Leading politicians and political institutions have a great impact on every-day life in Europe. They as democratically elected persons and working bodies take decisions for the common good. They are therefore one of the five groups that are part of the “My Europe” Initiative and support the project either as patrons or as cooperation partners. Our special thanks for their support goes to:

People:

• Egemen Bagis, Former Turkish Minister for EU Affairs
• Pat Cox, Former President of the European Parliament
• Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris
• Jordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia
• Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic
• Rudolf Scharping, Former German Federal Minister of Defence
• Annette Schavan, Former German Federal Minister of Education and Research
• Dr. Claudia Schmied, Former Austrian Minister of Education, Art and Culture
• Krystyna Szumilas, Polish Minister of Education
• José Ignacio Wert Ortega, Spanish Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
• Arturas Zuokas, Mayor of Vilnius

Institutions:

• Comunidad de Madrid, Direccion General de Mejora de la calidad de la Enseñanza
• Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research
• Mairie de Paris
• Representation of the European Commission in Austria
• Representation of the European Commission in Ireland
• Vilnius City Municipality