The Assembly is the ultimate and exclusive decision making body of the EEIG. It acts collectively and the full members are jointly and severally liable for the actions of the EEIG. The principal responsibility of the Assembly is to ensure that all necessary activities are undertaken to achieve the statutory objectives of EDCTP, and that its resources are properly and efficiently managed. It has the final and exclusive decision power concerning:
- General strategies and plans of action for EDCTP
- Annual action plans, including calls for proposals
- Annual budgets and accounts
- Appointment and dismissal of the Executive Director (ED), the Financial Manager (FM), the High Representative (HR) and senior staff members of Secretariat
- Selection of the location(s) of the Secretariat
- Commitments for collaboration, agreements and partnerships with third parties
- Public release of information on initiatives, achievements and results of EDCTP
- The appointment of the advisory bodies (Partnership Board, Developing Countries Coordinating Committee, European Network of National Programmes).
The representatives of the 16 Member States are:
Chair | Dr Diana Dunstan
Medical Research Council UK |
Austria | Dr Christiane Druml
Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna and the Vienna General Hospital |
Belgium | Prof. Bruno Gryseels
Director, Institute for Tropical Medicine |
Denmark | Dr Søren Jepsen
State Serum Institute |
France
| Prof. Patrice Debre (Vice-chair)
Hôpital Potié Salpêtrière |
Germany | Dr Gabriele Hausdorf
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forsching (BMBF) |
Greece | Prof. Antonis Antoniadis
School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Ireland | Dr Teresa Maguire
Health Research Board |
Italy | Prof. Stefano Vella
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita |
Luxembourg | Dr Carol Duprel
Fonds National de la Recherche |
Netherlands | Dr Edvard Beem
ZonMw |
Norway | Dr Bjørn Guldvog
Norwergian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs |
Portugal | Maria de Fátima Bravo
Department of Foreign Affairs |
Spain
| Dr Carmen Audera Lopes (Vice-chair)
Director, Oficina de Proyectos Europeus, Instituto de Salud Carlos III |
Sweden | Dr Hannah Akuffo
Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) |
Switzerland | Isabella Beretta
State Secretariat for Education and Research |
United Kingdom | Dr Kevin Moreton
Medical Research Council |
