicbasic requirementsrequirements ofof justicejustice andand bebe perceivedperceived asas bbeingeing ffair.air. HHowever,owever, hhee wwarnedarned tthathat iiff ttoooo mmanyany ssocialocial rrightsights limitlimit thethe exerciseexercise ofof propertyproperty rrights,ights, youyou sseverelyeverely llimitimit thethe extentextent ofof self-ownershipself-ownership andand thethe extentextent toto whichwhich youyou actuallyactually ccontrolontrol whatwhat youyou own.own. SSchmitzchmitz sstressedtressed tthathat oorderingrdering oror stabilisingstabilising propertyproperty isis essentialessential forfor uunleashingnleashing thethe ppotentialotential forfor creatingcreating wealth.wealth.

PPanelanel I ffocussedocussed oonn ppropertyroperty rrightsights asas rightsrights toto freedom.freedom. MichaelMichael Link,Link, anan MPMP fromfrom thethe GermanGerman BBundestag,undestag, criticisedcriticised recentrecent andand excessiveexcessive incursionsincursions intointo privateprivate propertyproperty rightsrights inin thethe namename ofof aanti-discrimination.nti-discrimination. A shortshort exchangeexchange betweenbetween NeytsNeyts andand LinkLink drewdrew attentionattention toto thethe factfact thatthat tthehe rrightight balancebalance betweenbetween protectionprotection ofof privateprivate propertyproperty andand otherother importantimportant rightsrights isis a veryvery ccontroversialontroversial issueissue amongamong Liberals.Liberals. TheThe issueissue ofof restitutionrestitution waswas addressedaddressed byby allall thethe panellists.panellists. IInn manymany cases,cases, thethe wrongswrongs sufferedsuffered byby iindividualsndividuals aatt tthehe hhandsands ooff tthehe CCommunistommunist rregimesegimes ooff CCentralentral andand EasternEastern EuropeEurope havehave notnot beenbeen adequatelyadequately redressed.redressed. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 37

PPanelanel IIII ttookook a ccriticalritical llookook aatt ppropertyroperty rrightsights andand thethe rolerole thatthat theythey playplay inin achievingachieving eeconomicconomic ttransformation.ransformation. TheThe ppanellistsanellists ssharedhared thethe vviewiew thatthat propertyproperty rightsrights werewere inin factfact ofof greatgreat iimportancemportance forfor economiceconomic transformation,transformation, butbut thatthat thisthis isis justjust partpart ofof thethe explanation.explanation.

GGrzegorzrzegorz W.W. Kolodko,Kolodko, a formerformer deputydeputy primeprime ministerminister andand ministerminister ofof ﬁ nancenance inin Poland,Poland, talkedtalked aaboutbout transitiontransition indicatorsindicators suchsuch asas thethe valuesvalues thatthat guideguide policy-makers,policy-makers, thethe institutionsinstitutions beingbeing ccreatedreated aandnd tthehe cconcreteoncrete policiespolicies beingbeing pursuedpursued andand enacted.enacted. Interestingly,Interestingly, PolandPoland hashas a highhigh sscorecore oonn tthesehese iindicators.ndicators. TTherehere hhasas bbeeneen a cconsiderableonsiderable amountamount ofof progressprogress inin thethe ﬁ eldeld ofof ppropertyroperty rights.rights. IfIf propertyproperty rightsrights hadhad notnot beenbeen protected,protected, accessionaccession toto thethe EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion wwouldould havehave bbeeneen impossible.impossible.

AAlinalina MMungiu-Pippidi,ungiu-Pippidi, a PProfessorrofessor ooff ddemocratisatioemocratisation studiesstudies atat tthehe HHertieertie SchoolSchool ofof GovernanceGovernance iinn BBerlin,erlin, eexplainedxplained tthathat tthehe kkeyey ffactorsactors fforor a ssuccessfuluccessful ttransitionransition pprocessrocess aarere mmodernisationodernisation aandnd aattentionttention fromfrom thethe West.West. InIn mostmost EasternEastern EuropeanEuropean countries,countries, expediencyexpediency andand thethe protectionprotection ofof vvestedested iinterestsnterests havehave bbeeneen thethe rule.rule. A faultyfaulty procprocessess ofof restitutionrestitution andand unsolvableunsolvable situationssituations duedue ttoo CCommunistommunist mmisgovernmentisgovernment aarere ffeatureseatures ccommonommon ttoo mmuchuch ooff tthehe rregion.egion.

PProfessorrofessor WolframWolfram SchrettlSchrettl fromfrom thethe UniversityUniversity ofof BerlinBerlin arguedargued thatthat privateprivate propertyproperty isis notnot aann essentialessential conditioncondition forfor economiceconomic success.success. ForFor example,example, ChinaChina diddid notnot relyrely onon privateprivate oownershipwnership fforor iitsts rrapidapid economiceconomic developmentdevelopment andand neitherneither diddid EastEast Germany.Germany. SchrettlSchrettl notednoted tthathat technologytechnology andand otherother factorsfactors maymay changechange thethe borderlinesborderlines betweenbetween privateprivate andand publicpublic pproperty.roperty. Nevertheless,Nevertheless, itit isis fairfair toto saysay tthathat pprivaterivate ppropertyroperty cancan playplay anan importantimportant rolerole inin ppromotingromoting eeconomicconomic andand socialsocial well-beingwell-being aass llongong aass ttherehere iiss aann aacceptablecceptable ddistributionistribution ofof oownership.wnership.

PPanelanel IIIIII wwasas aaskedsked ttoo ddiscussiscuss tthehe eeffectiveffective pprotectionrotection ooff ppropertyroperty rrights.ights. ThomaszThomasz MarekMarek MMickiewicz,ickiewicz, a ProfessorProfessor atat UniversityUniversity CollegeCollege London,London, askedasked whetherwhether therethere shouldshould bebe oneone ppolicyolicy forfor thethe wwholehole ooff EEasternastern EuropeEurope givengiven thatthat therethere werewere considerableconsiderable rregionalegional ddifferences.ifferences. MMickiewiczickiewicz aarguedrgued tthat,hat, wwithith rrespectespect toto privatisation,privatisation, mmostost EEasternastern EuropeanEuropean countriescountries areare stillstill pperformingerforming belowbelow eexpectationsxpectations consideringconsidering theirtheir levellevel ofof development.development. HeHe alsoalso emphasisedemphasised tthehe iimportancemportance ooff ttrustrust iinn ssecuringecuring thethe institutioninstitution ofof privateprivate propertyproperty rights.rights.

RRutauta VVainieneainiene fromfrom thethe LLithuanianithuanian FreeFree MarketMarket InstituteInstitute arguedargued thatthat propertyproperty rightsrights areare underunder aattackttack throughoutthroughout Europe.Europe. PropertyProperty rightsrights areare beingbeing violatedviolated everyevery ddayay ddueue ttoo ppricerice ccontrols,ontrols, pproductroduct control,control, urbanurban planning,planning, environmentalenvironmental protectionprotection andand manymany otherother concerns.concerns. ForFor VVainiene,ainiene, uutilitariantilitarian argumentsarguments inin favourfavour ofof privateprivate propertyproperty areare dangerousdangerous andand maymay leadlead toto vveryery bbadad ooutcomes.utcomes. HerHer viewview waswas thatthat wewe mustmust taketake a principleprinciple standstand onon thethe importanceimportance ofof thethe mmatter.atter.

DDavidavid LLipka,ipka, DirectorDirector forfor researchresearch atat thethe LiberalLiberal InstituteInstitute inin Prague,Prague, arguedargued thatthat thethe protectionprotection ooff privateprivate ppropertyroperty isis notnot soso muchmuch a mattermatter ofof policypolicy butbut ofof attitudes.attitudes. PoliticsPolitics cancan dodo veryvery littlelittle wwhenhen itit comescomes toto addressingaddressing andand changingchanging attitudes.attitudes. LipkaLipka alsoalso statedstated thatthat privateprivate propertyproperty isis eextremelyxtremely importantimportant inin termsterms ofof encouragingencouraging responsibleresponsible behaviourbehaviour andand humanhuman dignity.dignity. 38

IInn a fi nalnal statement,statement, politicalpolitical advisoradvisor Dr.Dr. StefanStefan MelnikMelnik underlinedunderlined thatthat trust,trust, participationparticipation inin thethe ddevelopmentevelopment ofof wealthwealth aandnd creationcreation ofof a sensesense ofof justicejustice amongamong thethe publicpublic areare crucialcrucial factorsfactors wwhenhen itit comescomes toto increasingincreasing publicpublic supportsupport forfor thethe institutioninstitution ofof privateprivate propertyproperty rights.rights. AtAt thethe ssameame ttime,ime, wewe mmustust bbee aawareware tthathat pprivaterivate ppropertyroperty oonn iitsts oownwn ccannotannot eexplainxplain tthehe transitiontransition pprocessrocess becausebecause itit isis embeddedembedded inin anan institutionalinstitutional framework.framework. Finally,Finally, MelnikMelnik statedstated thatthat wewe mmustust paypay ttributeribute ttoo tthehe rreformerseformers ooff CCentralentral aandnd EEasternastern EEuropeurope wwhoho ttookook eenormousnormous rrisksisks wwhenhen embarkingembarking onon a programmeprogramme ofof privatisation.privatisation. ThereThere waswas littlelittle practicalpractical experienceexperience theythey ccouldould referrefer toto andand outcomesoutcomes werewere diffidiffi cultcult toto foresee.foresee. ItIt isis alwaysalways easyeasy toto criticisecriticise inin retrospect.retrospect. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 39

Energy Policy and Strategic Interests

Type of event EEnergynergy willwill bebe oneone ofof thethe wworld’sorld’s mmostost iimportantmportant cchallengeshallenges iinn tthehe 221st1st ccentury.entury. InIn thethe nearnear CConferenceonference ffuture,uture, ddemandemand forfor iitt willwill rocket,rocket, nnotot onlyonly fromfrom thethe WestWest butbut alsoalso fromfrom newnew industrialindustrial powerspowers Date ssuchuch asas ChinaChina andand India.India. TheThe combinationcombination ofof growinggrowing demanddemand andand limitedlimited resourcesresources requiresrequires 2200 N Novemberovember 20092009 ﬁ rrmm sstepsteps toto bebe taken.taken. WWhathat aarere tthehe aalternativeslternatives ttoo oourur ttraditionalraditional rresources?esources? HHowow ccanan a smallsmall ccountryountry likelike TheThe NetherlandsNetherlands securesecure itsits nationalnational energyenergy suppliessupplies andand howhow cancan itit securesecure itsits Location TThehe HHagueague | TThehe NNetherlandsetherlands eenergynergy independence?independence?

Supported by AAroundround 6060 peoplepeople attendedattended thethe conferenceconference inin TheThe Hague,Hague, whichwhich waswas chairedchaired byby FritsFrits KorthalsKorthals PProf.rof. mr.mr. B.M.B.M. TeldersstichtingTeldersstichting AAltes,ltes, a MinisterMinister ofof StateState andand formerformer ministerminister ofof justice.justice. VariousVarious expertsexperts inin thethe ﬁ eldeld spokespoke aboutabout iissuesssues ssuchuch asas energyenergy use,use, alternativealternative energiesenergies andand renewablesrenewables asas wellwell asas thethe opportunitiesopportunities andand cchallengeshallenges ppresentedresented bbyy ddifferentifferent eenergynergy cchoices.hoices.

KKeesees Wiechers,Wiechers, a membermember ofof thethe DutchDutch EnergyEnergy Council,Council, talkedtalked aboutabout thethe currentcurrent useuse ofof energyenergy iinn TheThe Netherlands.Netherlands. ThereThere areare basicallybasically threethree principlesprinciples forfor anan idealideal mix:mix: itit shouldshould bebe clean,clean, aaffordableffordable andand reliable.reliable. WiechersWiechers saidsaid thatthat TheThe NetherlandsNetherlands doesdoes notnot havehave a goodgood balancebalance ofof tthesehese pprinciples.rinciples. TThehe ccountryountry isis tootoo dependentdependent onon gasgas importsimports (70%);(70%); onlyonly 3%3% ofof thethe energyenergy iiss ffromrom rrenewableenewable energyenergy resourcesresources andand 5%5% fromfrom nuclearnuclear energy,energy, thethe largestlargest partpart ofof whichwhich iiss imported.imported. ThereThere willwill bebe littlelittle changechange inin thethe fuelfuel mixmix inin thethe nextnext tenten yearsyears becausebecause energyenergy ppoliciesolicies havehave beenbeen ﬁ xedxed untiluntil 2020.2020.

DDr.r. RonaldRonald SchramSchram fromfrom thethe NuclearNuclear ResearchResearch & ConsultancyConsultancy GroupGroup explainedexplained thatthat thethe ddiscussioniscussion onon nuclearnuclear energyenergy focusesfocuses mainlymainly onon objectionsobjections toto itit insteadinstead ofof whatwhat itit cancan offer.offer. HeHe ddemonstratedemonstrated thatthat oneone personperson usingusing nuclearnuclear electricityelectricity tthroughouthroughout hishis wholewhole llifeife generatesgenerates oonlynly a hhandfulandful ooff nnuclearuclear wwaste.aste. AAccordingccording toto EuropeanEuropean standards,standards, TheThe NetherlandsNetherlands needsneeds toto rraiseaise itsits nationalnational shareshare ofof renewablerenewable eenergynergy rresourcesesources uupp ttoo 114%4% bbyy 22020.020. AAccordingccording toto somesome ofof tthehe speakers,speakers, tthishis ggoaloal iiss ffarar ttoooo aambitious.mbitious.

PPetereter RRauwerda,auwerda, a mmanagementanagement consultant,consultant, gavegave a speechspeech onon DutchDutch energyenergy supplies,supplies, inin whichwhich hhee arguedargued thatthat thethe DDutchutch governmentgovernment reliesrelies tootoo heavilyheavily onon unstableunstable andand unreliableunreliable countries.countries. HHee stressedstressed thethe importanceimportance ofof havinghaving a moremore positivepositive discussiondiscussion onon nuclearnuclear energyenergy insteadinstead ofof ffocussingocussing oonlynly oonn itsits disadvantages.disadvantages. RauwerdaRauwerda alsoalso statedstated thatthat TheThe NetherlandsNetherlands hashas excellentexcellent ffacilitiesacilities toto storestore nuclearnuclear waste,waste, namelynamely inin thethe provinceprovince ofof Zeeland.Zeeland. HeHe alsoalso stressedstressed thethe factfact thatthat tthehe ccostsosts ofof windwind energyenergy areare farfar higherhigher thanthan peoplepeople realiserealise becausebecause itsits advocatesadvocates tendtend notnot toto mmentionention tthehe aamountmount ooff ssubsidiesubsidies thatthat areare investedinvested inin thisthis renewablerenewable source.source. ThusThus thethe realreal priceprice iiss eveneven higher.higher.

TThehe cconferenceonference endedended withwith a panelpanel discussiondiscussion withwith HelmaHelma Neppérus,Neppérus, anan MPMP fromfrom thethe People’sPeople’s PPartyarty fforor FFreedomreedom aandnd DDemocracyemocracy ((VVD),VVD), DDr.r. HHamilcaramilcar KKnops,nops, a researcherresearcher forfor thethe thinkthink tanktank rrelatedelated ttoo tthehe CChristianhristian DemocraticDemocratic AppealAppeal PartyParty (CDA)(CDA) andand ProfessorProfessor HenkHenk vanvan denden Berg,Berg, a rresearcheresearcher forfor tthehe CChristianUnion.hristianUnion. 40

Measuring Secularisation in Europe

Type of event AAss partpart ofof itsits oongoingngoing ccommitmentommitment toto subjectssubjects relatingrelating toto thethe processprocess ofof secularisationsecularisation andand WWorkshoporkshop iitsts ccomplicatedomplicated socio-politicalsocio-political implications,implications, thethe ELFELF oorganisedrganised aann iinternationalnternational cconferenceonference Dates oonn ssecularisationecularisation iinn EEuropeurope aandnd tthehe rrelationshelationshipip bbetweenetween secularismsecularism andand tthehe LLiberaliberal schoolschool 2277 – 2828 N Novemberovember 20092009 ooff thought.thought. TheThe mainmain objectivesobjectives toto bebe achievedachieved iincludedncluded tthehe nneedeed ttoo uurgentlyrgently debatedebate thethe ffollowingollowing iissues:ssues: Location RRomeome | ItalyItaly · A Addressddress tthehe ccurrenturrent sstatustatus ooff ssecularisationecularisation inin EuropeEurope withwith thethe manymany socio-politicalsocio-political andand Supported by r religiouseligious ddifferencesifferences bbetweenetween ccountriesountries inin thethe EuropeanEuropean Union.Union. FFondazioneondazione CriticaCritica LiberaleLiberale · AnalyseAnalyse thethe dynamicsdynamics ofof thethe compositioncomposition ofof thethe presencepresence andand impactimpact ofof religionreligion andand itsits i institutionsnstitutions withinwithin strategicstrategic environmentsenvironments ofof social,social, media,media, economiceconomic andand politicalpolitical lifelife inin thethe variousvarious ccountriesountries ooff tthehe EEuropeanuropean UUnion.nion. · RaiseRaise awarenessawareness aamongmong a vvastast aandnd hheterogeneouseterogeneous publicpublic asas toto thethe politicalpolitical needneed toto defenddefend t thehe pprinciplerinciple ooff ssecularism,ecularism, especiallyespecially regardingregarding bioethicalbioethical issues,issues, whichwhich moremore andand moremore frequentlyfrequently cropcrop upup inin publicpublic andand inin thethe fi eldeld ofof integrationintegration policies.policies. · DefiDefi nnee thethe ccomplexomplex phenomenonphenomenon ofof secularisationsecularisation inin itsits variousvarious disciplinesdisciplines andand linklink togethertogether t thehe manymany llevelsevels iinvolved.nvolved.

