Consolidating the Network

The Stockholm Network Annual Report 2005/06

PAGE 1: Introduction PAGE 2: A Year of Activity 2005PAGE 5: Building our Audience PAGE 8: Events andPublications PAGE 10: An Expanding Team PAGE 12:

Constructing a Network PAGE 14: Members Poll2005 PAGE 15: Web Statistics PAGE 16: Supporters of the Stockholm Network PAGE 17: Contact us

In 2005-06, the Stockholm Networkunderwent another period of rapidexpansion of its staff, activities andinfluence. According to a survey of60% of our member think tanks, thisyear, we and our colleagues havepublished more than 8,000 high qualitypress articles, delivered more than600 major publications and hostedmore than 600 major events. As such,the Stockholm Network and itsmembers’ work are now influencingmany millions of Europeans.

Full details of all our achievements areprovided in the following pages, includinginformation about our events, publicationsand reports, newsletters, outreach activitiesand work programmes. As we have expanded,we have also streamlined our work into threeclearly defined areas of activity – Health and Welfare, Energy and Environment andIntellectual Property and Competition. Eachprogramme now has a dedicated managerwithin the Stockholm Network team andeach benefits greatly from the expertise ofpolicy thinkers, including in-house expertsMeir Pugatch on IP and Peter Nolan onenergy and environmental affairs.

Looking to the future, we wish to build onthe foundations of this success to ensure thatour growth continues to be accompanied bythe quality, attention to detail and dynamicapproach that now defines the StockholmNetwork as Europe’s leading pan-Europeanthink tank and market-oriented network.

Think tanks in Europe today operate in amore challenging environment than everbefore.There are not only many more suchorganisations, but also a consequently greaterfocus on the quality, independence andreputation of think tanks and policy institutesas a whole.

As a result, in the year ahead we will beleading the way in addressing issues oftransparency and reputation in order to make sure that the good work think tanks do continues to be held in the highest regard.Alongside our usual policy research, we willbe finding out how we are viewed by thoseoutside the think tank community and leadinga drive to put in place procedures toinstitutionalise greater transparency andindependence for think tanks across thepolitical spectrum.

To lead this drive, we have for the first timeincluded a list of sponsors in our annualreport, which will be placed online on ournewly re-launched website.We are grateful to all our funders for their support and foragreeing to join with us in making think tanksmore open about their affairs.We believe thiswill benefit us all and serve as an importantreminder of our need for independentthinking and research, which are so vital if we wish to solve the economic and socialproblems Europe faces today.

Helen DisneyDirectorThe Stockholm Network

Introduction

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2005

18 JANUARYAmigo Society meeting, Brussels –‘Introducing Reference Pricing in Belgium –What will it mean for you?’ with JohnGraham, Adjunct Scholar, Fraser Institute and Yolande Avontroodt, Belgian MP

25 JANUARYWestminster Fringe debate, London –‘Democratisation of science would not be in the public interest’ with Lord Taverne,Professor Colin Blakemore, Ian Gibson MP,Daniel Glaser, Rick Nye. Chaired by Shereenel Feki, The Economist

Throughout 2005 and early 2006,the Stockholm Network pursued a wide range of policy-orientedactivities.We formalised our workinto three programmes: Health andWelfare, Intellectual Property andCompetition, and Energy andEnvironment.We also hosted regularpublic debates in Brussels – theAmigo Society – and London –The Westminster Fringe – as well as launching seven major publications.Here is a full timeline of our activitiesand outreach successes for the year.

8 FEBRUARYWestminster Fringe debate, London –‘Ukraine’s crisis is Russia’s shame’,with Mary Dejevsky, Jonathan Steele, Dr AndrewWilson,Taras Chaban. Chaired by EdwardLucas, The Economist

15 FEBRUARY Amigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘WhyReform is Impossible’ with Laurent Alexandre,Health Economist and CEO, Medcost

19 FEBRUARYPublication of The State of the Union: Market-Oriented Reform in the EU in 2004

21 FEBRUARY1st Stockholm Network Book Club discussesThe Wisdom of Crowds – Why the Many areSmarter than the Few by James Surowiecki

25 FEBRUARY‘Does the West know Best?’ – StockholmNetwork / CNE conference in Brusselsexamining reform in Eastern Europe, andlessons for the West. Featuring Johan Hjertqvist, Health Consumer Powerhouse,Dan Mitchell, Heritage Foundation, UgniusTrumpa, Lithuanian Free Market Institute, andJohnny Munkhammar, author of European Dawn

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A Year of Activity

22 MARCHAmigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘Is EuropeDoomed?’ with Johnny Munkhammar,Timbroand Mark Leonard, Centre for EuropeanReform

31 MARCHWestminster Fringe debate, London – ‘Myparty alone understands the proper role of the market’ with Liam Byrne MP (Lab.),Adam Afriyie MP (Con.), Chris Huhne MP(Lib.), and Rick Nye, Populus. Chaired by BillEmmott, Editor in Chief, The Economist

6 APRILSN Book Club discusses The Paradox ofChoice:Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz

19 APRILAmigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘EasternMedicine for Western Woes? Lessons fromNew Europe’ with Dr Pavel Hrobon

