Board Members
The board is responsible for protecting the best interests of the organization in several ways: establishing ECPP’s mission and purpose; hiring, monitoring, and evaluating the General Director/ Chief Executive; overseeing the financials and managing resources responsibly; ensuring legal compliance and ethical integrity; enhancing ECPP’s visibility and public standing. The ECPP board is made up of seven members, who meet at least five times per year.
Full name
Country
About
Political party
Valeriu Ghileţchi
ECPP President
Country
Moldova / Romania
About
Assistant to Ion Groza (Moldovan MP), former Member of the Moldovan Parliament, former Secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and European Integration, former Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Political party
Independent
Karin Heepen
Vice President
Country
Germany
About
Chairwoman of Bündnis C; former board member of Sallux; lecturer at various educational institutes in Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology and Ethics.
Political party
Bündnis C
Country
The Netherlands
About
Senior Lecturer on Entrepreneurship and International Economics at Saxion University of Applied Sciences
Political party
SGP
Country
The Netherlands
About
Program director at the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, former policy advisor in the European Parliament
Political party
ChristenUnie
Country
Slovakia
About
Member of Kresťanská únia (KU, Slovakia) and head of list for the European elections 2024; Former Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, former MP.
Political party
Kresťanská únia
Country
Romania
About
Member of European Parliament (second term), founder and president of PNCR
Political party
PNCR
Country
France
About
Founder and President of VIA, La Voie du Peuple, former member of French Parliament, former mayor of Rambouillet
Political party
VIA, La Voie du Peuple
Country
Slovakia
About
Member and Secretary General of Kresťanská únia (KU, Slovakia); Advisor to the Members of the National Council; Former Member of the Council of Advisers to the Prime Minister of Slovak Republic.
Political party
Kresťanská únia
Advisory Council
The role of the Advisory Council is to provide guidance to ECPP board & members and financial oversight. The members of the Council may also propose discussion topics for the General Assembly, may check and amend program and statutes. It usually meets at least two times per year.
Full name
Country
About
Political party
Country
Latvia
About
Lawyer, two-term member and deputy speaker of the Latvian Parliament
Political party
Latvian Alliance of Regions
Peter Östman
ECPP Advisor
Country
Finland
About
Member of Parliament, former ECPP President
Political party
Christian Democrat Party
Branislav Škripek
ECPP Advisor
Country
Slovakia
About
Former Member of the European Parliament
Political party
KDH, Slovakia
Valeriia Petrechkiv
ECPP Advisor
Country
The Netherlands
About
ECPYouth President
Political party
ECPYouth
Christophe Foltzenlogel
ECPP Advisor
Country
France
About
Member of Sallux board
Political party
Sallux