The Institute of European Democrats (IED) - ASBL, is a non-profit association based in Brussels. It has been established in September 2007 as an independent Research Institute. The Institute of European Democrats is an innovative European political and cultural Research Institute that offers fresh political ideas as well as a strong and respected cultural background to the European Democratic Party (EDP) to which it is formally affiliated. As political think tank the IED supports the EDP with two pillars: it organises events, seminars and conferences and it works constantly as a research centre. IED and EDP are two separated entities in their management but they are closely coordinated.