FRIDE

FRIDE
Formation1999
Dissolved31 December 2015
TypeInternational Development Think Tank
Location
President
Pedro Solbes
WebsiteOfficial website

The FRIDE (Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior, Spanish for "Foundation for International Relations and Foreign Dialogue") was an independent European think tank headquartered in Madrid and Brussels.[1] As of 2012, it was one of 55 think tanks in the country.[2] It focused on the improvement of European views and ideas on various topics related to international development. It ceased its activities on 31 December 2015 due to lack of funding.[3]

  1. ^ "European think tanks and the EU" (PDF). Berlaymont Paper (2). September 2012.
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  3. ^ "FRIDE ceased its think tank activities on 31st December 2015 for economic reasons". FRIDE. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016.