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European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) is an independent think tank that conducts research and implements projects with the aim of strengthening a common European neighbourhood. Its work includes conferences and workshops, as well as field projects, partnerships and research. ENC also specialises in alternative policy communication through multimedia platforms and audio-visual productions. Since its inception in early 2016, ENC has developed partnerships with non-governmental and governmental organisations across the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) area and wider Europe. It primarily works in the field of shared European neighbourhood objectives ranging from security and migration to development, democracy, and economic growth. An important objective is to increase cooperation between academics from across the ENP area and wider Europe in order to understand the neighbourhoods’ general concerns, research interests and shared policy solutions. Our five key-areas of interest include Democracy, Foreign Policy, Security, Economy and Education.

Activities
ENC conducts research and helps implement neighbourhood activities in partnership with academics, civil society, private sector partners and governments from across EU Member States, EU Accession Counties, ENP countries, and each of the five Central Asian republics.
 * ENC conducts research, ranging from surveys and interview-based data collection to monitor and understand perceptions and opinions across ENP and accession countries, as well as the EU.
 * ENC organises regular events: conferences, workshops and roundtables to encourage discussion and information sharing among academics, civil society groups, and government stakeholders throughout the region and the EU.
 * ENC activities include partnerships and field projects across the European neighbourhood and the EU, in order to develop sustainable ties and improved regional coordination.
 * ENC believes in the importance of scholarly input and audio-visual communication as two vital tools to broaden policy communication, while guaranteeing academic involvement at all stages of research and analysis.

ENC Partners and Media
Since its inception in 2016, ENC has worked with the following institutional partners: European Commission, European Parliament, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), as well as academic institutions, civil society organisations, journalists and ministries in Egypt, Georgia, Moldova, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, and the Ukraine. ENC has been featured in the media, including on TRT World’s The Newsmakers.