The Group of European Municipalities with Nuclear Facilities is a not-for-profit association of municipalities and associations of municipalities with nuclear facilities across European countries.

Governance

GMF has elected a President and three vice-presidents. The current President is the Mayor of Borsele in the Netherlands, Mr. Gerben Dijksterhuis.

Vice-presidents are Mr. Csaba Dohóczki, Head of communication at PIP Regional Development Company for Paks2 NPP in Hungary, Mr. Philip Matthews, Executive Director of NuLeAF from the United Kingdom and Mr. Fabian Sjöberg, mayor from Östhammar in Sweden.

Mr. Gerben Dijksterhuis
Vice-president

Mr. Csaba Dohóczki
Vice-president

Mr. Philip Matthews
Vice-president

Mr. Fabian Sjöberg
Vice-president

Currently GMF is supported by municipalities with nuclear facilities from Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

GMF was formally established in 2000 to promote the involvement of the local level in nuclear governance.

Our primary objectives are:

To represent…

… the views of its member local authorities at European level.

To seek…

… to influence policy and strategy related to nuclear energy matters in Europe.

To ensure…

… that safety, transparency and effective engagement in decision-making on nuclear matters (new build, operation, radioactive waste management, decommissioning) is respected.

To facilitate…

… the exchange of information and experience among members regarding different aspects of living with nuclear energy (e.g. governance in radioactive waste, communication of nuclear issues, sustainable socio-economic development, etc).