Finance Watch Members

A broad and diverse membership helps Finance Watch to collect and share knowledge and represent the public interest to policymakers.

100+ Members

20+ EU Countries

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The benefits of being a Finance Watch member include

Being part of an EU-wide network of civil society actors committed to making finance serve society.
Monthly emails with lobbying intelligence collected by our staff in Brussels on key EU legislative dossiers.
Private roundtable meetings with policymakers and priority seats at Finance Watch’s public events.

Access to working documents and a wide network of contacts.
Technical advice on lobbying and explanations of financial policy matters.
Access to members’ working groups, which meet regularly to learn about policy initiatives and coordinate advocacy work.
Materials to use in Members’ own campaigns.

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Meet our members

Individual Member

Full Member Organisation

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Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

EU

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

International

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Member organisations

Age Platform

Associate Member Organisation

ASB Schuldnerberatungen (ASB)

Associate Member Organisation

Austria

Asociacion de Comunidades Autofinanciadas (ACAF)

Associate Member Organisation

Spain

ASUFIN

Full Member Organisation

Spain

Attac France

Associate Member Organisation

France

Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour – Brussels Office

Full Member Organisation

Centrale Nationale des Employés (CNE)

Full Member Organisation

Belgium

Centre d’Appui des Services de Médiation de dettes de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Centre d’Appui)

Associate Member Organisation

Belgium

Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants d’Entreprise (CJD)

Full Member Organisation

France

Centre for Co-operative Studies – University College Cork

Associate Member Organisation

Ireland

CLCV

Full Member Organisation

France

COFACE Families Europe

Associate Member Organisation

Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)

Full Member Organisation

France

Confederation of Christian Trade Unions of Belgium (ACV-CSC)

Associate Member Organisation

BELGIUM

Credere

Associate Member Organisation

Romania

Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB)

Full Member Organisation

Germany

Dublin South Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS)

Full Member Organisation

Ireland

European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Full Member Organisation

European Youth Forum

Associate Member Organisation

Fédération Européenne des Cadres des Etablissements de Crédit (FECEC)

Full Member Organisation

France

Fédération nationale de la finance et de la banque (FFB CFE-CGC)

Full Member Organisation

France

Federazione Autonoma Bancari Italiani (F.A.B.I.)

Full Member Organisation

Italy

Federazione Italiana Reti dei Servizi del Terziario (FIRST CISL)

Associate Member Organisation

Italy

Finance Innovation Lab (FIL)

Associate Member Organisation

UNITED KINGDOM

Financité

Full Member Organisation

Belgium

Finanzwende – Recherche

Full Member Organisation

Germany

Fondation Crésus

Associate Member Organisation

France

Fondation pour la Nature et l’Homme (FNH)

Associate Member Organisation

FRANCE

Fondazione Finanza Etica

Full Member Organisation

Italy

Foreningen Gode Penge

Associate Member Organisation

Denmark

Genossenschaft für Gemeinwohl

Full Member Organisation

Austria

Greenpeace France

Associate Member Organisation

FRANCE

Greentervention

Associate Member Organisation

Heinrich Böll Stiftung

Associate Member Organisation

Housing Europe

Full Member Organisation

institut für finanzdienstleistungen e.V. (iff)

Associate Member Organisation

Germany

Institut Veblen pour les réformes économiques

Associate Member Organisation

France

International Movement for Monetary Reform

Associate Member Organisation

International

Les Economistes Atterrés

Associate Member Organisation

France

MONNETA

Full Member Organisation

Germany

Movimento Consumatori

Associate Member Organisation

ITALY

National Institute for Consumer Research (SIFO)

Associate Member Organisation

Norway

National Institute for Family Finance Information (NIBUD)

Associate Member Organisation

The Netherlands

New Economics Foundation

Full Member Organisation

United Kingdom

Oxfam International

Full Member Organisation

Poradna pri financni tisni (Poradna)

Associate Member Organisation

Czech Republic

Positive Money

Associate Member Organisation

United Kingdom

Positive Money Europe

Associate Member Organisation

Reclaim Finance

Associate Member Organisation

FRANCE

revo Prosperidad Sostenible

Associate Member Organisation

Spain

Secours Catholique-réseau mondial Caritas Paris

Associate Member Organisation

France

ShareAction

Associate Member Organisation

United Kingdom

Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (SOMO)

Associate Member Organisation

The Netherlands

SÜDWIND e.V. – Institut für Ökonomie und Ökumene

Full Member Organisation

Germany

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)

Full Member Organisation

The Other Economy

Associate Member Organisation

France

Transparency International EU

Associate Member Organisation

Union of Working Consumers of Greece (EEKE)

Associate Member Organisation

Greece

UNSA Banques et Assurances

Full Member Organisation

France

VERDI (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft)

Full Member Organisation

Germany

Vereniging Milieudefensie

Associate Member Organisation

The Netherlands

VZBV (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)

Full Member Organisation

Germany

Weltwirtschaft, Ökologie & Entwicklung – WEED e.V.

