Centre Maurits Coppieters

Centre Maurits Coppieters
Abbreviation CMC
Formation 2007 (2007)
Type Political foundation at European level
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
President
 Xabier Macias Virgós
Website www.ideasforeurope.eu

Centre Maurits Coppieters (CMC) promotes policy research at the European and international level, 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 recognized by the European Parliament as a Political foundation at European level,[1] and it is affiliated with the European Free Alliance (EFA).[2] Based in Brussels (Belgium), it develops its activities with the financial support of the European Parliament and the CMC members. The CMC 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

The CMC currently has twelve 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 CMC’s main strategic working lines. The members are as follows:

Full members:

  • Alkartasuna Fundazioa[4]
  • Arritti[5]
  • Ezkerraberri Fundazioa[6]
  • Fundación Galiza Sempre[7]
  • Fundació Josep Irla[8]
  • Fundació Emili Darder[9]
  • Fundación Aragonesista 29 de junio[10]
  • Home of Macedonian Culture
  • Welsh Nationalism Foundation[11]
  • Le Peuple Breton[12]
  • Fundació Nexe[13]
  • ADEO[14]

Associated members:

  • CIEMEN[15]
  • Free State of Rijeka Association
  • Istituto Camillo Bellieni[16]
  • Kurdish Institute of Brussels[17]
  • Hungarian National Council of Transylvania[18]

Members of the Maurits Coppieters Centre 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 Centre Maurits Coppieters’ members. The current Bureau was elected in the11th General Assembly of the Centre Maurits Coppieters, held in Katowice (Silesia) from March 31th to April 1st 2017 and is composed by:

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

The 3 years term of the current bureau expires in 2020.

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 of the Centre Maurits Coppieters

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, CMC 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.

Maurits Coppieters

Centre Maurits Coppieters takes its name from Maurits Coppieters (1920 SInt-Niklaas-2005 Deinze), 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

  1. ↑ Grants to political parties and foundations European Parliament
  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.
  4. ↑ "Alkartasuna Fundazioa". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "PNC - CUUFFICIALITÀ". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ezkerraberri Fundazioa". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fundación Galiza Sempre". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fundació Josep Irla". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fundació Emili Darder". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Fundación Aragonesista 29 de junio Archived October 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "Beste vakantie voor iedereen". Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Degemer". lepeuplebreton.bzh. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  13. ↑ "Portada". Fundació Nexe. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  14. ↑ "ADEO | Laboratòri d'idèas". www.adeo-oc.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  15. ↑ "CIEMEN". CIEMEN. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Il Blog dell'Istituto Camillo Bellieni". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Kurdish Institute of Brussels". Kurdish Institute of Brussels. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  18. ↑ Erdélyi Magyar Nemzeti Tanács. "Erdélyi Magyar Nemzeti Tanács - Főoldal". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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