Abbreviation CMC President Xabier Macías | Headquarters Brussels, Belgium Website www.ideasforeurope.eu | |
Formation 2007; 10 years ago (2007) Type Political foundation at European level | ||
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.
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It is recognized by the European Parliament as a Political foundation at European level, and it is affiliated with the European Free Alliance (EFA). 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 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:
Associated members:
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 the 8th General Assembly of the Centre in Santiago de Compostela (Galiza) (15 February 2014) and is composed by:
The 3 years term of the current bureau expires in 2017.
The outgoing members of the first Bureau have been invited to become honorary members of the Centre:
Activities of the Centre Maurits Coppieters
One of CMC’s 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.