"Friedrich Ebert" Foundation
Representative Office Tirana
Street: "Abdi Toptani"
Torre Drin, 8 floor
Postal Box 1418
Tirana, ALBANIA
Tel.: +355 (4) 22 55 - 539
Tel.+ Fax: +355 (4) 22 50 - 986
e-mail: festiran@fes.org.al
http://www.fes.org.al
Germany:
http://www.fes.de
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History
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung or FES (Stiftung is the German word for Foundation) was founded in 1925 as a political legacy of Germany’s first democratically elected president, Friedrich Ebert, who died in that year.
Ebert, a Social Democrat of humble origins, had risen to hold the highest office in his country despite considerable opposition from his political adversaries. He assumed the burden of the presidency in a country, which was crisis-ridden, following its defeat in World War I. His own personal experience led him to propose the establishment of a foundation with a threefold aim:
- Furthering a democratic, pluralistic political culture by means of political education for all classes of society,
- Facilitating access to higher education for gifted young people by providing scholarships,
- Contributing to international understanding and co-operation wherever possible to avert a fresh outbreak of war and conflict.
The Foundation, which was immediately banned by the Nazis in 1933 and not
re-established until 1947 after World War II, continues today to pursue those aims
and has developed extensive programs in each of the above areas.
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung today is a non-profit making, political public-interest
institution, committed to the principles and basic values of Social Democracy in its
educational and policy-orientated work.
Facts and Figures
| Staff |
A total of 581 in the head office in Berlin and Bonn, the six educational centres,
the twelve regional offices and abroad.
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| Budget |
Approx. 100 Mill. Euro; mainly central and regional government funding.
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| Activities |
In Germany alone, yearly around 150.000 people are taking part in more than
3.000 adult education courses, discussion forums and conferences.
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| Branches |
Offices in 90 countries; activities in more than 100 countries.
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| Scholarships |
1.700 scholarships, 340 of those to nationals of other countries. Over 430
first-time scholarship holders in one year.
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| Library |
Largest specialized library on the German and international labor movement
with more than 600.000 volumes.
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| Archives |
Largest collection of documents on the history of the German labor
movement. |
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Useful information
Dialogue on Globalization
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Journal of International Politics and Economy
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Dialogue on Globalization
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Scholarship Programs
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Regional Project
Labour Relations and Social Dialog in South-East-Europe
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