19 MAYWestminster Fringe debate, London – ‘Turkey’sentry into the European Union is a riskworth taking’ with Kemal Koprulu, RebeccaTinsley, Owen Matthews, Prof. Norman Stone.Chaired by Edward Lucas, The Economist

24 MAYAmigo Society meeting, Brussels –‘Biotechnology:A Healthy Revolution?’ with Jan Remans, M.D. PhD

7-12 JUNEPoles Apart? Eastern European attitudes toHealthcare is launched in Budapest, Bratislavaand Warsaw by Terry O’Dwyer and Rick Nyeof Populus

14 JUNEAmigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘Imprisonedor Liberated? Belgium in an enlarged EU’ withPat Cox, former president, European Parliament

16 JUNE‘Information Technology IPRs in Europe:Cause for Hope or Cause for Concern?’ –Joint IP Roundtable of the Stockholm Networkand Managing Intellectual Property Journal

20 JUNESN Book Club discusses The Right Nation:Why America Is Different by John Micklethwaitand Adrian Wooldridge

1 JULYBritish launch of Poles Apart? Eastern Europeanattitudes to Healthcare

2 AUGUSTPublication of Does the West Know Best?,a collection of essays from the Februaryconference

5 SEPTEMBERSN Book Club discusses Everything Bad IsGood for You: How Popular Culture Is MakingUs Smarter by Steven Johnson

15 SEPTEMBERWestminster Fringe debate, London –‘Prosperity, not environmentalism, is the bestway to save the planet’ with Stephen Tindale,Greenpeace; Prof. Keith Palmer, Prof. JanePlant, Martin Livermore. Chaired by VijayVaitheeswaran, The Economist

20 SEPTEMBERAmigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘Is BelgiumWorking? Labour Market Reform’ with Marc De Vos, PhD., Jan Denys, Randstad.Chaired by Alain Mouton, Trends magazine

21 SEPTEMBERSN Book Club discusses Occidentalism:TheWest in the Eyes of Its Enemies by Ian Burumaand Avishai Margalit

12 OCTOBERLaunched by Terry O’Dwyer at the House of Lords, the Antidote-PACT (PartnershipAgainst Counterfeit Trade) initiative is anexperimental programme designed to bridgethe gap between thinking and acting on theproblem of medical counterfeiting

17 OCTOBER SN Book Club discusses Status Syndromeby Michael Marmot

20 OCTOBERWestminster Fringe – ‘Democracies shouldbypass the UN rather than wait for itsreform’ with Rebecca Tinsley, Jan Kavan,Joshua Moravchik, Edward Mortimer. Chairedby Christopher Lockwood, The Economist

25 OCTOBERAmigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘A Futurefor Retirement? Lessons and Perspectives onUS Social Security Reform’ with Dr. MichaelTanner, Cato and Dr. Johan van Overtveld,Belgian Association of Christian Employers.Chaired by Frans Crols, Trends magazine

30 OCTOBERPublication of Putting the Environment inPerspective

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10 NOVEMBERPublication of English language version ofEuropean Dawn:After the Social Model byJohnny Munkhammar

15 NOVEMBERIntellectual Property Debate, London –‘Unregulated free riding on others’ ideas willharm consumers and cripple innovation’ withJames Nurton, Managing Intellectual Property,Dr Birgitte Andersen, Phil Evans, Dr Alan Story,Professor Stefan Szymanski. Chaired by Dr Meir Perez Pugatch, Head of the StockholmNetwork’s IP programme

16 NOVEMBERLunch for Croatian Justice Minister,VesnaSkare Ozbolt, jointly hosted with PolicyExchange, London

22 NOVEMBERAmigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘TheGreat Paradigm Shift: Health Care as aDriver of Growth’ with Dr. Arne Björnbergand Sonia Teughels

23 NOVEMBERLaunch of European Dawn, Brussels, heldjointly with the European Enterprise Institute

24 NOVEMBERWestminster Fringe debate, London – ‘Digitaltechnology will strengthen, not weaken publicservice broadcasting’ with Jocelyn Hay, HelenWeeds, Eben Wilson, David Levy. Chaired byEdward Carr, The Economist

Early 2006

3 JANUARYPublication of Intellectual Property Frontiers:Expanding the Borders of Discussion

24 JANUARYAmigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘WillEuropean transport take us too far?’ withDr. Guoda Stepanoviciene, Mr. Olivier Charon

26 JANUARYWestminster Fringe debate, London – ‘A flattax system is the best way forward for Britain’with Allister Heath, The Business, Susan KramerMP (Lib.), Ondrej Socuvka, Prof. Lord RichardLayard. Chaired by Paul Wallace, The Economist

9 FEBRUARYWestminster Fringe debate, London – ‘IfBritain wants decent and efficient publicservices, it should hand them over to theprivate sector’ w/ Tim Gosling, MatthewHancock, Margie Jaffe, Henry Pitman. Chairedby Ed Carr, The Economist

