Press release 19-03-2021 - 10:08 20210319IPR00427

Conference on the Future of Europe: EP appoints executive board representatives

On Thursday, Parliament’s Conference of Presidents endorsed the members and observers nominated by the political groups to be on the Conference’s executive board.

The executive board will oversee the work of the Conference, and prepare the Conference Plenary meetings, including following up on citizens’ input. The ’s President and the leaders of the political groups endorsed the following nominations:

Guy VERHOFSTADT (Renew Europe, BE) Co-chair (EPP, DE) Member Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES) Member Gerolf ANNEMANS (ID, BE) Observer (Greens/EFA, DE) Observer Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL) Observer Helmut SCHOLZ (, DE) Observer

Parliament’s leaders want the Conference on the Future of Europe to start its work as soon as possible in order to “contribute significantly to building a Citizen's Union”.

Further information Press Release - Future of Europe: Engaging with citizens to build a more resilient Europe (10.03.2021) Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe EP Research briefing Conference on the Future of Europe (11.06.2020) EP Research Service: Topical Digest on the Conference on the Future of Europe (March 2021) Multimedia package (Conference on the Future of Europe) Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Contacts

Jaume DUCH GUILLOT EP Spokesperson and Director General for Communication (+32) 2 28 43000 (BXL) (+33) 3 881 74705 (STR) (+32) 496 59 94 76 [email protected]

Delphine COLARD Head of Spokesperson’s Unit and Deputy Spokesperson (+32) 2 28 43383 (BXL) (+33) 3 881 64123 (STR) (+32) 498 98 44 85 [email protected] [email protected]

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