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 European Parliament’s President and the leaders of the political groups endorsed the following nominations:

Guy VERHOFSTADT (Renew Europe, BE)

Co-chair

Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE)

Member

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES)

Member

Gerolf ANNEMANS (ID, BE)

Observer

Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE)

Observer

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL)

Observer

Helmut SCHOLZ (The Left, 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”.