14 FEBRUARYThe Stockholm Network launched its newwebsite at www.stockholm-network.org

16 FEBRUARYThe Stockholm Network IP programme heldits first IP Academy in Israel

22 FEBRUARYPublication of Flat Tax:Towards a British Modelin conjunction with the Taxpayers Alliance

22 FEBRUARYAmigo Society meeting, Brussels –‘Biotechnology and Tailor Made Medicines’with Dr. Anders Sandberg and Mr. RobbyBerloznik

24 FEBRUARY‘Defusing the Pensions Timebomb’, aStockholm Network / Centre for the NewEurope conference on the future of Europe’spension systems. Featuring Matthew Bishop,The Economist, Liam Halligan, Channel 4 News,Dan Clifton, Giuseppe Pennisi,Wilfried Prewo,Christofer Fjellner MEP, Ian Vasquez, CatoInstitute, Kamil Kajetanowicz, Edward Palmer

8 MARCHIntellectual Property Roundtable, Brussels –‘IPRs and SMEs – A Barrier to Innovation or an Engine for Growth?’, with Dr GeoffGregson, University of Edinburgh, Liz Coleman,UK Patent Office and David Doll Steinberg,Tribeka Ltd

13 MARCHThe Stockholm Network is invited to make a submission to the UK government’s GowersReview of intellectual property policy

16 MARCHThe Stockholm Network submitted a reportto the UK government’s Stern Review onclimate change

21 MARCHAmigo Society meeting, Brussels –‘Consumers and Health Information:Is Knowledge Really Power?’ w/ Peter Pitts,fmr FDA, James Copping, EuropeanCommission, Colin Webb, EPF

23 MARCHWestminster Fringe debate, London – ‘Freetrade is the only way to make the poor worldricher’, w/ Gibril Faal, AFFORD; John Hilary,War on Want;Andrew Mwenda,The Monitor,Uganda; Dr Yingqi Wei, Lancaster University.Chaired by Simon Cox, The Economist

28 MARCHPublication launch of Cholesterol:The PublicPolicy Implications of Not Doing Enough,Brussels

25 APRILWestminster Fringe debate, London – ‘Putin’senergy policy is a disaster for both Europeand Russia’ with Bob Amsterdam, Amsterdam& Peroff; Dr Vlad Sobell, Daiwa Institute ofResearch, Margot Light, LSE

25 APRILAmigo Society meeting, Brussels – ‘The FlatTax Revolution: Rising from the East’ withOndrej Socuvka, Economic Adviser to theSlovakian Prime Minister

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Through its extensive programme ofoutreach to the print, broadcast anddigital media, the Stockholm Networkand its ideas have reached the eyesand ears of millions of Europeans andothers further afield.

2005

4 JANUARYThe Sprout led with a piece by Helen Disneyon the state of the think tank community inEurope

5 MARCHThe Economist’s ‘Charlemagne’ referred to a Stockholm Network event in a report onflat taxation

7 MARCHLibération mentioned the Stockholm Networkin a piece on European think tanks

17 MARCHThe Jerusalem Post refers to the StockholmNetwork in a report on the Lisbon Agenda

3 APRILThe Observer reported on the StockholmNetwork/Economist debate on which UKpolitical party best understands the role ofmarket economics

28 APRILTerry O’Dwyer had a piece in European Voiceon trade issues

25 MAYJohnny Munkhammar and Jacob Arfwedsonhad an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on theSwedish model

31 MAYThe Financial Times printed an op-ed by JacobArfwedson on the European constitution

7-11 JUNEFollowing its launch in Poland, Hungary andSlovakia, Poles Apart received 28 major piecesof coverage in the countries’ respectivenational print and broadcast media

1 JULYHelen Disney’s piece ‘Think-tanks, theirinfluence, and the NHS’ was printed in The Healthcare Lobbyist

8 JULYHelen Disney had on op-ed printed in PublicFinance about the European social model

13 JULYSacha Kumaria had a letter printed in TheGuardian about the impenetrability of the UK tax code

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Building our Audience

16 JULYTerry O’Dwyer had a letter printed in The Times about civil liberty infringements

29 JULYRed Herring technology magazine referred toStockholm Network publication A SickBusiness in a piece on drugs counterfeiting

1 AUGUSTDan Lewis had an op-ed on biofuelspublished in Petroleum Economist

4 AUGUSTTerry O’Dwyer’s letter on Chilean pensionreform was printed in The Times

8 AUGUSTThe Financial Times printed a letter aboutsolar power by Dan Lewis

8 AUGUSTDan Lewis had a letter in The Businessregarding oil prices

11 AUGUSTThe Stockholm Network was covered in a major piece on European think tanks in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

1 SEPTEMBERTerry O’Dwyer and A Sick Business authorGraham Satchwell had an article oncounterfeiting printed in PharmaceuticalMarketing

29 OCTOBERThe Observer highlighted The StockholmNetwork’s Putting the Environment inPerspective poll in a piece on fuel efficientvehicles

1 NOVEMBERThe environment poll was referred to by The Independent in a piece on Britain’s failureto meet emissions

4 NOVEMBERDan Lewis had a letter printed in The Guardian drawing attention to theenvironment poll

17 NOVEMBERThe Economist piece ‘Hot under the collar’drew on the environment poll’s implicationsfor government policy making

28 NOVEMBERAnne Jensen had a letter printed in the Financial Times on the CompetitionCommission’s investigation into Microsoft

