External expert group
EFG’s Contribution to High-Level Expert Groups
At the European Federation of Geologists (EFG), we proudly contribute our expertise to a wide range of high-level expert groups across various sectors. Our involvement spans prominent international bodies such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and expert groups of the European Commission, among others.
Through the active participation of our specialists, we help shape standards, inform policy, and support best practices in geosciences and beyond.
Explore the list of EFG experts involved in external high-level groups:
| Expert group & subgroup | EFG representative name | Position | Year | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Commission’s Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform | Yuliya Zhuk | Member | 2026 | Visit ↗ |
| UNECE Expert Group on Resource Management (EGRM): Minerals & Environmental and Social Considerations Working Groups | Rubén Esteban Perez | Member | 2026 | Visit ↗ |
| Pole Avenia: Earth2 | Pavlos Tyrologou | — | 2025 | Visit ↗ |
| UNECE Expert Group on Resource Classification (EGRC) | David Govoni | Vice-Chair | 2024 | Visit ↗ |
| Geotrainet | Janos Szanyi | — | 2024 | Visit ↗ |
| ISO TC 82/SC 7 | Mafalda Oliveira | — | 2024 | Visit ↗ |
| International Raw Materials Observatory (INTRAW) | Marko Komac | — | 2024 | Visit ↗ |
| UNECE Expert Group on Resource Classification (EGRC): Communications WG | Anita Stein | Member | 2020 | Visit ↗ |
| Commission Expert Group on Risk Management in the Extractive Sector | José Ignacio Escavy Fernandez | — | 2020 | — |
| European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) | Iris Vukovic | — | 2020 | Visit ↗ |
| UN Wastewater | Pavlos Tyrologou | — | 2020 | Visit ↗ |
| Remtech: Scientific Committee | Pavlos Tyrologou | — | 2018 | Visit ↗ |
| European Commission Working Group F on Flood (WG F) | Pavlos Tyrologou | — | 2015 | Visit ↗ |
| European Commission Raw Materials Supply Group | Iris Vukovic | — | — | Visit ↗ |
| Global Geoscience Professionalism Group (GGPG) | Iris Vukovic (EFG representative); Júlio Manuel da Costa Santos (GGPG Secretary General) | EFG representative; Secretary General | — | Visit ↗ |
| PERC | Pim Demecheleer; Mikko Numminen; Christian Masurenko; Ivana Misailovic | — | — | Visit ↗ |
| Italian Geothermal Platform | Paolo Ceruti | — | — | — |
