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Governing bodies

High Council

The High Council is composed of representatives from the Contracting States to the Institute's Convention. The High Council is the EUI’s highest governance body and is in charge of oversight and steering. It is responsible for drawing up the rules governing its activities. It adopts the budget and appoints the President and the Secretary General.

To assist it in preparing its decisions, the High Council has set up a Research Council, a Budget and Finance Committee, and a Grants Committee.

A Strategic Standing Committee was created in 2019 as an advisory board to the High Council on strategic matters and specific nominations.

The Presidency of the High Council is held for one year by a representative of each of the contracting states in turn, with each new presidency beginning on 1 January and ending on 31 December. The President of the High Council may be assisted for specific tasks by the previous Presidency and by the subsequent Presidency ('Troika'). In 2026, Romania is holding the Presidency, while in 2025 it was held by Portugal, and in 2027 it will be held by Slovenia.

The Presidency of the High Council chairs the meetings of the High Council and other relevant bodies (Budget Committee, Strategic Standing Committee). If the Presidency is unable to provide a chairperson, due to exceptional circumstances, for a particular meeting of the High Council or other relevant bodies, a delegate of the previous two Presidencies will act as a chairperson.

Key stakeholders are the 24 Contracting States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Malta, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, and Sweden), which are represented in the High Council. 

The High Council is composed of delegates of Contracting States. Typically, each Contracting State appoints a couple of representatives to the High Council, often a high-ranking official from the country's ministry in charge of higher education and research, or, in some cases, foreign affairs, and an academic.

EUI High Council Delegations – May 2026

Austria

Florian Pecenka, Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU, Brussels

Sonja Puntscher Reiekmann, Austrian Academy of Science 

Belgium

Giacomo Martello, Ministry Foreign Affairs

Bulgaria

Rumyana Kolarova, University of Sofia

Cyprus

Terpsa Constantinidou, Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth

Croatia

Irena Andrassy, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to EU

Ksenija Grubišić, University of Zagreb

Denmark

Niels Haldrup, Aarhus University

Mikkel Buchter, Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science

Anette Birna Muus Day, Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science

Estonia

Kristi Raudmäe, Ministry of Education and Research

Finland

Tuomas Parkkari, Ministry of Education and Culture

Jyrki Hakapää, Research Council of Finland

France

Carle Bonafous-Murat, Conference of University Presidents

Rosaly Datchi, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

Félix Preschey, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

Germany

Wieland Kley, Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Christian Stertz, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Adrian Steinert, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Laura Welsch, Ministry of Finance and Science/ Saarland

Greece

Georgios Dellis, Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs

Andreas Gofas, Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs

Ireland

Keith Moyens, Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Ursula O'Meara Conway, Higher Education, Department Education and Skills

Sióbhan Mullally, Irish Centre for Human Rights

Italy 

Filippo La Rosa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Giulia Campeggio, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Massimo Bray, Former Minister - Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana

Latvia

Anita Vahere-Abražune, Ministry of Education and Science

Luxembourg

Robert Kerger, Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Stéphanie Schott, Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Malta

Tanya Sammut-Bonnici, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs

Christopher Magri, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs

Netherlands

Erik Martijnse, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Sander P. van den Eijnden, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Poland

Łukasz Gruszczyński, Kozminski University

Jacek Mazur, External Expert

Przemysław Skrodzki, Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Portugal

Miguel Poiares Maduro, Former Minister - Global School of Law at the Universidade Catolica Portuguesa

Maria das Dores Guerreiro, University Institute of Lisbon

Romania

Remus Pricopie, Former Minister - National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

Sorin Costreie, University of Bucharest, Education and Science Adviser to the President of Romania

Albert Craiu, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

Slovenia

Matevž Tomšič, School of Advanced Social Studies - nominee for the HC membership

Peter Volasko, UNESCO office, Ministry of Education, Science and Youth - nominee for the HC membership

Jernej Širok, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Barbara Zupan, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Slovakia

