Paula Pickert has been in charge of the German Raiffeisen Association (DRV) in the European capital since September 2024. She succeeds long-standing DRV official Thomas Memmert, who has retired after 27 years as Brussels office manager. Pickert previously worked for the cooperative association in Berlin, not only in commodities management but also in public affairs. However, the EU bubble in Brussels is nothing new to the agricultural economist.