- Bruegel (institution)
Bruegel is a
Brussels -basedthink tank , which was created on10 August 2004 and started operations in2005 . It is meant to be a "Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory", therefore its name which also refers to the lateRenaissance painterPieter Bruegel the Elder .Its stated aim is to "contribute to the quality of economic policymaking in Europe through open, fact-based and policy-relevant research, analysis and discussion".
Bruegel is financed by a number of governments of member states of the
European Union and international corporations. It claims that its independence and intellectual integrity is guaranteed by the diversity of its funding sources (with no individual sponsor contributing more than 5% of total budget in 2007), the transparency and quality of itsgovernance , and the experience of its scholars.Governance
As of 2008, Bruegel's Board is composed of: Lydia Aguirre,
Leszek Balcerowicz (Chairman), Frank Dangeard, Anna Ekström, Caio Koch-Weser, Thomas Mirow, Jim O'Neill, Jarosław Pietras, Adam Posen, Peter Praet, andHelen Wallace .Mario Monti , who was chairman from 2005 to 2008, is now Bruegel's honorary president.Bruegel's Scientific Council is appointed by the Board ans is currently chaired by
Paul Seabright .cholars
As of 2008, Bruegel's resident scholars include
Jean Pisani-Ferry (Director), André Sapir,Bruno van Pottelsberghe , Juan Delgado, Indhira Santos, Nicolas Véron, and Jakob von Weizsäcker.Membership
Bruegel currently has three categories of members: State members, Corporate members, and Partner Research Institutions.
* State members:
Austria ,Belgium , Cyprus,Denmark ,Finland ,France ,Germany ,Hungary ,Ireland ,Italy ,Luxembourg , theNetherlands ,Poland ,Slovenia ,Spain , theUnited Kingdom .* Corporate members:
Areva ,BP ,Deutsche Bank ,Deutsche Telekom ,EMI ,NYSE Euronext ,France Telecom , Fortis,General Electric ,Goldman Sachs ,Hellenic Petroleum ,IBM ,Lehman Brothers ,Nokia ,Novartis ,Pfizer ,Renault , Siemens, Suez,Telecom Italia , Thomson,Unicredit .* Partner Research Institutions: CEPII,
Centre for European Reform , CESifo,ICRIER , IfW,KIEP ,Peterson Institute ee also
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Leszek Balcerowicz
*Mario Monti
*Jean Pisani-Ferry External links
* [http://www.bruegel.org Bruegel website]
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