Research project
| Updated 16/02/2010

Notre Europe has convened a high-level task force to reflect on the future of EU/US relations, in the age of globalization. The task force is composed of high-ranking former European statesmen and ministers and convened for the first time on 19 June 2009 in Paris. The objective of the high level task force is to define a new charter for EU/US relations that will facilitate a common response to current global challenges. The task force is assisted by Notre Europe’s research team.
The members of the high level task force are:
- Romano Prodi (co-chair), former President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Italy
- Guy Verhofstadt (co-chair), former Prime Minister of BelgiumJerzy Buzek, former Prime Minister of Poland
- Étienne Davignon, former Vice-President of the European Commission
- Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission
- Joschka Fischer, former German foreign minister
- Paavo Lipponen, former Prime Minister of Finland
Nicole Gnesotto, Vice-President of Notre Europe, is the rapporteur of the high level task force, hosted by Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Président of Notre Europe.
The high-level task force will convene once more in the fall 2009, with the aim of delivering its final report and propositions before the end of the year.