Franco-German Working Group on EU Institutional Reform

German-French working group of experts on EU institutional reforms On the occasion of the German-French Council of Ministers, a working group of experts has been launched in order to make recommendations for EU institutional reforms. In the follow-up of the Conference on the Future of Europe, the working group has been initiated by German Minister of State for Europe and Climate, Anna Lührmann, and French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Laurence Boone. It is composed of twelve nongovernmental experts from both countries. To include a wider European perspective, the working group will also reach out to other member states and candidates. The members of this joint working group of experts are:  Pervenche Berès, Fondation Jaurès  Olivier Costa, CNRS CEVIPOF  Gilles Gressani, Grand Continent  Gaëlle Marti, Université de Lyon III  Franz Mayer, Universität Bielefeld  Thu Nguyen, Jacques Delors Centre  Nicolai von Ondarza, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik  Sophia Russack, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)  Daniela Schwarzer, Open Society Foundations  Funda Tekin, Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP)  Shahin Vallée, DGAP  Christine Verger, Institut Jacques Delors