{"id":1414,"date":"2026-10-28T15:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edi.lt\/partners\/wmc\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:25:37","slug":"wmc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/partners\/wmc\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies (WMCES)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.edi-partners-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:24px;margin-top:24px}\n.edi-partner-card,.edi-partner-card:hover{display:flex;flex-direction:column;color:#202939;border:1px solid #E3E8EF;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;transition:box-shadow .2s}\n.edi-partner-card:hover{box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(32,41,57,.12)}\n.edi-partner-card img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:2\/1;object-fit:contain;background:#fff;padding:16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EF}\n.edi-partner-card .b{padding:16px 20px 20px}\n.edi-partner-card h2{font-size:19px;margin:0 0 6px;color:#202939}\n.edi-partner-card .s{font-size:14px;color:#697586;margin-bottom:8px}\n.edi-partner-card p{font-size:15px;margin:0 0 10px;color:#364152}\n.edi-partner-card .m{color:#5658DB;font-weight:600;font-size:15px}\n.edi-partner .edi-partner-logo{max-width:320px;width:100%;height:auto;margin:8px 0 16px}\n.edi-partner .s{font-size:15px;color:#697586;margin-bottom:24px}\n.edi-partner h2{font-size:22px;margin:28px 0 10px}\n.edi-partner .back{display:inline-block;margin-top:32px;color:#5658DB;font-weight:600}\n.edi-partner-activity{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.edi-partner-activity li:before,.edi-partner-activity li::marker{display:none;content:none}\n.edi-partner-activity li{list-style:none;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:max-content 150px 1fr;gap:12px;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EF;font-size:16px}\n.edi-partner-activity .d{white-space:nowrap;color:#697586;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}\n.edi-partner-activity .l{color:#697586}\n@media (max-width:639px){.edi-partner-activity li{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2px}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"edi-partner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" class=\"edi-partner-logo wp-image-1403\" src=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/partneris-wmc-logo.png\" alt=\"Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies (WMCES) logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/partneris-wmc-logo.png 800w, https:\/\/edi.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/partneris-wmc-logo-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/edi.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/partneris-wmc-logo-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"s\">Partners since 2024, members since December 2024<\/div>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies is the official think tank of the European People&#8217;s Party (EPP) and a European political foundation based in Brussels. It brings together centre right think tanks and political foundations from across Europe and carries out research and debate on European policy.<\/p>\n<h2>Our cooperation<\/h2>\n<p>We have cooperated since 2024, and in December 2024 the Institute became an official member of the Centre. Together we hold international conferences and round tables in Vilnius: Crisis of European Identity? (2024), Never Again: Preventing the Rise of Radicalism, Antisemitism, and Hate in Europe (2025), Demography and the Future of Europe (2026), the education policy forum (2026), as well as discussions on Ukraine&#8217;s reconstruction, migration, green policy and transatlantic relations. Many of them led to policy papers.<\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.martenscentre.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">martenscentre.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Joint activities<\/h2>\n<p><ul class=\"edi-partner-activity\"><li><span class=\"d\">2026-10-27<\/span><span class=\"l\">Comments<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/analizes-ir-komentarai\/comments\/education-choice-and-the-future-of-lithuania\/\">Education, Choice and the Future of Lithuania<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2026-10-01<\/span><span class=\"l\">Discussion<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/analizes-ir-komentarai\/comments\/education-choice-and-the-future-of-lithuania\/\">Policy Forum. Education, Choice and the Future of Lithuania: National Challenges in a European Perspective<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2026-07-02<\/span><span class=\"l\">Discussion<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1063759083363455\/posts\/969930539412977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Should Be Conserved and What Let Go? Season Closing Discussion<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2026-03-13<\/span><span class=\"l\">Discussion<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1302103641783135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demography and the Future of Europe<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2025-12-17<\/span><span class=\"l\">Publications<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/analizes-ir-komentarai\/publications\/2025-annual-report\/\">2025 Annual Report<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2025-05-08<\/span><span class=\"l\">Analyses<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/analizes-ir-komentarai\/analyses\/navigating-demographic-shifts-migration-borders-and-the-european-workforce\/\">Navigating Demographic Shifts: Migration, Borders, and the European Workforce<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2025-04-04<\/span><span class=\"l\">Event<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/503765902803500\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D%5D%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Again: Preventing the Rise of Radicalism, Antisemitism, and Hate in Europe<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2025-03-20<\/span><span class=\"l\">Event<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=588148090924559&#038;id=100091881184686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US-EU Relations in a Limbo: How to Save the Transatlantic Link?<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2025-02-05<\/span><span class=\"l\">Analyses<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/analizes-ir-komentarai\/analyses\/rebuilding-and-integrating-charting-ukraines-post-war-path\/\">Rebuilding and Integrating: Charting Ukraine&#8217;s Post-War Path<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2025-02-05<\/span><span class=\"l\">Analyses<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/analizes-ir-komentarai\/analyses\/green-horizons-environmental-stewardship-and-decarbonisation\/\">Green Horizons: Environmental Stewardship and Decarbonisation<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2025-01-17<\/span><span class=\"l\">Analyses<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/analizes-ir-komentarai\/analyses\/strategic-interplay-linking-russias-actions-in-ukraine-and-the-middle-east\/\">Strategic Interplay: Linking Russia&#8217;s Actions in Ukraine and the Middle East<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2024-12-05<\/span><span class=\"l\">Comments<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/analizes-ir-komentarai\/comments\/joining-the-wilfried-martens-centre-for-european-studies\/\">Joining the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2024-11-22<\/span><span class=\"l\">Event<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2238677436533615\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crisis of European Identity? War, Sovereignty, and the new Radicalisms<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2024-11-08<\/span><span class=\"l\">Discussion<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=493686447037391&#038;id=100091881184686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Interplay: Linking Russia&#8217;s Actions in Ukraine and the Middle East<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2024-11-04<\/span><span class=\"l\">Discussion<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=486901737715862&#038;id=100091881184686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebuilding and Integrating: Charting Ukraine&#8217;s Post-War Path<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2024-09-25<\/span><span class=\"l\">Discussion<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/events\/green-horizons-environmental-stewardship-and-decarbonisation\/\">Green Horizons: Environmental Stewardship and Decarbonisation<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"d\">2024-09-11<\/span><span class=\"l\">Discussion<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=445321048540598&#038;id=100091881184686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Securing the Chain: Building Resilient Supply Systems in the EU<\/a><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"back\" href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/partners\/\">All partners<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partners since 2024, members since December 2024 About The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":1410,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The Institute of European Right is a member of the Wilfried Martens Centre. 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