24 Jul 2024
European Commission announces new appointments
The European Commission has announced some new appointments at managerial level within the Comission. These include the appointment of Ms Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot as Deputy Director General at the Commission's Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM). Ms Eriksson Waterschoot, a Swedish national, currently holds the position of Director for ‘Youth, Education and Erasmus+' at the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC). She has also held various positions within the same department, including Head of Unit for ‘Europe 2020, Investment Plan, Education and Training 2020,' and Adviser to the Deputy Director-General. Earlier in her career, she was a Member of the Cabinet of the former Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou. The date of effect of Ms. Eriksson Waterschoot's appointment will be determined later.
Other appointments announced on 24 July 2024 include Mr.Koen Van de Casteele as Director ‘State aid: General Scrutiny and Enforcement' at the Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP); Mr. Thomas de Béthune as new Head of the European Commission Representation in Brussels, Belgium; and Ms. Katarzyna Smyk as new Head of the European Commission Representation in Warsaw, Poland.
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