DDuringuring thethe fi rstrst dayday ofof a debatedebate chairedchaired byby GiulioGiulio ErcolessiErcolessi fromfrom thethe FondazioneFondazione CriticaCritica LiberaleLiberale wwelcomeelcome speechesspeeches werewere mademade byby DDr.r. ThierryThierry Coosemans,Coosemans, ELFELF BoardBoard member,member, LeolucaLeoluca OOrlando,rlando, ELDRELDR PartyParty VViceice PPresident,resident, EnzoEnzo Marzo,Marzo, FondazioneFondazione CriticaCritica LiberaleLiberale President,President, MariaMaria GGigliolaigliola Toniollo,Toniollo, ItalianItalian ConfederationConfederation ofof LabourLabour (CGIL)(CGIL) NewNew RightsRights OffiOffi ce,ce, andand CarloCarlo Cosmelli,Cosmelli, SSecularecular CCouncilouncil ooff RomeRome coordinator.coordinator. SpeakersSpeakers includedincluded MarioMario didi Carlo;Carlo; SilviaSilvia Sansonetti,Sansonetti, ccuratorurator ofof thethe AnnualAnnual ReportReport onon SecularisationSecularisation andand fromfrom LaLa SapienzaSapienza UniversityUniversity inin Rome;Rome; PPiergiorgioiergiorgio DDonatelli,onatelli, PProfessorrofessor ofof BioethicsBioethics andand HistoryHistory ofof MoralMoral PhilosophyPhilosophy atat LaLa SapienzaSapienza UUniversityniversity inin Rome;Rome; LLuigiuigi LombardiLombardi Vallauri,Vallauri, ProfessorProfessor ofof PhilosophyPhilosophy ofof LawLaw atat FlorenceFlorence UUniversity;niversity; VValerioalerio Pocar,Pocar, ProfessorProfessor ofof SociologySociology ofof LawLaw atat Milan-BicoccaMilan-Bicocca University;University; andand MEPMEP MMarietjearietje SchaakeSchaake (ALDE),(ALDE), fromfrom thethe DutchDutch partyparty D66.D66. TheThe subjectssubjects addressedaddressed byby thethe speakersspeakers wwereere mmainlyainly llegal,egal, bbioethicalioethical andand political.political.

IInn particular,particular, PProfessorrofessor PiergiorgioPiergiorgio DDonatelli,onatelli, aann aauthoritativeuthoritative voicevoice inin thethe internationalinternational bioethicalbioethical ddebate,ebate, eemphasisedmphasised tthehe sseriouserious risksrisks ofof thethe CatholicCatholic Church’sChurch’s interventionisminterventionism inin ‘end‘end ofof life’life’ cchoices.hoices. HeHe alsoalso spokespoke ooff tthehe bbigig ggapap bbetweenetween rreligiouseligious ppositionsositions aandnd tthehe ccontemporaryontemporary world,world, aass wellwell aass tthehe eethicalthical aandnd mmoraloral challengeschallenges thatthat havehave arisen.arisen. TheThe nneedeed toto guaranteeguarantee autonomyautonomy iinn decisionsdecisions cconcerningoncerning life’slife’s crucialcrucial choiceschoices waswas frequentlyfrequently stressedstressed asas waswas thethe needneed toto adaptadapt llawsaws toto assureassure fullfull legallegal validityvalidity forfor thethe autonomyautonomy andand freedomfreedom ofof individuals.individuals.

OOnn thethe ssecondecond dayday ofof thethe conference,conference, SilviaSilvia SansonettiSansonetti presentedpresented thethe fi fthfth reportreport onon thethe sstatetate ofof secularisationsecularisation inin ItalyItaly forfor thethe yearyear 2009.2009. ForFor fi veve years,years, tthehe FFondazioneondazione CCriticaritica LLiberale,iberale, iinn cooperationcooperation withwith thethe CGILCGIL NewNew Rights’Rights’ OffiOffi ce,ce, hashas carriedcarried outout quantitativequantitative statisticalstatistical ssociologicalociological research.research. ThisThis tendstends toto emphasiseemphasise notnot justjust thethe presencepresence ofof thethe CatholicCatholic ChurchChurch inin 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of events 41

tthehe vvariousarious sectorssectors ofof individualindividual andand collectivecollective lifelife andand itsits inflinfl uenceuence onon Italy’sItaly’s socio-economicsocio-economic aandnd politicalpolitical phenomena,phenomena, butbut alsoalso achievableachievable cchangeshanges inin thethe behaviourbehaviour ofof ItaliansItalians andand thethe mmoreore oror lessless extensiveextensive useuse ofof servicesservices offeredoffered byby rreligiouseligious iinstitutions.nstitutions. TToo ddoo tthis,his, wwee hhaveave ccreatedreated a newnew statisticalstatistical modelmodel thatthat allowsallows us,us, onon anan annualannual basis,basis, toto presentpresent a singlesingle surveysurvey ddraftedrafted onon thethe basisbasis ofof informationinformation gatheredgathered byby ooffiffi ccialial ssourcesources ssuchuch aas:s: TThehe NNationalational IInstitutenstitute ooff StatisticsStatistics ((ISTAT),ISTAT), thethe ItalianItalian EpiscopalEpiscopal ConferenceConference (CEI),(CEI), thethe MinistryMinistry ofof Education,Education, Universities,Universities, aandnd ResearchResearch (MIUR),(MIUR), thethe Church’sChurch’s StatisticalStatistical Yearbook,Yearbook, etc.etc.

TThishis partpart ofof thethe eventevent ffocussedocussed oonn tthehe IItaliantalian ssituationituation inin detaildetail andand openedopened upup a fruitfulfruitful ddebateebate asas toto thethe ppossibilityossibility ooff eextendingxtending tthishis rresearchesearch toto otherother EEuropeanuropean countries.countries. ThereThere wwasas cconsiderableonsiderable interest,interest, especiallyespecially fromfrom thethe representativesrepresentatives fromfrom PolandPoland andand Slovenia,Slovenia, inin aacceptingccepting tthishis pproposal,roposal, wwhichhich ccouldould makemake iitt ppossibleossible ttoo ccompareompare howhow tthehe vvariousarious religiousreligious ddenominationsenominations taketake ppartart iinn aandnd iinﬂnﬂ uuenceence ppoliticalolitical aandnd ssocialocial llifeife iinn EEuropeanuropean ccountries.ountries.

TThehe eventevent comparedcompared veryvery differentdifferent situationssituations iinn differentdifferent countries,countries, increasingincreasing tthehe possibilitypossibility fforor ffutureuture sscientificientifi c exchanges.exchanges. FromFrom a strictlystrictly nationalnational perspective,perspective, thethe eventevent mademade itit possiblepossible ttoo explainexplain thethe sslowlow bbutut iinexorablenexorable pprocessrocess ooff ssecularisation,ecularisation, wwhichhich iiss ttotallyotally iinn cconflonfl ictict withwith tthehe vviewiew reportedreported byby tthehe IItaliantalian mmedia.edia. FFurthermore,urthermore, tthehe cconferenceonference eencouragedncouraged ppoliticalolitical aandnd iintellectualntellectual ccooperationooperation suchsuch thatthat ItalyItaly mmightight mmoveove ttowardsowards a ggreaterreater sseparationeparation ooff tthehe sstatetate aandnd tthehe cchurch,hurch, aass iiss tthehe ccasease iinn ootherther EEuropeanuropean ccountries.ountries. 42

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004/03/094/03/09 SStalin’stalin’s Ghost:Ghost: thethe LegaciesLegacies ofof SovietSoviet HistoryHistory andand UUtrechttrecht EEnglishnglish tthehe FutureFuture ooff RRussiaussia TThehe NNetherlandsetherlands

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118/03/098/03/09 CCanan tthehe G20G20 savesave Globalisation?Globalisation? BBrusselsrussels EEnglishnglish

|CCentreForumentreForum | BBelgiumelgium

220–21/03/090–21/03/09 11stst SpringSpring AAcademy:cademy: EuropeEurope iinn PPracticeractice |FFriedrichriedrich BBrusselsrussels EEnglishnglish

NNaumannaumann FoundationFoundation forfor Freedom,Freedom, ELDRELDR partyparty | BBelgiumelgium

April

003–04/04/093–04/04/09 22ndnd SSpringpring AAcademy:cademy: EEuropeurope iinn PPracticeractice |FFriedrichriedrich BBrusselsrussels EEnglishnglish

NNaumannaumann FoundationFoundation forfor Freedom,Freedom, ELDRELDR partyparty | BBelgiumelgium

224–25/04/094–25/04/09 33rdrd SSpringpring AAcademy:cademy: EEuropeurope iinn PPracticeractice |FFriedrichriedrich BBrusselsrussels EEnglishnglish

NNaumannaumann FoundationFoundation forfor Freedom,Freedom, ELDRELDR partyparty | BBelgiumelgium

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114–16/05/094–16/05/09 TThehe IInﬂnﬂ uenceuence ofof EuropeanEuropean PPolicyolicy oonn tthehe TThehe NNetherlandsetherlands EEnglishnglish LLocalocal LLevelevel | PartPart 1 |VVVDVD IInternationalnternational Foundation,Foundation,

PProf.rof. mmr.r. BB.M..M. TTeldersstichtingeldersstichting |

119/05/099/05/09 GGermany,ermany, FranceFrance andand Turkey:Turkey: BBerlinerlin GGermanerman HHowow doesdoes EuropeEurope llookook iinn tthehe Future?Future? GGermanyermany BBookook readingreading tourtour | PPartart 1:1: GGrenzgängerenzgänge RedenReden überüber EEuropauropa | CCrossingrossing BordersBorders inin EuropeEurope

227/05/097/05/09 2200 YYearsears ofof a unitedunited GermanyGermany inin EuropeEurope CCologneologne GGermanerman BBookook readingreading tourtour | PartPart 2:2: Grenzgänge.Grenzgänge. RedenReden überüber GGermanyermany EEuropauropa | CCrossingrossing BordersBorders inin EuropeEurope

228/05/098/05/09 EEuropeurope aandnd EEnergynergy TTransition:ransition: UUtrechttrecht DDutchutch PPossibilitiesossibilities aandnd IImpossibilitiesmpossibilities TThehe NNetherlandsetherlands

|KKenniscentrumenniscentrum D66D66 |

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003/06/093/06/09 MMigration-igration- Europe’sEurope’s CChallengehallenge SStockholmtockholm EEnglishnglish

|CCentreForum,entreForum, FORESFORES | SSwedenweden

008–12/07/098–12/07/09 SSummerummer SchoolSchool onon LeadershipLeadership UUstronstron EEnglishnglish |FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FoundationFoundation forfor FreedomFreedom andand PPolandoland

FFoundationoundation PProject:roject: PPolandoland |

114/07/094/07/09 EEuropeanuropean FFinanceinance afterafter thethe Crisis:Crisis: MakeMake UpUp LLondonondon EEnglishnglish oorr BBreakreak Up?Up? UUnitednited KKingdomingdom

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Title of event Language Date Venue |ELF member organisation/s involved| of event

August

119–23/08/099–23/08/09 TThehe EEurouro aass aann IInstrumentnstrument ooff SStabilitytability aandnd JJachrankaachranka EEnglishnglish PProsperityrosperity inin a unitedunited EEuropeurope PPolandoland |FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FFoundationoundation fforor FFreedom,reedom, VVVDVD

IInternationalnternational Foundation,Foundation, CivicCivic ClubClub FFoundationoundation |

October

001–04/10/091–04/10/09 TThehe FFutureuture ooff IIndividualndividual ParticipationParticipation inin EuropeanEuropean PPortugalortugal EEnglishnglish

PPoliticsolitics |LLYMEC,YMEC, MMovimentoovimento LLiberaliberal SSocialocial | LLisbonisbon

223–25/10/093–25/10/09 LLibertyiberty aandnd CCivilivil SSocietyociety |FFriedrichriedrich NNaumannaumann BBratislavaratislava EEnglishnglish

FFoundationoundation fforor FFreedom,reedom, LLibertyiberty SSocietyociety FFoundationoundation | SSlovakialovakia SSlovaklovak

226–28/10/096–28/10/09 TThehe IInﬂnﬂ uenceuence ofof EuropeanEuropean PPolicyolicy oonn tthehe BBucharestucharest EEnglishnglish LLocalocal LLevelevel | PartPart 2 |VVVDVD IInternationalnternational Foundation,Foundation, RRomaniaomania

PProf.rof. mmr.r. BB.M..M. TTeldersstichtingeldersstichting |

November

007/11/097/11/09 EEnergynergy SSecurityecurity inin EuropeEurope |LLYMEC,YMEC, FFriedrichriedrich ZZagrebagreb EEnglishnglish

NNaumannaumann FoundationFoundation forfor Freedom,Freedom, ELDRELDR PartyParty | CCroatiaroatia

007/11/097/11/09 BBuildinguilding a PartnershipPartnership withwith thethe East:East: RelationsRelations WWarsawarsaw EEnglishnglish bbetweenetween thethe EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion aandnd RussiaRussia PPolandoland PPolisholish |FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FFoundationoundation fforor FFreedom,reedom,

CCivicivic ClubClub FFoundationoundation |

112/11/092/11/09 BBookook readingreading tourtour | PartPart 3:3: Grenzgänge.Grenzgänge. RedenReden überüber BBerlinerlin GGermanerman EEuropauropa | CCrossingrossing BordersBorders inin EuropeEurope GGermanyermany

113/11/093/11/09 PPropertyroperty RightsRights inin CentralCentral andand EastEast BBerlinerlin EEnglishnglish EEuropeanuropean CCountries:ountries: DDevelopmentsevelopments aafterfter thethe GGermanyermany TTransformationransformation ProcessProcess

|FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FFoundationoundation fforor FFreedomreedom |

118/8/ 111/091/09 CCanan EuropeEurope BuildBuild a NNewew GGloballobal EconomicEconomic Order?Order? BBarcelonaarcelona EEnglishnglish

|CCentreForumentreForum | SSpainpain

119/11/099/11/09 IIss MMultilateralismultilateralism tthehe SSolution?olution? BBarcelonaarcelona EEnglishnglish

|TThinkhink ttankank ee22 | SSpainpain

220/11/090/11/09 EEnergynergy PPolicyolicy aandnd StrategicStrategic InterestsInterests TThehe HHagueague DDutchutch

|PProf.rof. mmr.r. BB.M..M. TTeldersstichtingeldersstichting | TThehe NNetherlandsetherlands

226–27/11/096–27/11/09 MMeasuringeasuring SSecularisationecularisation inin EuropeEurope RRomeome EEnglishnglish

|FFondazioneondazione CCriticaritica LLiberaleiberale | IItalytaly

228/11/098/11/09 LLaa PPolémiqueolémique dudu RetourRetour desdes FrisesFrises dudu ParthénonParthénon BBrusselsrussels FFrenchrench

à AAthènesthènes |CCentreentre JeanJean GolGol | BBelgiumelgium EEnglishnglish

Selection of publications and studies

IInn 2009,2009, wwithith tthehe supportsupport ofof itsits membermember organisations,organisations, thethe ELFELF pproducedroduced eelevenleven publications,publications, iincludingncluding cconferenceonference pproceedings,roceedings, a sserieseries ooff pprintedrinted iinterviews,nterviews, rresearchesearch ppapersapers aandnd sstudies.tudies.

TThehe ppublicationsublications ddiscussiscuss a wwideide rrangeange ooff mmajorajor iissuesssues oonn tthehe EEuropeanuropean ppoliticalolitical agenda,agenda, includingincluding thethe futurefuture ofof multilateralism,multilateralism, hhealthealth ccareare ppolicy,olicy, fundamentalfundamental rrightsights aandnd LLiberaliberal aanswersnswers ttoo tthehe eeconomicconomic aandnd ﬁ nnancialancial ccrisis.risis.

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Grenzgänge: Reden über Europa |Crossing Borders in Europe|

TThishis bookbook waswas publishedpublished byby tthehe EELFLF aandnd wwasas eediteddited bbyy MMEPEP aandnd EELFLF PPresidentresident AAlexanderlexander GGrafraf LLambsdorffambsdorff andand MMEPEP aandnd jjournalistournalist KKarinarin RResetarits.esetarits.

AAtt tthehe bbeginningeginning ooff tthehe EEuropeanuropean iintegrationntegration pprocessrocess iinn 11957,957, wwhenhen tthehe wworldorld wwasas sstilltill rrecoveringecovering fromfrom thethe aftermathaftermath ofof WorldWorld WarWar II,II, therethere waswas a strongstrong desiredesire forfor peace.peace. Today,Today, wewe aarere pproudroud ttoo saysay tthathat wewe hhaveave eexperiencedxperienced thethe longestlongest periodperiod ofof peacepeace inin humanhuman history.history.

