The Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies (Poland)

The Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies (IES)  has been active in the field of co-operation among European countries, especially in Central and Eastern Europe since 1992. Their statutory mission is to promote social and political education serving the democratic future of Poland and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, to support and undertake activities and projects helping individuals and communities to better understand local processes induced by transformation of societies&economies into democratic states with high level of dialogue and tolerance.
The most important and long-term umbrella project of the IES is the Economic Forum.
Over the period of 28 years, the Forum has become important and recognized set of events in Central&Eastern Europe and it has been the modern and required debate platform for guests representing civil society, local and regional community circles, political representatives, business world and groups of experts at the international level.