TEPSA Brochure

MEMBER INSTITUTES
Austrian Institute for International Affairs
Groupe européen/ Europese Groep, Brussels
Bulgarian European Community Studies
Association
Cyprus Institute of Mediterranean European
and International Studies
Institute of International Relations, Prague
Danish Institute for International Studies
Estonian Foreign Policy Institute
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Centre d'études européennes (Sciences Po), Paris
Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin
Greek Centre of European Studies and
Research
Institute for World Economics of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Institute of European Affairs, Dublin
Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome
Latvian Institute of International Affairs
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches
Européennes Robert Schuman, Luxembourg
Netherlands Institute for International
Relations, Clingendael
Foundation for European Studies - European
Institute, Lodz
Instituto de Estudos Estrategicos e
Internacionais, Lisbon
Centre of International Relations, Ljubljana
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios
Internacionales y Estratégicos, Madrid
Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Federal Trust for Education and Research, London
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
College of Europe, Bruges
College of Europe, Natolin
European Institute of Public Administration
Institute for International Relations, Croatia
BOARD MEMBERS
· Prof. Wolfgang Wessels, Chairperson, University of Cologne
· Mr Graham Avery, Secretary General, University of Oxford
· Prof. Iain Begg, LSE, London
· Prof. Gianni Bonvicini, IAI, Rome
· Mr Andrew Duff, MEP
· Mr Nikos Frangakis, EKEME, Athens
· Dr. Gunilla Herolf, SIPRI, Stockholm
· Prof. Jean-Victor Louis, Brussels
· Dr. Hanna Ojanen, FIIA, Helsinki
· Prof. Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, MEP
BECOME A TEPSA FRIEND!
T RANS E UROPEAN P OLICY S TUDIES A SSOCIATION
As a TEPSA friend you profit from a number of exclusive
advantages:
· Take part in TEPSA Friends Meetings
· Receive the TEPSA Newsletter
· Receive invitations to TEPSA conferences
· Participate actively in current debates
Join the circle of TEPSA Friends by returning this form to us.
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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
11, Rue d’Egmont
1000 Bruxelles
+32-2-511-3470
www.tepsa.be · [email protected]
“We are not uniting states, we are uniting
human beings” · Jean Monnet, 1952
WHAT IS TEPSA?
ACTIVITIES - AIMS
ANALYSIS - ASSESSMENT - ADVICE
TEPSA, established in 1974 as a Belgian International Association
under Belgian Law and the first transeuropean research network,
comprises leading research institutes in the field of European
affairs throughout Europe, with an office in Brussels.
Pre-Presidency Conferences
TEPSA organizes a Pre-Presidency Conference every six months
in the country taking over the Presidency of the EU. This contributes to a multidisciplinary, transeuropean and informed debate
on key issues and provides the opportunity to interact with EU
policy makers in defining priorities.
TEPSA is occupied with a wide range of research topics. Our main
focus is clustered along two lines:
TEPSA’s aim is to provide high
quality research on European
integration in order to stimulate
discussion on policies and political options for Europe. This is
achieved by interaction between
the European and national institutions as well as the academic
a n d r e s e a rc h c o m m u n i t y.
“Europe will not be made
all at once, or according
to a single plan. It will be
built through concrete
achievements which create
a de facto solidarity.”
Robert Schuman, 1950
With its decentralized approach, TEPSA combines the strengths
of its members and enriches the results of their work. TEPSA
exemplifies the ‘bottom-up’ approach to European governance,
and contributes to the EU’s dialogue with citizens.
RESEARCH FOR A BETTER EUROPE
TEPSA Friends
TEPSA Friends meetings take place on various topics.
This Brussels forum is designed to encourage in-depth debate,
stimulated by a key speaker or panel.
Input to the European agenda
TEPSA contributes to main events in the European agenda with
the goal to give its own input and have an impact on the debate.
European expertise
With its transnational network, TEPSA is able to guarantee expertise on a variety of topics. Its potential is exploited at many levels
– including briefings made for the European Institutions by TEPSA’s
member institutes and coordinated by our Brussels office.
With the enlargements of 2004 and 2007, the European Union
has altered its dimension and faces new challenges. The Lisbon
Treaty will bring institutional improvements to ensure a better
functioning of the European Institutions and enhance its capacity
to act.
Cooperation in research projects
TEPSA, continuing its research activities of FORNET and
GOVCOR, is the initiator of EU-CONSENT, a Network of
Excellence within the Commission’s 6th Framework Programme.
It also participates in THESEUS, which promotes mutual understanding of societies in Europe, as well as other transeuropean
research initiatives.
TEPSA’s concern is to accompany this process and to take a
position on the most important features of the European Union’s
‘deepening’ and ‘widening’. To have the maximum impact in
enhancing European integration, TEPSA has developed various
instruments to promote dialogue between researchers and with
key actors in the process.
General Assembly
TEPSA members meet regularly in its constitutive bodies to
discuss current topics and common issues. Sharing ideas in this
way helps to enhance the European approach.
· Deepening: The future of the European Union with a
special emphasis on the institutional architecture
Here the subjects of TEPSA’s work concern the
functioning of the EU and its development towards
a closer Union. Among the main topics are Economic and Monetary Union, Foreign Policy, and
Justice and Home Affairs.
· Widening: The past and forthcoming enlargement
rounds and the European Neighbourhood Policy
Here relations with the Balkans and Turkey, the
recently created European Neighbourhood Policy
and relations with Russia also figure among
TEPSA’s topics.
The TEPSA network thus serves as a catalyst for advancing
European solutions.
TEPSA benefits from the support of the European
Commission. It takes an active part in the “Europe
for citizens” programme for dialogue between the
European Union and the people.
More information on our activities can be found at
www.tepsa.be.