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EUROCITIES Brussels office

The network is headquartered in the Brussels office, which is currently headed by Paul Bevan, secretary general.

The Brussels office carries out policy, project, human resources, finance, administration and communications work.

Executive committee 

An executive committee, made up of twelve elected representatives, manages the business of the organisation. This is currently led by Frank Jensen, lord mayor of Copenhagen and president of EUROCITIES.

The executive committee meets at least three times a year and oversees our annual work programme, internal rules and budget, as approved by the annual general meeting (AGM).

Our current executive committee is comprised of the following members:

Frank Jensen, lord mayor of Copenhagen (president)

Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, mayor of Warsaw (vice-president)

Daniel Termont, mayor of Ghent (secretary)

Jean-Marc Ayrault, president of Nantes Metropole (treasurer)

Paul Tilsley, deputy leader of Birmingham City Council

Istvan Tarlos, mayor of Budapest

Marta Vincenzi, mayor of Genoa

Jozias van Aartsen, mayor of The Hague

Burkhard Jung, mayor of Leipzig

Sten Nordin, mayor of Stockholm

Michael Haupl, mayor of Vienna

Juan Alberto Belloch Julbe, mayor of Zaragoza

Annual conference

Important decisions relating to the network are made at the annual general meeting (AGM), which is held during our annual conference. Each member city is represented at the meeting.

The 2012 annual conference will take place in Nantes on the theme of 'a new city politics'. Find out more on the conference website, www.eurocities2012.eu

Forums and working groups

Our day-to-day work is conducted through six thematic forums and a number of related working groups in which our members can participate. Forums monitor developments in specific policy areas, addressing issues and coordinating activities. They also set up and monitor working groups, and draft EUROCITIES position papers. Each forum meets two to three times each year and elects its own chair and vice-chair.

The executive committee also has working groups on cross-cutting themes such as governance, neighbourhood policy and climate change.

Click here for an overview of our forum and working group structure.