The Cicero Foundation was founded in Maastricht in 1992 - the year in which the Treaty of Maastricht was signed. The Foundation is an independent Dutch nonprofit organisation and think tank whose aim it is to provide a broad, global forum to discuss issues that are of central importance to European integration. Through conferences, international seminars for experts and publications, the Foundation hopes to contribute to a deep and fundamental discussion on the future developments within Europe and the Atlantic World. The Foundation actively supports the integration of the Central and Eastern European Countries into the European Union.
Scholarships are available for scientific researchers from the CEECs.