EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

For other uses, see EUROPEUM – European Culture Centre.

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan, and independent think-tank focusing on European integration and cohesion. EUROPEUM contributes to policy related to democracy, security, stability, freedom, and solidarity across Europe as well as to active engagement of the Czech Republic in the European Union. EUROPEUM undertakes original research, organizes public events and educational activities, and formulates new ideas and recommendations to improve European and Czech policy-making.

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

Formation	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Location	Prague
Executive Director	Martin Vokálek
Website	EUROPEUM.org

History

EUROPEUM was launched as a civic association by lecturers of the Department of European Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, in 1998.^[1] The initial aim was to provide the university students with an platform to improve their capacity in regard to European integration.^[1] At this stage the association enjoyed the support of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Tempus program of the European Commission.^[1]

Later it became a think tank which focuses on the activities of program, project, publishing and training concerning the European integration matters.^[1] EUROPEUM is part of various international networks of policy and research institutes, including EPIN (European Policy Institutes Network) and PPCI (Public Policy Centers Initiative).^[2] Vladimír Bartovic is the director of EUROPEUM.^[3]

In 2018, EUROPEUM was the third institute in the list of the top think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe developed by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the international relations program at the University of Pennsylvania.^[4]

EUROPEUM opened an office in Brussels in January 2016.^{[citation needed]}

The EUROPEUM Institute, under the patronage of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others, has initiated the Prague European Summit as a strategic and open debate on the future of the European Union among high-level figures.^[5]

Funders

EUROPEUM has been financially supported by Czech ministry of foreign affairs and the European Commission.^[6] In addition, the institute has self-generated income through projects.^[6]