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| − | The foundation was formed in 1925 as the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (English - Friedrich Ebert Foundation) by Friedrich Ebert, an SPD politician who was the first President of the Weimar Republic of Germany ( | + | The foundation was formed in 1925 as the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (English - Friedrich Ebert Foundation) by Friedrich Ebert, an SPD politician who was the first President of the Weimar Republic of Germany (1919-1933). The original aims were given as encouraging political and social education, providing university scholarships for selected German students and the somewhat vague aim of "contributing to international understanding and co-operation". |
Revision as of 14:08, 15 February 2006
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation is a German research foundation associated with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Much of it's work is concerned with policy research, however it is also active internationally as a lobby group, promoting, amongst other things, trade unions, democracy movements and international co-operation between Social Democrat interest groups in Europe and North America.
History
The foundation was formed in 1925 as the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (English - Friedrich Ebert Foundation) by Friedrich Ebert, an SPD politician who was the first President of the Weimar Republic of Germany (1919-1933). The original aims were given as encouraging political and social education, providing university scholarships for selected German students and the somewhat vague aim of "contributing to international understanding and co-operation".