5 DECEMBERThe Economist referenced Poles Apart in itsEconomist Intelligence Unit study of Poland

13 DECEMBERHuman Events published a piece by SachaKumaria on the rebirth of the UKConservatives

19 DECEMBERThe Irish Times cited European Dawn authorJohnny Munkhammar in a piece on changingattitudes to welfarism in Sweden

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2006

1 JANUARYHelen Disney had an article published inEuropean Pharmaceutical Executive examiningthe implications of the SN study Poles Apart

10 JANUARYJohnny Munkhammar was quoted in The Guardian’s study of the ‘Nordic model’

10 JANUARYA letter to the Financial Times referred to twoStockholm Network publications, Impatient forChange and Poles Apart to advocate looseningrestrictions on pharmaceutical advertising

19 JANUARYIntellectual Property Watch cited StockholmNetwork IP programme head Meir Pugatch

6 FEBRUARYFinancial Times’ Foreign Direct Investmentmagazine quoted Meir Pugatch on the EU’sfailure to generate a competitive knowledgeeconomy

8 FEBRUARYSimon Moore had a letter printed in The Financial Times regarding growingEuropean protectionism

9 FEBRUARYTime Out declared the StockholmNetwork/Economist Westminster Fringedebate on the privatisation of public services“one of the top 5 things to do in London”

19 FEBRUARYAn op-ed in The Business referred heavily tothe Stockholm Network’s Flat Tax publication

1 MARCHEuropean Dawn was reviewed in a column inThe Financial Times

5 MARCHThe Sunday Times featured a major op-ed bySacha Kumaria and Peter Nolan about theOscar-winning film Syriana’s misrepresentationof the global oil market

13 MARCHeGov Monitor printed an op-ed by AnneJensen on the importance of intellectualproperty rights in achieving the goals of theEU’s Lisbon Agenda

16 MARCHThe Wall Street Journal piece ‘Nordic Stars’was co-authored by several StockholmNetwork membes, including European Dawnauthor Johnny Munkhammar

30 MARCHTerry O’Dwyer’s rebuttal to Polly Toynbee’sassertion that NHS reform harmed patientswas printed by The Guardian

3 APRILThe Times featured an article referring to theStockholm Network’s Cholesterol reportwhilst assessing the dangers of cholesterol-related illness

5 APRILAnne Jensen had a letter in The FinancialTimes related to French workers’ rejection ofproposed new employment legislation

7 APRILHelen Disney had an op-ed published inPublic Finance magazine on public sectoremployment reforms

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Stockholm Network publications in 2005 and early 2006 spanned arange of topics including Europeanhealthcare reform, taxation policy,reform in Eastern Europe, intellectualproperty and public perceptions ofenvironmental issues.We also hosted12 Amigo Society meetings and 11 Westminster Fringe debates duringthe period, vastly increasing ournetwork in these cities and beyond.

Cholesterol:The Public Policy Implications of Not Doing Enoughby Stephen Pollard, Mike Sedgley and TonyHockley (published 2006)

This paper considers the implications forpublic policy within Europe of a continuedlack of attention to the impact of high andrising levels of cholesterol between now and2020. Rather than dealing with the purelymedical impact, it concentrates on an area ofuniversal public policy concern, namely theimpact on Europe’s welfare systems and theknock-on effect on national budgets andeconomic growth.

Flat Tax:Towards a British Modelby Allister Heath (published 2006)

Allister Heath explores the possibility of aBritish flat tax, discovering it to be both aviable, and desirable, model for the UK.Thispaper is published in conjunction with theTaxpayers’ Alliance, UK.

Intellectual Property Frontiers: Expandingthe Borders of Discussionby Dr. Meir Pugatch and Anne K. Jensen (eds.)(published 2006)

The first book to be published by theStockholm Network Intellectual Property andCompetition programme, Expanding theBorders draws on the expertise of eighteendistinguished scholars, policymakers andpractitioners. It aims to familiarise readerswith the diversity of themes and debatescurrently taking place in the field of IP.

The publication is divided into four sections:

• The Role of Intellectual Property in theBusiness Arena

• Intellectual Property Dilemmas• Global Issues• The European Perspective

European Dawn:After the Social Modelby Johnny Munkhammar (published 2005, inassociation with Timbro)

An intense debate is raging in WesternEurope. Growth is slowing, employment isfalling, the number of people living off thestate is increasing, and welfare services aredeteriorating.Why? Who is responsible? Whatshould be done?

Taxes are being lowered, public commitmentslimited, private initiatives admitted, andderegulation measures introduced. But reformsin Western Europe are far too modest, and thepoliticians in charge are keeping quiet aboutthe aims – in fact, they often argue theopposite. Citizens are being kept in the darkabout the purpose of the changes. It is time tospeak clearly about the causes of theproblems, the way out and the European dawnthat awaits us after the implementation ofthorough reform.This book is intended toinspire reform, to provide a clear analysis, andto stimulate an open debate.

