Board of Trustees
Friends of Europe's board of trustees is composed of people who have contributed to the European project. Its President is Etienne Davignon, a politician, businessman and former vice-president of the European Commission. Trustees include:
- Pat Cox, President of the European Movement International and former President of the European Parliament
- Jean-Luc Dehaene, former Prime Minister of Belgium and vice-president of the Convention on the Future of Europe
- Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister
- Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and former European Commissioner for Trade
- Guy Verhofstadt, former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Monica Frassoni, co-president of the greens/European free alliance in the European Parliament
Friends of Europe's Secretary-General is Giles Merritt, a former Brussels correspondent of the Financial Times.
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