| Abbreviation | ELF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2007 |
| Type | Political foundation at European level |
| Headquarters | 38–40 Square de Meeûs 1000 Brussels, Belgium |
| President | Alexander Graf Lambsdorff MEP |
| Website | liberalforum.eu |
The European Liberal Forum, abbreviated to ELF, political foundation at European level 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.
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The ELF Board of Directors provides the foundation with day-to-day guidance. Currently, the Board is composed of:
The secretariat is run by Susanne Hartig, ELF Executive Director.[2]
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Pan-European |
| Magma | Finland |
| Liberal Social Movement | 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[3] |