App. 50 memebers attended the General Council of the EPEA.

Chairperson Anita Wilson opens the General Council

Reports were given by the Chairperson Anita Wilson, the Secretary Asbjorn Stoverud and Tresurer Gisle Grahl Jacobsen. The Chairperson gave a report on the development of the EPEA the recent years telling that the EPEA is gaining importance compared with the last report. The Tresurer presented a healthy economy that leaves space for arranging a meeting for Liaison Persons of the EPEA. All reports were accepted by the GC.

Elections at the General Council had the following results

Northern Region
Re-elected Kerstin Ekholm-Erestam (Sweden)

Western Region
Mr Cormac Behan (Republic of Ireland)
replace Katinka Reijnders (Netherlands)

Central Region
Re-elected Péter Ruzsonyi (Hungary)

Southern Region
Re-elected Petros Damianos (Hellas)

Eastern Region
Re-elected Valentina Petrova (Bulgaria)

New elected Regional Representative Cormac Behan
from The Republic of Ireland at his workshop on Civil
Education and Political Participation Among Prisoners