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The Centre for European Reform is a London-based think tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the European Union. A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in It is a forum for people with ideas from Britain and across the continent to discuss the many political, economic and social challenges facing Europe. It seeks to work with similar international bodies such as Policy Network, as well as those in other European countries, North America and elsewhere in the world. Policy Network is a london-based international Thinktank which is dedicated to promoting progressive policies and the renewal of social democracy

The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. It regards European integration as largely beneficial, but recognises that in many respects the Union does not work well. The CER therefore aims to promote new ideas for reforming the European Union.

The centre was founded in 1996 by Charles Grant, former defence editor of The Economist magazine, and is funded largely by corporate donations. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London

The centre's current chairman is Nick Butler, formerly of BP. Nick Butler is the Director of the Cambridge Centre for Energy Studies and former vice-president for strategy and policy development at British oil firm BP. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major The CER's advisory board includes two former British ambassadors Lord Hannay and Lord Kerr as well as three past or present European Commissioners, Lord Dahrendorf, António Vitorino and Pascal Lamy. David Hugh Alexander Hannay Baron Hannay of Chiswick, GCMG, CH (born 28 September 1935) is a British Diplomat. Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf Baron Dahrendorf, KBE (born May 1, 1929) is a German-British Sociologist, Philosopher, Political scientist António Vitorino ( Lisbon, January 12 1957) pron. ɐ̃'tɔniu vitu'ɾinu is a Portuguese politician Pascal Lamy (born 8 April 1947) is the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, a French political advisor a Businessman Lord Robertson, former head of NATO, is also a board member. This article is about the contemporary politician For the president of the Court of Session see James Robertson Baron Robertson George The North Atlantic Treaty

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Pan-European advocacy groups

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