Associate Member Organisation

Germany

Individual members

Anastasios Pappas

Senior Economist and Head of the Research Department at the Hellenic Fiscal Council, Greece

Individual member

Greece

André Peters

Lead Analyst, National Bank of Belgium (NBB) and founding partner, Les éconologistes.

Individual member

BELGIUM

Andrea Fejős

Lecturer in Law, School of Law, University of Essex, UK

Individual member

UNITED KINGDOM

Catarina Frade

Assistant Professor, Centre for Social Studies - Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra

Individual member

Portugal

Christel Dumas

Associate Professor of finance at ICHEC Brussels Management School

Individual member

Belgium

Christian Chavagneux

Economist and journalist. Deputy-editor of "Alternatives économiques"

Individual member

France

Deepa Govindarajan Driver

Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors

Individual member

United Kingdom

Denys Feshchuk

Director of Reinicio Legal

Individual member

Spain

Dominique Perrut

Researcher for financial economy at the University of Angers

Individual member

France

Donald MacKenzie

Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Individual member

United Kingdom

Fredrik Tjulander

Independent Senior Advisor

Individual member

Sweden

Freyja Theaker

Founder, Emotionally Wealthy People

Individual member

United Kingdom

Greg Van Elsen

Researcher and Ph.D. candidate, Faculty of Economics, Public Administration, Ghent University

Individual member

Belgium

Gregori Colin

Chief Economist at G-CEC

Individual member

France

Grigoris Zarotiadis

Professor of Economics at AUTh, President of the Association of Economic Universities in South Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of DROMEAS S.A.

Individual member

Greece

Hans-Joachim Schwabe

Retired Bank manager of Commerzbank

Individual member

Germany

Heinrich Schwarte

Retired. Former Treasury Director, Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich

Individual member

Switzerland

Iskra Christova-Balkanska

Professor, Department of International Economics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | BAS

Individual member

Bulgaria

Ivan Allegranti

PhD Candidate in Civil Law at the University of Camerino

Individual member

Italy

Jean-Benoît Laithier

Manager, European Institutions and Global Government

Individual member

Luxembourg

Jens van ‘t Klooster

Assistant Professor for Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam

Individual member

The Netherlands

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Joana Farrajota

Professor of Private Law at NOVA School of Law in Lisbon, Portugal, and Founder and Director of the NOVA Centre on Financial Markets at NOVA School of Law

Individual member

Portugal

Karine Jegiazarjana

Project Director in Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe (IWO), Project Manager in Climate Alliance, Germany

Individual member

Germany

Laurence Scialom

Professor of Economics at the University Nanterre La Défense (Paris)

Individual member

France

Manolis Tzouvelekas

Postdoctoral researcher of industrial policy and innovation at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Individual member

Greece

Maria Aluchna

Associate Professor of Management Theory, Warsaw School of Economics

Individual member

Poland

Marie Corman

Retired, Former Policy Officer at the European Commission

Individual member

Belgium

Markus Duscha

Founder, Fair Finance Institute

Individual member

Germany

Martijn Jeroen van der Linden

Professor of Practice in New Finance at the Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Individual member

Belgium

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Martin Schmalzried

PhD in Governance in the Metaverse (UCD, Ireland) – Policy, Advocacy and Public affairs specialist – Editorial Writer at Alliance for AI & Humanity – Author

Individual member

Ireland

Michel Santi

Economist and financial markets specialist

Individual member

Switzerland

Michelle van Weeren

Assistant professor of Accounting and Sustainable Finance, NEOMA Business School, Paris

Individual member

France

Monica Calu

Consumer Law Expert

Individual member

Romania

Myriam Vander Stichele

Associate, Transnational Institute (TNI), Amsterdam

Individual member

The Netherlands

Nadine Strauss

Director

Individual member

Germany

Nicholas Dorn

Financial Sociologist

Individual member

United Kingdom

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Paul Helmich

Independent Financial Economist

Individual member

The Netherlands

Rainer Geiger

Retired. Former Deputy Director, Financial And Corporate Affairs (Oecd). Former Associate Professor, University Of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Individual member

France

Richard Ahlström

Associate Professor, Independent Research in Psychology

Individual member

Finland

Robert Thys

Retired Director of International Affairs at NYSE Euronext (Paris)

Individual member

Belgium

Romain Svartzman

Head of the Environmental Macroeconomics and Policy Unit at Bocconi University’s Institute for European Policymaking (IEP@BU); Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP, University College London); CEPR Research Affiliate.

Individual member

France