Martina Klofáčová, Ministry of Education, Research and Sport

Lucia Mokrá, Comenius University, Bratislava

Spain

Francisco García Pascual, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

Pedro Martínez Martín, Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities

Carlos Juan Closa Montero, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

Sweden

Malin Rönnblom, Karlstad University

Anneli Fröjd, Swedish Research Council

Petter Tistedt, Swedish Research Council

Council of the EU

Marion Simm, Council of the European Union

Sandra Beelaard, Council of the European Union

European Parliament

Riccardo Ribera d’Alcalá, European Parliament

Emanuela Ilario, European Parliament

European Commission

Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, European Commission

Budget and Finance Committee

The Budget and Finance Committee advises the High Council on all matters with financial implications which are submitted to the High Council. It gives opinions, makes recommendations, and takes decisions on financial matters. It is made up of representatives of the governments of the states party to the Convention.

Budget Committee Delegations – October 2026

Austria

Georg Tummeltshammer, Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research

Belgium

Giacomo Martello, Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs

Bulgaria

Sonia Krastanova-Bogdanova, Ministry of Education and Science

Zornitsa Todorova, Ministry of Education and Science

Croatia

Dijana Mandić, Ministry of Science, Education and Youth

Amalija Babić, Ministry of Science, Education and Youth

Cyprus 

Terpsa Constantinidou, Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth

Angeliki Hadjiyianni, Ministry of Finance

Denmark

Anette Birna Muus Day, Danish Agency of Higher Education and Science

Estonia

Nele Dresen, Ministry of Education and Research

Finland

Peter Salo, Research Council of Finland

Tomi Vallius, Research Council of Finland

Jussi Varkemaa, Research Council of Finland

France

Félix Preschey, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

Germany

Christian Stertz, Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Wieland Kley, Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Adrian Steinert, Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Greece

Nikos Karaiskos, Hellenic Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports

Varvara Papathanasopoulou, Hellenic Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports

Ireland

Ursula O’Meara Conway, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Italy

Giulia Campeggio, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Alessia Checchin Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Salvatore Vizzini, Ministry of Economy and Finance

Latvia

Baiba Jurkevica, Ministry of Education and Science

Anita Vahere-Abražune, Ministry of Education and Science

Luxembourg

Léon Diederich, Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Stéphanie Schott, Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Malta

Christopher Magri, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs

Tanya Sammut-Bonnici, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs

Netherlands

Erik Martijnse, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Poland

Małgorzata Hofman, Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Jacek Mazur, External Expert

Bernadeta Szydłowska, Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Portugal

Pedro Afonso da Silva Borges Godinho, European Affairs Directorate-General (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

José Pedro Cerdeira, European Affairs Directorate-General (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Luísa Igreja, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education/Foundation for Science and Technology

Romania

Iordan Barbulescu, SNSPA/National School of Political Science and Public Administration

Albert Craiu, National School of Political Science and Public Administration

Remus Pricopie, National School of Political Science and Public Administration

Slovenia

Marina Očko, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Jernej Širok, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Peter Volasko, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Slovakia

Andrej Horský, Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport

Pavel Kiss, Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport

Spain

Pedro Martínez Martín, Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities

Francisco García Pascual, Ministry of Universities

Sweden

Anneli Fröjd, Swedish Research Council

European Commission

Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, European Commission

Karen Haegemans, European Commission

Stefaan Hermans, European Commission

Stefan Zotti, European Commission

Council of the European Union

Jean-Baptiste Laignelot, Council of the European Union

European Parliament

Riccardo Ribera D’Alcala, European Parliament

Emanuela Ilario, European Parliament

Research Council

The principal mission of the Research Council is to provide external advice to the Institute’s governing bodies on matters pertaining to research. Its aim is to stimulate and maintain scientific excellence and strengthen the Institute's research through high-quality peer review. It discusses and formulates policy and strategy with a view to reinforcing the Institute’s scientific profile to attract the best learners and academics at all career stages.