HHowever,owever, tthehe ‘‘European’European’ eenthusiasmnthusiasm wwee hhaveave eexperiencedxperienced inin thethe earlierearlier yearsyears ooff tthehe iintegrationntegration pprocessrocess hashas becomebecome lessless clear-cutclear-cut inin thethe pastpast fewfew decades.decades. Today,Today, thethe EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion isis oftenoften rregardedegarded asas veryvery bureaucraticbureaucratic andand thereforetherefore increasinglyincreasingly criticisedcriticised byby itsits citizens.citizens. IItt iiss aarguedrgued tthathat EuropeEurope threatensthreatens ourour nationalnational identity,identity, thatthat EuropeEurope isis takingtaking awayaway tthehe ssovereigntyovereignty ofof itsits mmembersembers andand thatthat EuropeEurope isis encroachingencroaching tootoo muchmuch intointo thethe dailydaily liveslives ofof itsits citizens.citizens.

DDespiteespite aallll thisthis criticism,criticism, thisthis bookbook showsshows usus somethingsomething thatthat wewe sshouldhould nnotot forget.forget. ItIt showsshows usus tthathat thethe EuropeanEuropean integrationintegration processprocess hashas delivereddelivered manymany achievementsachievements thatthat havehave broughtbrought usus wwealth,ealth, nnotot justjust inin termsterms ofof moneymoney butbut alsoalso inin termsterms ofof freedom.freedom.

TThishis bbookook ccontainsontains twelvetwelve interviewsinterviews betweenbetween prominentprominent peoplepeople fromfrom thethe politicalpolitical andand culturalcultural wworld.orld. EEachach iinterviewnterview iiss bbasedased oonn tthehe qquestion:uestion: DoesDoes a EuropeEurope withoutwithout bordersborders reallyreally implyimply mmoreore freedomfreedom forfor thethe individual?individual?

TThehe bbookook iincludesncludes ccontributionsontributions fromfrom NeelieNeelie Kroes,Kroes, formerformer EUEU commissionercommissioner forfor competition;competition; HHans-Dietrichans-Dietrich Genscher,Genscher, formerformer ministerminister ofof foreignforeign affairsaffairs andand formerformer ministerminister ofof thethe interiorinterior inin GGermany;ermany; PPascaleascale HHugues,ugues, a FrenchFrench journalistjournalist livingliving inin Berlin;Berlin; andand MEPMEP KristiinaKristiina Ojuland,Ojuland, formerformer mministerinister ofof foreignforeign affairsaffairs ofof Estonia.Estonia. TheyThey allall explainexplain whatwhat a EuropeEurope withoutwithout bordersborders meansmeans forfor ttheirheir personalpersonal lives.lives.

MMEPEP AAlexanderlexander GrafGraf LambsdorffLambsdorff promotedpromoted thethe bookbook duringduring a bookbook tourtour inin Germany.Germany. DuringDuring tthehe tour,tour, hehe discusseddiscussed differentdifferent cross-bordercross-border issuesissues withwith TurkishTurkish feministfeminist SeyranSeyran Ates,Ates, PascalePascale HHuguesugues andand Hans-DietrichHans-Dietrich Genscher.Genscher. 48

Health Care Policy and Fundamental Rights in Europe

TThishis ppublicationublication containscontains tthehe pproceedingsroceedings ofof thethe internationalinternational healthhealth carecare conferenceconference organisedorganised bbyy thethe ELFELF inin 2008.2008. EditedEdited byby BeatriceBeatrice RangoniRangoni Machiavelli,Machiavelli, membermember ofof thethe BoardBoard ofof FondazioneFondazione CCriticaritica LiberaleLiberale andand patronpatron ofof LiberalLiberal International,International, andand Dr.Dr. FrancescoFrancesco Velo,Velo, researcherresearcher ofof tthehe UUniversityniversity ooff PPaviaavia aandnd mmemberember ooff tthehe IItaliantalian CCouncilouncil ooff tthehe EEuropeanuropean MMovement,ovement, thethe ppublicationublication ffocusesocuses oonn tthehe LLiberaliberal pprojectroject ooff ccross-borderross-border hhealthealth ccareare ttreatment.reatment.

TThehe creationcreation ofof a singlesingle EuropeanEuropean marketmarket inin whichwhich EuropeanEuropean citizenscitizens enjoyenjoy thethe freedomfreedom toto seekseek aandnd obtainobtain healthhealth carecare treatmenttreatment acrossacross bordersborders isis ﬁ nallynally onon itsits way.way. InIn JulyJuly 2008,2008, thethe EuropeanEuropean CCommissionommission publishedpublished a proposalproposal forfor a directivedirective onon cross-bordercross-border healthhealth care.care. TheThe EuropeanEuropean PParliamentarliament votedvoted inin a ﬁ rstrst readingreading onon thisthis proposal,proposal, whichwhich isis meantmeant toto enableenable patientspatients toto pursuepursue ttheirheir rrightight toto seekseek healthhealth carecare abroadabroad moremore easilyeasily andand toto bebe reimbursedreimbursed forfor thethe costscosts thatthat theythey iincurncur iinn tthehe pprocess.rocess.

BBesidesesides anan introductionintroduction speechspeech byby MMEPEP AAnnemiennemie NNeytseyts UUyttebroeck,yttebroeck, PPresidentresident ofof thethe ELDRELDR PPartyarty aandnd VViceice PPresidentresident ooff tthehe EELF,LF, tthehe ppublicationublication iincludesncludes eexpertxpert ccontributionsontributions fromfrom LordLord JJohnohn Alderdice,Alderdice, psychiatristpsychiatrist aandnd PPresidentresident ofof LiberalLiberal IInternational;nternational; EEmmamma BBonino,onino, ViceVice PPresidentresident ooff thethe SSenateenate ooff tthehe RRepublicepublic ooff IItaly;taly; AAndroullandroulla Vassiliou,Vassiliou, thethe tthenhen EEUU ccommissionerommissioner forfor health,health, aass wellwell aass UUmbertomberto VVeronesi,eronesi, SScientiﬁcientiﬁ c DirectorDirector ofof thethe EuropeanEuropean InstituteInstitute ofof OncologyOncology (IEO)(IEO) andand fformerormer mministerinister ooff hhealthealth ooff tthehe RRepublicepublic ooff IItaly.taly. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of publications and studies 49

The Future of Multilateralism

TThishis conferenceconference rreporteport iincludesncludes tthehe mmajorajor sspeechepeeches givengiven aatt a cconferenceonference eentitledntitled ‘The‘The FutureFuture ooff Multilateralism’,Multilateralism’, wwhichhich waswas organisedorganised byby tthehe EELFLF wwithith tthehe ssupportupport ooff tthinkhink ttankank EE22 oonn 1100 – –1111 JJuneune 22008008 inin HHelsinki.elsinki.

TThehe reportreport providesprovides thethe readerreader withwith a moremore in-depthin-depth understandingunderstanding ofof thethe importanceimportance ofof mmultilateralismultilateralism aandnd thethe challengeschallenges thatthat multilateralmultilateral organisationsorganisations areare facingfacing atat thethe dawndawn ofof thethe 221st1st ccentury.entury.

EELFLF PPresidentresident andand MMEPEP AAlexanderlexander GrafGraf LambsdorffLambsdorff setset outout hishis visionvision forfor effectiveeffective multilateralismmultilateralism iinn thethe future.future. GrafGraf LambsdorffLambsdorff explainsexplains howhow thethe internationalinternational worldworld orderorder hashas changedchanged a lotlot iinn recentrecent decades.decades. TheThe nationnation state,state, whichwhich dominateddominated 20th20th centurycentury politics,politics, hashas lostlost a lotlot ofof iitsts inflinfl uence.uence. InIn suchsuch a newnew worldworld – withwith manymany moremore actors,actors, sourcessources ofof powerpower andand inflinfl uenceuence – iinternationalnternational cooperationcooperation betweenbetween statestate actorsactors isis moremore necessarynecessary thanthan everever before.before.

PProfessorrofessor TuomasTuomas ForsbergForsberg ffromrom tthehe UUniversityniversity ooff TTampereampere aanalysesnalyses tthehe cconceptoncept ofof multilateralismmultilateralism aandnd thethe changingchanging internationalinternational environment.environment. ForsbergForsberg explainsexplains thatthat multilateralismmultilateralism isis muchmuch moremore tthanhan plainplain ‘cooperation‘cooperation byby many’.many’. HHee aalsolso eemphasisedmphasised tthathat multilateralismmultilateralism isis a politicallypolitically loadedloaded cconceptoncept thatthat sshouldhould nnotot bbee cconfusedonfused wwithith llegitimacy.egitimacy.

PProfessorrofessor DDr.r. JJoachimoachim KKrauserause ffromrom tthehe CChristian-Albrechts-Universityhristian-Albrechts-University inin KKiel,iel, GGermany,ermany, wwritesrites aaboutbout thethe crisiscrisis ofof multilateralism.multilateralism. HeHe talkstalks aboutabout thethe differentdifferent approachesapproaches toto mmultilateralismultilateralism iinn thethe USUS andand inin Europe.Europe. HeHe pleadspleads forfor a criticalcritical EuropeanEuropean debatedebate aboutabout multilateralism,multilateralism, whichwhich aavoidsvoids bbothoth tthehe uuncriticalncritical ssupportupport ofof allall kindskinds ofof multilateralismmultilateralism ((thethe iideologydeology ofof multilateralism)multilateralism) aandnd tthehe hhypercriticalypercritical disdaindisdain ooff aanyny kkindind ooff mmultilateralismultilateralism ((thethe iideologydeology ofof unilateralism).unilateralism). KKrauserause emphasisesemphasises thatthat thethe debatedebate shouldshould alsoalso bebe ledled withwith thethe US’sUS’s involvementinvolvement becausebecause thethe ccriticalritical appraisalappraisal ofof multilateralismmultilateralism hhasas a mmuchuch longerlonger traditiontradition inin thethe US.US.

FFinally,inally, KKaiai SSauer,auer, DDirectorirector ooff tthehe FFinnishinnish MMinistryinistry ooff FForeignoreign AAffairs,ffairs, eexplainsxplains tthehe cchallengeshallenges fforor tthehe UUnitednited NNationsations ((UN)UN) aass a gguarantoruarantor ooff iinternationalnternational ssecurityecurity andand development.development. HeHe arguesargues tthathat wewe sshouldhould sstaytay wwithinithin thethe existingexisting UN.UN. EvenEven wwithith aallll iitsts sshortcomings,hortcomings, tthehe UUNN remainsremains tthehe mmostost iimportantmportant bodybody andand fframeworkramework forfor discussingdiscussing issuesissues suchsuch asas globalglobal security,security, climateclimate cchangehange andand thethe foodfood crisis.crisis. 50

Strengthening the Stability and Growth Pact with a Common Eurozone Bond

IInn AugustAugust 22009,009, withwith thethe supportsupport ofof CentreForum,CentreForum, tthehe EELFLF ppublishedublished a researchresearch paperpaper onon a ccommonommon bondbond systemsystem forfor thethe eurozone.eurozone. TheThe aauthoruthor isis JohnJohn Springford,Springford, a researcherresearcher onon gglobalisationlobalisation fforor CCentreForum.entreForum.

TThehe fi nancialnancial crisiscrisis hashas revealedrevealed howhow susceptiblesusceptible manymany EuropeanEuropean membermember states’states’ fi nancesnances areare ttoo a severesevere recession.recession. Greece,Greece, Ireland,Ireland, Italy,Italy, PortugalPortugal andand SpainSpain areare strugglingstruggling withwith extremelyextremely llargearge bbudgetudget ddefiefi ccits,its, aann iincreasencrease iinn tthehe ccostost ofof servicingservicing theirtheir debtsdebts andand mountingmounting debtdebt stocks.stocks. AAtt tthehe bbeginningeginning ooff 22009,009, ttherehere wwereere ffearsears tthathat a eeurozoneurozone ccountryountry mmightight ddefault,efault, wwhichhich ccouldould lleadead toto increasesincreases inin thethe costcost ofof servicingservicing debtdebt elsewhereelsewhere andand furtherfurther fi nancialnancial turmoil.turmoil. TheThe EEuropeanuropean Union’sUnion’s StabilityStability aandnd GGrowthrowth PPactact ((SGP)SGP) wwasas ssupposedupposed ttoo eencouragencourage ggovernmentsovernments ttoo runrun budgetsbudgets closeclose toto balancebalance ooverver thethe eeconomicconomic cycle.cycle. SinceSince thethe launchlaunch ofof thethe Euro,Euro, thethe EEU’sU’s ggovernmentsovernments havehave becomebecome increasinglyincreasingly ilill disciplined,disciplined, however,however, whichwhich hashas nnegativeegative cconsequencesonsequences forfor thethe eurozoneeurozone asas a whole.whole. TheThe CommissionCommission waswas givengiven thethe jobjob ofof policingpolicing thethe ppactact byby recommendingrecommending sanctionssanctions toto thethe EuropeanEuropean CouncilCouncil butbut itit hashas rarelyrarely appliedapplied them.them. Thus,Thus, ttransgressorsransgressors havehave usuallyusually avoidedavoided punishment.punishment.

TThishis paperpaper pproposesroposes a newnew system,system, bbyy wwhichhich aann iincentivencentive wouldwould rreplaceeplace aann eextremelyxtremely bbluntlunt sstick.tick. SeveralSeveral economistseconomists andand policy-makerspolicy-makers havehave suggestedsuggested thatthat thethe eurozoneeurozone shouldshould quicklyquickly ccreatereate a ccommonommon bondbond systemsystem toto helphelp countriescountries thatthat areare currentlycurrently strugglingstruggling withwith theirtheir debtsdebts ggainain accessaccess ttoo ccheaperheaper ﬁ nnancing.ancing.

TThishis paperpaper ssuggestsuggests a mmedium-termedium-term ssolutionolution iinstead:nstead: tthehe ccommonommon bondbond systemsystem shouldshould bebe llinkedinked toto thethe StabilityStability aandnd GGrowthrowth PPact.act. GGovernmentsovernments wouldwould bebe ableable toto issueissue debtdebt throughthrough tthehe ssystemystem oonlynly ooncence ttheirheir ddebtebt ttoo GGDPDP rratioatio hashas startedstarted toto fall.fall. ThisThis wouldwould eencouragencourage ggovernmentsovernments toto consolidateconsolidate onceonce thethe recessionrecession isis over;over; helphelp toto preventprevent highhigh governmentgovernment debtsdebts iinn somesome countriescountries causingcausing problemsproblems forfor others;others; andand makemake itit lessless likelylikely tthathat a hhighlyighly indebtedindebted ggovernmentovernment willwill havehave toto bebe bailedbailed outout toto savesave thethe EuropeanEuropean economyeconomy inin thethe future.future. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Selection of publications and studies 51

Measuring Liberal values and attitudes

AAtt tthehe eendnd ooff 22009009 tthehe EELF,LF, wwithith tthehe ssupportupport ooff tthehe EELDRLDR PParty,arty, cconductedonducted a surveysurvey iinn AAustria,ustria, Bulgaria,Bulgaria, CzechCzech Republic,Republic, HungaryHungary andand PolandPoland toto examineexamine people’speople’s perceptionperception andand uunderstandingnderstanding ofof somesome selectedselected keykey LLiberaliberal values.values. TheThe surveysurvey wwasas uundertakenndertaken aagainstgainst tthehe bbackdropackdrop ooff thethe EEuropeanuropean eelectionslections iinn 22009,009, whichwhich resultedresulted inin EuropeanEuropean LiberalsLiberals endingending upup wwithoutithout representationrepresentation inin tenten outout ofof 2727 membermember states.states. AsAs thethe thirdthird strongeststrongest politicalpolitical force,force, EEuropeanuropean LiberalsLiberals mustmust havehave anan interestinterest inin strongstrong mmemberember partiesparties acrossacross Europe.Europe.

FForor ﬁ nnancialancial rreasons,easons, tthehe sscopecope ooff tthishis ssurveyurvey wwasas llimitedimited ttoo ﬁ vvee ccountries.ountries.

TThishis surveysurvey llookedooked iintonto ssomeome ooff tthehe ccausesauses fforor tthehe wweaknesseakness ooff LLiberaliberal ppartiesarties iinn CCentralentral andand EEasternastern Europe.Europe. ItIt soughtsought toto establishestablish whetherwhether thethe causescauses areare valued-basedvalued-based (Liberalism(Liberalism isis mmisunderstood/notisunderstood/not accepted)accepted) oror whetherwhether theythey aarere rrelatedelated ttoo ppartyarty ppoliticsolitics ((i.e.i.e. tthehe ppublic’sublic’s eexpectationsxpectations ofof a ppoliticalolitical LLiberaliberal party).party).

