European Liberal Forum
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The European Liberal Forum, abbreviated to ELF, political foundation at European level
Political foundation at European level
A European political foundation, formally a political foundation at European level, informally a Eurofoundation, is a research and advocacy organization close to, but independent from a Europarty. They are funded by the European Parliament...

 affiliated to the European Liberal Democratic and Reform Party. Founded in 2007, ELF brings together liberal think thanks, political foundations, and institutes from around Europe to observe, analyse, and contribute to the debate on European public policy issues and the process of European integration, through education, training, research, and the promotion of EU citizenship.

Board of Directors and Secretariat

The ELF Board of Directors provides the foundation with day-to-day guidance. Currently, the Board is composed of:
  • Alexander Graf Lambsdorff MEP
    Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
    Alexander Graf Lambsdorff is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.Lambsdorff is a...

    , President
  • Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
    Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
    Anne-Marie Cécile J. Neyts-Uyttebroeck is a Belgian politician andMember of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.She is for the...

     MEP, Vice-President
  • Thierry Coosemans, Treasurer
  • Felicita Medved, Board member
  • Eugenijus Gentvilas
    Eugenijus Gentvilas
    Eugenijus Gentvilas is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal and Centre Union , sitting with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He was mayor of Klaipėda from 1997 to 2001...

    , Board member


The secretariat is run by Susanne Hartig, ELF Executive Director.

Member organisations

Member organisation Country
Asociación Galega para a Liberdade e a Democracia/Galician Society for Freedom and Democracy (GALIDEM) Spain
Atvira visvomenė ir jos draugai/Open Society and its Friends Lithuania
Bertil Ohlin Institute Sweden
Centre Jean Gol Belgium
CentreForum
CentreForum
CentreForum is an independent, liberal think-tank that seeks to develop evidence-based, long-term policy solutions to the problems facing Britain. It is based in Westminster, London, and was formerly known as Centre for Reform....

 
UK
Centrum Liberálních Studií/Centre for Liberal Studies Czech Republic
Edistysmielisen tutkimuksen yhdistys r.y. e2/Think tank e2 Finland
Fondazione Critica Liberale Italy
Forum for Greece Greece
Forum för reformer och entreprenörskap/Forum for Reforms, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (FORES) Sweden
Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Friedrich Naumann Foundation
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation is a German foundation for liberal politics, related to the Free Democratic Party. Established in 1958 by Theodor Heuss, the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany, it promotes individual freedom and liberalism.The Foundation follows the ideals of the...

 
Germany
Fundacija Libertas Slovenia
Fundació Catalanista i Demòcrata CatDem Spain
Fundacja Klub Obywatelski/Civic Club Foundation Poland
Fundacja Projekt: Polska / Foundation Project: Poland Poland
Haya van Someren Stichting/VVD International The Netherlands
Institute for Liberal Studies Romania
Liberaal Kennis Centrum Belgium
Liberal Institute for Political Analyses (LIPA) Bulgaria
Liberales
Liberales
Liberales is an independent liberal thinktank , located in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium. The organization promotes progressive liberalism and supports individual freedom, justice, a certain degree of self-government and human rights. It also supports responsibility, civil liberties, and solidarity...

 
Belgium
Liberales Zukunftsforum/Liberal Future Forum Austria
Liberalismi Akadeemia/Academy of Liberalism Estonia
Liberty Forum of Greece/Kentro Filelelftherοn Meletοn (KEFIM) Greece
Lokus Finland
European Liberal Youth
European Liberal Youth
European Liberal Youth is an international organisation of Liberal youth movements - mostly the youth wings of members of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party....

 
Pan-European
Magma Finland
Liberal Social Movement
Liberal Social Movement (Portugal)
The Liberal Social Movement is a political organisation willing to become a liberal party in Portugal.The Liberal Social Movement was founded in 2005 and has as objective to promote social liberalism in Portugal. The movement is a platform of individuals who believe that the old left/right...

Portugal
Mr. Hans van Mierlo Stichting The Netherlands
Nadácia Liberálna spoločnosť / Foundation Liberal Society Slovakia
NOVUM – Institute for strategic and applicable research Slovenia
Prof. mr. B.M. Teldersstichting The Netherlands
Republikon Scientific, Educational and Research Foundation Hungary
Stichting Internationaal Democratisch Initiatief (IDI) The Netherlands
Support Initiative for Liberty and Democracy Denmark
Swedish International Liberal Centre Sweden
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