Institute for European Politics

The IEP was founded in 1959,[1] being one of the earliest foreign and European policy research centres in Germany.

[2] It is a strategic partner of the German Federal Foreign Office and the European Commission, as well as a founding member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA).

In cooperation with the French Centre international de formation européenne, the IEP conducts the English-language PhD support programme EUCACIS ("The EU, Central Asia and the Caucasus in the International System").

[citation needed] Next to its research of European integration, the IEP's Department of Capacity Development works on the sustainable strengthening of public administration capacities in southeastern Europe to strengthen their ties to the EU.

[citation needed] Major sponsors of IEP are governmental agencies, foundations, donations and project-related income.