Putting the Environment in Perspectiveby Helen Disney, Dan Lewis (published 2005)

A groundbreaking survey of UK publicattitudes toward the environment whichfound that 94% of people say that protectingthe environment is important for the UK.However, the public strongly feels thatGovernment action in tackling threats to theenvironment is ineffective. Just 8% rate theeffectiveness of national governments on thisissue and only 11% think that internationaltreaties on the environment, such as Kyoto,are effective.

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Events and Publications

Does the West Know Best?by Terence O’Dwyer (ed.) (published 2005)

Accession of the Central and EasternEuropean states has provided the impetus fora fundamental re-evaluation of Europe’seconomic and social model. New memberstates were forced to introduce radicalreforms to tackle the deep-seated problemsof the welfare state and in so doing havechallenged the orthodoxy of WesternEuropean systems.With the west now facingthe impending crises of an aging population,unsustainable healthcare systems, and theprospect of sustained weak economicgrowth, the question remains: Should ‘oldEurope’ mimic the reforms of its newestpartners? Indeed, does ‘old Europe’ have achoice but to reform?

Does the West Know Best? assembles leadingthinkers from both eastern and westernEurope to examine whether the EU-15 canlearn from some of the new member states’more radical approaches to social andeconomic reform. It questions thesustainability of the European economic andsocial model, while seeking solutions to itsendemic problems

Poles Apart?by Helen Disney, David Hill, Pavel Hrobon,Adam Kruszewski, Henrieta Madarova, RickNye, Martin Stefunko (published 2005)

It is often assumed that there is a wide gapbetween eastern and western Europe, notjust geographically, but also when it comes tothe state of their healthcare systems.

Slovakia, Poland and Hungary all emergedfrom the yoke of communism with state-run,state-funded systems that were highlybureaucratic, mismanaged and often corrupt.Many citizens could only get access tohealthcare by bribing physicians – and somestill do today.The systems were also largelyunderfunded, especially in comparison withother EU nations. But how have thesecountries fared since the fall of the BerlinWall, and what do their attitudes tell us aboutthe prospects for reform today?

Poles Apart? sets out to examine whether thisperception is really true by asking theopinions of 3,000 central and easternEuropeans and comparing them with theircounterparts in the rest of the EU

Eye On EuropeThe Stockholm Network’s quarterlynewsletter, launched in Autumn 2004,consolidates and publicises our range ofactivities to a wider audience, highlights newthink tanks joining the network and gives ourmembers a forward look into what Europe’sleading think tanks have planned in themonths ahead. It now has a circulation ofover 2000 people.

Amigo SocietyFounded in 2004, the mission of the Amigosociety is to bring together public policyexperts, media representatives and membersof civil society around policy issues ofimportance to tomorrow’s enlarged Europe,with special focus on social policy in Belgium(health care, retirement, social security andlabour market reform).The Society convenesmonthly at the Amigo Hotel in Brussels.

Westminster Fringe The Stockholm Network’s monthlyWestminster Fringe debates, held in London inpartnership with The Economist, are a unique,cross-party forum bringing together politicians,the media, academics, think tanks, business andthe wider public to debate the leading policyissues of the moment.The debates, whichregularly attract over 200 guests, havepreviously focused on a range of issuesincluding the flat tax, public services reform,free vs. fair trade and United Nations reform.

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DR TIM EVANS is theStockholm Network’s Directorof Development. He worksacross the spectrum of policyissues to ensure that theStockholm Network continues

to promote its work and develop supportacross a range of constituencies and interests.

A former President and Director General of the Centre for the New Europe (2002-2005),between 1993 and early 2002 Dr Evans was the Executive Director of Public Affairs at theIndependent Healthcare Association in Londonwhere he oversaw the political affairs andpublic relations of one of the UK’s independenthealth and social care sector. He also served as chief economic and political advisor to theSlovak Prime Minister, Dr. Jan Carnogursky,between 1991-92. Dr Evans has retained hisassociation with the Centre for the NewEurope, a prominent Stockholm Networkmember think tank, in the role of Senior Fellow.He is also the author of numerous books,monographs and articles, and has beenpublished by the Adam Smith Institute, Centrefor the New Europe, Fabian Society, Institute of Economic Affairs, Fraser Institute, LibertarianAlliance, Heritage Foundation, and theIndependent Healthcare Association.

HELEN DISNEY has been the Director and founder ofthe Stockholm Network sinceits inception in 1997.

Her professional background is in think tanks and the media.

Formerly an editorial writer for The Times andan editorial writer and commentator for theDaily Express, she continues to write regularlyon a range of public policy topics fornewspapers, magazines and websites.

Helen’s cuttings include the Financial Times,The Times, The Daily Express and SundayExpress, Public Finance magazine, Public ServiceMagazine, The Sprout magazine, CNE Health.organd a range of trade press articles.

She has also appeared on TV and in radiodebates including ‘Heart of the Matter’, ‘Kilroy’,BBC News, BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 4’sTalking Politics and the BBC World Service.

From 1996-2000, she worked at the SocialMarket Foundation, an independent pro-marketthink-tank in Westminster, where she wasDeputy Director and Editor of The Review,a quarterly journal.

She has contributed to and edited a numberof think-tank publications including Impatientfor Change, Poles Apart? and An Apology forCapitalism? published by the StockholmNetwork

Helen is a member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists,Women in Journalism and theWomen Writers Network and speaks fluentFrench and Italian. She is married with a son,Rudi, and lives and works in London.

