EEIG Assembly

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 and Developing Countries Coordinating Committee).

The full members of the Assembly are supported in their work by the Deputy General Assembly members.

The representatives of the 16 Member States are:

Country	GA Members	Deputy GA members
Austria	Dr Christiane Druml Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna and the Vienna General Hospital	Dr Hemma Bauer Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Belgium	Prof. Bruno Gryseels Director, Institute for Tropical Medicine	Dr Dirk van der Roost Institute for Tropical Medicine
Denmark	Dr Søren Jepsen (Vice-chair) State Serum Institute	Dr Klaus Winkel Statens Serum Institute
France	Prof. Patrice Debre (Vice-chair) Hôpital Potié Salpêtrière	Dr Bernadette Murgue INSERM
Germany	Dr Gabriele Hausdorf (Vice chair) Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forsching (BMBF)	Mr Joachim Krebser Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung Dr Detlef Böcking Substitute and person in charge for the national cofunding
Greece	Prof. Antonis Antoniadis General Secretariat for Research & Technology	Dr Suzanne Kolyva General Secretariat for Research & Technology
Ireland	Dr Teresa Maguire Health Research Board
Italy	Prof. Stefano Vella Istituto Superiore Di Sanita	Dr Luis Guerra Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Luxembourg	Dr Carlo Duprel Fonds National de la Recherche
Netherlands	Dr Marja Esveld Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Dr Judith de Kroon NACCAP
Norway	Mr Arne-Petter Sanne Norwergian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs	Mr Kårstein Mäseide The Research Council of Norway
Portugal	Dr Ana Maria Faisca FCT - Foundation for Science and Tecnology	Dr Catarina Resende FCT - Foundation for Science and Tecnology
Spain	Dr Rafael De Andres-Medina Instituto de Salud Carlos III	Mrs Almudena Gonzalez Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Sweden	Dr Hannah Akuffo (Chair) Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)	Dr Catharina Maijgren-Steffensson Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
Switzerland	Dr Isabella Beretta State Secretariat for Education and Research
United Kingdom	Dr Diana Dunstan Medical Research Council	Dr Kevin Moreton Medical Research Council