European political foundation explained

A European political foundation, known formally as a political foundation at European level[1] and informally as a European foundation, is a type of political foundation affiliated to, but independent from, a European party and operating transnationally in the European Union (EU). They are regulated and funded by EU Regulation 1141/2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations, and their operations are supervised by the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (APPF). European political foundations carry specific political activities and are networks of national political foundations.

Timeline

2003

Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003[2] defined what a Europarty, or political party at European level, was and tightened up their regulation.

2007

That regulation was later heavily amended by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2007.[3] That amendment provided for the earlier-floated[4] concept of a political foundation at European level, a legally separate affiliate to a Europarty created to help them disseminate their principles to a wider audience.

An initial one million euros[5] was allocated for pilot proposals, and Call For Proposals DG/EAC/29/2007 went out with a deadline of 28 September 2007.[5] Ten[6] organizations were picked (one for each Europarty) and money was allocated with an expiry date of 31 August 2008.[5] [7] [8]

Regulations

As of 1 November 2008, the regulation governing Eurofoundations is Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003,[9] as later amended[10] under codecision (see above). That regulation's European Commission factsheet is given here.

Funding

Their total allocated funding for 2008 is €5,000,000.[11]

European political foundations

Registered European foundations

, there are ten European political foundations registered with the APPF:[12]

NamePresidentFoundedEuropean political partyPolitical Group
bgcolor= Wilfried Martens Centre for European StudiesMikuláš Dzurinda (SK)2007European People's PartyEPP Group
bgcolor= Foundation for European Progressive StudiesMaria João Rodrigues (PT)2008Party of European SocialistsS&D
bgcolor= European Liberal ForumHilde Vautmans (BE)2007Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe PartyRenew
Green European FoundationDirk Holemans (BE), Susanne Rieger (AT)2008European Green PartyGreens/EFA
New DirectionTomasz Poręba (PL)2010European Conservatives and Reformists PartyECR
Identity and Democracy Foundation[13] Mathilde Androuët (FR)2015Identity and Democracy PartyID
bgcolor= Transform EuropeMarga Ferre (ES), Cornelia Hildebrandt (DE)2001Party of the European LeftThe Left
Institute of European DemocratsFrancesco Rutelli (IT)2004European Democratic PartyRenew
Coppieters FoundationXabier Macias Virgós (ES)2007European Free AllianceGreens/EFA
SalluxDavid Fieldsend (UK)2011European Christian Political MovementECR, EPP Group

Former European foundations

The entities below were formerly registered with the APPF.[14]

The entities below qualified at some point for European public funding; however, they were never registered with the APPF.

European political foundationTimeline
NameAbbr.Affiliated toFoundedDissolvedReceived European public funding
EUROPA – Osservatorio sulle politiche dell'unioneEUROPAAlliance for Europe of the Nations200720092007–2008[16]
Les Refondateurs Européens[17] AENAlliance for Europe of the Nations200720092007–2008[18]
Foundation for EU Democracy FEUDEuropeans United for Democracy200720102007–2010
Organisation for European Interstate Cooperation OEICEuropeans United for Democracy201120162011–2016
European Foundation for FreedomEFFEuropean Alliance for Freedom201120162011–2016
Foundation for a Europe of Liberties and DemocracyFELDMovement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy201220152012–2015
Identités et Traditions EuropéennesITEAlliance of European National Movements201320162013–2016
Initiative for Direct Democracy in EuropeIDDEAlliance for Direct Democracy in Europe201520162015–2015

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Political parties and political foundations at European level . European Parliament . en . 4 June 2024 . 18 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118055734/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/faq/3/political-parties-and-political-foundations-at-the-european-level . live .
  2. Web site: EUR-Lex – 32003R2004 – EN. 26 August 2015. 27 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927074137/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003R2004:EN:HTML. live.
  3. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:343:0005:01:EN:HTML Regulation (EC) No 1524/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2007
  4. http://euobserver.com/9/24148 EU in drive to make Brussels more political
  5. Web site: European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Full Call For Proposals DG/EAC/29/2007 . 8 November 2008 . 23 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023061653/http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/doc522_en.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Selection results – Call 29/2007 . 4 November 2008 . 28 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110228212845/http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/doc508_en.pdf . live .
  7. http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/calls-for-proposals/call500_en.htm Details of the process were published here
  8. http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/calls-for-proposals/call500_en.htm European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Calls for Proposals > Pilot projects for European political foundations
  9. Web site: EUROPA. 26 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200326/http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l33315.htm. 3 March 2016.
  10. Web site: EUR-Lex – 2007_130 – EN – EUR-Lex. 26 August 2015. 13 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513094747/http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=195908. live.
  11. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/1953&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en Press Release IP/07/1953
  12. Web site: Registered parties . Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations . 3 June 2024 . 26 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240526225819/https://appf.europa.eu/appf/en/parties-and-foundations/registered-foundations . live .
  13. Listed as Association pour l’Identité et Démocratie Fondation by the APPF.
  14. Web site: Registered parties . Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations . 4 June 2024.
  15. Decision . 2018/C 418/05, 19.11.2018 . 13 September 2018 . Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations . To remove Europa Terra Nostra from the Register . en.
  16. As part of the pilot programme of the European Commission.
  17. Changed its name to "Association pour la Fédération Politique Européenne pour la Démocratie" in April 2008.
  18. As part of the pilot programme of the European Commission.