The Fondation du Mérite européen is managed by a
Board of Directors consisting of no more than twenty members, of
various European nationalities and from various European
backgrounds, whose term of office is not limited. This Board
takes its decisions by a majority of its members. Certain decisions,
in rare and exceptional circumstances, such as the exclusion of a
member, are taken unanimously. For the purposes of managing the
Fondation’s day-to-day affairs, it chooses from among its members
one or more Vice-Presidents, one or more executive directors and,
from among those, it may appoint a Secretary-General and a
Treasurer. Certain responsibilities such as legal matters and public
relations are assigned to members who are specialised in such areas.
The Board has the most extensive powers. It also has a Secretariat.
One of its main tasks is to approve the proposed awards.
Composition of the Board of Directors
(as at 1 June
2018):
President
of the Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Board
Monsieur Jacques SANTER
Director and President of the
Executive Board.
Treasurer (provisional).
Mr Michael CHAMIER
Executive Director,
Vice-President and Member of the Executive Board
Madame Simone BEISSEL
Member, representing the Prime
Minister
Madame Yuriko BACKES
Vice-President
Meneer Gerhard VAN DEN BERGE
Members
Monsieur Nico BLEY (co-opted to the Executive Board)
Monsieur Jacques SANTER
Mr Michael CHAMIER
Meneer Gerhard VAN DEN BERGE
Herr Alexander BOJANOWSKY
Monsieur
Erwin BRUM
Signore Arnaldo FERRAGNI
Pan
Wojciech KALAMARZ
Kyrios Panayotis MACRIS
