Supporting organisations and experts

Committee of Recommendation
Dr. Max van der Stoel - advisor OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe), former advisor UNHCR, former Minister Foreign Affairs, Minister of State, The Netherlands.
Mr. Ronald Bimo - ambassador of Albania, The Netherlands.
Mrs. Simone Filippini - ambassador of the Netherlands, Skopje, FYRoMacedonia
Prof. Dr. Neritan Ceka - archaeologist, specialist on Via Egnatia, Member of Parliament, University of Tirana, Archaeological Museum, Tirana
Prof. Dr. Pazko Kuzman - archaeologist, specialist on Via Egnatia, director of cultural heritage-protection office, Ministry of Culture, Skopje
Prof. Dr. Antonis Liakos - historian, modern Greek history, University of Athens Prof. Dr. Raymond Detrez - historian/linguist, University of Gent and K.U. of Leuven
Mrs. Noortje Pelgrim - journalist, former correspondent in Athens and Istanbul and chief editor NOS-TV-news, the Netherlands.

Board of Consultation

1. Albania

   Mr. Suleyman Dashi - Monumental Service, Tirana
   Prof. dr. Sokol Shupo - musicologist, Academia d'Arte, Tirana
   Prog. Dr. Walter Stuela - archaeologist, specialist on Via Egnatia, Tirana

2. (f.y.r.o.) Macedonia

   Dr. Todor Cepreganov - director of Institute of National History, Skopje
   Dr.Zivoin Vincic - archaeologist, Museum of Cultural Heritage, Skopje
   Mr. Dimitrije Buzarovski - director of IRAM, Skopje

3. Greece

   Prof. dr. Yiorgos Angelopoulos - ethnologist, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki
   Mrs. Dr. Fotini Tsibiridou - anthropologist, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki

4. Turkey

   Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sayar - historian, Director of South-Eastern Research Institute, University of Istanbul

5. Bulgaria
   

   Dr. Ivan Vasilev, archaeologist, Balkan Heritage Field School

VEF board
Mrs. Paula Jansen - president, The Netherlands
Mrs. Marietta van Attekum - coordinator, The Netherlands
Mr. Toon Pennings - treasurer, The Netherlands

Among the participants are numerous scientists and students of various disciplines, like archaeology, history, sociology, anthropology, political sciences, musicology, besides artists, journalists and others from the 4 countries along Via Egnatia en Western Europe, often representing the institute or NGO they work for.