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| − | '''The Transatlantic Institute''' is "a Jewish research institute whose declared aim is no less than strengthening the ties between the United States and the countries of the European Union (the undeclared aim is to serve as a lobby)". The TTI's principal office is in Brussels, but it has opened offices in all the new entrants to the EU (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, etc.) and also some potential entrants (Bulgaria). At it opening gala celebration in Brussels many of the EU luminaries were present, e.g., Javier Solana. The aim of the organization is to lobby EU governments and the EU-Brussels in particular. It aims to become a the European version of AIPAC, or EIPAC.
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| − | ==Principals==
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| − | *[[Harold Tanner]] – Chair
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| − | *[[Emanuele Ottolenghi]] Director (appointed August 2006)
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| − | "The Transatlantic Institute was made possible by the philanthropy of long-time AJC leaders Rhoda and Jordan Baruch, along with their children, Larry and Laurie Baruch, Marjory Baruch and Wu-te Hsiang, and Roberta (Bobi) Baruch and Jerry Ostrov, and their children's families."[http://www.ajc.org/site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.853775/k.8271/Transatlantic_Institute.htm]
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| − | ==External Resources==
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| − | *PIWP listing of articles by or about The TransAtlantic Institute can be found [http://www.corkpsc.org/db.php?auid=2692 here] (click on button).
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| − | *Amiram Barkat, "[http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=395916 An American Jewish lobby at the European Union]", Ha'aretz, 19 February 2004)
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| − | *American Jewish Committee, Press Release: [http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=1531911&ct=2902737 Transatlantic Institute Names Emanuele Ottolenghi as New Director], 28 August 2006.
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