European Institute of Peace

What European Institute of Peace does

The European Institute of Peace (EIP) is an independent, non-profit peacebuilding organisation founded in 2014 and headquartered at Rue des Deux Eglises 25 in Brussels' European district, near the European Parliament, Commission, and Council. It designs and delivers sustainable peace processes and agreements, providing practical experience, technical expertise, and policy advice on conflict resolution to European decision-makers, conflict parties, international organisations, and local civil society. Its work spans more than a dozen countries, with particularly deep engagement in the Middle East and North Africa (Yemen, Syria, Iraq), the Sahel, Sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, DRC), and Colombia.

EIP operates through a portfolio of programmes rather than a technology product. Flagship initiatives include the Pathways for Reconciliation in Yemen, which consulted nearly 16,000 people across nine governorates and 36 districts in the largest such consultation in the conflict's recent history; the Environmental Peacemaking Programme, which integrates climate and environmental degradation into conflict resolution; and the Conflict Justice and Reconciliation Programme, which embeds rights-based issues into peace settlements. Other programmes include the Redefining Peace Leadership Initiative (jointly with ETH Zurich's Center for Security Studies, the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, and the Folke Bernadotte Academy), the Syria Strategy Project (with the Atlantic Council, Middle East Institute, and Madaniya Civil Society Network), and the Weathering Risk Peace Pillar (funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and led by Adelphi). The organisation also co-hosts the EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation annually and participates in the Munich Security Conference, where it signed an institutional partnership agreement in June 2026.

EIP has 83 employees representing 18 nationalities in Brussels, with governance from a Board of Directors presided over by Helga-Maria Schmid and day-to-day leadership from Executive Director Michael Keating, a former UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia. The organisation is funded by a mix of European government donors, EU institutions, foundations, and private donors, with no disclosed revenue, no fundraising rounds, and no parent company. Approximately 30 ongoing initiatives worldwide form the current operational footprint.

Name

European Institute of Peace

Legal name

European Institute of Peace

Website

https://eip.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The European Institute of Peace is an independent, Brussels-based non-profit founded in 2014 that designs and delivers sustainable peace processes and agreements. It provides mediation, policy advice, and dialogue facilitation to governments, EU institutions, conflict parties, and civil society across more than a dozen countries.

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Product category

Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Services

NAICS

International Affairs (928120)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Peace, Security Sector Reform & Stabilization Programs (BPADABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs (BPADAFAL)

Keywords

• Peace mediation services
• Conflict resolution advisory
• Peacebuilding policy advice
• Dialogue facilitation programs
• Post-conflict reconciliation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding and Grants: Funding from public and private sector donors, grants from European governments, EU institutions, foundations, and international organizations to support peace processes, mediation activities, and policy engagement worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The European Institute of Peace designs and delivers sustainable peace processes and agreements, providing practical experience, technical expertise, and policy advice on conflict resolution. It engages parties to conflict, facilitates dialogue between adversaries, prepares parties for negotiations, and supports inclusive peace processes worldwide. Its work is complemented by thematic programs on environmental peacemaking, conflict justice and reconciliation, and large-scale citizen consultation initiatives.

