European Internet Foundation
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The European Internet Foundation (EIF) is an independent, non-profit body supporting Members of the European Parliament
(MEPs) in their efforts to shape policy and regulation relating to the internet.
The organization exists to promote understanding among MEPs of developments in information and communication technologies
. It hosts a continuous programme of live debates, special projects and interactive communication activities, featuring speakers from around the world, largely from the European Parliament's location in Brussels
, Belgium
.
, Erika Mann
and Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
. The current Chair is Pilar del Castillo.
It is led and governed by its Political Members, all of whom are elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Membership in the European Internet Foundation is open to all current MEPs
. The Foundation is financed primarily through membership fees charged to Business and Associate Members, including a core of prominent European e-companies. Membership is open on a progressive, non-discriminatory fee basis to any duly-constituted commercial entity or interest group pledging support for the foundation's founding principles.
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
(MEPs) in their efforts to shape policy and regulation relating to the internet.
The organization exists to promote understanding among MEPs of developments in information and communication technologies
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
. It hosts a continuous programme of live debates, special projects and interactive communication activities, featuring speakers from around the world, largely from the European Parliament's location in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
History and membership
The EIF was founded in March 2000 by MEPs James EllesJames Elles
James Edmund Moncrieff Elles is a British politician, and Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament for the South East England....
, Erika Mann
Erika Mann
Erika Julia Hedwig Mann was a German actress and writer, the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann and Katia Mann.-Life:...
and Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
Pieternella Cornelia Plooij-van Gorsel was a Member of the European Parliament in the delegation of the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy for ten years.-Early life :Van Gorsel attended high school until 1965, specializing in science...
. The current Chair is Pilar del Castillo.
It is led and governed by its Political Members, all of whom are elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Membership in the European Internet Foundation is open to all current MEPs
MEPS
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. The Foundation is financed primarily through membership fees charged to Business and Associate Members, including a core of prominent European e-companies. Membership is open on a progressive, non-discriminatory fee basis to any duly-constituted commercial entity or interest group pledging support for the foundation's founding principles.