AAmongmong thethe valuesvalues thatthat areare importantimportant toto citizenscitizens inin thethe aabovementionedbovementioned ccountriesountries areare thosethose ofof ccivilivil rightsrights suchsuch asas freedomfreedom ofof expressionexpression andand equalityequality beforebefore thethe law,law, thatthat ofof tolerancetolerance andand thatthat ooff havinghaving a sstrongtrong aandnd ccompetitiveompetitive economy.economy. 52

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|CCentreForumentreForum |

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Bertil Ohlin Institute | Sweden

Contact information TThehe purposepurpose ooff tthehe BertilBertil OhlinOhlin InstituteInstitute isis toto initiateinitiate researchresearch andand debatedebate inin criticalcritical areasareas ofof PP.O..O. boxbox 31313131 ppublicublic ppolicyolicy aalonglong ttraditionalraditional LiberalLiberal lineslines ofof thinking.thinking. TheThe instituteinstitute isis namednamed afterafter BertilBertil Ohlin,Ohlin, 1103620362 SStockholmtockholm wwhoho waswas thethe leaderleader ofof thethe LiberalLiberal PartyParty ofof SwedenSweden (Folkpartiet)(Folkpartiet) betweenbetween 19441944 andand 1967.1967. InIn 19771977 SSwedenweden hhee waswas awardedawarded thethe NobelNobel PrizePrize inin Economics,Economics, thusthus cappingcapping a successfulsuccessful careercareer aass a ppoliticalolitical PPhonehone +468+468 588588 095095 1818 lleadereader wwithith recognitionrecognition ofof hishis academicacademic credentials.credentials. wwww.ohlininstitutet.orgww.ohlininstitutet.org

CContactontact person:person: MariaMaria MMalmalm A Liberal think tank [email protected]@ohlininstitutet.org BByy bbuildinguilding a nnetworketwork ooff sscholars,cholars, participantsparticipants inin thethe publicpublic debatedebate andand personspersons fromfrom privateprivate aandnd publicpublic workingworking life,life, thethe instituteinstitute – asas a thinkthink tanktank – contributescontributes toto broadeningbroadening thethe basisbasis forfor LLiberaliberal opinionopinion formationformation andand thethe renewalrenewal ofof LiberalLiberal thinking.thinking.

Independent TThehe instituteinstitute isis independentindependent ofof politicalpolitical partiesparties andand interestinterest groups,groups, organisationallyorganisationally asas wellwell asas ﬁ nancially.nancially. ItsIts activitiesactivities areare ﬁ nancednanced fromfrom privateprivate andand corporatecorporate contributionscontributions asas wellwell asas projectproject ggrantsrants fromfrom foundations.foundations.

International cooperation TThehe instituteinstitute seeksseeks internationalinternational cooperationcooperation inin orderorder toto improveimprove thethe wayway inin whichwhich policypolicy issuesissues ooff iimportancemportance forfor ourour ttimeime aarere aaddressed.ddressed. TThehe iinstitutenstitute isis activeactive inin thethe internationalinternational networknetwork ofof LLiberaliberal thinkthink tankstanks andand becamebecame a membermember ofof thethe ELFELF inin 2008.2008.

Grounded in research OOurur pprojectsrojects sshouldhould bbee aapplicablepplicable andand practical.practical. TheyThey shouldshould buildbuild onon scientifiscientifi c approaches,approaches, wwhichhich impliesimplies closeclose contactcontact withwith highhigh qualityquality universityuniversity departments.departments. FourFour outout ofof ninenine seatsseats onon oourur bboardoard areare reservedreserved forfor scholarsscholars fromfrom relevantrelevant fi elds,elds, mainlymainly thethe socialsocial sciences.sciences.

Organisation TThehe instituteinstitute isis a foundation,foundation, thethe StiftelsenStiftelsen BertilBertil Ohlin-Institutet,Ohlin-Institutet, foundedfounded inin 1993.1993.

PPublicublic eevents,vents, ddebatesebates andand seminars,seminars, whichwhich areare openopen toto thethe public,public, areare organisedorganised onon a regularregular bbasis.asis. WeWe alsoalso publishpublish paperspapers andand booksbooks onon differentdifferent topics.topics. MostMost ofof ourour activitiesactivities areare inin SwedishSwedish bbutut somesome ofof thethe paperspapers areare writtenwritten inin English.English. TheyThey cancan bebe foundfound atat oror orderedordered fromfrom ourour wwebsite.ebsite. 60

Centre Jean Gol | Belgium

Contact information OOpenedpened inin DecemberDecember 2004,2004, thethe CentreCentre JeanJean GolGol is,is, atat oneone andand thethe samesame time,time, thethe guardianguardian ofof AAvenuevenue ddee llaa TToisonoison dd’Or’Or 8844 – 8 866 tthehe archivesarchives ofof thethe ReformistReformist MovementMovement andand somesome ofof itsits directors;directors; anan interdisciplinaryinterdisciplinary librarylibrary 11060060 BBruxellesruxelles bboastingoasting overover 4,0004,000 volumesvolumes ((LiberalLiberal ‘seminal’‘seminal’ writingswritings butbut alsoalso lessless well-knownwell-known works);works); a BBelgiumelgium ddesignesign ofﬁofﬁ ce;ce; a thinkthink tanktank andand researchresearch unit;unit; a publisherpublisher ofof numerousnumerous collections;collections; a proactiveproactive PPhonehone +322+322 500500 5500 4400 ppoliticalolitical force;force; a centrecentre forfor trainingtraining thethe ReformistReformist Movement’sMovement’s representatives;representatives; andand thethe organiserorganiser wwww.cjg.beww.cjg.be ooff events,events, seminars,seminars, conferencesconferences andand symposiums.symposiums. TheThe CentreCentre JeanJean Gol’sGol’s objectiveobjective isis toto CContactontact person:person: ggenerateenerate discussionsdiscussions onon importantimportant socialsocial issues,issues, therebythereby enablingenabling thethe ReformistReformist MovementMovement toto DDr.r. TThierryhierry CoosemansCoosemans ppromoteromote nnewew iideasdeas aass partpart ofof a messagemessage thatthat isis accessibleaccessible toto all.all. InIn otherother words,words, thethe CentreCentre JeanJean [email protected]@cjg.be GGolol aallowsllows thethe ReformistReformist MovementMovement ttoo expressexpress itselfitself asas a vitalvital creativecreative force.force.

AApartpart fromfrom referencereference worksworks onon Liberalism,Liberalism, thethe CentreCentre JeanJean GolGol publishespublishes ‘Cahiers’,‘Cahiers’, thethe fruitfruit ofof anan iinterdisciplinarynterdisciplinary discussiondiscussion processprocess involvinginvolving politicalpolitical authoritiesauthorities andand expertsexperts fromfrom academicacademic & ssocio-economicocio-economic sspherespheres oorr ffromrom ccivilivil ssociety.ociety. IItt ppossessesossesses a ddatabaseatabase ooff eelectorallectoral rresultsesults ssinceince tthehe earlyearly 1990s,1990s, oonn tthehe bbasisasis ofof whichwhich itit producesproduces in-depthin-depth analyses.analyses. ItIt alsoalso placesplaces itselfitself atat thethe ddisposalisposal ofof thethe ReformReform Movement’sMovement’s electedelected representativesrepresentatives toto carrycarry outout surveyssurveys andand workwork onon sspeciﬁpeciﬁ c electionelection projects.projects.

FFinally,inally, tthehe CentreCentre JeanJean GolGol hashas a website,website, designeddesigned toto serveserve asas a communicationcommunication tooltool forfor thethe aactivitiesctivities andand publicationspublications ofof thethe centre.centre. ItIt offers:offers: onlineonline accessaccess toto ourour librarylibrary cataloguecatalogue andand toto tthehe inventoryinventory ofof ourour archives;archives; thethe optionoption toto downloaddownload certaincertain partsparts ofof ourour publicationspublications freefree ofof ccharge;harge; a ‘‘LiberalLiberal pportal’ortal’ pprovidingroviding sseveraleveral hhundredundred llinksinks ttoo otherother websiteswebsites (Liberal(Liberal oror otherwise)otherwise) ooff ppossibleossible interest;interest; plusplus a sectionsection entitledentitled ‘La‘La PenséePensée libérale’,libérale’, whichwhich givesgives accessaccess toto analysesanalyses ofof mmajorajor LLiberaliberal wworks,orks, bbibliographicalibliographical references,references, etc.etc. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 61

CentreForum | United Kingdom

Contact information CCentreForumentreForum iiss aann iindependent,ndependent, LiberalLiberal thinkthink tanktank seekingseeking toto developdevelop evidence-basedevidence-based policypolicy 2277 QQueenueen AAnne’snne’s GGateate ssolutionsolutions toto thethe problemsproblems facingfacing Britain.Britain. SinceSince ourour launchlaunch inin 20052005 wewe havehave establishedestablished ourselvesourselves 66thth FloorFloor iinn thethe toptop tiertier ofof UKUK thinkthink tanks,tanks, beingbeing namednamed runner-uprunner-up inin ProspectProspect magazine’smagazine’s 20072007 ‘Think-‘Think- SSW1HW1H 99BUBU LLondonondon ttankank ofof thethe year’year’ awards.awards. UUnitednited KingdomKingdom

PPhonehone +44+44 2020 73407340 11601160 WWee aimaim toto provideprovide a progressiveprogressive forumforum forfor innovationinnovation andand debate.debate. AlongsideAlongside ourour researchresearch wewe wwww.centreforum.orgww.centreforum.org rrunun seminars,seminars, conferencesconferences andand fringefringe meetings,meetings, aimingaiming toto engageengage policy-makers,policy-makers, academics,academics, CContactontact person:person: AlasdairAlasdair MurrayMurray tthehe mediamedia andand votersvoters inin debate.debate. [email protected]@centreforum.org CCentreForumentreForum isis determineddetermined toto beginbegin withwith referencereference toto datadata andand notnot dogma.dogma. ButBut wewe dodo havehave ccertainertain keykey valuesvalues atat ourour core.core. TheseThese areare progressive,progressive, rootedrooted inin thethe samesame questquest forfor justicejustice tthathat hashas motivatedmotivated allall BritishBritish LiberalsLiberals forfor moremore thanthan 300300 years.years. InIn thethe socialsocial sphere,sphere, justicejustice hhasas never,never, forfor Liberals,Liberals, beenbeen aboutabout equalityequality ofof outcomesoutcomes butbut hashas insteadinstead focusedfocused onon equalityequality ooff oopportunitypportunity – thethe beliefbelief thatthat everyoneeveryone shouldshould enjoyenjoy anan equalequal chancechance inin life,life, regardlessregardless ofof bbackground,ackground, wwealthealth oror connections.connections.

CCentreForum’sentreForum’s researchresearch focusesfocuses onon fourfour broadbroad themes:themes: thethe politicspolitics ofof aspiration,aspiration, empowerment,empowerment, gglobalisationlobalisation andand Liberalism.Liberalism.

A beliefbelief inin thethe politicspolitics ofof aspirationaspiration hashas focusedfocused ourour socialsocial policypolicy workwork onon expandingexpanding lifelife cchances,hances, spreadingspreading opportunitiesopportunities andand boostingboosting socialsocial mobility.mobility. AlreadyAlready muchmuch ofof ourour work,work, pparticularlyarticularly onon educationeducation andand welfare,welfare, hashas beenbeen guidedguided byby a desiredesire toto helphelp peoplepeople ‘get‘get on’,on’, mmakeake tthehe mostmost ofof theirtheir talents,talents, fulﬁfulﬁ l theirtheir potentialpotential andand realiserealise theirtheir ambitions.ambitions.

LLiberalsiberals havehave longlong beenbeen committedcommitted toto decentralisingdecentralising powerpower toto thethe locallocal levellevel inin thethe namename ooff individualindividual andand communitycommunity empowerment.empowerment. AtAt CentreForumCentreForum wewe wantwant toto exploreexplore waysways ofof sspreadingpreading decision-makingdecision-making andand purchasingpurchasing powerspowers amongamong thosethose directlydirectly affectedaffected byby thethe cconsequencesonsequences ratherrather thanthan concentratingconcentrating themthem inin thethe handshands ofof politicianspoliticians andand bureaucrats.bureaucrats. OOurur bbeliefelief iinn thethe supplysupply sideside liberalisationliberalisation ofof publicpublic servicesservices isis coupledcoupled withwith thethe visionvision ofof anan eenabling,nabling, ratherrather thanthan a minimal,minimal, state.state. WeWe advocateadvocate a progressiveprogressive approachapproach toto publicpublic spendingspending aandnd a redistributiveredistributive approachapproach toto taxationtaxation toto ensureensure thatthat allall areare ableable toto realiserealise theirtheir ambitionsambitions aandnd theirtheir goals,goals, regardlessregardless ofof earningsearnings oror wealth.wealth.

AAss wellwell asas devolvingdevolving powerpower downwards,downwards, wewe alsoalso advocateadvocate thethe poolingpooling ofof powerpower atat thethe iinternationalnternational level.level. ThisThis isis basedbased onon a commitmentcommitment toto thethe ‘internationalist’‘internationalist’ traditiontradition inin LiberalismLiberalism – thethe commitmentcommitment toto establishingestablishing a rules-basedrules-based globalglobal order,order, governedgoverned byby internationalinternational llawaw and,and, wherewhere possible,possible, maintainedmaintained throughthrough multilateralmultilateral institutions.institutions. WeWe intendintend toto setset outout a conficonfi dent,dent, forward-lookingforward-looking agendaagenda thatthat championschampions thethe freefree movementmovement ofof goods,goods, capital,capital, sserviceservices aandnd ppeople.eople. WWee believebelieve tthathat migration,migration, trade,trade, developmentdevelopment andand ‘green‘green capitalism’capitalism’ cancan aallll makemake BBritainritain richerricher – fi nancially,nancially, ecologicallyecologically andand culturally.culturally. 62

Centrum Liberálních Studií Centre for Liberal Studies | Czech Republic

Contact information TThehe CentreCentre forfor LiberalLiberal StudiesStudies (CLS),(CLS), establishedestablished inin 1994,1994, isis a non-governmental,non-governmental, non-partisan,non-partisan, NNaa SSafranceafrance 4433 nnon-profion-profi t thinkthink ttank.ank. TThehe mmainain oobjectivebjective iiss ttoo ddevelopevelop ccontactsontacts bbetweenetween eexponentsxponents ooff 110101 0000 PPraharaha 1100 LLiberaliberal tthoughts;houghts; toto contributecontribute toto clarifyingclarifying thethe defidefi nitionnition ofof Liberalism;Liberalism; andand toto applyapply a LiberalLiberal CCzechzech RRepublicepublic aapproachpproach inin thethe political,political, eeconomicconomic andand socialsocial ttransitionransition ooff thethe CzechCzech Republic.Republic. DueDue toto a PPhonehone +420+420 267267 312312 227227 llong-termong-term absenceabsence ofof anyany stablestable LiberalLiberal politicalpolitical partyparty inin thethe CzechCzech landscape,landscape, CCLSLS iiss tthehe oonlynly

CContactontact person:person: VaclavVaclav BacovskyBacovsky ppromoterromoter ofof LiberalLiberal ideasideas inin CzechCzech society.society. CLSCLS iiss oopenpen toto cooperationcooperation withwith allall interestedinterested [email protected]@mediatrust.cz iinstitutions,nstitutions, oorganisationsrganisations aandnd iindividuals.ndividuals.

The CLS’s activities come under three main pillars: · ResearchResearch aandnd ppublicationsublications onon topicaltopical issues:issues: taxtax systemsystem reform,reform, socialsocial insurance,insurance, rent-rent- deregulation,deregulation, healthcarehealthcare ssystemystem rreformseforms etc.etc. · E Education:ducation: panelpanel discussions,discussions, roundround tables,tables, conferences,conferences, awardingawarding grantsgrants toto undergraduatesundergraduates a andnd graduates,graduates, ssponsoringponsoring ddegreeegree ppapers,apers, ttranslationsranslations · C Cooperationooperation withwith establishedestablished expertsexperts andand withwith otherother thinkthink tankstanks

Edistysmielisen tutkimuksen yhdistys r.y. e2 Think tank e2 | Finland

Contact information TThehe SocietySociety forfor ProgressiveProgressive ResearchResearch waswas establishedestablished inin earlyearly 20062006 toto runrun a thinkthink ttankank bbasedased EEerikinkatuerikinkatu 2828 oonn progressiveprogressive valuesvalues andand LiberalLiberal ideals.ideals. TheThe thinkthink tanktank isis calledcalled ThinkThink TankTank e2e2 andand isis headedheaded 55thth fl oooror uupp bbyy DDr.r. KKarinaarina JJutila,utila, D.S.Sc.D.S.Sc. 0001800180 HHelsinkielsinki FFinlandinland The think tank, run by the Society: PPhonehone +358+358 4444 51815181 251251 wwww.e2.fiww.e2.fi · ActsActs aass a fforumorum fforor ddebateebate bbyy bbringingringing ttogethogetherer expertsexperts fromfrom differentdifferent fi eldselds andand disciplinesdisciplines forfor innovativeinnovative socialsocial discussions.discussions. CContactontact person:person: Dr.Dr. KKarinaarina JJutilautila kkarina.jutila@e2.fiarina.jutila@e2.fi · InitiatesInitiates cconversationonversation oonn currentcurrent iissuesssues aandnd iintroducesntroduces nnewew tthemeshemes fforor oopenpen debate.debate. · A Aimsims ttoo fforeseeoresee ssocialocial pphenomenahenomena outsideoutside thethe fi eldeld ofof dailydaily politics.politics. · C Contributesontributes toto thethe strengtheningstrengthening ofof thinkthink ttankank aactivitiesctivities inin FinlandFinland andand theirtheir internationalisation.internationalisation.

