ECREAS is a non-profit association under Belgian Law. It operates indendently from the European Ageing Network (former EAHSA and EDE). ECREAS is governed by a Board of Directors which consists out of 5 directors who are all member of the European Ageing Network: - Elena Weber (Italy) - Didier Sapy (France) - Marko Slavič (Slovenia) - Jean-Christophe Vanderhaegen (Belgium) - Freek Lapré (Netherlands) chairman.