European Policy Centre
Budget
€5,737,164
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
9
9 FTE
EU Grants
€290,000
Mission & Goals
The European Policy Centre (EPC) is an independent, not-for-profit think tank dedicated to fostering European integration through analysis and debate, supporting and challenging European decision-makers at all levels to make informed decisions based on evidence and analysis, and providing a platform for engaging partners, stakeholders and citizens in EU policy-making and in the debate about the future of Europe. In line with its multi-constituency approach, members of the EPC comprise companies, professional and business federations, trade unions, diplomatic missions, regional and local bodies, as well as NGOs representing a broad range of civil society interests, foundations, international and religious organisations. The EPC has around 400 member organisations. Membership changes throughout the year and the latest information can be found on the EPC website which is regularly updated: https://www.epc.eu/en/members
EU Legislative Interests
The activities are carried out in in the framework of 7 multiannual programmes encompassing research/analysis, expert seminars, public conferences and publications: European Politics and Institutions (EPI), European Migration and Diversity (EMD); Europe's Political Economy (EPE), Sustainable Prosperity for Europe (SPE), Health and Societal Resilience (HSR), Europe in the World (EIW) and Transnationalisation (TRA), as well as 1 flagship project, Connecting Europe. For more information and for details of the individual projects, see the Programmes section on our website: https://www.epc.eu/en/programmes
Communication Activities
In 2025, the EPC organized around 199 events, online, in person and in a hybrid format to which 18823 people registered. The majority of these events were public, involving the media, EPC member organizations and officials from the EU institutions and other experts. The EPC produced 226 publications in 2025 on a range of EU and global policy issues. See our website for all publications in 2025: https://www.epc.eu/en/publications
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The EPC has an international network of around 400 member organisations divided into the following main categories: corporate; professional and business associations, diplomatic, non-governmental organisations, foundations, regional and local authorities. The latest list of members can be found on our website: https://www.epc.eu/en/members The EPC is a member of TEPSA: The Transeuropean Policy Studies Association https://tepsa.eu/
Organisation Members
At the time of writing, the EPC has 400 member organisations. Membership changes throughout the year and the list is continually updated. The latest information can be found on the EPC website: http://www.epc.eu/members_list.php
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.