Its activities are divided into four programmes: · SustainableSustainable ddevelopmentevelopment aandnd ssociety’society’s aabilitybility ttoo cchange.hange. · EqualityEquality ooff oopportunitypportunity andand preventionprevention ofof socialsocial eexclusion.xclusion. · EnhancingEnhancing ccitizens’itizens’ politicalpolitical partpartiicipationcipation andand grassrootsgrassroots ddemocracy.emocracy. · F Finlandinland aass ppartart ooff tthehe EEUU aandnd tthehe iinternationalnternational ccommunity.ommunity. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 63

European Liberal Youth | LYMEC | Pan-European

Contact information TThehe EuropeanEuropean LLiberaliberal YYouthouth bodybody (LYMEC)(LYMEC) wwasas eestablishedstablished iinn 11976976 iinn TThehe HHagueague (The(The cc/o/o EELDRLDR PPartyarty NNetherlands)etherlands) aass tthehe ‘‘LiberalLiberal aandnd RRadicaladical YYouthouth MovementMovement ooff thethe EuropeanEuropean Community’.Community’. RRueue MMontoyerontoyer 31–731–7 LLYMECYMEC ssupportsupports thethe ddevelopmentevelopment ofof politicapolitical aandnd eeducationalducational understandingunderstanding ofof youngyoung 11000000 BBrusselsrussels ppeopleeople tthroughouthroughout Europe.Europe. BBelgiumelgium

PPhonehone +32+32 2 237237 00146146 MMoreover,oreover, iitt pplayslays a ppoliticalolitical rroleole wwithinithin EEuropeurope byby aactingcting asas tthehe yyouthouth organisationorganisation ofof thethe wwww.lymec.euww.lymec.eu EELDRLDR PartyParty andand iitsts parliamentaryparliamentary ggrouproup inin tthehe EuropeanEuropean Parliament,Parliament, AALDE.LDE. WWithith 5599 mmemberember CContactontact person:person: SrdSrd KKisevicisevic oorganisationsrganisations iinn 3377 ccountriesountries aandnd aaroundround 2210,00010,000 mmembers,embers, LLYMECYMEC aaimsims tto:o: oofﬁfﬁ [email protected]@lymec.eu · CreateCreate a lliberaliberal aandnd ffederalederal Europe.Europe. · P Promoteromote tolerancetolerance betweenbetween culturescultures andand individuals.individuals. · I Increasencrease thethe levellevel ofof politicalpolitical awarenessawareness anand involvementinvolvement ooff yyoungoung ppeopleeople inin politics.politics.

LLYMEC’sYMEC’s AAnnualnnual CCongressongress bbringsrings togethertogether yoyoungung peoplepeople fromfrom allall overover EEurope.urope. IItt iiss tthehe oorganisation’srganisation’s highesthighest ddecision-makingecision-making bbodyody aandnd isis wherewhere itsits membersmembers meetmeet toto discussdiscuss ppoliciesolicies aandnd ttoo ddecideecide oonn tthehe organisation’sorganisation’s futurefuture actions.actions.

LLYMEC’sYMEC’s EExecutivexecutive CCommitteeommittee mmeetingseetings ttakeake pplacelace twicetwice a yearyear aandnd ddealeal mmostlyostly wwithith oorganisationalrganisational matters.matters. WWee alsoalso oorganiserganise mmanyany sseminarseminars tthroughouthroughout tthehe yyearear oonn vvariousarious ttopicsopics suchsuch aass hhumanuman rrights,ights, mmigrationigration ppoliciesolicies, agriculture,agriculture, regionalism,regionalism, thethe environmentenvironment andand LLiberalism.iberalism. WWee ddoo nnotot onlyonly offeroffer membershipmembership ttoo oorganisations,rganisations, butbut alsoalso toto individualsindividuals wwhoho wwantant toto participateparticipate iinn tthehe EEuropeanuropean iintegrationntegration pprocess.rocess. 64

Fondazione Critica Liberale | Italy

Contact information TThehe FondazioneFondazione CriticaCritica LiberaleLiberale waswas establishedestablished inin JanuaryJanuary 11994.994. TThehe ffoundation’soundation’s aimaim iiss ttoo VViaia delledelle CarrozzeCarrozze 1199 ppromoteromote LiberalismLiberalism throughthrough thethe organisationorganisation ofof conferences,conferences, seminars,seminars, rresearchesearch aandnd sstudytudy 0001870187 RRomaoma aactivities,ctivities, workshopsworkshops andand meetings.meetings. IItalytaly

PPhonehone +39+39 0606 6767 9696 011011 TThehe ffoundationoundation isis activelyactively involvedinvolved iinn ppublishingublishing ccontributionsontributions aandnd iinn tthehe ppromotionromotion ofof wwww.criticaliberale.itww.criticaliberale.it rresearchesearch sstudiestudies andand debates.debates. TheThe foundationfoundation publishespublishes thethe monthlymonthly reviewreview ‘Critica‘Critica Liberale’Liberale’ CContactontact person:person: GiulioGiulio EErcolessircolessi aandnd iitsts quarterlyquarterly ssupplementupplement ‘Gli‘Gli SStatitati UUnitiniti dd’Europa’’Europa’ ((‘The‘The UUnitednited SStatestates ooff Europe’).Europe’). TheThe [email protected]@criticaliberale.it FFoundationoundation isis alsoalso editoreditor ofof thethe collectioncollection ‘Libelli‘Libelli vecchivecchi e nuovi’,nuovi’, publishedpublished byby DedaloDedalo EEditore,ditore, aandnd ofof severalseveral booksbooks aandnd ppublications.ublications.

TThehe ffoundationoundation worksworks withwith thethe ConsultaConsulta LaicaLaica ofof RomeRome andand withwith CoordinamentoCoordinamento NazionaleNazionale ddelleelle ConsulteConsulte LaicheLaiche ofof Italy.Italy. TheThe foundationfoundation hashas ccreated,reated, ttogetherogether wwithith thethe ‘Uffi‘Uffi ciocio NuoviNuovi ddiritti’iritti’ ((NewNew RRightsights OOffiffi ccee ooff thethe CGILCGIL association,association, aann ‘‘ObservatoryObservatory oonn ssecularisation’,ecularisation’, wwhichhich pproducesroduces rresearchesearch onon secularisationsecularisation inin ItalyItaly onon anan annualannual basisbasis andand organisesorganises ‘‘ConversazioniConversazioni llaiche’aiche’ ((‘Secular‘Secular cconversations’)onversations’) meetings.meetings.

CCriticaritica LiberaleLiberale FoundationFoundation isis a membermember ofof CRICCRIC (Coordinamento(Coordinamento RivisteRiviste ItalianeItaliane didi Cultura),Cultura), tthehe coordinationcoordination ofof ItalianItalian ccultureulture magazines.magazines. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 65

Forum för reformer och entreprenörskap Forum for Reforms, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | FORES | Sweden

Contact information FFoundedounded inin 2007,2007, FFORESORES iiss aann iindependentndependent reresearchsearch ffoundationoundation ddedicatededicated toto encouragingencouraging BBellmansgatanellmansgatan 1010 eentrepreneurshipntrepreneurship andand ssustainableustainable ddevelopmentevelopment tthroughhrough mmarketarket ssolutions.olutions. TThehe ggoaloal iiss ttoo aadaptdapt 1118201820 SStockholmtockholm tthehe mmicro-economicicro-economic incentiveincentive structuresstructures toto meetmeet thethe cchallengeshallenges ooff aacceleratingccelerating globalisationglobalisation SSwedenweden aandnd globalglobal warming.warming. PPhonehone +46+46 8 452452 2626 6060 wwww.fores.seww.fores.se FFORES’sORES’s mmainain aactivitiesctivities areare toto initiateinitiate rresearchesearch projectsprojects thatthat willwill resultresult inin concreteconcrete rreformeform CContactontact person:person: pproposalsroposals inin relevantrelevant policypolicy areasareas suchsuch as:as: MMattiasattias JJohanssonohansson [email protected]@fores.se · MarketMarket solutionssolutions forfor environmentalenvironmental iissues.ssues. · H Harnessingarnessing thethe positivepositive potentialpotential ofof immigration.immigration. · TheThe rolerole ofof civilcivil societysociety inin entrepreneurship.entrepreneurship. · TheThe ﬂ exibilityexibility ooff llabourabour mmarkets.arkets. · T Thehe pprotectionrotection ofof thethe integrityintegrity ofof thethe individual.individual. · ModernisingModernising publicpublic sservices.ervices.

FForor iitsts activities,activities, thethe FORESFORES isis heavilyheavily reliantreliant oonn a vvastast nnetworketwork ofof academics.academics. TheThe businessbusiness mmodelodel isis thatthat ooff a mmodernodern networknetwork organisationorganisation withwith a smallsmall corecore ofof researchresearch managersmanagers andand ccommunicationommunication oofﬁfﬁ ccersers ssupportingupporting andand coordinatingcoordinating a vvastast nnetworketwork ofof researchersresearchers andand eexperts.xperts. PapersPapers andand bbooksooks ffromrom thethe instituteinstitute areare subjectedsubjected toto peerpeer reviewreview processes.processes.

FFORESORES ddrawsraws oonn researchersresearchers atat universitiesuniversities andand researchresearch iinstitutionsnstitutions inin SwedenSweden (and(and somesome aabroad),broad), includingincluding regionalregional universitiesuniversities andand esespeciallypecially tthosehose wwithith particularparticular expertiseexpertise inin eempiricalmpirical ssocialocial sciences.sciences.

TThehe iinstitutenstitute isis alsoalso makingmaking fullfull uusese ooff nnewew mmedia,edia, wwithith thethe hhomeome ppageage beingbeing itsits mostmost iimportantmportant ccommunicationommunication ttool,ool, ssupplementingupplementing wwrittenritten rreportseports aandnd bbooksooks wwithith audiovisualaudiovisual mmaterialaterial andand interactiveinteractive forums.forums.

TToo ensureensure tthehe iindependencendependence ofof thethe institute,institute, itit waswas setset upup aass a ffoundationoundation withwith a BoardBoard ofof DDirectorsirectors mademade upup ofof academics,academics, experiencedexperienced formerformer politicians,politicians, businessbusiness ppeopleeople andand oopinionpinion lleaders.eaders. 66

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom | Germany

Contact information TThehe FFriedrichriedrich NNaumannaumann FFoundationoundation fforor FFreedomreedom – eestablishedstablished iinn 11958958 bbyy tthehe fi rrstst ppresidentresident KKarl-Marx-Straßearl-Marx-Straße 2 ooff thethe FederalFederal RepublicRepublic ofof Germany,Germany, TheodorTheodor Heuss,Heuss, andand a groupgroup ofof committedcommitted LiberalsLiberals – isis 1144824482 PPotsdam-Babelsbergotsdam-Babelsberg aann independent,independent, non-profinon-profi t,t, non-governmentalnon-governmental organisationorganisation thatthat isis committedcommitted toto promotingpromoting GGermanyermany LLiberaliberal policypolicy andand politicspolitics inin Germany,Germany, EuropeEurope andand wworldwide.orldwide. BasedBased inin Potsdam,Potsdam, Germany,Germany, thethe ++4949 331331 7070 1919 0 ffoundationoundation hashas sevenseven offioffi cesces inin GermanyGermany andand momorere thanthan 4400 ooffiffi cceses wworldwideorldwide throughthrough whichwhich [email protected]@freiheit.org iitt promotespromotes itsits corecore conceptsconcepts suchsuch asas thethe protectionprotection ofof humanhuman rights,rights, ccivilivil ssociety,ociety, mmarketarket wwww.freiheit.orgww.freiheit.org eeconomy,conomy, freefree tradetrade andand rulerule ofof law.law. Brussels Offi ce PPhone:hone: +32+32 2 282282 0909 3300 OOverver thethe lastlast 5151 years,years, thethe activitiesactivities ofof thethe foundationfoundation havehave expandedexpanded beyondbeyond theirtheir originaloriginal civiccivic CContactontact person:person: eeducationalducational tasktask inin thethe youngyoung FederalFederal RepublicRepublic ofof Germany.Germany. A scholarshipscholarship programme,programme, a thinkthink DDr.r. JJürgenürgen DD.. WWickertickert ttankank ((thethe LLiberaliberal IInstitute),nstitute), a presspress andand mediamedia departmentdepartment andand iitsts engagementengagement inin internationalinternational [email protected]@fnst.org ppoliticsolitics havehave becomebecome importantimportant partsparts ofof thethe foundation’sfoundation’s assignments.assignments.

TTogetherogether withwith ourour partnerspartners – whichwhich includeinclude LiberalLiberal politicalpolitical partiesparties asas wellwell asas non-non- ggovernmentalovernmental organisationsorganisations – wewe supportsupport thethe developmentdevelopment ofof constitutionalconstitutional andand democraticdemocratic iinstitutionsnstitutions aass wwellell aass ccivilivil ssociety.ociety.

TThehe principlesprinciples ofof LiberalismLiberalism aass a ppoliticalolitical philosphilosophyophy underpinunderpin allall tthehe foundation’sfoundation’s work.work. InIn thethe 22008008 –2011–2011 periodperiod wewe wwillill ffocusocus oonn thethe followingfollowing issues:issues: · FreedomFreedom andand property:property: privateprivate propertyproperty andand itsits protectionprotection throughthrough thethe legallegal systemsystem areare essentialessential cconditionsonditions forfor wealthwealth creation,creation, economiceconomic growthgrowth and,and, furthermore,furthermore, forfor a self-self- conﬁconﬁ ddentent ccivilivil ssociety.ociety. · FreedomFreedom andand civilcivil ssociety:ociety: aactivective citizenscitizens areare thethe lifebloodlifeblood ooff a LiberalLiberal ssociety.ociety. ItIt isis people,people, notnot governmentgovernment bbureaucracies,ureaucracies, whowho cancan bringbring freedomfreedom toto lifelife andand securesecure itit onon a lastinglasting basis.basis. · F Freedomreedom andand thethe rulerule ofof law:law: onlyonly a statestate governedgoverned byby thethe rulerule ofof lawlaw cancan sustainablysustainably pperformerform thethe ccoreore ffunctionsunctions LiberalsLiberals assignassign ttoo iit,t, nnamely,amely, tthehe pprotectionrotection ofof freedom,freedom, securitysecurity andand pproperty.roperty.

TThehe mmainain oobjectivesbjectives ofof ourour internationalinternational workwork are:are: · ToTo disseminatedisseminate LLiberaliberal iideasdeas aandnd conceptsconcepts inin allall ppoliticalolitical areas.areas. · T Too strengthenstrengthen civilcivil society,society, particularlyparticularly LiberalLiberal organisationsorganisations aandnd pparties.arties. · ToTo bringbring LLiberaliberal approachesapproaches andand solutionssolutions frfromom abroadabroad intointo GermanGerman politicalpolitical discussion.discussion.

OOurur aactivitiesctivities areare asas variedvaried asas ourour cooperationcooperation partnerspartners oror thethe regionsregions wewe workwork in.in. TheyThey areare bbasedased oonn long-standinglong-standing experienceexperience andand areare constantlyconstantly evolving.evolving. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 67

Fundació Catalanista i Demòcrata | Catalanist and Democrat Foundation | CatDem | Catalonia, Spain

Contact information TThehe CatalanistCatalanist aandnd DDemocratemocrat FFoundationoundation ((CatDem)CatDem) hhasas ttakenaken oonn tthehe cchallengehallenge ooff drivingdriving CCarrerarrer CCaspasp 8080 fforwardorward tthehe rrestructuringestructuring pprocessrocess ofof Catalanism.Catalanism. TThehe mmodernodern wworldorld rraisesaises a wwholehole newnew setset 0080108010 BBarcelonaarcelona ooff importantimportant cchallenges,hallenges, toto whichwhich CatalanistCatalanist tthoughthought hashas ttoo bbee ccapableapable ooff givinggiving adequateadequate SSpainpain aanswers;nswers; fforor eexample,xample, aanswersnswers ttoo tthehe cconsequencesonsequences ofof globalisation;globalisation; toto thethe increasingincreasing andand PPhonehone +34+34 932932 155155 848848 uunstoppablenstoppable diversitydiversity andand pluralismpluralism ofof developeddeveloped societiessocieties fromfrom a social,social, cultural,cultural, linguisticlinguistic wwww.catdem.orgww.catdem.org aandnd rreligiouseligious ppointoint ooff vview;iew; ttoo tthehe eemergencemergence ofof newnew technologiestechnologies andand thethe impactimpact ofof thosethose CContactontact person:person: iinn aareasreas ssuchuch aass eeducationducation oorr thethe eeconomy;conomy; toto thethe demanddemand forfor newnew policiespolicies toto faceface emergingemerging MMarcarc GGuerrerouerrero i TTarragóarragó nneeds;eeds; toto thethe nnewew ggeopoliticaleopolitical situation;situation; toto thethe newlynewly emergingemerging eeconomicconomic interdependency;interdependency; [email protected]@catdem.org ttoo thethe rregenerationegeneration ofof democracy;democracy; toto thethe rolerole ofof statesstates andand thethe distributiondistribution ofof sovereigntysovereignty andand ppoliticalolitical powerpower inin thisthis newnew context.context. ToTo sumsum up,up, CCatalanismatalanism hhasas ttoo bbee ccompetentompetent eenoughnough toto pproviderovide somesome answersanswers toto anythinganything thatthat shapesshapes economiceconomic developmentdevelopment andand citizens’citizens’ wellbeing.wellbeing.

