European Council on Foreign Relations

EU Legislative Interests

Foreign Affairs & Security Policy; EU-US relations; Climate/Green Deal; Multilateralism; Security & Defence; Geoeconomics, Technology, Data & Polling. EU-UK Relations. EU Neighbourhood policy; EU-Russia relations; EU-Western Balkans relations; EU-Turkey relations. EU-MENA relations; EU- Iran-Gulf relations; EU- Israel/Palestine relations. EU-Africa relations. EU-China relations; EU-Japan relations; EU-Indo-Pacific relations

Communication Activities

ECFR organised activities to provide meeting space for EU decisionmakers to share ideas for common action and promote informed debate on Europe’s role in the world. These initiatives focus on areas covered by the think tank’s regional programmes and national offices, with engagements ranging from private roundtables and public events to media outreach in Brussels. These are some key activities and engagements: Security and regional affairs: ECFR hosted roundtables on EU-Africa partnerships and the Sahel; challenges in the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood, and Moldova’s elections; as well as roundtables on Palestine and Iran, featuring representatives from DG GROW, DG INTPA, DG ENEST, the Cabinet of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, the EU’s Special Representative for the Sahel, EEAS, European Parliament. In May, it organised a public event on Europe’s critical minerals which was also livestreamed. It has organised briefings with policy planners on the transatlantic relationship. In November, it co-organised a public event with the Permanent Representation of Sweden on 30 years of its EU membership with the attendance of several EU Commissioners. Public Opinion Polling on foreign policy and research on European sentiment: ECFR organized several meetings on public opinion regarding foreign policy issues, engaging with MEPs and EEAS officials such as Brando Benifei MEP and Alexandros Yannis (EEAS), as well as members of the Council of the European Council, and European Commission officials dealing with the Foreign Policy Instrument. In September, it organised a public event on Europe’s culture war with Trump’s America where Sabine Verheyen, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Brando Benifei MEP spoke. Geoeconomics and tech: ECFR hosted roundtables and strategy groups on Europe’s economic deterrence options and tech dependencies on the US, as well as the future of the electric vehicle industry, with representatives from the Secretariat-General of the European Commission, EEAS, and DG Connect.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

ECFR is not a member of any associations, federations, confederations, or formal networks.

Organisation Members

ECFR has over 350 members, please link to the list of ECFR Council members on our website: www.ecfr.eu/council

Additional Information

Last closed financial year: 2024 Current financial year: 2025