2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Foundation ’ s ▁resources ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 3 . 6 8 ▁million ▁eu ros . ▁Research ▁fund ing ▁origin ated ▁from ▁minist ries ▁( 6 4 % ), ▁EU ▁and ▁international ▁organizations ▁( 1 4 % ), ▁public ▁ag encies ▁( 1 0 % ), ▁private ▁sector ▁fir ms ▁( 9 % ), ▁and ▁various ▁sources ▁( 3 % ▁: ▁projects ▁with ▁other ▁think - t anks … ). ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁foundation ▁research er ▁Val erie ▁N iqu et ▁was ▁su ed ▁by ▁H ua wei ▁after ▁she ▁made ▁comments ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁two ▁television ▁programs ▁in ▁February ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁H ua wei ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁N iqu et ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁H ua wei ▁had ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government . ▁Su its ▁were ▁also ▁file d ▁as ▁def am ation ▁law su its ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁against ▁a ▁broadcast ▁journalist ▁and ▁a ▁wireless ▁network ▁expert , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁commented ▁on ▁television . ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁and ▁board ▁ ▁The ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁is ▁Bruno ▁R ac ine . ▁▁ ▁Direct ors : ▁▁ 1 9 9 2 / 9 3 ▁- ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁: ▁François ▁He is bourg ▁( IE P ▁de ▁Paris ▁& ▁E NA ) ▁▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁- ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁: ▁Guillaume ▁Schl