Executive Moves

Andreas Schwab, CDU MEP, was elected Chair of the Conference of Delegation Chairs. This is the political body of the Parliament that coordinates the work of the Parliament’s permanent delegations. Schwab is also EPP Coordinator in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).The Council has appointed Preben Aamann as the new Director […]

Spanish diplomat Belén Martínez Carbonell is to become the new Director-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS). She is due to take up the post on Feb. 1, according to the news portal Euractiv. She is currently Director for the Global Agenda and Multilateral Relations at the EEAS. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs […]

NATO chief spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah is moving to the WHO after less than a year. The British-Lebanese communications expert originally came from AstraZeneca and was hired under the then NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. As an outsider, Farah Dakhlallah is said to have struggled with the customs at the Alliance’s headquarters, according to NATO circles. The […]

Juanma Moreno, Prime Minister of the region of Andalusia, will be the new President of the European Committee of the Regions. The EPP representatives will officially nominate the conservative politician today. As part of an agreement with the Social Democrats, the deputy mayor of Budapest, Kata Tüttő, will take over the post after two and […]

Matthew Baldwin is the head of the Commission’s new Housing Task Force, which began its work on Feb. 1. According to his own information, he will lead the team of around 20 people. Born in the UK, he has experience of heading up a task force: Most recently, Baldwin chaired the Commission’s Energy Task Force, […]

Simon Schütz (VDA) is taking over the management of the Communications, Events and Marketing department within the association. In addition to the Press and Digital divisions, he will also be responsible for events, IAA communications and the corresponding marketing.Is something changing in your organization? Send a note for our personnel section to heads@table.media!

Pierre Bascou has been appointed Deputy Director-General of DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) by the Commission. He had already held this position for the past two years.Is something changing in your organization? Send a note for our personnel section to heads@table.media!

Slovenian EU Ambassador David Brozina will become Head of the Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health (DG LIFE) in the Council of the EU as of April 1. Brozina is currently Deputy Permanent Representative of Slovenia in Brussels and represents the country in Coreper Part 1. He succeeds Cesare Onestini, who will become […]

The Hungarian Kata Tüttő is the new President of the European Committee of the Regions. The Social Democrat was previously Deputy Mayor of Budapest and Chairwoman of the city’s water company. Her first deputy on the Committee will be the conservative President of the Spanish region of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla. He and Tüttő […]

Heike Raab is the new Chair of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) of the European Committee of the Regions. The State Secretary for Europe and Media of Rhineland-Palatinate will chair the commission for two and a half years. In her new role, the SPD politician will lead the work […]