The Task Force
18 prominent European leaders from diverse backgrounds are joining forces with civil society to make democratic renewal a political priority.
Věra Jourová
Chair of the Democracy27 Task Force
Former European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
Vice-Chair of the Democracy27 Task Force
Former French Minister of Education and Women’s Rights
Leo Varadkar
Vice-Chair of the Democracy27 Task Force
Former Taoiseach of Ireland
Madeleine De Cock Buning
Professor of Digital Politics, Economy and Society at the European University Institute
Democracy Expert
Oliver Röpke
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Director at the ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities & former President of the European Economic and Social Committee
Emily O'Reilly
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Former European Ombudsman and Open Government Partnership Ambassador
Arancha González Laya
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po & Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain
Michał Boni
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Former Polish Minister of Digitisation & Member of the European Parliament
Admiral (ret.) Rob Bauer
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Former Chair of the NATO Military Committee & Former Chief of Defence of the Netherlands
Luca Piwodda
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Mayor of Gartz, Germany
Mabel van Oranje
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Founder and board chair emeritus of Girls Not Brides and Vow for Girls & Advisor to The Elders
Thomas Leysen
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Entrepreneur and Chairman of Umicore, Mediahuis and Pluralis
Ivan Krastev
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia
David Van Reybrouck
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Philosopher Laureate of the Low Countries, Author of Against Elections & Catalyst of the Democracy27 inititiative
Priscillia Ludosky
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Co-initiator of the Gilets Jaunes movement
Daniel Sachs
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Founder and CEO of P Capital Partners and Daniel Sachs Foundation &Vice Chair of the Open Society Foundations
Nika Kovač
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Founding Director of the Institute of 8th of March, Coordinator of the My Voice, My Choice movement and Executive Director of the Democracy Hub
Uljan Sharka
Member of the Democracy27 Task Force
Founder and CEO of Domyn