EUDA Management Board
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About
The Management Board is the main decision-making body of the EUDA. It meets at least once a year and consists of one representative from each Member State of the European Union, Norway and Türkiye, two representatives from the European Commission and two representatives designated by the European Parliament. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board are elected to serve for a four-year period.
The system of national representatives ensures that the interests of all European citizens are fully represented in the Management Board's decisions. Every year, the Board adopts a three-year Single Programming Document for the Agency. It also adopts an annual Work Programme for each coming year, an annual budget and the Agency's consolidated annual activity report.
The Management Board set up an Executive Board composed of the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board, two other members of the Management Board representing the Member States and appointed by the Management Board from among its members with the right to vote and the two Commission representatives. The Executive Board meets five to six weeks before each Management Board meeting to prepare for the latter in consultation with the Executive Director. In accordance with Article 20 of the rules of procedure of the Board, the Executive Board may also, in consultation with the Executive Director, decide on behalf of the Management Board on the matters foreseen in the EUDA financial rules which are not reserved to the Management Board by the EUDA Regulation, and make the necessary adjustments to the work programmes previously adopted by the Board. The Executive Director of the Agency also attends these meetings.
The Management Board also set up a Budget Committee composed of three of its members or alternates with the right to vote and two representatives of the Commission to the Management Board.
Rules of procedure
The EUDA Management Board adopted its rules of procedure at its constituent meeting on 4–5 July 2024 in Lisbon.
Meetings
- Management Board
- 17–19 June 2025
- 11–12 December 2025
- Executive Board
- 10 April 2025
- 17 June 2025
- 30 October 2025
- 10 December 2025
- Budget Committee
- 9 April 2025
- 17 June 2025
- 29 October 2025
- 10 December 2025
Members
Chair: Franz Pietsch
Vice-chair: Xavier Poos
| Country | MB role | Name and address | Documents |
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| Austria | Chair | Pietsch, Franz Deputy Director General VI |
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| Austria | Alternate | Bayer, Raphael Head of Department VI/A/6 |
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| Belgium | Member | Van Tomme, Nele Attaché Drogues |
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| Belgium | Alternate | Verscuren, An Attaché |
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| Bulgaria | Member | Zarkov, Zahari Director of 'Mental Health and Prevention of Addictions' Directorate |
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| Bulgaria | Alternate | Raycheva, Tsveta Head of 'Addictions' Department, 'Mental Health and Prevention of Addictions' Directorate |
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| Croatia | Member | Petković, Željko Assistant Director |
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| Croatia | Alternate | Mikulić, Sanja Head of Service for Combating Drugs Abuse |
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| Cyprus | Member | Mina, Christos Chairman of the Cyprus National Addictions Authority |
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| Cyprus | Alternate | Sergides, Stylianos Member of the Cyprus National Focal Points’ Scientific Committee |
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| Czechia | Member | , |
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| Czechia | Alternate | Horackova, Katerina Head of the Coordination and Funding Unit of Drug Policy Department |
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| Denmark | Member | Petersen, Lars Senior Adviser |
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| Denmark | Alternate | Carlslund Hansen, Tammie Head of Section |
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| Estonia | Member | Mikko, Kristiin Adviser |
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| Estonia | Alternate | Peil, Ain Adviser |
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| Finland | Member | Kotovirta, Elina Ministerial Adviser |
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| Finland | Alternate | Terho, Laura Ministerial Adviser |
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| France | Member | d’Arrigo, Laura Conseillère Diplomatique |
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| France | Alternate | Weinberger, David Chargé de mission Recherche |
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| Germany | Member | Blienert, Burkhard Commissioner of the Federal Government for Drug and Addiction Policy |
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| Germany | Alternate | Horn, Marina Political Advisor in the Office of the Federal Government Commissioner for Drug and Addiction Policy |
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| Greece | Member | Theocharis, Athanasios President of BD |
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| Greece | Alternate | Avgerinos, Nikolaos Psychiatrist |
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| Hungary | Member | Surján, György Director for Prevention and Epidemiology National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy Albert Flórián út 2-6 HU– 1097 Budapest |
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| Hungary | Alternate | Csákó, Ibolya Lt. Colonel |
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| Ireland | Member | O'Connor, Karen Assistant Prinicpal Officer |
