European Public Law Center

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European Public Law Center (EPLC) was a non-profit institution of international character, [1] founded on 16 November 1995 in Athens, Greece. [2] The aim of the institute was to promote rule of law and democracy across the whole European Union and other countries. [3] EPLC was initially located in downtown Athens, and later relocated its headquarters to Legrena, near Sounio, Attica. [4]

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EPLC was conceived by the European Group of Public Law and came into effect by a law of the Hellenic Parliament (law 2358/16.11.1995). [2]

Spyridon Flogaitis was the director of EPLC from its foundation. [5] [6]

Foreign governments and universities had a right to be represented in EPLC's Board of Directors, and as of 2008 a dozen of governments were represented, together with 33 universities. [5]

Evripidis Stilianidis worked as a researcher for EPLC from 1997 until 2000. [7]

The European Public Law Organization (EPLO) was established in 2007 to continue the work of EPLC. [1] Spyridon Flogaitis is the director of EPLO.

Projects

EPLC formerly managed the Academy of European Public Law, [8] an educational programme of European Public Law Organization (EPLO). [9] Its working languages are English and French. [8]

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  1. 1 2 "European Public Law Organization (EPLO), Greece". Global Forum on Law Justice and Development. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "EPLC European Public Law Center". EPLC. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Mission". EPLC. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Locations". EPLC. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01.
  5. 1 2 "Organization". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01.
  6. ↑ "Director". EPLC. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Evripidis Stylianidis". Evripidis Stylianidis. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Academy". EPLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21.
  9. ↑ "About the Academy". Academy of European Public Law. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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