The Hanns Seidel Foundation is a German political foundation that bases its values on democracy, peace and development. With the opening of the Brussels Office in 1982, the Hanns Seidel Foundation has been taking into account the importance of Brussels as the headquarter of EU and NATO. The Brussels Office works on two major thematic areas: the European Dialogue and the Development Policy Dialogue. With its conferences, it takes up current topics of European and international politics, brings together decision-makers from various levels and countries and actively contributes to the development of a lively, critical and knowledgeable public.