Katja has been engaged with the European Democracy Lab for many years. In the course of 2016, she turned into a full time European activist. Katja is an experiences campaign manager and keen to form new alliances. Previously, she has been contributing to political education projects on Europe for more than six years. Katja holds both an underggraduate and graduate degree in European Studies.

Ulrike founded the European Democracy Lab in 2014. Since she became a professor at Danube-University Krems, Ulrike continues to support the Lab as a scientific advisor, both physically and on Whatsapp. She has 20 years of experience in the European think tank community and has taught at universities in both Europe and the United States. She is the visionary behind the European Republic and the Lab’s overall agenda.

Verena studied German philology, cultural studies and gender studies in Vienna. She has managed a variety of conferences for the Elfriede Jelinek Research Centre and has worked with several of the most important female artists and theatre actors throughout Europe. After working as content and public relations manager, Verena is now in charge of the European Balcony Project.

Peter works as a political communication expert in the European Parliament. He supports the lab in online communications and campaigning.

Paul is a research associate with the REGIOPARL project since March 2020. He is supporting the Lab as a project manager. Paul holds graduate degrees in philosophy and in politics, and has been studiying political theory in Hamburg, New York, Chicago, and Frankfurt. Before coming to Berlin, he worked for the European Parliamentary Research Service as a Schuman Trainee.