Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies | |
| Formation | 2007 |
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| Type | European political foundation |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Location | |
President | Mikuláš Dzurinda (SK) |
Executive Director | Tomi Huhtanen |
Policy Director | Peter Hefele |
| Website | www |
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.