TThehe CCatDematDem FFoundationoundation wwantsants ttoo mmakeake iitsts ccontributionontribution toto thisthis pprocessrocess byby ddrivingriving forwardforward iideasdeas fforor ddebatesebates andand pproposals.roposals. ThisThis isis openopen toto thethe wholewhole ofof CatalanCatalan societysociety withwith anan understandingunderstanding ooff thethe essentialessential vvaluesalues ooff CCatalanismatalanism aandnd ddemocracyemocracy – iitt iiss a ddebateebate thatthat goesgoes beyondbeyond strictlystrictly ppoliticalolitical andand ppartisanartisan llines.ines. BBasically,asically, tthehe ffoundationoundation ooffersffers a bbroaderroader sspacepace – whatwhat wewe callcall a ‘‘CasaCasa GGran’ran’ – whichwhich isis openopen toto dialogue,dialogue, participationparticipation andand creativity.creativity. ItIt reliesrelies onon professionals,professionals, iintellectualsntellectuals aandnd ttechnicalechnical eexpertsxperts ffromrom ddifferentifferent ttraditionsraditions ofof Catalanism.Catalanism.

IInn oorderrder toto structurestructure thethe debatesdebates inin anan effieffi cientcient way,way, thethe foundationfoundation setset upup threethree broadbroad areasareas ofof rreflefl ectionection andand sixsix workingworking groups.groups. TheThe aimaim is,is, fromfrom nownow on,on, toto focusfocus onon thethe participationparticipation andand ccontributionontribution ofof moremore thanthan a hundredhundred peoplepeople fromfrom thethe social,social, intellectualintellectual aandnd aacademiccademic wworldorld ooff Catalonia.Catalonia. TThehe aareasreas ooff rreflefl eectionction areare designeddesigned toto rethinkrethink CatalanismCatalanism ffromrom anan ideasideas pointpoint ofof vview.iew. TThehe wworkingorking ggroupsroups oofferffer aann aappropriateppropriate frameworkframework ttoo ddefiefi nene concreteconcrete proposalsproposals andand pprojectsrojects onon moremore specifispecifi c issues.issues. 68

Fundacja Klub Obywatelski Civic Club Foundation | Poland

Contact information TThehe CivicCivic ClubClub FFoundationoundation waswas foundedfounded inin DecemberDecember 19981998 byby peoplepeople connectedconnected toto thethe PolishPolish sskr.kr. poczt.poczt. 8686 DDemocraticemocratic MovementMovement ‘‘Solidarity’.Solidarity’. WWee aarere aann iindependent,ndependent, nnon-proﬁon-proﬁ t andand non-governmentalnon-governmental 000-9560-956 WWarszawaarszawa 1010 oorganisation.rganisation. PPolandoland

PPhonehone +48+48 5151 517517 48664866 TThehe foundation’sfoundation’s prioripriorittiesies areare asas follows:follows: wwww.klub-obywatelski.org.plww.klub-obywatelski.org.pl · TheThe disseminationdissemination aandnd pprotectionrotection ofof humanhuman rightsrights andand ffreedoms,reedoms, asas wellwell asas ccivilivil liberties.liberties. CContactontact person:person: · T Thehe ppropagationropagation ofof a marketmarket economyeconomy andand entrepreneurship.entrepreneurship. PPiotriotr HubertHubert KowalskiKowalski [email protected]@klub-obywatelski.org.pl · TheThe ppromotionromotion ofof EuropeanEuropean integrationintegration andand thethe ddevelopmentevelopment ooff ccontactsontacts andand ccooperationooperation bbetweenetween ssocieties.ocieties. · A Actionction inin thethe ﬁ eldeld ofof education,education, especiallyespecially democracy,democracy, humanhuman rights,rights, socialsocial ppolicy,olicy, fforeignoreign relationsrelations aandnd eeconomicconomic affairs.affairs.

WWee implementimplement oourur sstatutorytatutory aimsaims tthrough:hrough: · TheThe oorganisationrganisation ooff sseminars,eminars, conferences,conferences, workshopsworkshops andand debates.debates. · TheThe ppreparationreparation ooff ppublications.ublications. · CooperationCooperation withwith ppublicublic aadministrationdministration andand nnon-governmentalon-governmental organisationsorganisations whowho actact inin thethe ﬁ eeldld thatthat ccorrespondsorresponds withwith thethe foundation’sfoundation’s statutorystatutory aims.aims.

TThehe ffoundation’soundation’s keykey programmes:programmes: LLiberaliberal AAcademycademy · ThisThis iiss tthehe ffoundation’soundation’s fl aagshipgship project.project. RunRun sincesince 2002,2002, itit hashas beenbeen anan extremelyextremely valuablevaluable platformplatform forfor discussion,discussion, tthehe eexchangexchange ooff ideaideas andand aass a ssourceource ooff kknowledge.nowledge. OverOver 130130 youngyoung E Europeanuropean LLiberaliberal leadersleaders havehave pparticipatedarticipated iinn tthehe AAcademycademy ssoo ffar.ar. EEachach yyear,ear, wwee ppickick tthehe mmostost up-to-dateup-to-date ttitleitle forfor thethe mainmain topictopic ofof thethe event.event. ItIt reflrefl ectsects thethe mainstreammainstream discussiondiscussion whichwhich i iss ttakingaking placeplace inin EuropeEurope andand oonn thethe worldworld stage.stage. TheThe AcademyAcademy providesprovides LiberalsLiberals withwith thethe opportunityopportunity toto discussdiscuss relevantrelevant issuesissues andand developdevelop theirtheir ownown ppositionsositions inin aaccordanceccordance withwith thethe L Liberaliberal vvaluesalues ttheyhey rrepresent.epresent. DDirectionirection EEuropeurope · ItIt consistsconsists ooff aacademiccademic circlescircles andand non-governmentalnon-governmental organisationsorganisations aandnd aaimsims ttoo ddisseminateisseminate k knowledgenowledge aboutabout thethe EUEU andand toto fi ndnd commoncommon sosolutionslutions withwith regardregard toto PolishPolish foreignforeign policy.policy. LLiberaliberal IInstitutenstitute · I Itt aimsaims ttoo ddevelopevelop up-to-dateup-to-date ssolutionsolutions fofor pproblemsroblems inin eeducationducation andand healthhealth policies.policies. DDemocracyemocracy withoutwithout WWomenomen iiss hhalfalf a DDemocracyemocracy · ItIt isis dedicateddedicated toto disseminating,disseminating, ppropagatingropagating andand protectingprotecting thethe equalequal rightsrights ofof menmen andand wwomen.omen. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 69

Fundacja Projekt: Polska Foundation Project: Poland | Poland

Contact information FFoundationoundation Project:Project: Poland’sPoland’s missionmission isis toto bringbring togethertogether expertsexperts andand youngyoung leadersleaders toto uul.l. KrakowskieKrakowskie PrzedmieciePrzedmiecie 1313 ppromoteromote publicpublic policypolicy solutionssolutions forfor PolandPoland basedbased onon thethe freefree market,market, freefree society,society, EuropeanEuropean 000-0710-071 WWarszawaarszawa vvaluesalues andand thethe rulerule ofof law.law. PPolandoland

wwww.projektpolska.plww.projektpolska.pl FFoundationoundation ProjectProject PolandPoland isis a jointjoint initiativeinitiative ofof twotwo differentdifferent groupsgroups ofof people.people. TheThe ﬁ rstrst groupgroup

CContactontact person:person: RobertRobert PPosłajkoosłajko cconsistsonsists ooff businessbusiness aandnd mmediaedia ppeopleeople wwhoho wwereere iinn ttheirheir tteenageeenage yyearsears sshortlyhortly aafterfter tthehe [email protected]@projektpolska.pl ccollapseollapse ooff CCommunismommunism aandnd tthehe ssecondecond ggrouproup cconsistsonsists ooff yyoungoung ppeopleeople ffromrom LLiberaliberal yyouthouth aandnd sstudenttudent associations.associations.

WWee thinkthink tthathat ppublicublic llifeife iinn PPolandoland nneedseeds mmoreore pprojectsrojects aandnd cconstructiveonstructive wwaysays ofof thinking.thinking. WhyWhy pprojects?rojects? EachEach projectproject hashas ppreciserecise aims,aims, ccostsosts aandnd pproﬁroﬁ ts.ts. EEveryvery pprojectroject hashas a ttimetableimetable aandnd tthereforeherefore itit isis possiblepossible toto evaluateevaluate hhowow ssuccessfuluccessful iitt hhasas bbeen.een. A pprojectroject ccanan onlyonly bebe successfulsuccessful wwhenhen itit isis createdcreated andand implementedimplemented byby ccompetentompetent ppeople.eople.

WWee wantwant toto actact asas a platformplatform toto givegive yyoungoung peoplepeople thethe chancechance toto professionaliseprofessionalise andand ttoo ppreparerepare – inin a politicallypolitically impartialimpartial wwayay – ttoo ttakeake ppaartrt inin ppublicublic life.life. WWee aalsolso wwantant ttoo ggiveive yyoungoung pprofessionalsrofessionals andand businessbusiness ppeopleeople whowho enteredentered thethe labourlabour mmarketarket iinn 11989989 tthehe cchancehance ttoo ggetet iinvolvednvolved iinn ppublicublic iissuesssues andand civilcivil societysociety andand toto passpass oonn theirtheir sskillskills aandnd kknowledgenowledge toto thethe nnextext generation.generation. WeWe supportsupport andand advocateadvocate changeschanges inin PolandPoland byby establishingestablishing uniqueunique andand iindependentndependent thinkthink tanks.tanks. TheThe mainmain goalgoal ofof ourour foundationfoundation isis toto initiateinitiate cchangeshanges iinn PPolandoland wwithith tthehe hhelpelp ooff pprofessionals,rofessionals, thinkthink ttanksanks aandnd pprojecrojectsts whichwhich aarere ppromotedromoted byby tthehe ccivicivic aactionsctions ooff oourur partners.partners.

OOurur mmainain ttargetarget ggrouproup iiss yyoungoung ppeople.eople. WeWe cooperatecooperate withwith themthem through:through: · R Research,esearch, ppublicationsublications andand conferencesconferences · TheThe ppowerower ooff tthehe iinternet:nternet: wwww.napiszmydoeuropy.onet.plww.napiszmydoeuropy.onet.pl · C Cooperationooperation withwith NGOsNGOs suchsuch asas www.21pazdziernika.pl,www.21pazdziernika.pl, www.7czerwca.org.pl,www.7czerwca.org.pl, wwww.razem89.plww.razem89.pl · StudentStudent andand educationeducation programmesprogrammes – forfor examplexample,e, wewe hhaveave sstartedtarted ttoo ccampaignampaign fforor rreformseforms i inn tthehe PolishPolish hhigherigher eeducationducation ssystem:ystem: wwww.wyborcza.pl/studentww.wyborcza.pl/student 70

Haya van Someren Stichting VVD International Foundation | The Netherlands

Contact information TThehe VVVDVD IInternationalnternational FFoundationoundation aimsaims ttoo ddevelopevelop iinternationalnternational rrelationselations withwith LiberalLiberal partiesparties LLaanaan CopesCopes vanvan CattenburchCattenburch 5252 iinn ddemocraticemocratic transitiontransition areas.areas. TheThe mainmain oobjectivebjective isis toto maintainmaintain aandnd sstrengthentrengthen rrelationselations 22500500 TThehe HHagueague wwithith LiberalLiberal partiesparties andand toto contributecontribute toto democratisationdemocratisation inin EasternEastern EuropeEurope andand developingdeveloping TThehe NetherlandsNetherlands ccountries.ountries. PPhonehone +31+31 7070 361361 30613061 wwww.vvd.nlww.vvd.nl TThehe foundation’sfoundation’s prioripriorittiesies areare asas follows:follows: CContactontact person:person: · WorldwideWorldwide bilateralbilateral contactscontacts withwith like-mindedlike-minded ppartiesarties aandnd organisationsorganisations ddrs.rs. PieterPieter HH.. vvanan dede StadtStadt [email protected]@vvd.nl · I Internationalnternational nnetworksetworks (the(the ELF,ELF, thethe ELDRELDR PartyParty andand LiberalLiberal International)International) · PublicPublic ssupportupport activitiesactivities onon internationalinternational ccooperationooperation

INTERNATIONAAL · TheThe CentralCentral aandnd EEasternastern EEuropeurope PProgramrogram (CEEP)(CEEP)

TThehe IInternationalnternational SSecretary,ecretary, wwhoho alsoalso isis a membermember ooff thethe VVDVVD NationalNational ExecutiveExecutive Committee,Committee, hheadseads thethe VVVDVD IInternationalnternational FFoundation.oundation.

Institute for Liberal Studies | Romania

Contact information TThehe IInstitutenstitute forfor LiberalLiberal StudiesStudies (ILS)(ILS) AssociationAssociation waswas createdcreated byby a groupgroup ofof high-rankinghigh-ranking BBlv.lv. AAviatorilorviatorilor 8686 LLiberals,iberals, iincludingncluding ministers,ministers, MembersMembers ofof ParliamentParliament aandnd eevenven tthehe PPrimerime MMinister,inister, iinn oorderrder toto 771261212612 BBucarest,ucarest, SSectorector 1 ppromoteromote LLiberaliberal vvaluesalues inin RomanianRomanian ssociety.ociety. RRomaniaomania

CContactontact person:person: TThehe iinstitutenstitute organisesorganises publicpublic debatesdebates andand conferencesconferences onon hothot issues.issues. AtAt thethe samesame time,time, itit TThomashomas KKleiningerleininger oorganisesrganises sseminarseminars oonn LLiberalismiberalism aandnd tthehe EEUU iinstitutionsnstitutions throughoutthroughout thethe country.country. [email protected]@yahoo.com IInn tthehe ffuture,uture, tthehe iinstitutenstitute aimsaims ttoo ddevelopevelop itsits ownown librarylibrary ofof basicbasic textstexts onon LiberalismLiberalism andand eveneven ttoo publishpublish itsits ownown sstudiestudies andand books.books.

TThehe IInstitutenstitute ofof LiberalLiberal StudiesStudies isis a foundingfounding membermember ofof thethe ELFELF andand worksworks closelyclosely withwith thethe FFriedrichriedrich NaumannNaumann FFoundationoundation fforor FFreedomreedom aandnd VVVDVD IInternationalnternational Foundation.Foundation.

IInn 22007,007, IILSLS wwasas ddeclaredeclared aann aassociationssociation ooff ppublicublic uutility.tility. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 71

Kenniscentrum D66 | The Netherlands

Contact information TThehe KKenniscentrumenniscentrum DD6666 wworksorks aass a kknowledge,nowledge, eexpertisexpertise aandnd iideasdeas bbrokerroker forfor thethe DutchDutch LiberalLiberal PPOO BoxBox 660660 DDemocraticemocratic PartyParty D66D66 (Democraten66).(Democraten66). WithWith threethree staffstaff members,members, thethe mainmain focusfocus ooff oourur workwork 22501501 CCRR TThehe HagueHague iiss toto ﬁ ndnd andand iimplementmplement tthehe ttalentsalents ooff sympathiserssympathisers ooff a LLiberaliberal ddemocraticemocratic (also(also oftenoften called:called: TThehe NetherlandsNetherlands SSocial-Liberal)ocial-Liberal) ttrainrain ooff tthought.hought. IItt wwasas ooriginallyriginally ffoundedounded iinn tthehe 11970s,970s, wwhenhen iitt servedserved asas a PPhonehone +31+31 7070 35663566 006666 ttraditionalraditional researchresearch centre.centre. wwww.d66.nl/kenniscentrumww.d66.nl/kenniscentrum

CContactontact person:person: FrankFrank vvanan MMilil AAtt thethe tturnurn ooff thethe 20th20th century,century, oourur aapproachpproach changedchanged toto beingbeing a brokerbroker butbut ourour aimaim hashas [email protected]@d66.nl rremainedemained tthehe ssame:ame: ttoo ggenerateenerate cconceptsoncepts aandnd iideasdeas toto strengthenstrengthen thethe intellectualintellectual pproﬁroﬁ lele ofof DD6666 aandnd ttoo bbee a pplacelace wherewhere politicalpolitical thinkersthinkers llookook aatt ddevelopmentsevelopments inin a mmoreore tthoughtfulhoughtful mmanner.anner.

