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The Bucharest University of Economic Studies is a research intensive university that organizes study programs and scientific research in the fields of Economic Sciences, Administrative Sciences, Sociology and Humanities. ASE is considered the most important economic higher education institution from Romania and one of the most renown economic universities in South-Eastern Europe.

In its over 100 years of existence, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies has gained national and international prestige. Numerous academics and graduates have been recognized as outstanding personalities, as they have become academics and researchers in prestigious world universities, members of the Romanian Academy of Sciences and of other national and international scientific fora, or of private or public organizations, parliamentary, government or diplomatic institutions.

The first American-style, English language, liberal arts educational institution in Eastern Europe, the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) is a unique cooperative venture established with the support of the U.S. and Bulgarian governments, the Open Society Institute, and the University of Maine.

AUBG is a privately funded, not-for-profit institution. Tuition and private donations, as well as grants, finance its educational activities. It opened its doors in September 1991, with a first-year class of 208 students and 16 full-time faculty members.

The Center for Analysis and Institutional Development Eleutheria Foundation (CADI) is an academic and entrepreneurial cooperation platform for a network of researchers and consultants in human, social and organizational sciences. CADI is specialized in consultancy services and technical assistance for the Romanian public administration in various areas, such as: institutional development, developing and implementing public policies, sectoral and development strategies – local and regional – as well as in conducting studies and social research. The Foundation is active in the area of human resources development, managing large scale strategic projects aiming at the creation of jobs, the development of entrepreneurial culture, facilitating access to employment for people in rural areas, increasing the skills of SMEs managers and young entrepreneurs in order to manage businesses more effectively or increasing the capacity of inclusion of the Roma minority for a sustainable economic development. CADI also organizes public debates and workshops, on topics of public or scientific interest and develops educational and editorial programs in human and social sciences areas.

The CERGE-EI U.S. Foundation is the largest supporter of economics education in the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We support our founding partner CERGE-EI (Czech Republic) in promoting modern economic research, education and literacy. We also collaborate with other educational and research institutions, philanthropic entities and supranational organizations in our mission.

Circulo Hazlitt is a think-tank based in Malaga (Spain) that started its activities in 2018. It is comprised of individuals committed to liberty who acknowledge reason and thinking as prerequisite for action. The center espouses the ideas and values of a society based upon free and responsible citizens. In order to achieve that, the Hazlitt Center has active role expanding a network of free and open cities. 

Liberal group based in Sevilla (Spain), founded in 2011 which aims to contribute to generate a real liberal alternative to the European mainstream economic thought. This group has the clear objective of making a significant contribution in changing people's perception of the intervention of the state in economy and in our lives in general. To achieve this objective, the main activity of the organization is the divulgation and defence of the ideas of liberty, directly and by helping other individuals and groups spreading the ideas of liberty in social and conventional media.

Civil Development Forum (FOR) is a non-profit free-market think tank based in Poland promoting and, if needed, defending economic freedom, rule of law, individual liberties, private property, entrepreneurial activities, and ideas of limited government. FOR contributes to policy-making and public debate through fact-based research and regular media presence.

El Club de los Viernes is a grassroot movement born in December 2014 to become a fence against the collectivist and liberticidal wave that threatens our liberties system.
El Club is a nonpartisan platform that spreads libertarian values through articles, talks and permanent activity on social networks, among other means.
El Club will not hesitate to confront and oppose the idea of liberty to the ideological monopoly of the State. El Club will not shy away from the dialectical conflict in every sphere and chance that emerges.

The German Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is the foundation for liberal politics. It aims to promote the goal of making the principle of freedom valid for the dignity of all people and in all areas of society, both in Germany and abroad. Through our work in more than 60 countries worldwide we want to spread liberal ideas, to strengthen civil society and to intensify the transfer of liberal solutions from abroad into the political discussion in Germany. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has been working in Southeast Europe since 1990 supporting a difficult ongoing transformation process.

FHI is a Romanian libertarian think-tank, that aims to disseminate the ideas and the work of Austrian economist and philosopher Friedrich von Hayek, in order to cultivate the idea of individual freedom, to defend free society, democracy and market economy.
Among others, its activities include publication of books, conferences and public debates in order to spread and defend libertarian values.
FHI Romania has proudly been part of FMRS since 2015.

Institute of Economic and Social Studies is a non-governmental and apolitical independent think tank in Bratislava, Slovakia. INESS monitors the functioning and financing of the public sector, evaluates the effects of legislative changes on the economy and society, conducts in-depth analyses and drafts reform proposals, and comments on current economic and social issues. It is the most frequently quoted Slovak economic think tank in broadcast and print media.

Our mission is to spread the liberty network through the spanish speaking countries and become a key actor in the configuration of public policies. We want to involve even more people in the defense of liberty values (freedom network), through the study and understanding of its philosophic tenets, of human nature and society, and of the principles and values of free societies (knowledge network). In addition, we work to communicate effectively to a wide and varied audience (broadcast network).

SSST is the only university in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region offering its undergraduate and postgraduate students an internationally recognized degree. Its students learn two foreign languages and receive two degrees: one from SSST and another one from the University of Buckingham (UK), SSST’s international partner since its founding in 2004.
SSST is meeting not only the national, but also the British and the European academic and quality standards, making excellence an imperative.

Our aim is to promote Liberty and Private Property as key elements for a society built not around coercion but on freedom and respect for the individual.

Svensk Tidskrift is a magazine with a touch of think tank. Established 1911 we cover politics, economy and culture in Sweden and abroad in a weekly online magazine, arrange seminars, publish books and participate in the public debate.
Svensk Tidskrift is liberal-conservative, but has no formal party connections. We work to enable the politically interested and ideologically sound to express their views and participate in the debate on free market issues such as protection of private ownership, lower taxes and freedom of speech.

The main mission of The Center for Renewal of Culture (COK) is to educate people in the fundamental principles which underpin a free and democratic society. COK promotes the doctrine of limited government based on individual freedom and a free economy. We believe that institutions (political parties, judiciary, parliament etc.) alone are no guarantee for a well-ordered society. Citizens must take responsibility themselves for the common good.

University of Belgrade was founded in 1808. Today, with more than 100 thousand students, 31 schools and 12 research institutes it is one of the largest and the top-ranking universities in the Central and Eastern Europe. Faculty of Economicsand Faculty of Law, aremember schoolsof the University of Belgrade, renowned for providing cutting edge education and research in economics/business/statisticsand law.

UDG’s mission is to develop the spirit of freedom, individualism, entrepreneurship and economic liberalism; to develop research methodology and promote innovation; to equip our students with knowledge and skills needed for the success on global markets; to develop and strengthen the network of UDG students worldwide.