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Quaker Council for European Affairs
AbbreviationQCEA
Formation1979 (45 years ago) (1979)
Focus
  • Peace
  • Human rights
Area served
Europe
Key people
  • Timmon Wallis (director)
Websitewww.qcea.org

The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) is an international not-for-profit organisation which seeks to promote the values and political concerns of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) at the European level. It undertakes research and advocacy in the fields of peacebuilding and human rights policy, notably in relation to the European Union and the Council of Europe. Founded in 1979 by Quakers who worked in the European institutions, it is based in Brussels, Belgium and is registered under Belgian law.[1]

  1. ^ "About QCEA | Quaker Council for European Affairs". www.qcea.org. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 2016-07-22.

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