The Elcano Royal Institute is a Spanish think-tank for international and strategic studies that analyses world events and trends from a Spanish, European and global perspective.

The Institute was established in 2001 as a non-partisan private foundation under the honorary presidency of HRH The Prince of Asturias.

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Emilio Lamo de Espinosa, Chairman@emiliolamo

Who we are

Rafael Estrella, Vice Chairman@Estrella_Raf

Charles Powell, Director@CharlesTPowell

Researchers• Haizam Amirah Fernández, Mediterranean and Arab World

@HaizamAmirah•Félix Arteaga, Security and Defence•Ángel Badillo, Spanish Language and Culture

@angelbadillo• Gonzalo Escribano, Energy

@g_escribano•Mario Esteban, Asia-Pacific

@wizma9• Carmen González, Demography and International

Migrations@cgzalez_elcano• Carlos Malamud, Latin America

@CarlosMalamud• Ignacio Molina, Europe

@_ignaciomolina• Javier Noya, Public Opinion•Iliana Olivié, International Cooperation and Development

@iolivie•Miguel Otero-Iglesias, European Economy and Emerging

Markets @miotei

• Fernando Reinares, International Terrorism @F_Reinares• Federico Steinberg, Economy and International Trade

@Steinbergf

• William Chislett@WilliamChislet3• Carlota García Encina

@EncinaCharlie• Carola García-Calvo@carolagc13• Salvador Llaudes @Sllaudes• Aitor Pérez @aitor_ecoper• María Solanas @Maria_SolanasC• Alicia Sorroza@Alisorroza

Senior Research Fellows:• Carlos Alonso Zaldívar• Alfredo Arahuetes• José M. de Areilza@joseareilza• Juan Díez Nicolás• Andrés Ortega@andresortegak• Martín Ortega• Sebastián Royo

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The Institute’s work is carried out by a team of highly-qualified researchers along with a wide-ranging network of contributors and associate experts.

Researchers – WorkingGroups

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The Elcano Royal Institute focuses on 14 geographical areas and specific topics:

Geographical areas1. Europe2. Latin America3. Mediterranean and Arab World4. Asia-Pacific5. US – Transatlantic Dialogue6. Sub-Saharan Africa

Topics7. Economy and International Trade8. International Cooperation and Development9. Energy10. Security and Defence11. International Terrorism12. Spain’s International Image and Public Opinion13. Spanish Language and Culture14. Demography and International Migrations

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The Elcano Board of Trustees comprises representatives of both the companies that fund the Institute and of the Spanish Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Defence, Education and Culture, and Economy and Trade, as well as prominent figures linked to Spanish foreign and defence policy: Felipe González, Javier Solana, Marcelino Oreja, Eduardo Serra, Gustavo Suárez Pertierra.

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How we are financed (2013)

Annual budget €3 million

Public13%

Private82%

Others5%

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Elcano is among the top think tanks worldwide and in Western Europe

Source: 2013 Global Go To Think Tanks Index Report

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Elcano is the only Spanish think tank among the top 25 performing best in institutional collaboration

Source: 2013 Global Go To Think Tanks Index Report

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New challenges for a new time

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“The dialogue between science and society has never been so important”, Márie Geogheagan-Quinn, EU Commissioner for

Research, Innovation and Science

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• Multi-annual framework 2014-2020 (77 b€)

• An integrated programme coupling research and innovation• Challenge based

• Strong focus on SMEs• Major simplification

New challenges: H2020

New challenges: H2020

A new paradigmNew approach to work programmes and calls: • Strategic and policy-oriented,• Biannual, • Less prescriptive, • Broader and fewer topics• Focus on multidisciplinary • Impact• Participation of stakeholders

Main actors

European Commission

DG’s

Evaluators

Member States

Co-ordinator

Partners

Stakeholders

Topics of challenge VICall

EURO – overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe

New growth models (Innovation)EU integration (economic, political)Governance (Democratic legitimacy, welfare state reforms, solidarity)Private sector responses

YOUNG – young generation in an innovative, inclusive and sustainable Europe

Distrust and disconnection to EUUnemploymentNew social and political movementsEmpowerment as change-makers

REFLECTIVE –Societies: cultural heritage and European identities

European Identity

INT – Europe as global actor Competition and engagement with strategic partners

INSO – New forms of Innovation Social innovation and inputs to socio-economic transition

INT-12-2015: The cultural, scientific and social dimension of EU-LAC relations - Past and present cultural, scientific, intellectual and social exchanges

between individuals, countries and regions within the wide EU-CELAC area, - Cultural exchanges between EU and LAC - Through long-standing migration movements between the two regions, as

well as those taking place in fields such as arts, literature, sports and beyond. - Scientific exchanges between EU and LAC in an historical and forward-looking

perspective How LAC representative groups of citizens perceive the role of Europe in their own continent and the process of European integration, more generally.

- The social dimension of the EU-CELAC relation - The impact of the EU-CELAC relation on the promotion of social cohesion in

the two regions - How different approaches to fight social exclusion and regional disparities

can be successfully shared and applied to different contexts. - Broader participation of international partners from the LAC (>=3)- EU-LAC Foundation and Trans-Atlantic Platform for the Social Sciences and

Humanities

What have we learned so far…• Hire someone in charge of applications• Try to get intelligence about call as soon as possible• Get in touch with H2020 country representative• Try to go as a partner (to learn) and then try to

coordinate an application• Read call very carefully• Start informal contacts with potential partners• Do serious brain-storming in-house• Come up with conceptual outline• Organise first workshop. Offer just accommodation• Combine university, think tanks and practitioners

Good luck with G2020!

Remember, if you need a partner from the south of Europe, think about us…

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