Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., EU-funded projects

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is a partner of the European Union to strengthen democracy, promote party cooperation and non-state actors (civil society, media, etc.), carry out political education and support good governance and decentralization. KAS increases the impact of its activities by implementing EU-funded projects. The complementary activities of the EU projects sharpen the profile of the respective country programme and contribute to the implementation of European external policies. Since 2005, Konrad Adenauer Foundation has successfully implemented more than 100 EU funded projects worldwide in cooperation with local partners and with considerable co-financing amounting to more than 63 million Euros. The EU Projects Team is part of the European and International Cooperation Department (HA EIZ) and supports the KAS foreign offices and local partners in all phases of EU projects . These include in particular: - Application - Management and implementation of projects - Consultation - Communication and liaison with the EU institutions The team operates from its headquarters in Berlin and support the Multinational Development Dialogue (MNED) in Brussels, which is primarily engaged in dialogue with the European Union and its institutions. In cooperation with European and international partners, KAS also applies for EU service projects and benefits strongly from the worldwide institutional presence through its foreign offices as well as the broad network of local partners and experts on project-relevant topics.