The Foundation for Liberty supports democratic and economic transformation in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. It works to spread liberal ideals and concepts to develop stable democracies with free markets and rule of law. It supports political parties, organizations and think tanks through activities like political education, dialogue and consultation. The Foundation has a regional office in Sofia, Bulgaria that coordinates the work of six project offices covering different subregions.

1. Region Central, East and Southeast Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia ( CEE / CA )

2. Support for the transformation process Since 1989 the Foundation for Liberty has activities in the CEE/CA region.

3. Support for the transformation process In relatively short time many countries succeeded in establishing democratic and free market systems. The FNF supports this continous tranasformation process as well as the acceptance of these countries into the free and democratic Europe. At present the FNF has activities in 27 countries in the region.

4. Our goals Spreading of liberal ideal and concepts on all levels, in order to develop stable democracies under free market conditions and government of law Support for the political and economic transformation process and their sustainable development

5. Our goals Effective protection and support for the integration of the new EU member states and EU candidate countries Support for the civil society, for the liberal parties and organizations Establishing and promoting of high effective institutions and networks of liberal parties, party foundations and think tanks

6. Our instruments Political education Political dialogue Political cosultation … in addition also unconventional activities like : opinion polls and film and theatre performancies

7. Political Education should enable more and more individuals to participate actively in the political and social processes. With regard to this following possibilities exist: Activities on local, regional and supraregional level Trainings at the International Academy for Leadership in Gummersbach, Germany Online workshops at the Virtual Academy

8. Political dialogue Meetings of liberal leaders in order to exchange experience Regional Programme Promoting Tolerance (in co-operation with the American Jewish Committee) Promoting of successful liberal reform concepts

9. Political consultation Special consulting programmes for liberal parties and their youth organizations in the following areas: Liberal values Organisational structure Decisionmaking Strategic planning Coalition culture

10. The Regional Office Since March 2007 the Regional Office CEE/CA has a new representation in Sofia. The Regional Office coordinates the activities of the six Project Offices in the region, which are respectively in charge of other countries. 71 James Baucher Blvd., Lozenets 1407 Sofia, Bulgarien T: +359 2 969 60 10 F: +359 2 962 02 43 E-mail: msoe@fnst.org http://msoe.freiheit.org

11. The Project Offices Project Office Belgrade (Subregion Western Balkans: Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia) E-mail: christian.christ-thilo@fnst.org Project Office Kiev (Subregion Ukraine and Belarus) E-mail: heike.doerrenbaecher@fnst.org Project Office Moscow (Subregion Russia and Central Asia: Russia, Uzbekistan, Kirghistan, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan) E-mail: sascha.tamm@fnst.org

12. The Project Offices Project Office Prague (Subregion Central Europe and Baltic States: Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) E-mail: borek.severa@fnst.org Project Office Sofia (Subregion Southeast Europe: Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Macedonia) E-mail: peter-andreas.bochmann@fnst.org Project Office Tbilisi (Subregion Southern Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Georgia) E-mail: wolfgang.john@fnst.org