National Societies Forum

The National Societies Forum consists of 41 members, 1 representative per National Society, and meets twice a year.

The forum's main task is to elect the Members of the National Societies Committee and the National Societies Representatives to the General Assembly.
The National Societies Forum acts as the central communication channel between National Societies and UEG.

National Societies Forum, January, 2013

Members of the National Societies Forum

Serhat Bor, Turkey
Flavio Caprioli, Italy
Andrzej Dabrowski, Poland
Gian Dorta
, Switzerland
Marrti Färkkila, Finland
Magdalena Genadieva-Dimitrova, Macedonia
Fouad Haddad
, Morocco
Gavin Harewood, Ireland
Frank Heieck, Luxembourg
Øistein Hovde, Norway
Irena Hrstic, Croatia
Teimuraz Kodua, Georgia
Milan Kovijanic, Serbia 
Limas Kupcinskas, Lithuania
Hubert Louis, Belgium (SRBGE)
Gerassimos Mantzaris, Greece
Leopoldo Matos, Portugal
Peter Mlkvy, Slovakia
Chris Mulder, The Netherlands
Miguel Muñoz Navas, Spain (SEPD)
Charles Murray, United Kingdom
Bodil Ohlsson, Sweden
Markus Peck-Radosavljevic, Austria
Aida Pilav, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Dan Pitigoi, Romania
Skerdi Prifti
, Albania
Juris Pokrotnieks, Latvia
Enrique Quintero, Spain (AEG)
Riina Salupere, Estonia
Thomas Seufferlein, Germany
Haim Shirin, Israel
Julius Spicak, Czech Republic
Daniela Stoyanova, Bulgaria
Alexander Trukhmanov, Russia
Philippe Van Hootegem, Belgium (VVGE)
Lars Vinter-Jensen, Denmark
Tibor Wittmann, Hungary
Frank Zerbib, France

Electoral processes

The National Societies Forum elects the following positions in UEG:

Candidates for these positions are nominated by active National Society Members (which have paid their annual affiliation fee). 

Processes for elections in the National Societies Forum

  • 50% of National Societies need to be represented via their National Societies Forum Representative at a meeting for there to be a quorum
  • Only appointed Members to the National Societies Forum (see list above) will have the right to vote on behalf of their National Society. Attendance and vote of a deputy is discouraged but will be allowed as long as the UEG Secretariat receives a written notification 3 months prior to a National Societies Forum meeting 
  • Members of the National Societies Committee are never entitled to vote on behalf of their National Society

Download process for elections of Members on the National Societies Committee 

Download process for elections of National Societies Representatives on General Assembly

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