AGE Governance

AGE Platform Europe is governed by the General Assembly composed of all AGE’s members, and by its  nominated representatives at the Council of Administration and elected representatives at Executive Committee.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee (ExCo) is responsible for providing policy guidance and for the daily management of the Platform and the staff management.

ExCo Members:

Heidrun Mollenkopf, President (DE)
Anthony Degiovanni, Vice President (MT)
Christina Rogestam, Vice President (SE)
Maria Petkova, Vice-President (EU)
Dario Paoletti, Vice-President (IT)
Maria Mannerholm, Secretary (EU)
Claude Waret, Treasurer (FR)

Council of Administration

The Council of Administration (CA) is responsible for the overall implementation of the work programme set by the General Assembly, the preparation of the annual budget and the policy decisions. It also examine the candidature files of full members or others prepared by the Accreditation Committee.
The members of the Council of Administration represent each one of the European Countries, the European organisations, and the European Federations of older people. They are elected at the General Assembly by the organisation of their country.

CA full representatives:

of Member States

Austria: Hilde Hawlicek
Belgium: Maddie Geerts
Croatia: Ines Vrban
Cyprus: Maria Dodou
Czech Republic: Jaroslav Lorman
Denmark: John Kirstein
Estonia: Andres Ergma
Finland: Filip Hamro-Drotz
France: Colin Yeandle / Claude Waret
Germany: Heidrun Mollenkopf / Barbara Kahler
Greece: Vassilis Louiziotis
Hungary: Agnes Bene
Ireland: Alison Bough
Italy: Daniela Zilli / Claudio D’Antonangelo
Malta: Gaetan Naudi
Netherlands: Christine Nanlohy
Norway: Jan Davidsen
Poland: Piotr Nakonieczny / Edyta Ekwinska
Portugal: Mafalda Duarte
Romania: Ionut Ardeleanu
Slovakia: Ľubica Gálisová
Slovenia: Tanja Mijatovic
Spain: Angel Yaguë Criado / Miguel Angel Cabra de Luna
Sweden: Martin Engman
Switzerland: Roland Grunder

of European Federations

Alain Koskas (FIAPA)
Ghislaine van Halewyn (ESU)
Åsa Lindestam (NOPO)
Joseph Bertrand (ESO)

of European organisations

Maria Mannerholm (EAN)
Maria Petkova (OWN Europe)

CA Substitute representatives:

of Member States

Austria: Sabine Wlazny
Belgium: Guido Cuyvers
Bulgaria: vacant
Croatia: vacant
Cyprus: Demos Antoniou
Czech Republic: Jiří Hrabě / Vera Husakova
Denmark: Lise Bjerglund
Estonia: vacant
Finland: Raimo Ikonen
France: Bernard Bazot / Michèle Le Goff
Germany: Ina Voelcker / Sebastian Wegner
Greece: Maria Asteriou
Hungary: vacant
Ireland: Mary Harkin
Italy: Loris Marchisio / Dario Paoletti
Malta: Anthony Degiovanni
Netherlands: Han Kooy
Norway: Arne Halaas
Poland: Katarzyna Otachel
Portugal: Maria João Azevedo
Romania: Vacant
Slovakia: Iveta Cereyova
Slovenia: Stevo Ščavničar
Spain: Maria Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis / Iñaki Bustamente
Sweden: Christina Rogestam
Switzerland: vacant

of European Federations

Camille Gautard (FIAPA)
Leif Hallberg (ESU)
Mette Kindberg (NOPO)
Frieda Ardies (ESO)

of European Organisations

Vera Husáková (EAN)
Francesca Carpenedo (OWN EUROPE)

CA Accession and Former Member States Observer members:

Serbia : Nataša Todorović – Full representative
Serbia : Milutin Vracevic – Substitute representative

Accreditation Committee:

The Accreditation Committee is responsible for examining applications to membership.

Members:

John Kirstein (DK)
Anthony DeGiovanni (MT)
Agnes Bene (HU)

General Assembly

The General Assembly (GA) is the governing body in which all AGE members are represented. The General Assembly meets annually to adopt the work programme, budget and applications for membership. It elects the President who must come from an organisation “of” older people. All full Member organisations have voting rights.

Contact

NATHALIE DE CRAECKER

Administration and Office Assistant

Nathalie organises AGE’s statutory meetings and assists the Office Manager and Project managers. She in charge of the members website and of the database.