1.  Name
The name of the association is the Jean Monnet Wider Europe Network, hereafter ‘the Association’.
 
2.   Location
The Association shall be located at: 12 Royal Chase, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8AY

3.  Aim
The aim of the Not-for-Profit Association is to foster the exchange and diffusion of ideas between scholars and practitioners with an interest in the European Union’s external relations policies. Special emphasis will be paid to EU relations with the Wider Europe and to the legal, economic and political situation in this region.

4.  Objectives
The Association shall work towards the following objectives:

• to foster international cooperative studies and analyses of EU external relations policies and political, legal and economic developments in the  Wider Europe
• to bring together academics and practitioners working in these areas, to ensure mutually beneficial learning between these two groups
• to contribute to a better understanding in the public policy field of EU external relations policy and the development of the Wider Europe.

5.  Working methods
The work of the Association shall be multi-disciplinary in character. It will hold seminars and conferences on the EU’s external relations policy and on the Wider Europe. It will publish scholarly, policy-relevant papers related to its core area of expertise. Where appropriate, it will cooperate with other academic centres, non-governmental organisations and governments to reach its objectives.
 
6.  Property
The property and assets of the Association shall be vested in the Management Committee of the Association.

7. Management Committee
The day-to-day affairs of the Association shall be managed by the Management Committee. The membership of the Management Committee shall be comprised as follows:

The Chairman of the Association
The Secretary of the Association
The Treasurer of the Association

The Committee shall be responsible for the control of the Association’s activities, finance and all matters relating to the general conditions of the Association.

The Management Committee will be appointed at the Annual General Meeting, which shall include the appointment of the offices of a Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. Only ‘full members’ can be elected to these positions.
 

8.  Membership
The Association shall be non-partisan in membership. Membership consists of:

• ‘Full Members’ who have contributed substantially to the finances of the Association (a personal contribution of €5000). This contribution may be waived in individual cases if the full members unanimously decide to do so
• 'Associate Members', elected by the Management Committee of the Association.

9.  Committee meetings
The Management Committee shall meet at such times as the conduct of business requires but not less than twice per year.

A Quorum shall consist of the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Decisions of the Management Committee shall be taken unanimously.

The Secretary shall convene all meetings by giving notice by email.
 

At each Management Committee Meeting, the Chairman will be asked to provide a report indicating present and proposed programmes, progress, outstanding events, proposed expenditure and details of any problems.
 

The Secretary will provide a report to keep the committee informed in relation to all appropriate correspondence.
 

The Treasurer will provide details of the financial state of the Association.
 

Minutes of the Committee will be circulated to Committee members. They will be recorded in an appropriate format and signed by the Chairman.
 

A member of the Management Committee may resign by giving written notice to the Secretary.
 

10.  Annual General Meeting

The Association shall hold an Annual General Meeting each year. The Secretary shall give notice to the members of the date of the AGM 14 days in advance.
 

The Agenda of the AGM will include the following matters: 

• Election of Committee
• The Association’s Annual Report
• Presentation of the Association’s Accounts
• Matters raised under Any Other Business

Matters raised under Any Other Business will be discussed at the next ordinary meeting of the Committee and cannot be voted on at the AGM.
 

An extraordinary General Meeting can be convened at the request of the Committee.
 

The right to vote at the AGM or Extraordinary General Meetings shall be open to all Full Members.
 

11.  Constitution

The Constitution cannot be amended without the approval of the Management Committee.