The Stockholm Network nowoccupies two offices in Angel,Islington, and employs five full-timeand four part-time staff dedicated to managing its events, editing itspublications, writing articles andensuring that the network’s membersare engaged and connected moreeffectively than ever before.We havealso hired two part-time fellows,concentrating on the Environment andIntellectual Property and Competitionpolicy, as well as two staff working onmedia and development respectively,enabling us to bring in outside policyexpertise and expand our presence in the media on key topics.

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An Expanding Team

ANNE KRISTINE JENSENis the Manager of StockholmNetwork’s I.P. and CompetitionProgramme. She joined theNetwork in October 2004following a period as an intern.

She is responsible for organising events andfrequently contributes to and edits StockholmNetwork publications.

Anne recently completed her studies at theLondon School of Economics, where sheobtained a Masters Degree in Political Economywith a focus on International Trade. Previously,she had studied for her undergraduate degreeat the Universities of Oslo (Norway) andGothenburg (Sweden).Anne has also worked in the political department of the Norwegianembassy in Berlin and for the NorwegianLiberal-Conservative party.

SACHA KUMARIA is theAssistant Director of theStockholm Network, andmanager of its Energy andEnvironment Programme.He works on external

communications, fundraising and sponsorrelations, and coordinates contact with thethink tank members. He also jointly setsresearch priorities for the Environment andEnergy Programme.

Sacha joined the Stockholm Networkfollowing a successful research internship at Civitas, a civil society think-tank andStockholm Network member in London.He previously worked part-time as a studentcaller during his postgraduate studies, raisingmoney for the University of Warwick AlumniFund. After growing up in Hong Kong, Sachareturned to the UK to continue his studies,and holds a Degree in English and AmericanLiterature and a Masters in Ancient Historyfrom the University of Warwick.

SIMON MOORE joined theStockholm Network in early2006 following the completionof a successful internshipperiod. In addition toadministrative work and

website maintenance, Simon is currentlyworking on Beyond the Borders, a companionpiece to The Stockholm Network’s State of the Union publication, focusing this time onmarket-oriented reform in non-EU memberstates in Europe.

Simon holds a bachelors degree in politicsfrom Lancaster University, where he wasawarded the Frank Cass/Oakeshott prize for best overall performance in politicaltheory and comparative politics.

PETER NOLAN is theDirector of the Environmentand Energy Programme. He is a graduate of Trinity CollegeDublin, City University inLondon and Birkbeck College,

University of London with degrees ineconomics, mathematical finance and politicalscience.While studying, he worked as aresearcher for what was then the main Irishopposition party.

Peter is also a director of the FreedomInstitute, an Irish free-market think-think andwrites regularly for the press in Ireland, theUK, Europe and the Middle East. Previously an investment banker specialising in emergingmarkets, he is director of development for an international financial information andanalytics company.

TERENCE O’DWYER ismanager of the StockholmNetwork’s Health and WelfareProgramme. He is alsoresponsible for coordinatingthe Amigo Society meetings,

liaising with our Spanish and Portuguese thinktank members and managing the StockholmNetwork website.Terry joined the StockholmNetwork in July 2004. He started his careeras an intern, but was brought on board as apermanent member of staff in October 2004.

After growing up in Brazil, Mexico and theUSA,Terry returned to the UK to studyHistory at the University of Durham. He thenmoved on to Oxford University, and holds a Masters in Latin American Studies.

KATIE PERRIOR is the MediaDirector of the StockholmNetwork. She joined us in July2005 to help promote ourwork in the British, Europeanand International media.

She is the co-founder and director of TheResearch Shop, an independent media agencywhich specialises in out-sourced, ad-hocmedia research.

Katie acted as a media consultant to the awardwinning television programme, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’, and has worked forseveral politicians, notably the ConservativeParty Chairman and the Shadow HomeSecretary during high profile campaigns.Most recently, she has also worked for ITV and Channel 4 News, and is a local councillor,and Conservative Spokesman for CommunitySafety, for the London borough of Bexley.

DR MEIR PUGATCH headsthe I.P. and Competitionprogramme at the StockholmNetwork and edits its monthlye-newsletter, Know IP. He isbased at the School of Public

Health, University of Haifa in Israel, where he is a lecturer on intellectual property policy,management and the exploitation ofknowledge assets and entrepreneurship.

Dr Pugatch is also a guest lecturer at theDepartment of International Relations,Hebrew University Jerusalem, where helectures on the international politicaleconomy of trade policy.