The members of the Research Council are:

  • Six highly qualified persons from outside the lnstitute, appointed by the High Council on a duly motivated proposal from the Strategic Standing Committee. Their term of office shall be 5 years, not renewable.
  • Six highly qualified persons from outside the lnstitute, appointed by the Academic Council on a duly motivated proposal from the Principal in consultation with the Executive Committee. Their term of office shall be 5 years, not renewable.
  • The Principal (ex-ufficio).

The Research Council is chaired by one of its external members. After consultation with Research Council members, the Chair is appointed by the Principal for a period of 3 years renewable.

  • Susana Borrás, Copenhagen Business School
  • Simon Deakin, University of Cambridge
  • Axelle Ferriere, Sciences Po
  • Tarunabh Khaitan, LSE Law School
  • Heike Klüver, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Massimiliano Marcellino, Bocconi University
  • Matthias Middell, University of Leipzig
  • Christine Musselin, SciencesPo
  • Aleksandra Przegalińska, Kozminski University
  • Julie Ringelheim, FRS-FNRS and UCLouvain
  • Marek Tamm, Tallinn University
  • Natalia Fabra, CEMFI

  • Jutta Allmendinger, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
  • José Alvarez-Junco, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Gonzalo Anes y Álvarez de Castrillón, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid
  • Enriqueta Aragonès, Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica, CSIC, Barcelona
  • Anthony Atkinson, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Marietta Auer, Professor, Max Planck Institute for European Legal History
  • Efi Avdela, University of Crete
  • Maurice Aymard, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
  • Maria Esther Barbé-Izuel, Universitat Autonoma, Barcelona
  • Anton Barten, Université Catholique de Louvain
  • Roberto Barzanti, European Parliament
  • Giorgio Basevi, University of Bologna
  • John Bell, University of Cambridge
  • Maxine Berg, University of Warwick
  • Maria Bigoni, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bologna
  • Richard Blundell, University College London
  • Dorothee Bohle, Central European University, Budapest
  • Laurence Boisson De Chazournes , University of Geneva, Faculty of Law
  • Michael J Bonell, Università di Roma La Sapienza
  • Raymond Boudon, Groupe d’Etudes des Métodes d’analyse sociologique Paris
  • Joanna Bourke, Birkbeck College, London
  • Nadia Calviño, Director General, Directorate General Budget, European Commission
  • Albert Carreras, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
  • Paul Champsaur, INSEE Paris
  • Marcel Canoy, European Commission, Brussels
  • Marise Cremona, University of London
  • François Crouzet, University of Paris I-Sorbonne
  • Michel Crozier, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations Paris
  • Franco Della Peruta, Università di Milano
  • Mireille Delmas-Marty, Université de Paris-Panthéon-Sorbonne
  • Maurits Deloz, Belgium
  • Pierre Deyon, Académie de Strasbourg
  • Jacques Drèze, Université Catholique de Louvain
  • Jean-Claude Eeckhout, European Commission
  • Morten Egeberg, University of Oslo
  • Lady Diana Elles, European Parliament
  • Joan Esteban, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona
  • Gerda Falkner, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
  • Arghyrios Fatouros, University of Athens
  • Jonathan Faull, European Commission
  • Maurizio Ferrera, University of Pavia
  • Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques, Paris
  • Josep Fontana i Lazaro, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona
  • Raffael Fornasier, Council of Ministers
  • Jochen Frowein, Max-Planck-Institut Heidelberg
  • Ernst Gellner, University of Cambridge
  • Gino Giugni, Università di Roma
  • Yolanda Gómez, Universidad Nacionalde Educación a Distancia (UNED) and Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales
  • Guido Gonnella, Vice-President, European Parliament
  • Alfred Grosser, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris
  • Bengt Hansson, Swedish Research Council
  • Pierre Hassner, Université de Paris
  • Pierre-Cyrille Hautcoeur, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
  • Colin Hay, Centre d'études européennes de Sciences Po
  • Werner Hildenbrand, Universität Bonn
  • Isabel Horta Correia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon
  • Ellen Immergut, Humboldt-Universität Berlin
  • Roeland in ‘t Veld, Dutch School of Government the Hague
  • Hans Christian Johansen, University of Odense
  • Wilhelm Kewenig, Free University Berlin
  • Oddbjørn Knutsen, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
