Movers and Shakers | 21 January 2022

Today’s Special Edition Movers & Shakers is about: European Parliament’s new President and Vice-presidents, a new Dutch MEP, Commission changes and more!

By Nisa Khan

Nisa Khan is the Editor of Dods People EU and the European Public Affairs Directory (EPAD)

21 Jan 2022

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European Parliament

The European Parliament has elected its new Bureau, with Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as the new President, 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors.

Click here for more information on the new President and Vice-presidents

Anne Sander (EPP, FR), Christophe Hansen (EPP, LU), Monika Beňová (S&D, SK), Fabienne Keller (Renew, FR) and Marcel Kolaja (Greens/EFA, CZ) are the Quaestors.

MEP News
Catharina Rinzema (RE, NL) has joined the European Parliament. She is a member of the International Trade Committee (INTA), the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (D-UK) and the United States Delegation (D-US) and a substitute on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) and the AIDA Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age Special Committee (AIDA) and the Japan Delegation (D-JP).

European Commission

Directorates-General and Services

Migration & Home Affairs (HOME)
Tina Zournatzi replaces Nicolas Bessot as Head of Unit A2 (Communication) who was covering the role in anacting capacity.
Andrea De Candido replaces Angela Cristea as Head of Unit B2 (Innovation and Security Research) in an acting capacity.
Anita Vella replaces Magdalena Jagiello as Head of Unit C2 (Legal Pathways and Intervention) who was covering the role in an acting capacity.

Trade (TRADE)
Martin Lukas replaces Wolfgang Mueller as Director of Directorate G (Trade Defence).

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