Comite Des Sages

The Network of European Foundations has established a Comité des Sages consisting of European leaders, which met in Arrabida, Portugal in September, 2002, at a meeting hosted by Fondation Oriente. The Comité des Sages reviewed the current state of drug policy and released its Arrabida Conclusions during a press briefing held in Brussels on Friday 28th March.


Members of the Comité des Sages



Manuela Carmena Castrillo
High Court Penal Judge, Spain
Biography

Juan Luis Cebrian
Founder, El Pais, Spain
Biography

Hywel Jones
Chairman, European Policy Centre, Belgium
Biography

Raymond Kendall
Honorary Secretary General, INTERPOL
Biography

Carlos Monjardino
Chairman, Fundacao Oriente, Portugal
Biography

Sir Keith Morris
British Ambassador to Colombia (1990-1994), United Kingdom
Biography

Chris Mullin
Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
Biography

Gaetano Quagliariello
Cultural Advisor to the President of the Senate, Italy
Biography

Brice De Ruyver
Director, Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy, Ghent University, Belgium
Biography

Mario Soares
President of Portugal (1986-1996)
Biography

Rita Süssmuth
President of the Bundestag (1988-1998), Germany
Biography

Enrico Testa
Chairman of ENEL (1996-2001), Italy
Biography

Vitalino Canas
Member of Parliament, State Secretary responsible for drug policy coordination (1995-2002), Portugal
Biography

A compendium reviewing current international drug system has been specially drafted for the Comité des Sages by the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP) of Ghent University.