NEW APPOINTMENTS IN BRUSSELS

1. Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink has been elected President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).
2. Marcel Roy will replace Henning Schoppmann as Secretary-General of the European Association of Public Banks (EAPB) in 2014.
3. Victor Madrigal-Boloz has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT).
4.  Duncan Botting has been appointed as Director of the European Utilities Telecom Council  (EUTC).
5.  Erwin Wetzel has been appointed as the new Director General of the European Vending Association
6.  Massimo Ricci, Chairman and CEO of GME, the Italian Energy Markets Operators has been elected as the new Chairman at Europex.
7. Danilo Cattaneo has been appointed as Chairman of the Digital Trust and Compliance Europe Association (DTCE).
8. Kajsa Stenström has joined MHP Communications that is now partnering with her former employer Diplomat Communications.

Agenda January 2014 in Brussels:

• 07 January : The Family in the 21st Century 20 January : Work-free Sundays and Decent Work
• 22 January : The digital economy - how should it be taxed?
• 22 January : Regulating EU mobile, internet and card payments
• 28 January : European Railway Award
• 30 January : The TTIP: The right deal for global trade?
• 30 January : European Public Affairs Action Day 2014