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Governance

The EED Board of Governors has 42 members: representatives of the 27 EU member states, the UK, Norway, the European External Action Service, a representative designated by the European Commission, up to nine Members of the European Parliament, and three members elected to represent European civil society. The Board meets every six months and is responsible for the mandate, mission, and overall guidance of EED’s operations and development. It receives regular reports from the Executive Committee and the Executive Director.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

EED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The EED Executive Committee consists of seven members who represent a variety of expertise, including those with strong experience in civil society and foundation work, as well as EU member state representatives that meet on average every two months to take funding decisions.

MEMBERS OF THE EED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Christian Holm Barenfeld

Christian Holm Barenfeld

Civil society expert

Andrea Despot

Andrea Despot

Civil society expert

Veronika Mítková

Veronika Mítková

Czech Republic

Bernard Guetta

Bernard Guetta

Member of the European Parliament

EED SECRETARIAT

The Brussels-based EED Secretariat is responsible for EED’s day-to-day grant making work. Jerzy Pomianowski is EED Executive Director.