Kentro Filelelftherwn Meletwn | KEFIM Liberty Forum of Greece | Greece

Contact information TThehe LLibertyiberty FForumorum ooff GGreecereece aaimsims ttoo ppromoteromote aactivitiesctivities ttoo bbroadenroaden thethe studystudy andand FFileleftherhileleftherh SSymmahiaymmahia ddisseminationissemination ooff LLiberaliberal iideasdeas andand policiespolicies inin Greece,Greece, EuropeEurope andand thethe restrest ofof thethe world.world. WeWe alsoalso VVasilissisasilissis SSofiofi asas 124A124A ssupportupport associations,associations, nnon-profion-profi t oorganisationsrganisations aannd ootherther aagenciesgencies asas wellwell asas individualsindividuals wwhoho 1115261526 AAthensthens ccontributeontribute toto thethe fulfifulfi lmentlment ofof ourour aims.aims. GGreecereece

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Liberales Institut Österreich | Austria

Contact information TThehe LLiberalesiberales IInstitutnstitut ÖsterreichÖsterreich regardsregards iitselftself asas a ddrivingriving forceforce forfor ideasideas andand asas partpart ofof thethe NNikolsdorferikolsdorfer GasseGasse 4242 EEuropeanuropean LLiberaliberal nnetwork.etwork. TThehe aaimim ooff tthehe LLiberalesiberales IInstitutnstitut ÖÖsterreichsterreich iiss tthehe llong-termong-term 11050050 VViennaienna eestablishmentstablishment ooff thethe ideaidea ofof freedomfreedom andand libertyliberty inin Austria,Austria, whichwhich isis thethe homelandhomeland ofof thethe AAustriaustria AAustrianustrian SSchoolchool ofof NationalNational EconomicsEconomics andand a countrycountry thatthat hashas pproducedroduced somesome greatgreat LiberalLiberal PPhonehone +43+43 664664 9494 3636 330101 tthinkers.hinkers. wwww.liberales-institut.atww.liberales-institut.at

CContactontact person:person: AlexanderAlexander ZZachfachf TThehe LLiberalesiberales IInstitutnstitut ÖsterreichÖsterreich organisesorganises eeventsvents aandnd ppublicationsublications ttogetherogether wwithith Austrian,Austrian, oofﬁfﬁ [email protected]@liberales-institut.at EEuropeanuropean aandnd iinternationalnternational iinstitutions.nstitutions. TheThe aimaim iiss ttoo sstimulatetimulate tthehe ppoliticalolitical ddebateebate fforor moremore ffreedom,reedom, liberty,liberty, ttoleranceolerance andand a ffreeree mmarketarket eeconomyconomy inin AAustria.ustria. TThehe LLiberalesiberales IInstitutnstitut ÖsterreichÖsterreich wwantsants toto disseminatedisseminate LLiberaliberal iideasdeas iinn oorderrder toto givegive lifelife ttoo tthehe vvaluesalues ofof libertyliberty aandnd ffreedom.reedom.

IInn aaddition,ddition, thethe instituteinstitute isis strivingstriving toto havehave anan in-depthin-depth eexchangexchange ofof ideasideas andand toto organiseorganise jjointoint projectsprojects inin cooperationcooperation withwith LiberalLiberal institutinstituteses inin otherother countries.countries. WeWe focusfocus especiallyespecially oonn ccooperationooperation withwith thethe newnew EUEU MemberMember StatesStates andand currentcurrent EUEU candidatecandidate countries.countries.

Lokus | Finland

Contact information LLokusokus isis a LiberalLiberal tthinkhink ttankank tthathat ooperatesperates oonn cicivilvil societysociety activities,activities, wiwithth thethe followingfollowing focus:focus: cc/o/o SSFVFV PPostost BBoxox 119898 TThehe thinkthink ttankank LLokusokus ffocusesocuses oonn tthehe SSwedishwedish mminorityinority iinn FFinland.inland. WWee ssupportupport aann iinclusivenclusive 0001210121 HHelsinkielsinki iinterpretationnterpretation ofof thethe SwedishSwedish people,people, wherewhere languagelanguage servesserves asas a centralcentral pointpoint forfor activeactive FFinlandinland ccitizenship.itizenship. PPhonehone +358+358 9 6868 4444 5757 1313 wwww.lokus.fiww.lokus.fi TThehe thinkthink ttankank LLokusokus tthinkshinks bbigig aaboutbout smallsmall issues,issues, aaboutbout hhumanuman beings,beings, contextualitycontextuality aandnd CContactontact pperson:erson: BBjörnjörn WWallénallén ddemocracy.emocracy. CitizensCitizens areare mostlymostly interestedinterested inin politicalpolitical questionsquestions thatthat areare ‘glocal’‘glocal’ – a mixturemixture ofof bbjorn.wallen@ssc.fijorn.wallen@ssc.fi llocalocal aandnd gglobal.lobal. LLokusokus wworksorks fforor ddynamicynamic rrelationselations bbetweenetween bbigig andand ssmallmall ddemocracy.emocracy.

TThehe tthinkhink ttankank LLokusokus iiss aann iinclusivenclusive mmeetingeeting pplacelace fforor ccitizensitizens wwhoho sspeakpeak oonene oorr mmoreore llanguages.anguages. TheThe SwedishSwedish inin FinlandFinland needneed positivepositive metaphorsmetaphors ratherrather thanthan threats.threats.

TThehe tthinkhink ttankank LLokusokus ssketchesketches ooutut a ddesirableesirable ffutureuture wwithith a SocialSocial LLiberaliberal pprofirofi le.le. TheThe whisperswhispers ooff todaytoday areare thethe callscalls ooff thethe future.future. ValuesValues andand ethicsethics shouldshould bebe importantimportant guidelinesguidelines inin politicspolitics ttoo.oo. IItt iiss iimportantmportant ttoo rrediscoverediscover aandnd rrenewenew bbasicasic iideologies.deologies. LLokusokus hhasas a SSocialocial LLiberaliberal pprofirofi llee aandnd wwee ddefendefend thethe welfarewelfare state.state.

LLokusokus isis linkedlinked ttoo tthehe SSvenskavenska ffolkskolansolkskolans vännvänneerr (SFV)(SFV) associationassociation aandnd wwasas ffoundedounded inin 22006.006. WWee publishpublish caricatures,caricatures, researchresearch reportsreports andand aarrangerrange meetingsmeetings andand seminarsseminars withinwithin anan iideologicaldeological fframework.ramework. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 73

Movimento Liberal Social | Portugal

Contact information TThehe MovimentoMovimento LiberalLiberal Social,Social, wwhichhich wwasas ffoundedounded iinn 2005,2005, aimsaims ttoo ppromoteromote SocialSocial LLiberalismiberalism iinn RRuaua RRamalhoamalho Ortigão,Ortigão, PPortugal.ortugal. TheThe movementmovement iiss a pplatformlatform ofof individualsindividuals wwhoho believebelieve tthathat tthehe ooldld lleft-righteft-right ddogmaogma 331,1, CCaveave DDireitaireita mmakesakes llittleittle sensesense todaytoday aandnd tthathat iitt isis possiblepossible ttoo hhaveave a ddifferentifferent aandnd cconstructiveonstructive ttypeype ooff 11070-228070-228 LLisboaisboa ppoliticsolitics inin PPortugal.ortugal. PPortugalortugal

PPhonehone +351+351 2121 7272 425425 9090 IInn bbrief,rief, thisthis isis whatwhat thethe MovimentoMovimento LiberalLiberal SocialSocial sstandstands for:for: wwww.liberal-social.orgww.liberal-social.org · TheThe sovereigntysovereignty ooff thethe individual:individual: tthehe inalienableinalienable rrightight ttoo lliveive oone’sne’s lifelife aandnd ttoo sseekeek hhappiness.appiness. CContactontact person:person: MiguelMiguel DuarteDuarte [email protected]@liberal-social.org · A moremore justjust ssociety,ociety, bbasedased oonn merit,merit, wherewhere everyoneeveryone cancan freelyfreely exerciseexercise theirtheir talentstalents andand [email protected]@liberal-social.org d developevelop theirtheir ppotential,otential, ffreeree ffromrom aanyny ccontrolontrol oorr ppressure,ressure, iinn aann eenvironmentnvironment ooff ssolidarityolidarity aandnd r respectespect betweenbetween individuals.individuals. · E Equalityquality fforor tthehe llaw,aw, aalwayslways withwith respectrespect forfor thethe rightright toto differ.differ. · A statestate whichwhich focusfocus iitselftself onon thethe essentialessential thingsthings butbut thatthat ensuresensures (in(in a sustainablesustainable wwayay aandnd f followingollowing tthehe ssubsidiaryubsidiary pprinciple)rinciple) tthehe ddefencefence ooff thethe individualindividual aandnd ooff ssociety,ociety, pprivaterivate property,property, justice,justice, thethe existenceexistence ofof basicbasic healthhealth andand socialsocial securitysecurity sservices,ervices, highhigh qqualityuality educationeducation andand thethe protectionprotection ofof culturalcultural andand environmentalenvironmental heritage.heritage. · T Thehe mmarketarket eeconomy,conomy, butbut alwaysalways underunder statestate control,control, asas a correctivecorrective mechanismmechanism ttoo ccounterounter t thehe inevitableinevitable disequilibria.disequilibria. 74

Nadácia Liberálna spolocnost’ Liberal Society Foundation | Slovakia

Contact information TThehe LLiberaliberal SSocietyociety FFoundation,oundation, whichwhich waswas knownknown asas tthehe IInstitutenstitute forfor LiberalLiberal StudiesStudies untiluntil KKapitulskáapitulská 7 22002,002, wwasas eestablishedstablished inin 11995995 aass a nnon-governmentalon-governmental aandnd nnon-proﬁon-proﬁ t thinkthink ttank.ank. IItt wwasas 881111 0011 BBratislavaratislava eestablishedstablished becausebecause ofof a realreal needneed forfor objectiveobjective evaluationsevaluations ofof socialsocial pprocessesrocesses aandnd wwithith thethe SSlovaklovak RRepublicepublic aaimim ooff ppromotingromoting LiberalLiberal valuesvalues andand toto createcreate spacespace forfor socialsocial andand expertexpert discussiondiscussion inin thethe PPhonehone +421+421 2 5441889154418891 ttransitionransition period.period. Co-foundersCo-founders areare thethe FriedrichFriedrich NaumannNaumann FFoundationoundation forfor Freedom,Freedom, thethe FórumFórum wwww.libspol.euww.libspol.eu FFoundation,oundation, thethe FoundationFoundation GaudeamusGaudeamus andand Ing.Ing. ViliamViliam VaškoviVaškovi , CSc.CSc. CContactontact person:person: Dr.Dr. VVieraiera GGajováajová [email protected]@gtinet.sk TToo promote,promote, strengthenstrengthen andand applyapply LiberalLiberal thinthinkingking andand developdevelop LiberalLiberal values,values, targetingtargeting thethe ddevelopmentevelopment ofof ddemocracy,emocracy, tolerance,tolerance, culture,culture, humanityhumanity aandnd ccivilivil ssociety,ociety, especiallyespecially tthrough:hrough: · T Thehe oorganisationrganisation ofof discussions,discussions, seminarsseminars aandnd wworkingorking mmeetingseetings · ResearchResearch studiesstudies andand expertexpert opinionsopinions · E Editorialditorial aandnd ppublishingublishing aactivitiesctivities · Education,Education, promotionpromotion andand adultadult eeducationducation aactivitiesctivities · T Thehe ddevelopmentevelopment ofof foreignforeign ccontactsontacts

IItsts iimportancemportance iinn 11999:999: PPromotingromoting LLiberaliberal tthinkinghinking aandnd sstrengtheningtrengthening tthehe ddemocraticemocratic pprocessrocess iinn SlovakiaSlovakia tthroughhrough seminarsseminars andand workshopsworkshops ((supsuppportingorting discussionsdiscussions ofof politicianspoliticians aandnd expertsexperts oonn ccurrenturrent legal,legal, economic,economic, politicalpolitical andand otherother socialsocial topics).topics).

IItsts iimportancemportance llaterater oon:n: IItsts eeducationalducational aandnd ppublublishingishing aactivitiesctivities (aiming(aiming ttoo raiseraise ccitizensítizens´ aawarenesswareness aandnd iinflnfl uuencingencing thethe legislativelegislative pprocessrocess viavia MembersMembers ofof Parliament).Parliament).

IItsts iimportancemportance nnow:ow: GGiveniven thatthat thethe politicalpolitical situatsituationion inin thethe SlovakSlovak RepublicRepublic isis startingstarting toto bebe mmoreore aandnd mmoreore iinﬂnﬂ uuencedenced byby nationalisticnationalistic tendtendenciesencies andand thatthat therethere hashas notnot beenbeen a LiberalLiberal ppartyarty iinn tthehe SSlovaklovak PParliamentarliament ssinceince 22006,006, tthehe aactivitiesctivities ofof thethe LiberalLiberal SocietySociety aimaim ttoo ccontributeontribute ttoo improvingimproving tthehe politicalpolitical climateclimate inin Slovakia.Slovakia. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 75

NOVUM – Inštitut za strateške in aplikativne študije NOVUM – Institute for Strategic and Applied Research Slovenia

Contact information TThehe NNovumovum IInstitutenstitute isis a non-proﬁnon-proﬁ t,t, educationaleducational andand policypolicy researchresearch organisationorganisation establishedestablished TTržaškaržaška 2 iinn LLjubljana,jubljana, SSlovenia.lovenia. IItt aaimsims ttoo ssupportupport tthehe politicalpolitical ddecision-makingecision-making pprocess,rocess, ttoo ppromoteromote 11000000 LLjubljanajubljana ddemocracy,emocracy, toto fosterfoster publicpublic dialogue,dialogue, toto communicatecommunicate nnewew ppolicyolicy iideasdeas andand ttoo ddevelopevelop nnewew SSlovenialovenia mmethodsethods aandnd approachesapproaches inin politicalpolitical aadvertising.dvertising. PPhonehone +386+386 (0)31(0)31 619619 305305 wwww.inovum.siww.inovum.si TThehe NNovumovum IInstitutenstitute pursuespursues highhigh standardsstandards ooff rresearchesearch aandnd ddiscourse.iscourse. TThroughhrough iitsts aactivities,ctivities, CContactontact pperson:erson: SSebastjanebastjan PiklPikl wwhichhich iincludenclude conceptualconceptual studies,studies, publicpublic educationeducation andand administrativeadministrative andand technicaltechnical [email protected]@inovum.si aassistance,ssistance, tthehe iinstitutenstitute ccontributesontributes ttoo tthehe sstocktock ooff kknowledgenowledge availableavailable ttoo ppoliticalolitical pparties,arties, ppolicy-makersolicy-makers aandnd a targetedtargeted audiaudieencence inin SloveniaSlovenia aandnd aabroad.broad.

WWee promotepromote andand protectprotect LiberalLiberal values,values, whichwhich iinclude:nclude: ddemocracy,emocracy, thethe rulerule ofof law,law, goodgood E ggovernance,overnance, rrespectespect fforor aandnd pprotectionrotection ofof humanhuman rrights,ights, eeconomicconomic andand socialsocial ddevelopmentevelopment aandnd sustainablesustainable ddevelopment.evelopment.

TThehe NNovumovum IInstitutenstitute disseminatesdisseminates iitsts rresearchesearch ﬁ nndingsdings tthroughhrough iitsts website,website, thethe media,media, ppublications,ublications, seminars,seminars, rroundound ttables,ables, workshops,workshops, forumsforums andand conferences.conferences.

TThehe NovumNovum InstituteInstitute isis registeredregistered asas anan NGONGO underunder SlovenianSlovenian llaw.aw. IItsts bboardoard cconsistsonsists ooff 1313 mmembersembers wwithith economic,economic, political,political, publicpublic andand scientiﬁscientiﬁ c backgrounds,backgrounds, whichwhich makesmakes thethe NovumNovum IInstitutenstitute a ppowerfulowerful advocacyadvocacy ggroup.roup. 76

Prof. mr. B.M. Teldersstichting | The Netherlands

Contact information TThehe Prof.Prof. mr.mr. B.M.B.M. TeldersstichtingTeldersstichting isis a DutchDutch LiberalLiberal thinkthink tanktank afﬁafﬁ liatedliated ttoo tthehe VVVDVD politicalpolitical KKoninginnegrachtoninginnegracht 55a55a pparty.arty. TThehe ffoundationoundation isis namednamed afterafter BenjaminBenjamin TTelders,elders, a lawyerlawyer andand philosopherphilosopher whowho waswas chairchair 22514514 AAEE DDenen HHaagaag ooff thethe LiberalLiberal StateState PartyParty (a(a predecessorpredecessor ofof thethe VVD)VVD) andand who,who, duringduring WorldWorld WarWar II,II, waswas arrestedarrested TThehe NetherlandsNetherlands bbyy tthehe GGermanerman ((Nazi)Nazi) ooccupiers.ccupiers. HHee ddiedied iinn tthehe BBergen-Belsenergen-Belsen cconcentrationoncentration campcamp sshortlyhortly PPhonehone +31+31 703703 6363 1919 4848 bbeforeefore TheThe NNetherlandsetherlands waswas liberated.liberated. wwww.teldersstichting.nlww.teldersstichting.nl

CContactontact person:person: TThehe PProf.rof. mr.mr. BB.M..M. TeldersstichtingTeldersstichting waswas foundedfounded inin 19541954 asas a completelycompletely independentindependent LiberalLiberal DDr.r. PP.G.C..G.C. ((Patrick)Patrick) vvanan SSchiechie tthinkhink ttankank bbyy a bboardoard uundernder tthehe cchairmanshiphairmanship ooff JJohanohan WWitteveen,itteveen, a PProfessorrofessor iinn eeconomicsconomics [email protected]@teldersstichting.nl wwhoho waswas toto becomebecome vicevice primeprime ministerminister ofof TheThe NetherlandsNetherlands inin tthehe 11960s960s aandnd ddirectorirector ooff thethe IInternationalnternational MonetaryMonetary FundFund inin tthehe 11970s.970s. IInn 11972972 tthehe PProf.rof. mr.mr. BB.M..M. TTeldersstichtingeldersstichting establishedestablished a llinkink wwithith tthehe VVVD,VD, bbut,ut, aass aann oorganisationrganisation andand iinn iitsts policypolicy formulation,formulation, thethe thinkthink ttankank rremainedemained iindependent.ndependent. TThehe ccurrenturrent PPresidentresident ofof thethe boardboard isis FritsFrits Bolkestein,Bolkestein, wwhoho inin thethe 1990s1990s wwasas tthehe mmostost ssuccessfuluccessful lleadereader ooff tthehe VVVDVD eeverver aandnd wwhoho wwasas aann EEUU ccommissionerommissioner ffromrom 22000000 ttoo 2004.2004. TThehe DDirectorirector ofof thethe Prof.Prof. mr.mr. B.M.B.M. TeldersstichtingTeldersstichting isis PatrickPatrick vanvan Schie,Schie, a historianhistorian whowho wwroterote hishis ddissertationissertation onon thethe historyhistory ofof DutchDutch LiberalismLiberalism fromfrom 19011901 untiluntil 1940.1940.