Product overview

The European Institute of Peace is an independent peacebuilding organization that designs and delivers sustainable peace processes and agreements. Rather than a technology product company, it offers a portfolio of conflict resolution services and programs, including mediation support, dialogue facilitation, policy advice, and large-scale citizen consultations. Key offerings include the Pathways for Reconciliation in Yemen (a major consultation initiative with nearly 16,000 participants), the Environmental Peacemaking Programme integrating climate considerations into conflict resolution, and various publications on peace leadership and climate security. The organization also conducts events, webinars, and collaborative initiatives with partner organizations worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conflict Resolution and Mediation Services
• Pathways for Reconciliation in Yemen
• Environmental Peacemaking Programme
• Conflict Justice and Reconciliation Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• Consultation of nearly 16,000 Yemenis across 9 governorates in largest peace engagement effort in recent history
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Nabni Facility (Building for Peace Facility)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026Strategic partnership focused on strengthening learning, knowledge exchange and global engagement. Brings together complementary expertise and shared commitment to locally led peacebuilding and bottom-up approaches to post-conflict recovery. Aims to contribute to stronger evidence, learning and dialogue across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Based in Jordan, working exclusively with local civil society organizations in Iraq, Yemen and Syria.
• Munich Security ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Institutional partnership agreement with the world's leading forum for debate on international security. Includes co-hosting events, sharing networks, contact, and content, generating synergies for mutual benefit and the common goal of fostering peace and security. EIP has attended MSC every year since 2019, contributing as moderators and organizing side events. Partnership builds on years of close collaboration.
• PAX (Pax for Peace)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publication of 'From Waste to Resolution' report on Yemen solid waste sector assessment, part of the Environmental Pathways for Reconciliation in Yemen project.
• Berghof FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosting events including 'Making peace with the climate' panel and collaboration on EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation 2023 panels on transformative mediation and gender integration.
• Chatham HousemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted events including 'The Virus, the Vaccine and Violence' webinar and collaboration on 'Flattening the conflict curve' event series.
• Atlantic CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Syria Strategy Project, working with policy makers to develop a holistic strategy for resolving the Syrian crisis.
• Middle East InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Syria Strategy Project alongside Atlantic Council and European Institute of Peace.
• AdelphimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading partner in Weathering Risk Peace Pillar project funded by German Federal Foreign Office. EIP implements environmental pathways for reconciliation in Yemen under this initiative.
• Syrian Association for Citizens' Dignity (SACD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organised the Geneva conference on 'Roadmap to a Safe Environment in Syria' and collaborated on defining safe environment criteria for Syrian refugee return.
• Free Syrian Lawyers AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organised the Geneva conference on roadmap for safe environment in Syria.
• Conciliation ResourcesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted webinar on 'Financing peacebuilding' and collaborated on EU Community of Practice panels on transformative mediation and inclusive peacebuilding.
• Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted webinar on 'Financing peacebuilding' and part of EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation steering committee.
• swisspeacemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted webinar on 'Financing peacebuilding' alongside other mediation organizations.
• CMI-Martti Ahtisaari Peace FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation steering committee and collaborative panels.
• EEAS Mediation Support TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation steering committee, led preparations of annual events.
• European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation steering committee.
• ERMES III (European Resources for Mediation Support)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation steering committee.
• Madaniya Civil Society NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Syria Strategy Project alongside Atlantic Council, Middle East Institute, and European Institute of Peace.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted high-level discussion 'Words as Weapons: Dehumanisation and the End of Restraint' at Munich Security Conference 2026.
• SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development and co-publishing blog posts on environmental pathways for reconciliation in Yemen.
• Carnegie Middle East CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted 'The Context of a Refugee Return in Syria' event and collaborated on Syria-related events.
• Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on event 'Obstacles to a Free and Fair Presidential Election in Syria'.
• Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH ZurichmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative with Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice and Folke Bernadotte Academy on 'Redefining Peace Leadership' report and workshops.
• Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (Kroc IPJ)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative on 'Redefining Peace Leadership' report exploring experiences of women mediators and negotiators in Track One peace processes.
• Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative on 'Redefining Peace Leadership' report and workshops on women mediators in Track One peace processes.
• UN Special Envoy for AfghanistanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvent collaboration including panel on Afghanistan at Munich Security Conference 2023.
• Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) - EthiopiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted hybrid conference on 'Hate speech and misinformation in Ethiopia' in Addis Ababa.
• PromediationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organised EU Community of Practice 2023 panel on 'Improving Prospects for Conflict Prevention in the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea'.
• PeaceNexus FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organised EU Community of Practice 2023 panel on gender integration in peacebuilding and mediation.
• APCO WorldwidemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organised 'Peace in Pieces, Whatever Happened to Smart Approaches to Peace and Security?' discussion at Munich Security Conference 2025.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• United States Institute of Peace (USIP): US government-funded institute working globally on conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The closest US analogue to EIP in mandate and methodology; larger by headcount and budget, with comparable programmatic portfolio of mediation, research, and convening.
• International Crisis Group: Brussels-headquartered global think tank producing conflict analysis and policy recommendations across more countries than EIP. Larger and longer-established; complements EIP's operational mediation work with earlier-stage conflict analysis and policy positioning.
• Search for Common Ground: Washington-DC-based peacebuilding NGO with global field presence and a much larger budget than EIP. Overlaps with EIP in mediation training, inclusive peace processes, and locally-led peacebuilding methodology across similar conflict geographies.

Direct peers

• Conciliation Resources: London-based NGO working on peacebuilding, dialogue, and mediation support, with similar co-funding arrangements and partnerships (including the EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation). Targets the same conflict-affected geographies as EIP.
• swisspeace: Bern-based peace research and practice organization affiliated with ETH Zurich. Comparable in funding model, European geographic anchor, and co-hosting of peace mediation events; operates at smaller scale than EIP.
• Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre): Geneva-based independent mediation organization operating globally on armed conflict. Directly comparable to EIP in mission (Track 1.5 mediation, dialogue facilitation), funding model (multi-donor grants), and beneficiary profile (conflict parties, governments, international organizations).
• CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation: Finnish foundation named after a Nobel laureate, specializing in Track 1 mediation and conflict resolution. Co-member of the EU Community of Practice steering committee with EIP; operates at modest headcount with similar donor funding model.
• Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA): Swedish government agency for peace, security, and development, working on mediation, gender-responsive peacebuilding, and Track 1.5 processes. Joint partner with EIP on the Redefining Peace Leadership initiative; comparable in mission and target donor base.
• Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice: University-based institute producing research and policy on Track One peace processes and women mediators. Co-leads the Redefining Peace Leadership initiative with EIP; comparable thematic focus (women in mediation) but academic rather than operational delivery model.
• Berghof Foundation: Berlin-based foundation specializing in conflict transformation, mediation support, and peace education. EIP co-hosts EU Community of Practice panels with Berghof, indicating near-identical positioning in the European mediation ecosystem and overlapping donor base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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