Getting to Know the ERF- Tomás Pessanha
Tomás Pessanha
Garrigues, Porto
Tomás Pessanha, IBA European Regional Forum (ERF) Council Member for Portugal
1. What does being European mean to you?
In the stormy and uncertain times we live in, being European means belonging to one of the world's last strongholds where the values of humanism and liberal democracy continue to prevail, despite being under threat. In short, it's a feeling of pride, concern and enormous responsibility.
2. What would you like to accomplish in the ERF in 2025?
I would like to become a more involved member, forging closer ties with the representatives of the other countries and honouring the responsibility of representing Portugal in the ERF.
3. Do you have any hidden talents or hobbies?
Nothing particularly exciting. No hidden talent and only a very hedonistic taste for good friends, good food, good wine, good literature and good music; or, to put it another way, for what, in my subjective perception, represents all of this.