• a representative of the Committee of Ministers
• a representative of the European Committee for Social Cohesion
• a member of the Parliamentary Assembly
• a member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
• three representatives of the networks (prior to the constitution of the inter-network)
• representatives of the Council of Europe staff (Social Cohesion Development Division)

Role of the Pilot Group:

• general coordination and monitoring of the project;
• identification of the key aspects to be dealt with by specific studies;
• defining common actions;
• directing dissemination activities (publications, publicity seminars, etc).