TThehe PProf.rof. mr.mr. BB.M..M. TeldersstichtingTeldersstichting publishespublishes policypolicy paperspapers andand booksbooks onon allall kindkind ofof politicalpolitical aandnd ssocietalocietal ttopics,opics, fromfrom thethe marketmarket economyeconomy toto environmentalenvironmental issuesissues andand fromfrom crimecrime ﬁ ghtingghting ttoo defencedefence policy.policy. InIn addition,addition, togethertogether withwith a commercialcommercial bookbook publisher,publisher, thethe foundationfoundation ppublishesublishes bbooksooks fforor a wwideide audienceaudience onon thethe historyhistory ofof LiberalismLiberalism aandnd iitsts lleaders,eaders, onon thethe politicalpolitical pphilosophyhilosophy ooff LiberalismLiberalism aandnd oonn tthehe lleadingeading mindsminds iinn LLiberaliberal ((politicalpolitical aandnd eeconomic)conomic) theory.theory.

EEachach yyearear sseveraleveral cconferencesonferences aandnd sseminarseminars oonn vvariousarious ttopicsopics aarere hheld.eld. AnAn annualannual TTelderselders LLectureecture iiss hheld,eld, inin whichwhich wewe inviteinvite anan inﬂinﬂ uuentialential sscholarcholar oorr politicianpolitician ffromrom abroadabroad toto stimulatestimulate tthehe ddebateebate inin TheThe NetherlandsNetherlands wwithith originaloriginal LiberalLiberal thoughtsthoughts andand insights.insights. TTalented,alented, ppromisingromising sstudentstudents ofof DutchDutch (and(and Belgian)Belgian) universitiesuniversities areare selectedselected toto taketake partpart inin thethe LiberalLiberal summersummer sschoolchool ofof thethe TeldersTelders Foundation,Foundation, whichwhich isis heldheld annuallyannually inin thethe lastlast weekweek ofof August.August. TheThe qquarterlyuarterly jjournalournal ooff tthehe PProf.rof. mr.mr. BB.M..M. TTeldersstieldersstichtingchting isis LiberaalLiberaal Reveil,Reveil, wwhichhich iiss eediteddited bbyy rresearcheresearcher FFleurleur ddee Beaufort.Beaufort. EEveryvery twotwo monthsmonths wewe ppublishublish aann eelectroniclectronic newsletternewsletter calledcalled VVrijpostig.rijpostig. MMostost ofof ourour publicationspublications andand debatesdebates areare inin Dutch,Dutch, althoughalthough somesome areare availableavailable inin EEnglish.nglish.

TThehe PProf.rof. mr.mr. BB.M..M. TeldersstichtingTeldersstichting doesdoes notnot choosechoose oneone exclusiveexclusive variantvariant ofof LiberalismLiberalism butbut thethe cclassicallassical tthinkershinkers ooff LLiberalismiberalism aalwayslways aappearppear toto bebe anan importantimportant ssourceource ooff iinspiration.nspiration. ForFor usus tthehe freedomfreedom ofof thethe individualindividual isis thethe mostmost fundamentalfundamental point.point. WWee tthereforeherefore considerconsider itit essentialessential tthathat a ffreeree aandnd ddemocraticemocratic society,society, inin whichwhich therethere isis nono accumulationaccumulation ofof powerpower andand inin whichwhich ppublicublic powerpower isis alwaysalways democraticallydemocratically controlledcontrolled andand legitimisedlegitimised (via(via checkschecks andand bbalances),alances), ssurvives.urvives. ItIt isis notnot thethe USUS typetype ofof LiberalismLiberalism aass iitt hashas ddevelopedeveloped iinn rrecentecent ddecadesecades thatthat wewe eembracembrace butbut a LiberalismLiberalism thatthat isis vigorouslyvigorously opposedopposed toto Socialism,Socialism, religion-basedreligion-based politicspolitics andand ootherther kkindsinds ofof communitarianism.communitarianism. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 77

Prometheus Liberaal Kennis Centrum Prometheus Liberal Knowledge Centre | Belgium

Contact information PPrometheus,rometheus, thethe knowledgeknowledge centrecentre ofof thethe FlemishFlemish LiberalLiberal PartyParty (Open(Open Vld),Vld), isis a LiberalLiberal thinkthink MMelsensstraatelsensstraat 3434 ttankank thatthat aimsaims ttoo ddeﬁeﬁ nene LiberalismLiberalism iinn tthehe 21st21st centurycentury aandnd tthathat aaimsims ttoo pputut iimportant,mportant, ccurrenturrent 11000000 BBrusselsrussels ttopicsopics highhigh oonn thethe politicalpolitical aagenda.genda. BBelgiumelgium

PPhonehone +32+32 2 549549 0000 2200 PPrometheusrometheus aimsaims toto respondrespond proactivelyproactively toto differendifferent challengeschallenges inin thethe nearnear future.future. InIn thisthis way,way, wwww.liberaalkenniscentrum.beww.liberaalkenniscentrum.be wwee wwantant ttoo llayay tthehe ffoundationsoundations forfor politicalpolitical LiberalismLiberalism inin Flanders,Flanders, BelgiumBelgium andand Europe.Europe. CContactontact person:person: PPhilippehilippe CuylaertsCuylaerts PPrometheusrometheus aimsaims ttoo fformulateormulate a cclearlear vvisionision ofof today’stoday’s LiberalismLiberalism bbyy mmeanseans ooff pprogressiverogressive [email protected]@openvld.be rresearch,esearch, sstudytudy ssessions,essions, publications,publications, meetingsmeetings andand lectures.lectures.

BByy ggivingiving anan innovativeinnovative iinterpretationnterpretation toto contemporarycontemporary Liberalism,Liberalism, PPrometheusrometheus isis a leadingleading iinstitutenstitute amongamong thethe internationalinternational thinkthink tankstanks inin Brussels.Brussels.

SSteventeven VVansteenkisteansteenkiste iiss tthehe DDirector.irector. HHee iiss a fformerormer headhead ofof staffstaff ofof thethe FlemishFlemish MinisterMinister MarinoMarino KKeulen.eulen. RRikik DDaemsaems iiss CChairhair ooff tthehe BBoard.oard. HHee iiss a formerformer BelgianBelgian ministerminister aandnd ccurrentlyurrently MMemberember ooff tthehe BelgianBelgian Parliament.Parliament. TThehe InternationalInternational CCoordinatoroordinator iiss PPhilippehilippe CCuylaerts.uylaerts. 78

Stichting Internationaal Democratisch Initiatief | IDI International Democratic Initiative Foundation | IDI The Netherlands

Contact information TThehe IDIIDI FoundationFoundation isis anan importantimportant pillarpillar iinn DD66’s66’s wworkork aacrosscross borders.borders. InIn 1989,1989, IVSOM,IVSOM, thethe PP.O..O. BoxBox 660660 CCentralentral aandnd EEasternastern EEuropeurope FFoundationoundation ofof DemocratsDemocrats 6666 ((D66),D66), wwasas ffoundedounded toto supportsupport 22501501 CCRR TThehe HagueHague ddemocratisationemocratisation andand economiceconomic transitiontransition inin CentralCentral andand EasternEastern Europe.Europe. InIn OctoberOctober 1997,1997, TThehe NetherlandsNetherlands IIVSOMVSOM waswas renamedrenamed tthehe IInternationalnternational DDemocraticemocratic InitiativeInitiative FFoundationoundation D66D66 (IDI).(IDI). PPhonehone +31+31 7070 356356 6060 6666 wwww.democrats.nlww.democrats.nl AAfterfter iitt waswas renamed,renamed, tthehe oorganisation’srganisation’s ﬁ eeldld ooff operationoperation waswas expandedexpanded toto includeinclude countriescountries CContactontact person:person: MaartjeMaartje JansenJansen ooutsideutside CentralCentral andand EasternEastern Europe.Europe. Nowadays,Nowadays, thethe IDIIDI FoundationFoundation isis mainlymainly aactivective inin EEasternastern [email protected]@d66.nl EEurope,urope, thethe Balkans,Balkans, tthehe MiddleMiddle EastEast andand NorthernNorthern Africa.Africa. Furthermore,Furthermore, thethe IDIIDI maintainsmaintains andand [email protected]@d66.nl ddevelopsevelops relationshipsrelationships withwith like-mindedlike-minded politicalpolitical organisationsorganisations inin almostalmost everyevery countrycountry inin tthehe wworld.orld. TheThe IDIIDI co-operatesco-operates withwith democraticdemocratic partiesparties andand organisationsorganisations thatthat respectrespect humanhuman rrightsights andand thethe rightsrights ofof ethnicethnic mminorities.inorities.

DDemocraticemocratic movementsmovements andand progressiveprogressive oror SocialSocial LiberalLiberal politicalpolitical partiesparties areare naturalnatural partnerspartners fforor thethe IDI.IDI. TheThe relationshipsrelationships areare mutuallymutually bbeneenefi cial.cial. OOnn tthehe oonene hhand,and, IIDIDI ooffersffers ppracticalractical kknowledgenowledge forfor politicalpolitical partnerspartners inin thethe projectproject countries.countries. OnOn thethe otherother hand,hand, D66D66 benefibenefi tsts byby ggainingaining nnewew iideasdeas aandnd eexperiencexperience cconcerningoncerning ddemocratisationemocratisation andand iinternationalnternational ccooperation.ooperation. IIDIDI projectsprojects areare fi nanciallynancially ssupportedupported byby tthehe MMatraatra PPoliticalolitical PPartyarty PProgrammerogramme ooff tthehe DDutchutch MMinistryinistry ooff ForeignForeign Affairs.Affairs. 22009009 AnnualAnnual RReporteport Member organisations 79

Support Initiative for Liberty and Democracy | SILBA Denmark

Contact information TThehe SupportSupport InitiativeInitiative forfor LibertyLiberty andand DemocracyDemocracy (SILBA)(SILBA) isis a DanishDanish NGONGO thatthat waswas BBremerholmremerholm 6 eestablishedstablished inin 11994.994. 44thth fl oooror 11069069 CCopenhagenopenhagen K SSILBAILBA iiss ccurrentlyurrently wworkingorking ttogetherogether withwith Russia,Russia, KaKaliningrad,liningrad, Belarus,Belarus, Ukraine,Ukraine, Moldova,Moldova, GGeorgia,eorgia, DDenmarkenmark AArmeniarmenia aandnd AAzerbaijan.zerbaijan. WWee ffocusocus oonn ccross-organisationross-organisation aandnd ccross-borderross-border aactivitiesctivities suchsuch asas PPhonehone +45+45 40844084 05980598 llargearge ssummerummer ccamps,amps, sseminars,eminars, wwebsiteebsite pprojectsrojects aass wwellell aass pprovidingroviding ssomeome ccoreore ffundingunding fforor oourur wwww.silba.dkww.silba.dk ppartnerartner oorganisations.rganisations. WeWe havehave aalsolso oorganisedrganised eelectionlection observationobservation missionsmissions inin Russia,Russia, Belarus,Belarus, CContactontact person:person: JakobJakob KKnudsennudsen UUkraine,kraine, MMoldova,oldova, Georgia,Georgia, ArmeniaArmenia aandnd Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan. ooffiffi [email protected]@silba.dk SSILBAILBA iiss rrepresentedepresented inin DDenmarkenmark bbyy fi vvee llocalocal bbranches.ranches. OOurur aactivitiesctivities cconsistonsist ooff tthehe oorganisationrganisation ooff conferencesconferences andand lectureslectures oonn variousvarious topicstopics forfor thethe countriescountries mentionedmentioned above.above. OurOur mmembersembers aarere yyoungoung ppeopleeople fromfrom differentdifferent DanishDanish politicalpolitical yyouthouth oorganisationsrganisations aandnd sstudents.tudents.

Swedish International Liberal Centre | SILC | Sweden

Contact information TThehe SSwedishwedish IInternationalnternational LLiberaliberal CCentreentre ((SILC)SILC) iiss a lliberaliberal ffoundationoundation tthathat ppromotesromotes ddemocracy.emocracy. PP.O..O. BoxBox 22992299 SSILCILC supportssupports aactivitiesctivities byby organisationsorganisations aandnd individualsindividuals tthathat ppromoteromote ddemocracy.emocracy. SSILCILC wworksorks SSE-103E-103 1177 SStockholmtockholm mmainlyainly wwithith ppoliticalolitical pparties,arties, youth,youth, women’swomen’s anand humanhuman rrights’ights’ oorganisationsrganisations aass wwellell aass wwithith SSwedenweden iindependentndependent journalists.journalists. wwww.silc.seww.silc.se

CContactontact person:person: MartinMartin ÄngebyÄngeby TThehe bulkbulk ooff SILC’sSILC’s workwork isis inin totalitariantotalitarian andand post-totalitarianpost-totalitarian sstatestates suchsuch aass BBelarus,elarus, BosniaBosnia aandnd [email protected]@silc.se HHerzegovina,erzegovina, CCuba,uba, Russia,Russia, SerbiaSerbia aandnd tthehe Ukraine.Ukraine. 80

Vsl Atvira visuomene ir jos draugai Open Society and its Friends | Lithuania

Contact information FFoundedounded inin 22005,005, OOpenpen SSocietyociety aandnd iitsts FFriendsriends iiss a nnon-proﬁon-proﬁ t organisationorganisation thatthat aimsaims ttoo sspreadpread LLiepuiepu g.g. 4949 LLiberaliberal iideasdeas andand values,values, stimulatestimulate thethe growthgrowth ofof anan oopenpen ccivilivil ssociety,ociety, eextendxtend andand deependeepen 9921912191 KKlaipedalaipeda ddemocraticemocratic traditions,traditions, promotepromote citizenshipcitizenship andand strivestrive forfor moremore privateprivate sectorsector involvementinvolvement inin LLithuaniaithuania ppublicublic aadministration.dministration. wwww.atviravisuomene.ltww.atviravisuomene.lt

CContactontact person:person: AApartpart ffromrom thethe implementationimplementation ofof variousvarious projectsprojects andand initiatives,initiatives, wewe mainlymainly aimaim ttoo pproviderovide anan JJurgitaurgita ChoromanskyteChoromanskyte oopportunitypportunity forfor otherother peoplepeople andand organisationsorganisations toto reachreach theirtheir mmutualutual ggoalsoals ttogether.ogether. TTherefore,herefore, [email protected]@atviravisuomene.lt oourur organisationorganisation isis oftenoften a supportersupporter ofof ideasideas andand initiativesinitiatives asas wwellell aass a ppartnerartner iinn pprojects.rojects. [email protected]@gmail.com HHowever,owever, wwee aalwayslways ssticktick ttoo oourur goalsgoals and,and, beforebefore wewe considerconsider takingtaking partpart inin anyany initiative,initiative, wewe aasksk oourselvesurselves thethe fofollowingllowing qquestions:uestions:

· W Willill iitt disseminatedisseminate LLiberaliberal iideasdeas aandnd values?values? · W Willill itit promotepromote citizenship?citizenship? · W Willill iitt sstrengthentrengthen thethe cultureculture andand aawarenesswareness ooff ddemocracy?emocracy? · WillWill iitt eencouragencourage publicpublic andand politicalpolitical aactivity?ctivity? · W Willill iitt bbuilduild upup ppoliticalolitical intelligence?intelligence?

TThehe oorganisationrganisation iiss iinvolved,nvolved, oonn aann oongoingngoing babasis,sis, iinn ddisseminatingisseminating LLiberaliberal iideasdeas aandnd ttheirheir iimplementation.mplementation. WithWith ourour goalsgoals inin mind,mind, wewe initiateinitiate researchresearch onon importantimportant social,social, ppoliticalolitical aandnd ppublicublic issues;issues; wewe ccreatereate cconceptsoncepts fforor LLiberaliberal rreforms;eforms; wwee oorganiserganise cconferences,onferences, ddiscussionsiscussions aandnd ppublicublic llecturesectures fforor ssociety;ociety; wwee ccarryarry ooutut opinionopinion pollspolls andand wewe ﬁ nnanceance tthehe ppublicationublication ofof aacademiccademic lliterature.iterature.

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