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Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Democracy & Civil societyPeace & Conflict
Think tankFounded 1990International reach
Profile last updated: October 29, 2026

About

Founded in 1990, Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies is a think tank based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg working on democracy & civil society, peace & conflict.

The Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies (LIEIS) is an independent, non-profit research organisation based in Luxembourg City. Created in 1990 in connection with Harvard University, it runs multidisciplinary, multinational conferences, seminars, publications and student exchanges on European integration, international relations, and the political and economic future of countries and regions. It brings together academics, policymakers and practitioners, and runs an annual summer seminar in Romania. It has been funded mainly by an annual subsidy from the Government of Luxembourg, supplemented by project grants from international organisations.

Location

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Founded

1990

Organisation type

Think tank

Legal name

Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies

Focus areas

European studiesinternational relationsresearchpublic policysummer school

Languages

ENFRDE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyPeace & Conflict

Works for

Students

How they work

ResearchAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

The Vitality of Nations

Other · Luxembourg

A multidisciplinary research and conference series, begun in 1990, that assesses and forecasts the vitality of selected countries and regions, with books published from the meetings.

Summer Seminar in Vama Veche

Education · Romania

An annual summer course for students and young researchers, held since 1994 in Romania in association with the Black Sea University Foundation and the European Cultural Centre of Bucharest.

Countries of operation

LuxembourgRomaniaSerbia

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingGrants

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Harvard University, Black Sea University Foundation, European Cultural Centre Bucharest, New Policy Forum, Russkiy Mir Foundation, Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg

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