European Parliament
Substitutes of the Committees, Subcommittees and the Delegations:
Diane JAMES (EFDD, UK) joined the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), the Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (D-SAS) and the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (D-CN).
Barbara KAPPEL (ENF, AT) joined the Committee on Budgetary Control (BUDG).
Georg MAYER (ENF, AT) joined the Committee on International Trade (INTA).
Aymeric CHAUPRADE (ENF, FR) left the Committee on International Trade (INTA), the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-CL), the Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee (D-CAR), the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (D-ACP) and the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (D-LAT).
Edouard FERRAND (ENF, FR) joined the Committee on International Trade (INTA).
Jean-François JALKH (ENF, FR) joined the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL).
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER (ENF, FR) joined the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI).
Mario BORGHEZIO (ENF, IT) left the Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US) and joined the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
Matteo SALVINI (ENF, IT) left Committee on Development (DEVE) and the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia (D-CAS) and joined the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI).
Olaf STUGER (ENF, NL) left the Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-EEA).
Vicky MAEIJER (ENF, NL) left the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (D-CN).
Michał MARUSIK (ENF, PL) left the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-TR).
Eleftherios SYNADINOS (NI, EL) left the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
Georgios EPITIDEIOS (NI, EL) left the Committee on International Trade (INTA).
Konstantinos PAPADAKIS (NI, EL) left the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI).
Political parties and groups:
Europe for Nations and Freedom (ENF):
Edouard FERRAND (FR) became Vice-Chair.
Aymeric CHAUPRADE (FR) switched from non-attached to a member.
National Front: The French Court cancelled on 2 July the suspension of Jean-Marie LE PEN (NI, FR) as a member of the far-right party. Le Pen remains a member and an Honorary President of the party.
European Commission
Cabinets:
Jean-Claude JUNCKER’s team: Dacian CIOLOŞ joined as Food Security Special adviser.
Directorates-General:
Communication (COMM): Timo PESONEN is the new Director-General.
International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) – Directorate H: Maurizio LEONARDI became the new acting Head of Finance, Contracts, Audit Unit, replacing Jobst VON KIRCHMANN.
Education and Culture (EAC): Filip VAN DEPOELE became the new Head of Policy coordination and Interinstitutional relations, Communication and CWP Unit, replacing Ingrid RIGLER.
Legal Service (SJ): Paolo STANCANELLI became the State Aids and Dumping Principal Legal Adviser, replacing Vittori DI BUCCI.
Internal Audit Service (IAS) – Directorate A: Monika CHABA left her position as Head of Administrative Coordination and Communication Unit.
Mobility and Transport (MOVE) – Directorate A: Barbara JANKOVEC became the new Head of Legal matters and infringements Unit, replacing Jan SCHERP.
Office for Infrastructure and Logistics - Brussels (OIB) – Department OS: Pierre-Olivier BINDELS became the new acting Head of Support services, Logistics Unit, replacing Frank BRADY.
Trade (TRADE) - Directorate D: Sandra GALLINA became the new Sustainable Development; Economic Partnership Agreements for the African, Caribbean and Pacific region; Agri-food and Fisheries Director, replacing Marc VANHEUKELEN.
Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD) – Directorate B: Pierre-Jacques LARRIEU became the new Head of Protection of Citizens and Enforcement of IPR Unit, replacing Caroline EDERY.
- Directorate C: Caroline EDERY became the new Head of Tax administration and fight against tax fraud Unit, replacing Thomas CARROLL.
- Directorate R: Stephane MAIL FOUILLEUL became the new Head of Human Resources and Finances Unit, replacing Jean-Louis VERGNOLLE.
Translation (DGT) – Directorate S: David BAKER became the new Head of Editing Unit, replacing Roslyn BOTTONI.
Secretariat-General (SG): Marianne KLINGBEIL became the Director-General of the newly established Regulatory Scrutiny Board.
Martinus VERWEY became the Director-General of the new Structural Reform Support Service, following the end of mandate of the Task Force for Greece and the Support Group for Cyprus on 30 June.
Henrik HOLOLEI, Deputy Secretary-General is now in charge of Directorate B (Institutional and Administrative Policies), C (Smart Regulation and Work Programme), D (Policy Co-ordination I) and E (Policy Co-ordination II), instead of Directorate F (Relations with other institutions) and Protocol Service he was previously.
Council of the European Union
General Secretariat:
Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN (ex-Permanent Representative of Denmark to the EU) officially took over from Uwe CORSEPIUS as Secretary-General on 1 July.
Directorate D (Justice and Home Affairs): Christine ROGER became the new Director-General on 1 July, replacing Rafael FERNANDEZ.
European Council
Cabinet of the President:
Foreign Policy Team: Alina BUTULIGA became the new acting Advisor, replacing Zuzana MICHALCOVÁ ŠUTIAKOVA (on maternity leave).
Committee of the Regions
Members:
Rita BARBERÁ NOLLA (EPP, ES) left her position.
Alternates:
Rafał Piotr BRUSKI (EPP, PL), Krzysztof PASZYK (EPP, PL), Cezary PRZYBYLSKI (EPP, PL), Sławomir SOSNOWSKI (EPP, PL), Grzegorz WOLNIK (EPP, PL), Bernd LANGE (EPP, DE), Paweł GRZYBOWSKI (ECR, PL), Marcin OCIEPA (ECR, PL), Marek OLSZEWSKI (EA, PL) and Marian Adam BURAS (NI, PL) joined as alternates.
Francisco Javier LEÓN DE LA RIVA (EPP, ES), María de DIEGO DURÁNTEZ (EPP, ES) and Hans KONST (PES, NL) left their positions.
European Stability Mechanism
Board of Directors:
Steven COSTERS became the new Member for Belgium, replacing Jozef KORTLEVEN.
Ariana MEUNIER became the new Alternate for Belgium, replacing Steven COSTERS.
Public Affairs
European Policy Centre (EPC): Herman VAN ROMPUY, President Emeritus of the European Council and former Prime Minister of Belgium elected as President and he will take on his new role on 1 September 2015.
EUFORES: Claude TURMES (Greens/EFA, LU) re-elected as President and Theresa GRIFFIN (S&D, UK) and Jeppe KOFOD (S&D, DK).
European airports’ trade association Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE): Augustin DE ROMANET elected President on 26 June for a two-year mandate.
European Building Automation and Controls Association (eu.bac): Jean Daniel NAPAR elected as President, succeeding Jean Yves BLANC.
European network of transmission system operators for electricity (ENTSO-E): Ben VOORHORST, TenneT's Chief Operations Officer appointed as Vice-Chair of the Board.
FoodDrinkEurope: Gilles MOREL, Regional President Europe & Eurasia of MARS Chocolate, elected as President, succeeding Jesús SERAFIN PERÉZ.
European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP): Alexander VAN DEN BOSCH appointed as the new Director, succeeding Kathrin OBST, who joined the European Commission as a Press Officer in DG MOVE.
Copa-Cogeca: Charles SERCOMBE elected as Chairman of the Sheepmeat Working Group for a two-year mandate.
News in a nutshell
Denmark: has a new minority single-party government. Lars LØKKE RASMUSSEN, Liberal party (Venstre) (ALDE) assumed the role of the Prime Minister. Claus HJORT FREDERIKSEN became the new Minister for Finance and Kristian JENSEN the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Luxembourg: took the reins of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July.
Estonia: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Keit PENTUS-ROSIMANNUS, Reform Party (ALDE) resigned amid the Autorollo scandal.
Plenary session: MEPs are heading to Strasbourg from Monday 6 to Thursday 9 July.