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| Ireland | Alternate | Keenan, Eamon National Clinical Lead-Addiction Services |
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| Italy | Member | Molinari, Paolo Head of the Department for Antidrug Policies of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy |
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| Italy | Alternate | Simeoni, Elisabetta General Director and Head of the Technical and Scientific Office of the Department for Antidrug Policies of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers |
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| Latvia | Member | Mozgis, Dzintars Deputy Director of the Centre for Disease Prevention |
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| Lithuania | Member | Sketerskiené, Rita Director |
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| Lithuania | Alternate | Belian, Gražina Deputy Director |
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| Luxembourg | Vice-Chair | Poos, Xavier Directeur adjoint |
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| Luxembourg | Alternate | Origer, Alain National drug coordinator |
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| Malta | Member | Muscat, Richard University Professor |
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| Malta | Alternate | Clark, Marilyn University Professor |
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| Netherlands | Member | Sannes, Victor National Drug Coordinator |
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| Netherlands | Alternate | Geilenkirchen, Matthijs Sr. Policy Advisor Team Drugs
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| Norway | Member | Bredesen, Hege Christina Deputy Director General |
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| Norway | Alternate | Brekke, Torbjørn Senior Drug Policy Adviser |
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| Poland | Member | Jabłoński, Piotr Director of the National Center for Addiction Prevention |
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| Poland | Alternate | Bukowska, Bogusława Deputy Director of the National Center for Addiction Prevention |
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| Portugal | Member | Goulão, João Presidente do Conselho Diretivo do Instituto para os Comportamentos Aditivos e as Dependências, IP (ICAD) |
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| Portugal | Alternate | Santos, Ana Sofia Coordenadora do Gabinete de Relaçoes Internacionais e Cooperação do ICAD |
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| Romania | Member | Negoi-Niƫă, Cătălin-Valentin Interim Director |
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| Romania | Alternate | Iliescu, Ruxanda Head of the Reitox National Focal Point |
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| Slovakia | Member | Weinerová, Terézia Ministry of Health |
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| Slovakia | Alternate | Debnárová, Eva Ministry of Health |
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| Slovenia | Member | Marinko, Vesna Director General |
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| Slovenia | Alternate | Hren, Jože Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia |
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| Spain | Member | Villalbí Hereter, Joan Ramon Government Delegate for the National Plan on Drugs |
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| Spain | Alternate | Alvarez Martín, Elena Deputy Director of Institutional Relations |
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| Sweden | Member | Brandell Tham, Laura Head of Division for Health and Civil Society
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| Sweden | Alternate | Wigzell, Olivia Director-General
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| Türkiye | Member | Ayata, Attila 2nd Degree Chief Superintendent Deputy Head of Counter Narcotics Department |
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| Türkiye | Alternate | Güngör, Nuri Deputy Head of National Focal Point |
| Country | Name | Address | MB role | Documents |
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| European Commission | Gminder, Beate | Acting Director General |
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| European Commission | Sipala, Floriana | Director for Internal Security |
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| European Commission | Onidi, Olivier | Deputy Director General Security |
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| European Commission | De Cock, Jo | Head of Unit
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| European Commission | Roux, Philippe | Head of Unit |
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| European Parliament | Malliori, Meni | Member | ||
| European Parliament | Penedo, Jorge | Member | ||
| European Parliament | Mravčik, Viktor | Alternate | ||
| European Parliament | Michailidu, Jana | Alternate |
Observers
| Country | Name | Address | MB role | Documents |
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| Council of Europe - Pompidou Group | Huber, Denis | Executive Secretary |
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| Reitox Spokesperson | Yiasemi, Ioanna | Spokesperson of the Reitox national focal points |
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| Scientific Committee | Liem, Marieke | Prof. dr. Marieke Liem |
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| UNODC | Tettey, Justice | Chief of the Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch of the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs |
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| WHO | Ferreira Borges, Carina | Regional Advisor and Unit Head Alcohol, Illicit Drugs and Prison Health |
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Documents