 The European Forum is led by an Executive Committee of 33 cities, elected annually by the member cities of the Forum, presided by , Mayor of Liege, and vice presided by the cities of Amiens (FR), Rotterdam (NL), Stuttgart (DE) and the Generalitat de Catalunya (ES).National Forums were created in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.The European Forum organises for its members EU-funded exchange projects, training programmes and technical assistance missions, and helps them access EU funds.