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transform! europe

Brussels, BELGIUMEuropean Political FoundationReg: 847600797354-87Since 31/03/2025

Budget

€1,393,612

EP Access

0

accredited persons

Staff

7

2 FTE

EU Grants

€1,240,606

Mission & Goals

transform! europe is a political foundation at European level and constitutes a network of 39 European organisations from 23 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis. It is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). transform! europe is a cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals. It intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the world. The foundation sees itself as a research institution working on scientifical analysis, critical political research, and the development of policy recommendations. transform! europe serves as a space for political dialogue between political activists, academics, unions, movements and NGOs.

EU Legislative Interests

Single political topics for transform europe for the year 2026, based on Commission Work Programme 2026 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0870 Competitiveness e.g. Cloud and AI Development Act , page 11 Energy e.g. Energy Union package for the decade ahead page 12 Climate package for the decade ahead page 12 Taxation Omnibus page 13 Defence e.g. Simplifying defence and sensitive security procurement page 13 Internal Security e.g. Strengthening Frontex page 13 Affordability / Housing e.g. Initiative on short term rentals page 14 Quality Jobs Act page 14 Fairness e.g. Anti-poverty strategy page 14 Equality e.g. Gender equality strategy 2026-2030 page 15

Communication Activities

In line with its legally defined missions, transform! europe endeavors to proactively communicate on all EU policy areas covered by its activities. It regularly organises events https://transform-network.net/event/ and issues several ePublications - ePapers and eDossiers every year.These are publicly accessible on transform! europe's website: https://transform-network.net/publication_type/epublications/ The transform! blog and newsletter offers continuous information and analyses; transform! europe also edits a magazine - "transform.review" - in print (1-2 editions per year) : https://www.transform.review/ When it comes to electoral campaigning, like all EUPFs, transform! europe is legally forbidden to fund, directly or indirectly, European or national political parties or candidates (EU Regulation 2925/2445, Article 27).

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

transform! europe is member of the European Alliance for a Just Transition https://alliancejusttransition.eu/ Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO https://www.clacso.org/en/ Asia Europe People's Forum AEPF https://aepf.info/ INDEP – International Network for Democratic Economic Planning https://www.indep.network/ Right to Energy Coalition - www.righttoenergy.org Transversal Dialogue Project - DIALOP https://dialop.eu/ European Common Space for Alternatives - ECSA https://spaceforalternatives.eu/ Stop Rearm campaign and platform https://stoprearm.org/ The European Work-time Network https://worktimenet.eu/

Organisation Members

Members & Observers - https://transform-network.net/organisations/ ALBANIA Institute for Social Critique and Emancipation – IKESH* https://ikesh.org/en/ AUSTRIA transform!at www.transform.or.at Institute of Intercultural Research and Cooperation – IIRC* lgabriel@gmx.net BELGIUM Institute of Marxist Studies – IMAST* CZECHIA Institute of the Czech Left (Institut české levice) www.institutcl.cz Society for European Dialogue – SPED malek_j@cbox.cz CYPRUS Research Institute PROMITHEAS* http://www.inep.org.cy DENMARK transform!danmark http://www.transformdanmark.dk FINLAND Left Forum www.vasemmistofoorumi.fi Democratic Civic Association – DSL www.desili.fi FRANCE Espaces Marx www.espaces-marx.fr Foundation Copernic* www.fondation-copernic.org Foundation Gabriel Péri www.gabrielperi.fr GERMANY Journal Sozialismus www.sozialismus.de Rosa Luxemburg Foundation www.rosalux.de Institute for Social, Ecological and Economic Studies – isw www.isw-muenchen.de GREECE Contemporary Social History Archives – ASKI www.askiweb.eu Epochi (Η Εποχή)* https://epohi.gr/ Nicos Poulantzas Institute – NPI www.poulantzas.gr HUNGARY transform!hungary* www.balmix.hu ITALY transform! italia www.transform-italia.it Cultural Association Punto Rosso (Associazione Culturale Punto Rosso) www.puntorosso.it Fondazione Claudio Sabattini* www.fondazionesabattini.it LITHUANIA DEMOS. Institute of Critical Thought* demos@inbox.lt LUXEMBOURG Transform! Luxembourg* www.transform.lu MOLDOVA Transform! Moldova* transformoldova@gmail.com NORWAY Manifesto Foundation* www.manifestanalyse.no POLAND Foundation Forward (Fundacja Naprzód) www.fundacja-naprzod.pl SERBIA Center for Politics of Emancipation – CPE** www.cpe.org.rs SLOVENIA Institute for Labour Studies – IDŠ* www.delavske-studije.si SPAIN Neus Catala Foundation (Catalonia) neuscatala.cat Critical Studies Foundation – CSF www.lafec.org Foundation for Marxist Studies – FIM www.fim.org.es Instituto República y Democracia* https://institutorepublica.info/ Iratzar Foundation* (Basque Country) www.iratzar.eus SWEDEN Center for Marxist Social Studies www.cmsmarx.org TURKEY Sol-Blog* www.solparti.org UK The World Transformed – TWT* www.theworldtransformed.org Transform! UK – A Journal of the Radical Left www.prruk.org *observer **associated member (as in regulation 2025/2445, Art 2)

Additional Information

Annual grants received from the European Parliament contribute to all transform! europe's budgetary chapters.

Commissioner Meetings

No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.