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A European political foundation, known formally as a political foundation at European level[1] and informally as a European foundation[citation needed], 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
[edit]2003
[edit]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
[edit]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[7]) and money was allocated with an expiry date of 31 August 2008.[5][8][9]
Regulations
[edit]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,[10] as later amended[11] under codecision (see above). That regulation's European Commission factsheet is given here.
Funding
[edit]Their total allocated funding for 2008 is €5,000,000.[7]
European political foundations
[edit]Registered European foundations
[edit]As of June 2024[update], there are ten European political foundations registered with the APPF:[12]
Former European foundations
[edit]The entities below were formerly registered with the APPF.[13]
European political foundation | Timeline | ||||
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Name | Abbr. | Affiliated with | Founded | Removed from register | |
Europa Terra Nostra | ETN | Alliance for Peace and Freedom | 24 April 2018 | 13 September 2018[14] |
The entities below qualified at some point for European public funding; however, they were never registered with the APPF.
European political foundation | Timeline | |||||
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Name | Abbr. | Affiliated to | Founded | Dissolved | Received European public funding | |
EUROPA – Osservatorio sulle politiche dell'unione | EUROPA | Alliance for Europe of the Nations | 2007 | 2009 | 2007–2008[note 2] | |
Les Refondateurs Européens[note 3] | AEN | Alliance for Europe of the Nations | 2007 | 2009 | 2007–2008[note 4] | |
Foundation for EU Democracy | FEUD | Europeans United for Democracy | 2007 | 2010 | 2007–2010 | |
Organisation for European Interstate Cooperation | OEIC | Europeans United for Democracy | 2011 | 2016 | 2011–2016 | |
European Foundation for Freedom | EFF | European Alliance for Freedom | 2011 | 2016 | 2011–2016 | |
Foundation for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy | FELD | Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy | 2012 | 2015 | 2012–2015 | |
Identités et Traditions Européennes | ITE | Alliance of European National Movements | 2013 | 2016 | 2013–2016 | |
Initiative for Direct Democracy in Europe | IDDE | Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe | 2015 | 2016 | 2015–2015 |
See also
[edit]- European political party
- Political groups of the European Parliament
- Political foundation in Germany
Notes
[edit]- ^ Listed as Association pour l’Identité et Démocratie Fondation by the APPF.
- ^ As part of the pilot programme of the European Commission.
- ^ Changed its name to "Association pour la Fédération Politique Européenne pour la Démocratie" in April 2008.
- ^ As part of the pilot programme of the European Commission.
References
[edit]- ^ "Political parties and political foundations at European level". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "EUR-Lex – 32003R2004 – EN". Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Regulation (EC) No 1524/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2007 Archived 23 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ EU in drive to make Brussels more political Archived 4 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine euobserver.com 29 May 2007
- ^ a b c "European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Full Call For Proposals DG/EAC/29/2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Selection results – Call 29/2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
- ^ a b Press Release IP/07/1953 Archived 4 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine, Brussels, 18 December 2007 europa.eu
- ^ Details of the process were published here Archived 22 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine on the European Commission website
- ^ European Commission > Citizenship > Pilot projects > Calls for Proposals > Pilot projects for European political foundations Archived 22 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "EUROPA". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "EUR-Lex – 2007_130 – EN – EUR-Lex". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Registered parties". Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Registered parties". Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ To remove Europa Terra Nostra from the Register (Decision 2018/C 418/05, 19.11.2018). Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations. 13 September 2018.