The aims of Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) are to: analyse and reflect European politics and integration for developing solutions on a European level also through interaction and networking with other think tanks, academics, NGOs, politicians and decision-takers at national and European level; feed the debate on the future of the EU nationally and Europe- wide, advance intercultural dialogue as well as European democracy and citizenship; develop effective activities for promoting the transfer of research results into political practice, to various stakeholders of civil society and a wider audience of citizens through their involvement in national and multilateral discussions; disseminate knowledge and information about the EU's institutions and policies, values and principles through appropriate publications for key multipliers and the wider public.