European Association For Free Thought

AEPL

About us

Who are we?

A group of freethinkers in favour of the European Union

Our mission

Encourage the process of European construction, by integrating the values of freethought

Our objectives

Creating a freethought skills centre

Our success stories

AEPL is a think tank that has been taking action and achieving results since 2008.

Our annual reports

Budgets and annual accounts

Transparency register

AEPL attaches great importance to ethics and transparency.

Structure

Board of Directors

AEPL's administrative body and committees.

How we work

Responsibilities within AEPL

Honorary members

The personalities supporting us

Article 17 dialogue

AEPL represents the interests of European freethinkers

Themes

Future of Europe

A unique opportunity to debate Europe's priorities and the challenges it faces

Digital Europe and AI

AEPL is accredited, consulted and informed by the European Commission.

Europe's climate

Various planetary limits have been, or may soon be, exceeded. What can we do about it?

Social Europe

Economic developments are affecting EU citizens. In-depth reform is needed

Europe of rights

Fundamental pillar of liberal democracies and keystone of the EU's legal architecture

European defence

The EU must develop as a geopolitical power and international security player

Europe, a land of asylum

Objective of creating climate refugee status

Ukraine

Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
What are the implications for EU member states?
We are trying to contribute to peace.

News

Newsletters

Detailed analyses produced by the editorial committee

Events

Activities organised by EAFT and its partners

Media

Reports, photos & videos of EAFT activities

Publications

EAFT reports shared with European institutions

Official correspondence

Open letters to institutions

Letters from readers

Letters from readers

Partners

Belgium 🇧🇪

Belgium's profile within the EU

France 🇫🇷

France's profile within the EU

Luxembourg 🇱🇺

Luxembourg's profile within the EU

European Association For Free Thought

Home
About us
Who are we?
A group of freethinkers in favour of the European Union
Our mission
Encourage the process of European construction, by integrating the values of freethought
Our objectives
Creating a freethought skills centre
Our success stories
AEPL is a think tank that has been taking action and achieving results since 2008.
Our annual reports
Budgets and annual accounts
Transparency register
AEPL attaches great importance to ethics and transparency.
See all
Structure
Board of Directors
AEPL's administrative body and committees.
How we work
Responsibilities within AEPL
Honorary members
The personalities supporting us
Article 17 dialogue
AEPL represents the interests of European freethinkers
See all
Themes
Future of Europe
A unique opportunity to debate Europe's priorities and the challenges it faces
Digital Europe and AI
AEPL is accredited, consulted and informed by the European Commission.
Europe's climate
Various planetary limits have been, or may soon be, exceeded. What can we do about it?
Social Europe
Economic developments are affecting EU citizens. In-depth reform is needed
Europe of rights
Fundamental pillar of liberal democracies and keystone of the EU's legal architecture
European defence
The EU must develop as a geopolitical power and international security player
Europe, a land of asylum
Objective of creating climate refugee status
Ukraine
Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
What are the implications for EU member states?
We are trying to contribute to peace.
See all
News
Newsletters
Detailed analyses produced by the editorial committee
Events
Activities organised by EAFT and its partners
Media
Reports, photos & videos of EAFT activities
Publications
EAFT reports shared with European institutions
Official correspondence
Open letters to institutions
Letters from readers
Letters from readers
See all
Partners
Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgium's profile within the EU
France 🇫🇷
France's profile within the EU
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Luxembourg's profile within the EU
See all
Contact

Administrative Unit

Elected members of the AEPL Board of Directors

Guy T'HOOFT

Chairman of AEPL

Contact details

Email : guy.thooft@aepl.eu

Additional information:

Former international civil servant (senior executive)
Former Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Françoise HELY

Vice-President of AEPL

Secretary of AEPL

Contact details

Email :francoise.hely@gmail.com

Additional information:

Former sales executive in the steel industry, specialist in international trade
Graduate of the University of Brest, France

Colette PEDANOU

Treasurer of AEPL

Contact details

Email : colettepedanou@laposte.net

Additional information:

Former executive accountant

Marie-Josée DAMBLY

Director of AEPL

Contact details

Email : mjdambly@gmail.com

Additional information:

Former teacher in Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, Belgium
Graduate in Germanic languages and business computing

Joël DE DECKER

Director of AEPL

Contact details

Email : joeldedecker@gmail.com

Additional information:

Former Public Affairs manager at IBM Europe
Former teacher of government relations at the Egon Hogeschool in Gent, Belgium

Yvan DHEUR

Director of AEPL

Contact details

Email : ydheur@vub.ac.be

Additional information:

Diploma Master International Conflict and Security
Graduate Certificate in Security and Defence Studies (ERM-IRSD)

Luc HEIMENDINGER

Director of AEPL

Contact details

Email : Luc.heimendinger@icloud.com

Additional information:

Training in music, science, management and amicable conflict resolution
Mediator, coach, supervisor and trainer in Geneva

Tavana LIVARDJANI

Director of AEPL

Contact details

Email : tavanalivardjani@gmail.com

Additional information:

Institutional Relations Officer
Former ministerial and parliamentary adviser

Eric PARADIS

Director of AEPL

Contact details

Email : paradispauleric@gmail.com

Additional information:

Education: business school (ESSEC), economics, mathematics and statistics (Paris)
Project manager at the French Ministry of Industry
European Commission (1983 -2015): Administrator, Member of the Cabinet of Danish Vice-President Henning Christophersen, Assistant to the Director-General for Budgets, Head of Unit, Director of Resources and Director of the Central Financial Service

Claude RIVIERE

Director of AEPL

Contact details

Email : clauderiviere@live.fr

Additional information:

Diplôme d'Études Approfondies en Sciences Humaines (Postgraduate Diploma in Human Sciences), University of Strasbourg
DG Health representative in European organisations

Julien VAN GEERTSOM

Director of AEPL

Contact details

Email : Julien.vangeertsom@gmail.com

Additional information:

Master's degree in psychology and education at KU Leuven

Want to support our actions?

Make a donation to the AEPL account

IBAN : BE91 7512 0489 6776
BIC : AXABBE22

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