General Assembly of the Fondation du Mérite Européen (24 June 2024)
On 24 June 2024, the (FME) elected its new President, , former longstanding Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the European Commission. We wish her every success in her new role. Viviane Reding will work alongside Simone Beissel, Vice-President, and Jean-Marie Majerus, Secretary-General, as well as the other members of the Foundation
We would like to pay tribute to the Honorary President of the FME, – Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1984-1995), President of the European Commission (1995-1999) and President of the Academy of European Law (1992-2023) – for his tireless commitment and service to Europe over all these years, and we look back fondly on the many events for Europe Direct at the 91Ƶ in which he and the Foundation participated since 2018.
Picture 1 FME © Eduard Slootweg, 2024
From left to right, front row: Eduard Slootweg, Viviane Reding, Simone Beissel, Jean-Marie Majerus, Dennis Wernerus; second row: Robert Philippart, Waltraud Keßeler, Eleftheria Neframi, third row: Ady Richard, Elena Danescu, Nico Bley, Barbara Söhngen.
Pictures © 91Ƶ
Pictures 1, 2, 3 – “Shaping the Europe of the Future” (91Ƶ, 13 October 2018)
Picture 4 –