EASAC Council

Council is EASAC’s supreme strategic and decision-making body, responsible for steering the organization's direction and overseeing its core activities. Each EASAC member delegates one representative to the Council, typically serving up to two terms of three years. While serving in a personal capacity, these representatives are expected to liaise with their nominating academy on EASAC matters and act as ambassadors for EASAC in their respective countries.

Council is responsible for approving projects and monitoring the progress of the respective Working Groups. This includes reviewing their reports and endorsing final statements. EASAC’s Council also oversees a balanced compositionwithin Steering Panels and endorses their Chairs upon proposal by the Board. Other key duties include approving the implementation and termination of EASAC Programmes, and approving EASAC’s strategy as well as overseeing its implementation. Finally, the Council is tasked with electing the Board, amending the Statutes, and approving the annual budget and financial report. Council meetings are held at least twice a year, with at least one in-person meeting.

EASAC's Collaborating Networks FEAM, the federation of European academies of medicine, and ALLEA, the federation of all academies in geographical Europe, have Observer status in Council.