  • Jürgen Kocka, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
  • Georges Kontogiorgis, University of Athens
  • Maria M. Kovacs, Central European University, Budapest
  • Hanspeter Kriesi, Universität Zürich
  • Brigid Laffan, University College Dublin
  • Emilio Lamo de Espinosa, Institut de Estudios Sociales Avanzados Madrid
  • Jacqueline Lastenouse, European Commission
  • Gotfried Leibbrandt, Open University Maastricht
  • Hartmut Lehmann, Max-Planck-Institut Göttingen
  • Ulrike Leopold, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz
  • Ricardo Franco Levi, Commission of the European Union, Brussels
  • Luigi Lotti, Università di Firenze
  • Joni Lovenduski, Birkbeck College, London
  • Antoine Lyon-Caen, Université de Paris X-Nanterre
  • Neil MacCormick, University of Edinburgh
  • Inés Macho-Stadler, Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona
  • Luís Miguel Maduro Pessoa, European Court of Justice
  • Edmond Malinvaud, INSEE Paris
  • Paola Manzini, Department of Economics, University of Sussex
  • José Maria Maravall, Instituto Juan March, Madrid
  • Armando Marques Guedes, University of Lisbon
  • Patrick Masterson, University College Dublin
  • Karl Ulrich Mayer, Max-Planck-Institut Berlin
  • Luigi Mengoni, Corte costituzionale Roma
  • Diana M. Mishkova, Centre for Advanced Study, Sofia
  • Jörg Monar, College of Europe, Bruges
  • Carina Mood, Professor, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University
  • Bogdan Murgescu, University of Bucharest
  • Sergio Neri, European Court of Justice
  • Emile Noël, European Commission
  • Johan Olsen, University of Oslo
  • Mario Pedini, European Parliament
  • Lucio Pench, European Parliament
  • Anne Peters, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
  • Jean-Claude Piris, Legal Advisor of the Council of the European Union
  • Guido Podestà, European Parliament
  • Anita J. Prazmowska, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Michel Quévit, Université Catholique de Louvain
  • Morten O. Ravn, University College London
  • Eckard Rehbinder, Universität Frankfurt/Main
  • Lucrezia Reichlin, London Business School (LBS)
  • Jacques Revel, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris
  • John Roberts, Merton College Oxford
  • Davide Rodogno, Professor of International History, Graduate Institute, Geneva
  • Maria Fernanda Rollo, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Olof Ruin, University of Stockholm
  • Hélène Ruiz Fabri, Executive Director, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International European and Regulatory Procedural Law
  • Antonio Sacchettini, Council of the European Communities
  • Samuel B. Saul, York University
  • Fritz Scharpf, Max-Planck-Institut Köln
  • Spyros Simitis, J-W Goethe Universität Frankfurt
  • Bruno Simma, International Court of Justice, The Hague
  • Quentin Skinner, University of Cambridge
  • Sir Gordon Slynn, European Court of Justice
  • Frank R, Smets, European Central Bank
  • Heike Solga, Head of research unit 'Skill Formation and Labor Markets', WZB, Berlin Social Science Center, and Professor of Sociology, Institute of Sociology, Freie Univesitaet Berlin
  • Luigi Spaventa, Università di Roma
  • Marianne Stenius, Swedish School for Economics and Business Administration Helsinki
  • Wolfgang Streeck, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne
  • Palle Svensson, University of Aarhus
  • Piotr Sztompka, Jagiellonian University, Krakow
  • Giuseppe Tesauro, European Court of Justice
  • Jacques Thisse, CORE, Louvain-la-Neuve
  • Jacques Thomassen, Chair, Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente
  • Noel Thompson, Department of Education, London
  • Niels Thygesen, University of Copenhagen
  • Antonio Tizzano, European Court of Justice
  • Otto Toivanen, Department of Economics, Aalto University School of Business
  • Gilbert Trausch, Centre d’études et de recherches européennes Luxembourg
  • Jarle Trondal, University of Agder
  • André Tunc, University of Paris I-Sorbonne
  • Michel Vanden Abeele, Université Libre Bruxelles
  • Herman Van der Wee, KU-Leuven
  • Raimo Väyrynen, Academy of Finland
  • Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, European Parliament, Brussels
  • Maria Antonietta Visceglia, La Sapienza, University of Rome
  • Anne Van Aaken, Law School, University of Hamburg
  • António Vitorino Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco & Associados, Lisbon
  • Klaus von Beyme, Universität Heidelberg
  • Helen Wallace, University of Sussex
  • Hannelore Weck-Hannemann, Universität Innsbruck
  • Philippe Weil, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels
  • Vincent Wright, Nuffield College Oxford
  • Ineta Zimele, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and Riga Graduate School of Law

