International BOARD Members
President: Margaret Hales (UK)
Vice Presidents: Pascale Mesnil (France), Margaret Stockham Turner (UK) & Christiane Tricot (France)
Treasurer: Martina Fasslabend (Austria)
Vice-Treasurer: Gabi Ettenberger (Austria)
Commission Presidents:
Culture - Isabella Schuster (Germany)
Education and Employment - Paule Richard (UK)
Europe Alive - Lynne Faulkner (UK)
Health and Social Affairs - Fay Buglass (UK)
International Policy - Pascale Mesnil (France)
Legal and Human Rights - Gisela Grabow (Germany)
Sustainable Development - Jackie Branson (UK)
Youth Alive - Louise Wallon (France)
Vice Presidents: Pascale Mesnil (France), Margaret Stockham Turner (UK) & Christiane Tricot (France)
Treasurer: Martina Fasslabend (Austria)
Vice-Treasurer: Gabi Ettenberger (Austria)
Commission Presidents:
Culture - Isabella Schuster (Germany)
Education and Employment - Paule Richard (UK)
Europe Alive - Lynne Faulkner (UK)
Health and Social Affairs - Fay Buglass (UK)
International Policy - Pascale Mesnil (France)
Legal and Human Rights - Gisela Grabow (Germany)
Sustainable Development - Jackie Branson (UK)
Youth Alive - Louise Wallon (France)
The International Board is primarily responsible for the realisation of the aims of the EUW. It consists of the president, vice presidents and treasurer plus the presidents of the national sections and the leaders of international commissions. It meets at least twice a year and elections are held every two years.
The International Council meets bi-annually and comprises the executive committee, three members of each national section, president and vice presidents of commissions, the EUW representatives at the Council of Europe and the United Nations’ special committees, plus the auditors.
The Commissions bring together professional women experienced in many different disciplines. Their brief is to study European and worldwide questions, taking into account the work of the Council of Europe, the European Union and the United Nations. The international commissions’ presidents and vice presidents are elected by the International Council every two years.
The International Council meets bi-annually and comprises the executive committee, three members of each national section, president and vice presidents of commissions, the EUW representatives at the Council of Europe and the United Nations’ special committees, plus the auditors.
The Commissions bring together professional women experienced in many different disciplines. Their brief is to study European and worldwide questions, taking into account the work of the Council of Europe, the European Union and the United Nations. The international commissions’ presidents and vice presidents are elected by the International Council every two years.
President OF THE EUW
Margaret Hales MBE, member of British Section.
After a lifetime in university education, the UK health service and politics, she now lives in Spain where she is also a member of the Spanish Section. She first joined EUW in 1982 and was subsequently Vice President and then President of the International Education Commission. She was elected as a Vice President of EUW in 2012 and then President in 2017.
She says, 'I cannot imagine my life without EUW: to be able to work for the equality of women through peace and democracy and in doing so to gather valued and talented friends from across Europe has been a wonderful journey'.
She says, 'I cannot imagine my life without EUW: to be able to work for the equality of women through peace and democracy and in doing so to gather valued and talented friends from across Europe has been a wonderful journey'.
