Governing Board

The powers of the Governing Board are described in Article IX of the Articles of Agreement. It consists of a Chairperson and one representative for each member state.

The Governing Board sets out the general orientations for the Bank's activity, lays down the conditions for Bank membership by other states, decides on capital increases, approves the annual report, the accounts and the Bank's general balance sheet. It elects its own Chairperson and the Chairperson of the Administrative Council and appoints the Governor and the members of the Auditing Board.

Composition

Last update: 13/11/2023

CHAIRPERSON
Marinela PETROVA (Bulgaria)
Advisor to the Bulgarian National Bank Governor, Sofia

VICE-CHAIRPERSON
Harry Alex RUSZ (Hungary)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg 

Albania
Dastid KORESHI
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,  Permanent Representative of Albania to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Andorra
Joan FORNER ROVIRA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Andorra to the Council of Europe

Belgium
Jean-Cedric JANSSENS DE BISTHOVEN
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Haris BAŠIĆ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Bulgaria
Maria SPASSOVA
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Croatia
Toma GALLI
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Croatia to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Cyprus
Dimitris HATZIARGYROU
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Czech Republic
Petr VÁLEK
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Denmark
Jens KISLING
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Estonia
Rasmus LUMI
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg 

Finland
Sini PAUKKUNEN-MYKKÄNEN
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Finland to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

France
Pap NDIAYE
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Georgia
Tamar TALIASHVILI
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Germany
Heike THIELE
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Greece
Panayiotis BEGLITIS
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Greece to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Holy See
Marco GANCI
Special Envoy and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Hungary
Harry Alex RUSZ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Iceland
Ragnhildur ARNLJÓTSDÓTTIR
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg 

Ireland
Caitríona DOYLE
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Italy
Roberto MARTINI 
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Italy to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Kosovo
Lulzim HISENI
Consul General, Consulate General of Kosovo, Strasbourg 

Latvia
Jānis KĀRKLIŅŠ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Latvia to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Liechtenstein
Domenik WANGER
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Lithuania
Pending nomination

Luxembourg
Patrick ENGELBERG
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Malta
Francesca CAMILLERI VETTIGER
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Malta to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Republic of Moldova
Daniela CUJBĂ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Montenegro
Božidarka KRUNIĆ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Netherlands
Tanja GONGGRIJP
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

North Macedonia
Svetlana GELEVA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of North Macedonia to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg 

Norway
Helge SELAND
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Norway to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Poland
Jerzy BAURSKI 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Poland to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Portugal
Gilberto JERÓNIMO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg 

Romania
Ion JINGA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

San Marino
Eros GASPERONI
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of San Marino to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Serbia
Aleksandra ĐJUROVIĆ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Serbia to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Slovak Republic
Oksana TOMOVÁ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg 

Slovenia
Pending nomination 

Spain
Juan Ignacio MORRO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Spain to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg 

Sweden
Pending nomination

Switzerland
Claude WILD
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Türkiye
Nurdan BAYRAKTAR GOLDER
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Ukraine
Pending nomination

Meetings in 2023

31 March
9 June
1 December