Strategic Standing Committee

A Strategic Standing Committee was created in 2018 as an advisory board to the High Council on strategic matters and certain nominations. It is composed of delegations of the Contracting States on a rotation basis, together with nominated External Experts. It advises the High Council on the EUI's strategy, monitors its implementation according to appropriate indicators, and prepares the strategic discussions of the High Council. It also supports the EUI President in designing a strategic plan for the EUI.

Strategic Standing Committee in 2026

  • (Troika) Romania, CHAIR: Remus Pricopie
  • (Troika) Romania, Albert Craiu
  • (Troika) Portugal: Miguel Poiares Maduro
  • (Troika) Slovenia: Jernej Širok
  • France, Carle Bonafous-Murat
  • Austria, Florian Pecenka
  • Denmark, Niels Haldrup
  • Estonia, Kristi Raudmäe
  • A European Parliament Representative, ex officio: Riccardo Ribera d'Alcalá
  • A European Commission Representative, ex officio: Stefaan Hermans

Up to three external experts

  • · Federico Cinquepalmi
  • · Eva Egron-Polak

 

  • EUI President, member without voting right

Audit Committee 

The Audit Committee was established in May 2026 as an independent advisory and oversight body of the High Council. Its remit covers financial reporting, internal controls and risk management, and the internal and external audit functions. It also monitors the follow-up to audit recommendations, contributes to the discharge process and reports on its activities and recommendations at least annually.

The Committee is composed of five independent members: the Chair, appointed in a personal capacity; one member designated by each of France, Germany and Italy; and one member representing the European Commission. The Chair of the Budget Committee participates as an observer.

Members are appointed for a renewable three-year term. The arrangements concerning the composition of the Committee remain subject to any further review under the applicable framework.

  • Chair 

Christopher Magri, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs

  • France

Félix Preschey, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

  • Germany

Christian Stertz, Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

  • Italy

Salvatore Vizzini, Ministry of Economy and Finance

Academic Council

The Academic Council oversees research and teaching at the EUI. It appoints the EUI’s teaching staff and draws up the rules that govern the Institute’s academic life. It discusses the content and the organisation of research and teaching activities, examines new academic initiatives and discusses yearly evaluations of academic units and programmes.

Its ordinary members are the members of the Executive Committee, representatives of Professors, and representatives of research fellows, academic assistants, doctoral researchers, Master students, and non-academic staff.

Members of the EUI Academic Council.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee regularly meets to support the President in the day-to-day management of the Institute. It prepares decision-making documents for the Academic Council. The Executive Committee is composed of Heads of Academic Units, the Dean of Graduate Studies and the Provosts. Representatives of the master students, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers also sit on it.

Members of the EUI Executive Committee.

Management Team

The Management Team acts as the consultative body for support functions and for the coordination of the academic and support units. It is composed of the Directors of Service, a representative of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, a representative of the School of Transnational Governance, and one representative each for the Max Weber Programme and the four Departments' administrations.

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