{"id":1281,"date":"2019-03-18T11:34:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T10:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T08:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T07:53:12","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/previous\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1281\" class=\"elementor elementor-1281 elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ea86de2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ea86de2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa0f74e\" data-id=\"1fa0f74e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5869a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5869a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/previous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PF_1_EVPFraktion-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1994\" alt=\"Manfred Weber\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/previous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PF_1_EVPFraktion-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/previous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PF_1_EVPFraktion-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/previous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PF_1_EVPFraktion-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/previous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PF_1_EVPFraktion-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/previous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PF_1_EVPFraktion.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e17ee3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e17ee3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ba9700; font-size: 1.625rem; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Helvetica Neue;\">Munich European Conference &#8211; M\u00fcnchner Europa Konferenz e.V.<\/span><\/p><p>As an open, non-partisan and international platform, the Munich European Conference has set itself the goal of contributing to the political integration of a democratic Europe of diversity.<\/p><p>Under this precondition, the Munich Europe Conference provides a forum to analyse current developments, to keep awareness of the foundations of European integration and to identify ways for future developments.<\/p><p>To fulfil this purpose, the Munich European Conference hosts panel discussions and the annual European Dinner on the eve of the Munich Security Conference.<\/p><p>In other high-profile rounds of dialogue, lectures and discussions, current European issues and future challenges of European politics are regularly considered throughout the year.<\/p><p>The non-profit association Munich Europa Conference was founded in 2015 by Munich citizens on the initiative of Martin Schoeller, state chairman of the &#8220;Familienunternehmer&#8221; in Bavaria, and is registered in the Munich register of associations.<\/p><h2>Objectives<\/h2><p>The MEC is set up to be an additional, important Europe-wide forum, regardless of party and cross-country issues, independent of Brussels, allowing representatives of the sectors to discuss aspects and suggestions, which concern the relationship between Europe and the rest of the world and, in particular, to the neighbouring regions, immigration and peace issues.<\/p><h2>Board<\/h2><p><strong>Manfred Weber<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament<br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Helvetica Neue; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Chairman<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Benedikt Franke<br \/><\/strong>COO Munich Security Conference (MSC)<br \/>1. Deputy Chairman<\/p><p><strong>Stavros Kostantinidis<br \/><\/strong>RA, Gollob Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>2. Deputy Chairman<\/p><p><strong>Moritz Graf zu Ortenburg<br \/><\/strong>RA, WP, StB, Ortenburg &amp; Partner<br \/>Treasurer<\/p><p><strong>Mario Keller<br \/><\/strong>Board member, Bourne Park Capital SICAF-SIF, Luxembourg<br \/>Secretary<\/p><p><strong>Henrike Hahn, MdEP<\/strong><br \/>Group of the Greens\/European Free Alliance, European Parliament<\/p><p><strong>Charlott Friederich<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Albrecht Graf von Hochberg<\/strong><br \/>A. T. Kearney<\/p><p><strong>Dr. Ingo Friedrich<\/strong><br \/>Vice-President of the Europe Parliament ret.<\/p><p><strong>Dr. Martin H\u00fcfner<\/strong> (<strong>\u2020<\/strong> Dec. 2019)<br \/>Chief Economist, Assenagon Group<\/p><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Gregor Kirchhof, LL.M.<\/strong><br \/>Chair of Public Law, Finance Law and Tax Law<br \/>University of Augsburg<\/p><p><strong>Markus Rinderspacher, MdL<\/strong> (SPD)<br \/>Vice President of the Bavarian State Parliament<\/p><h2>Office<\/h2><p><strong>Philipp Mercker, MBA<\/strong><br \/>Head of the office<\/p><p>E:\u00a0\u00a0 info@europakonferenz.eu<br \/>T:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +49 89 90175118<br \/>F:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +49 89 81304789<\/p><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/europakonferenz.eu\/muenchner-europa-konferenz\/\">&lt; zur\u00fcck<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a7b0ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a7b0ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-301f0f3\" data-id=\"301f0f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Munich European Conference &#8211; M\u00fcnchner Europa Konferenz e.V. 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