The European Policy Centre (EPC) is a Brussels-based not-for-profit think tank on European Union affairs, founded in 1996. It is committed to making European integration work and to promoting discussion and wider reflection on the issues facing the EU now and the challenges which lie ahead. The EPC aims to be a catalyst for new ideas and new thinking on these issues, and to promote a balanced dialogue between the different organizations. It has a membership of over 400 organisations, ranging from business, civil society, national governments, diplomatic missions, and regional and local bodies