Management board
The Management Board adopts the annual work programme, the medium-term work programme as well as the Institute's budget.
Management Board's summary of proceedings
It consists of eighteen representatives from the Member States which operates on a rotation basis thus guaranteeing total representation combined with operational efficiency. One member is also representing the European Commission. There is an equal number of substitute members.
The length of its representatives' mandate is 3 years. For each mandate, the Members appointed by the Council represent eighteen Member States following the order of the rotating Presidencies, one member being designated by each concerned State.
The Management Board elects its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for a term of 3 years.
| Chair: Tanja AUVINEN (FI) | ||
| Vice-Chair: Kira APPEL (DK) | ||
| Standing Committee Members | ||
| Board Chair: Tanja AUVINEN (FI) | Jacqueline NIAVARANI (AT) | |
| Board Vice-Chair: Kira APPEL (DK) | Esther VAN DIJK (NL) | |
| European Commission representative (DG JUST): Irena MOOZOVA/Karen VANDEKERCKHOVE | Dan MOLDOVAN (RO) |
Bulgaria / България (BG)
Member
Ms Irina Tsekova IVANOVA
Head of Equal Opportunities, Anti-discrimination and Social Benefits Department
Policy for People with Disabilities, Equal Opportunity and Social Benefits Directorate
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Mila NIKOLOVA
Junior expert in European Affairs Department, European Affairs and International Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Denmark / Danmark (DK)
Member
Ms Kira UITTERDIJK APPEL
Chief Consultant, Deputy Head of Department
Department of Gender Equality
Ministry of Transport
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Pending appointment
Estonia / Eesti (EE)
Member
Ms Lee MARIPUU
Head of Gender Equality Policy Equality Policies Department
Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Eva Liina KLIIMAN
Adviser
Equality Policies Department
Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia
Ireland / Éire (IE)
Greece / Eλλάδα (EL)
Member
Ms Eleni NTALAKA
Senior Official
Independent Dept. of European & International Cooperation
General Secretariat for Demography, Family Policy and Gender Equality
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Sophia NIKOLAOU
Senior Official
Dept. for Planning, Standardization and
Development of Gender Equality Policies
General Secretariat for Demography, Family Policy and Gender Equality
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Italy / Italia (IT)
Member
Ms Laura MENICUCCI
General Director
Office for Equal Opportunities Policies
Department for Equal Opportunities
Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Alternate
Mr Stefano PIZZICANNELLA
General Director
Office for International and General Affairs
Department for Equal Opportunities
Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Cyprus / Kύπρος (CY)
Member
Mr Stavros CHRISTOFI
Chief Administrative Officer
Head of Administration, Gender Equality and Public Order
Ministry of Justice and Public Order
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU
Director
Department of Labour
Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance
Latvia / Latvija (LV)
Member
Ms Ieva JUHŅĒVIČA
Senior Expert on Gender Equality
Department of Social Policy Planning and Development
Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Agnese GAILE
Senior Expert on Gender Equality
Department of Social Policy Planning and Development
Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia
Lithuania / Lietuva (LT)
Member
Ms Jolanta SAKALAUSKIENĖ
Head of Equal Opportunities, Equality between Women and Men Group
Ministry of Social Security and Labour
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Milda JANEIKAITĖ
Ministry of Social Security and Labour
Luxembourg / Luxembourg (LU)
Member
Ms Maryse FISCH
Premier Conseiller de Gouvernement
Ministère de l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Valérie DEBOUCHÉ
Conseiller
Ministère de l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes
Hungary / Magyarország (HU)
Member
Ms Brigitta GYEBNÁR
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Rita NAGYLAKI
State Secretariat for Families
Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Malta / Malta (MT)
Member
Mr Michael CAMILLERI
Director (Human Rights)
Human Rights Directorate
Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Sasha Na Jeong FARRUGIA
Senior Manager
Commission on Gender-based Violence and Domestic Violence
Netherlands / Nederland (NL)
Member
Ms Esther VAN DIJK
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Mr Michael NINABER VAN EIJBEN
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap
Austria / Österreich (AT)
Member
Ms Jacqueline NIAVARANI
Head of Department for Socio-economic equality, international and EU-affairs
Federal Chancellery, Division for Women and Equality
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Katja GERSTMANN
Deputy Head of the Department for Socio-economic equality, international and EU-affairs
Federal Chancellery, Division for Women and Equality
Poland / Polska (PL)
Member
Mr Paweł KOSMULSKI
Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment
Ministry of Family and Social Policy
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Karolina MICHALCZYK
Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment
Ministry of Family and Social Policy
Romania / România (RO)
Member
Mr Dan MOLDOVAN
European Affairs Counsellor
Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Maria ULICAN
Head of service
Directorate for Preventing and Combatting Domestic Violence
Slovakia / Slovensko (SK)
Member
Mr Marián LIZANEC
Department of Equality of Women and Men and Equality of Opportunities
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Lucia VLASÁKOVÁ
Department of Equality of Women and Men and Equality of Opportunities
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
Finland / Suomi (FI)
Member
Ms Tanja AUVINEN
Director
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Equality Unit
Declaration of interests (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Eeva RAEVAARA
Ministerial Adviser
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Equality Unit
European Commission
Member
Ms Irena MOOZOVA
Director
DG Justice
European Commission
Declaration of interest (.pdf)
Alternate
Ms Karen VANDEKERCKHOVE
Head of Unit
Gender Equality Unit
DG Justice
European Commission
Resources
Rules of Procedure for the Management Board of EIGE
Policy on Management of Conflict of Interests in EIGE
CVs of the Management Board (template)
Declarations of interests of the Management Board (template)