Pierre Jonckheer and Europe
It was his encounter with leftist unionists involved in international and European matters which drew him to work on European matters. In the Belgian Senate, he was a member of the European Affairs Committee. He believes that each national Green party can grow from the experience of its European counterparts. It has been, therefore, necessary to create meeting places and networks allowing exchanges between different Green European players, a role to which the EGP closely adheres and which Pierre Jonckheer joined in 1988. During his years as a MEP, he played an important role in the EGP as Co-President of the Green Group responsible for the relations with the EGP. In 2008, Pierre Jonckheer co-founded the Green European Foundation and is today its Co-President. The foundation focuses on research, training and publications on Green European issues and organises working seminars and panel debates. Pierre Jonckheer has always insisted on the transnational dimension of the projects which are financed by the GEF.
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