Transatlantic Policy Network

“The corporation shall have three different classes of members: business members, political members and academic/organizational members.”

“The tpn board of directors will be provided a copy of the 990 for review prior to filing.”

“Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: a. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, b. Has read and understands the policy, c. Has agreed to comply with the policy, and d. Understands the corporation is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. To ensure the corporation operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects: a. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information and the result of arm's length bargaining. B. Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to the corporation's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction.”

“The compensation of the director-general and key employees will be annually reviewed and agreed upon by the board, without undue involvement or input from the director-general. The board is tasked with reviewing the performance of the director-general and key employees, performing an annual review of the going rates for similar work at comparable organizations, and determining the level of compensation for the director-general and other key employees. The director-general is invited to provide input as to his/ her performance and that of other key employees. The board will document its decision through meeting minutes.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request.”

“The transatlantic policy network (tpn) serves as a nonpartisan educational think tank whose overall mission is to educate individuals, academic institutions, businesses, political figures and the public at large about the benefits of a partnership between the united states (u.s.) and the european union (e.u.). The tpn explores ways to deepen transatlantic relations and bring together stakeholders to educate one another about the benefits of transatlantic partnerships in various aspects. The tpn does not conduct any lobbying. Rather, its goal is to educate and share ideas about the mutual interests, challenges and issues that impact both the u.s. And the e.u. The united states and the european union maintain the closest strategic partnership in today's world, based on joint interests, strong cultural ties, and shared values. Both sides remain each other's indispensable partners and allies on a host of political, security, and other challenges, from international terrorism and climate change to conflicts in europe and the middle east, the promotion of human rights and the rule of law, and international development. The united states and europe also share the largest and most deeply integrated economic relationship in today's world economy, accounting for almost half of global gross domestic product (gdp) and nearly a third of world-wide trade flows. Both markets - by a wide margin - are each other's primary sources and destinations of foreign direct investment (fdi) flows, supporting an estimated 14 million jobs. There are few global challenges - political, security, economic, or otherwise - that either transatlantic partner can address effectively by 'going it alone'. When both partners act together, cooperate, and coordinate, they are much better equipped to effectively address the problems they jointly face, from the security challenges in north africa and the middle east, to the threat emanating from terrorist organizations such as the islamic state and to addressing russian expansionism. Given the depth and breadth of economic integration and strong flows of goods and services across the atlantic, concerted u.s.-e.u. Leadership and cooperation also remains essential to solving many of the challenges confronting a changing global economy. With transatlantic data flows having become the backbone of the economies on both sides of the atlantic, u.s.-e.u. Dialogue and cooperation on data protection and privacy issues, cyber security, and shared standards for new products and services in the digital economy are ever-more important for citizens, consumers, businesses and governments in the united states and the european union. To this end, tpn has established a network of american and european decision-makers, with links to academia, politics, civil society, journalism and business. Together, the organization brings together individuals with an interest in trade, foreign policy, security policy, and other issue areas relevant to u.s.-e.u. Relations to engage in a constructive discourse through which a platform of ideas is established for educating one another about and/or addressing the issues that impact and affect the u.s.-e.u. Relationship. Broadly-based participation from individuals and organizations from a variety of backgrounds and sectors is encouraged to ensure that the discussions involve diverse contributions and perspectives that can help move u.s.-e.u. Cooperation forward. As a result, the tpn offers a forum for stakeholders to maintain an open and frank dialogue on both sides of the atlantic; to promote discussion and greater understanding, even during occasional periods of discord, of the value of u.s.-e.u. Cooperation; and to help both sides recognize their common interests and the benefits they receive from a strong transatlantic relationship. An inclusive, participatory framework is created where the views of all stakeholders count and are intended to be shared. The network does not take issue-specific policy pos”

“As of december 31, 2017, the organization owed $170,500 in salary and $21,000 in unclaimed travel expenses to james elles, president of the organization. As the form 990 is prepared on the cash basis of accounting, these amounts have not been included as liabilities in part x of the form 990. Mr. Elles has waived his right to salary payments until december 31, 2017. Thus, tpn has no obligation to pay the outstanding amount of salaries payable.”