 An appeal calling for the Collegium's establishment was made public in February 2002 in New York and its membership was officially presented on April 2, 2003 in Brussels before the European Parliament.Collegium members and associate members, signatories of the Appeal, are scientists, philosophers and present and former Heads of State and Government.Co-created by Michel Rocard, a former Prime Minister of France, Milan Kucan, who at the time of the Collegium's founding served as President of the Republic of Slovenia, and Stéphane Hessel, french diplomat, the group's members include