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Coppieters Foundation

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Coppieters Foundation
AbbreviationCoppieters
Formation2007; 17 years ago (2007)
TypeEuropean political foundation
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
President
Xabier Macias Virgós
Websitewww.ideasforeurope.eu

The Coppieters Foundation, formerly Centre Maurits Coppieters (CMC), is a European political foundation which promotes policy research at the European and international levels, focusing primarily on management of cultural and linguistic diversity in complex societies, multilevel governance, decentralization, state and constitutional reform, secession of states and self-determination, political and economic governance of sub-central governments, conflict resolution, human rights and peace promotion.

It is registered with the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations as the European foundation affiliated to the European Free Alliance (EFA).[1][2]

Based in Brussels (Belgium), it develops its activities with the financial support of the European Parliament and its members. Coppieters Foundation also serves as a framework for national or regional think tanks, political foundations and academics promoting the study of national movements and minorities in Europe.

Structure

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Coppieters currently has eleven full members and five associated members from eight[3] different European countries. These members make up the General Assembly, and gather on a yearly basis to discuss Coppieters' main strategic working lines. The members are as follows:

Full members:

Associated members:

Members of Coppieters Foundation elect a Bureau to run its activities by delegation: The Bureau gathers 4 times a year to manage the annual projects of the Centre, prepare the General Assembly and facilitate coordination of joint activities by Coppieters Foundation's members. The current Bureau was elected in the 11th General Assembly of the Centre Maurits Coppieters, held in Katowice (Silesia) from March 31 to April 1, 2017 and is composed by: (The 3 years term of the current bureau expires in 2020)

  • PRESIDENT: Xabier Macías
  • SECRETARY: Günther Dauwen
  • TREASURER: Inaki Irazabalbeitia
  • Alan Sandry
  • Josep Vall
  • Antonia Luciani
  • Alix Horsch
  • Marianna Bekiari
  • Sharon Webb
  • Antonello Nasone

The first outgoing members of the first Bureau became honorary members of the Centre:

  • Fabianna Giovanninni (Bureau member until 2011)
  • Pavle Filipov (Bureau member from until 2011)
  • Syd Morgan (Bureau member from until 2011)
  • Isabel Nonell (Bureau member until 2011)

Activities

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One of Coppieters’ main activities is to publish reports and papers on issues related to culture, politics and European institutions with a focus on regional and minority movements. These reports are aimed at policy makers at a European level but also intended for the general public. They are usually authored by independent researchers.

A part from the reports, Coppieters also publishes shorter policy papers and organises conferences on topics such as language diversity, the concept of cultural footprint, and the internal enlargement of the European Union.

Etymology

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See also: Maurits Coppieters

Coppieters Foundation takes its name from Maurits Coppieters (1920–2005), a prominent Flemish politician who was a Member of the European Parliament for the Volksunie (VU) and played a pioneering role in the formation of the EFA. During his political career Coppieters advocated for the right to self-determination in the EU.

References

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  1. ^ "Registered Foundations". Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations. 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. ^ European Free Alliance Archived June 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Members - Centre Maurits Coppieters (CMC)". www.ideasforeurope.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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