EEPA

Founded in 2003, Europe External Policy Advisors (EEPA) is a Brussels-based centre of expertise on the EU's external policies. EEPA works on a wide variety of subjects relating to the EU's external policies, including legal frameworks, the annual budget and programming.

It also works on specific policy areas such as children¹s rights, gender equality and HIV/AIDS. EEPA conducts lobbying and advocacy, does research and analysis, organises conferences and works on information dissemination, curriculum development and web design and content management.

Mirjam van Reisen

Prof. Mirjam van Reisen, Ph.D., is the founding director of EEPA. She has 20 years experience working both in and alongside European Commission institutions. Since 2007, she has been an elected member of the International Coordinating Committee of Social Watch and member of the Social Watch Management Committee. She also serves on the board of the TransNational Institute (TNI) and on the board of SNV. Since October 2010, Prof van Reisen was appointed as the Endowed Chair in honour of Marga Klompé on International Social Responsibility at Tilburg University, School of Humanities. At tilburg University, she is also on team of the valorisatieproject 'Understanding Society – Religion and Values'.

In 2012, the government of Liberia honoured Prof. Mirjam van Reisen with a Golden Image Award, in recognition of her efforts to help women end conflict in Liberia and other countries.

Mirjam van Reisen is author of the books Window of Opportunity, EU development cooperation after the end of the Cold War (Africa World Press, 2009), EU Global Player (International Books, 1999), Human Trafficking in the Sinai: Refugees between Life and Death (Wolf Legal Publishers, 2012), De Verbeelding van Marga Klompe: Perspecttieven op de Toekomst (Klement, 2012), In Liefde en Rechtvaardingheid: Het Dagboek van Marga Klompe 1958-1949 (2012).

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