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Adam Smith Institutewww.adamsmith.orgUnited KingdomAdam Smith Societywww.adamsmith.itItalyAdriatic Institute for Public Policy www.adriaticinstitute.orgCroatiaAlbanian Liberal Institutewww.liberalb.org AlbaniaAnders Chydenius Foundationwww.chydenius.net/eng/index.aspFinlandAssociation for Liberal Thinkingwww.liberal-dt.org.trTurkeyAssociation for Modern Economywww.ame.org.mkMacedoniaAvenir Suissewww.avenir-suisse.chSwitzerlandBulgarian Society for Individual Libertywww.libertarium.netBulgariaCaptuswww.captus.nuSwedenCausa Liberalwww.causaliberal.netPortugalCentre for Economic Developmentwww.ced.bgBulgariaCentre for Economic Developmentwww.cphr.skSlovakiaCentre for Economics and Politicscepin.cz/cze/index.phpCzech RepublicCentre for Entrepreneurship and Economic Developmentwww.visit-ceed.orgMontenegroCentre for European Reformwww.cer.org.ukUnited KingdomCentre for Institutional Analysis and Developmentwww.cadi.roRomaniaCentre for Liberal Strategieswww.cls-sofia.orgBulgariaCentre for Liberal-Democratic Studieswww.clds.org.yuSerbiaCentre for Policy Studieswww.cps.org.ukUnited KingdomCentre for Political Thoughtwww.omp.org.pl/indexang.htmlPolandCentre for Research into Post-CommunistEconomieswww.crce.org.ukUnited KingdomCentre for Social and Economic Researchwww.case.com.plPolandCentre for the New Europewww.cne.org/index.htmBelgiumCentre for the Study of Democracywww.csd.bgBulgariaCentro Einaudiwww.centroeinaudi.itItalyCentrum im.Adama Smithawww.smith.pl PolandCEPOSwww.cepos.dk DenmarkCercles Liberauxwww.cerclesliberaux.comFranceCIDASwww.cidas.itItalyCivic Institutewww.obcinst.czCzech Republic

Civitawww.civita.no/civ.php?mod=content&id=6NorwayCivitaswww.civitas.org.ukUnited KingdomConservative Institute of M. R. Stefanikwww.institute.sk SlovakiaCouncil on Public Policywww.council.uni-bayreuth.deGermanyE.G.West Centre UKwww.ncl.ac.uk/egwestUnited KingdomEconomic Policy Research Institutewww.epri-macedonia.org MacedoniaEkome (Society for Social and EconomicStudies)www.ekome.gr/English/default.aspGreeceEudoxawww.eudoxa.seSwedenEuro 92www.euro92.com/new/europe.php3FranceEuropean Ideas Networkwww.epp-ed.org/europeanideasnetworkBelgiumEuropean Independent Institutewww.european-independent.orgThe NetherlandsEVAwww.eva.fi/eng/index.phpFinlandF.A. Hayek Institutewww.hayek-institut.atAustriaFAESwww.fundacionfaes.org SpainFondation pour l’innovation politique www.fondapol.orgFranceFoundation for Market Economywww.fme.huHungaryFrédéric Bastiat Stichtingwww.bastiatstichting.nlThe NetherlandsFREE (Forum Rozwoju Edukacji Ekonomicznej) www.free.org.plPolandFree Market Centrewww.fmc.org.yuSerbiaFreedom Institutewww.freedominst.orgIrelandFriedrich Naumann Stiftungwww.fnst.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-449/i.htmlGermanyFriedrich von Hayek Gelsellschaftwww.hayek.deGermanyFundacio Catalunya Obertawww.catalunyaoberta.netSpainGdansk Institute for Market Economicswww.ibngr.edu.pl/english/index2.htmPolandHayek Foundationwww.hayek.ruRussiaHealth Consumer Powerhousewww.healthpowerhouse.com BelgiumHealth Policy Institutewww.hpi.skSlovakiaHealth Reform.czwww.healthreform.czCzech RepublicHellenic Leadership Institutewww.hli.grGreeceiFRAP (French Institute for Research into Public Administration)www.ifrap.orgFranceINEKOwww.ineko.sk/english Slovakia

Institución Futuro www.institucionfuturo.orgSpainInstitut Constant de Rebecquewww.institutconstant.chSwitzerlandInstitut Economique Molinariwww.institutmolinari.orgBelgiumInstitut Hayekwww.fahayek.orgBelgiumInstitut Montaignewww.institutmontaigne.orgFranceInstitut Turgotwww.turgot.org FranceInstitute for Economic Studies Europewww.ies-europe.org FranceInstitute for Free Enterprisewww.unternehmerische-freiheit.deGermanyInstitute for Free Societywww.isloboda.skSlovakiaInstitute for Market Economicswww.ime-bg.orgBulgariaInstitute for Strategic Studies and Prognosiswww.isspm.org MontenegroInstitute for Transistional Democracy andInternational Securitywww.itdis.org HungaryInstitute of Economic Affairswww.iea.org.ukUnited KingdomInstitute of Economic and Social Studieswww.iness.skSlovakiaInstituto Juan de Marianawww.juandemariana.org SpainInstytut Globalizacjiwww.globalizacja.orgPolandInstytut Liberalno-Konserwatywnywww.ilk.lublin.plPolandInternational Policy Networkwww.policynetwork.netUnited KingdomIstituto Acton www.acton.org/ital ItalyIstituto Bruno Leoniwww.brunoleoni.itItalyJerusalem Instiute for Market Studieswww.jims-israel.orgIsraelKonrad Adenauer Foundationwww.kas.deGermanyLiberales Instituteng.libinst.chSwitzerlandLiberalni Institutewww.libinst.cz/englishCzech RepublicLibertarian Alliancewww.libertarian.co.ukUnited KingdomLibertaswww.libertas.dkDenmarkLiberty Ideaswww.liberalismus.atAustriaLiberty Netwww.libertynet.grGreeceLithuanian Free Market Institutewww.freema.orgLithuaniaLudwig von Mises Institute Europewww.vonmisesinstitute-europe.orgBelgiumLudwig von Mises Institute Romaniawww.misesromania.org Romania

