For 36 years, Christiane Kesper has been active with the SPD-affiliated Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), serving as head of its Brussels office since 2022. Now she is stepping down. Her successor is ready to take over. For the future of the EU, Kesper has a clear wish: more unity.
By Redaktion Table
A technocrat and doer type becomes the new head of government in The Hague at the suggestion of Geert Wilders: 67-year-old Dick Schoof has helped shape the Netherlands' asylum and security policy as a top civil servant.
By Redaktion Table
A female farmer is at the top of the European election list for the Free Voters. Christine Singer, currently state farmer in Bavaria, wants to campaign for a reduction in bureaucracy – and admits that she is competing with the CSU for the favor of farmers.
By Redaktion Table
The chairwoman of the Jewish Student Union was named "Woman of Europe" last week. Find out how difficult it is for young Jews at German universities in our portrait of Hanna Veiler.
By Leonard Schulz
As a student, she got her first taste of what cultural exchange means. Today, Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen heads the EU's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport.
By Redaktion Table
Get to know the "Top of the Table": the 100 key players in the German-speaking European scene. Selected by the Europe.Table editorial team in ten categories, from politics and administration to consulting, think tanks, foundations and NGOs. Today: the most important personalities from associations. Click here for an overview.
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Andrea Wechsler is running for the European Parliament on a privileged place on the CDU list in the southwest. Gentle pressure from the Women's Union also helped her to achieve this. The 46-year-old is a university teacher and is involved in the CDU's SME and Economic Union.
By Redaktion Table
Media, culture and education are the topics of MEP Sabine Verheyen. She has just successfully negotiated the Media Freedom Act. The CDU politician will run again in the 2024 European elections.
By Redaktion Table
At the age of 23, Lena Schilling is entering the EU election campaign as the top candidate for the Austrian Green Party. She is the face of the fight against the climate crisis. In parliament, she wants to promote the mobility transition and, if necessary, ban private jets. Can she also score points on other issues?
By Redaktion Table
After many years in the Commission, Johannes Laitenberger is now a judge at the European Court of First Instance (CFI). The EU veteran wants to improve the processes between the CFI and the ECJ, and also reduce the burden on the ECJ.
By Redaktion Table
