Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Formation2007 (2007)
TypeEuropean political foundation
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Location
President
Mikuláš Dzurinda (SK)
Executive Director
Tomi Huhtanen
Policy Director
Peter Hefele
Websitewww.martenscentre.eu

The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, also known as the Martens Centre and previously as the Centre for European Studies, is a think tank and European political foundation affiliated to the European People's Party (EPP). The Martens Centre links together a large network of political foundations across the European Union, which all hold centre-right political positions. The president of the Martens Centre is former prime minister of Slovakia Mikuláš Dzurinda. As a European political foundation, the Martens Centre is financed by the European Parliament and sponsors representing industry lobbying.