M.E.S.A. 10www.mesa10.skSlovakiaMagna Carta Foundationwww.magna-carta.itItalyNew Economic Schoolwww.economics.geGeorgiaNew Social Market Economy Foundationwww.insm.de/index.jspGermanyNova Civitaswww.novacivitas.orgBelgiumNova Res Publicawww.novarespublica.orgItalyOpen Europewww.openeurope.org.ukUnited KingdomOpen Republic Institutewww.openrepublic.orgIrelandPoder Limitadowww.poderlimitado.orgSpainPolicy Exchangewww.policyexchange.org.ukUnited KingdomPoliteiawww.politeia.co.ukUnited KingdomProject Empowermentwww.project-empowerment.orgUnited KingdomRatio Institutewww.ratioinstitutet.nuSwedenReformwww.reform.co.uk United KingdomRiinvest Institute for Development Research www.riinvestinstitute.orgKosovoRomania Think Tankwww.thinktankromania.roRomaniaSauvegarde Retraiteswww.sauvegarde-retraites.orgFranceSocial Affairs Unitwww.socialaffairsunit.org.ukUnited KingdomStiftung Marktwirtschaftwww.stiftung-marktwirtschaft.deGermanyTaxpayers’ Alliancewww.taxpayersalliance.comUnited KingdomThe Copenhagen Institutewww.coin.dk DenmarkThe F.A. Hayek Foundationwww.hayek.sk SlovakiaThe Globalisation Institutewww.globalisationinstitute.org United KingdomThomas More Institutewww.institut-thomas-more.orgBelgiumTimbrowww.timbro.seSwedenVenezie Institutewww.venezie.orgItalyVeritaswww.veritas-iceland.comIcelandWalter Eucken Institutwww.eucken.de/en/index.htm Germany

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The Stockholm Network, inconjunction with Populus, the pollstersfor The Times of London and a regularcollaborator in Stockholm Networkpublications, carried out a poll amongour members to ascertain an accuratepicture of the size of the market-oriented movement in Europe, andthe impact that we are all having onthe political debate in Europe. At least 500 p.a. One per day One per week

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88% of surveyed Member think tanks releasedat least one publication in 2005, with 62%having published at least five pieces of work,and 35% having published ten or more.

Nearly three quarters (74%) say theirpublications are available online.

MEDIA / WEB HITS (PER YEAR)- Stockholm Network Members had

over 8,000 media hits in 2005.

- Stockholm Network Members had a total of 22.5m web site visitors in 2005.

12% of respondents received at least 500media hits per annum, while 15% achieved theequivalent of one media hit per day, and over56% received at least one media hit per week.

Nearly half of respondents (47%) receivedover 100,000 web site visitors, with 13%receiving over 1m.

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February 2006 saw the StockholmNetwork launch its new website.As these figures prove, the site hasflourished, allowing the Network toprovide a larger audience with greaterknowledge about our members,and about market-oriented reformacross Europe.

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Supporters

The Stockholm Network receivedfinancial contributions from nearly 80 individuals, corporations andfoundations in 2005. In the spirit ofdisclosure and transparency, we haveincluded a full list here:

SUPPORTERS 3M Security Systems DivisionAkademikaAuthentixBertrams BooksBettina BergbauerBlackwell’s Book ServiceCentre for the New EuropeCentro di DocumentazioneDale Investment AdvisorsDawsons BooksDCI GroupDietmar DreierDr Paul Newton – CCVTMDTB AssociatesEli LillyEsia booksEU BookshopExxon MobilFacultas BookshopForensic TechnologyFreedomWorksGardners BooksGary BogardGeoff DoverGerman Pharma Health FundGraeme RobertsonHeritage FoundationHill and KnowltonIFPMAJ.Story-ScientiJim RittenburgJulian MorrisKarin A SchmidtLehmanns FachbuchhandlungLIFLovells LibraryLuther PendragonMariana MagalhaesMark Krueger & AssociatesMerck & Co IncMissing Link BooksellersNancy HansenNAPP PharmaceuticalsPA Consulting GroupPeter PittsPfizer Inc.Pfizer LtdPharmaceutical MarketingPhilip SinopoliPhilips ElectronicsPhRMARETIRoularta Media GroupStationery Office BookshopTesa AGThe EconomistThe Tax FoundationTim PhillipsTony WalshUniversity of Texas at AustinUSPTO/International RelationsVerizonWorldwide Book Supplies

SUBSCRIBERS3i PlcBurson Marsteller, BrusselsGeneral Healthcare GroupInternational Smokeless Tobacco Company Glaxo Smith KlineLCS ConsultingMicrosoftNovartis Pharma AGPatrick BarbourSCA GroupThe Fund for American StudiesThe Progress and Freedom Foundation

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