EUROPEAN COMMISSION: NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR TRANSLATION SERVICE.

• Position: Karl-Johan Lonnroth - Brief Article

The European Commission announced on November 18 that Karl-Johan Lonnroth of Finland will take-over as the new Director General of DG Translation. Mr Lonnroth is 58 years old and joined the Commission in 1996 as Director in the Employment and Social Affairs DG (Directorate A: Employment Strategy and European Social Fund - Policy Development and Coordination). He previously held high positions in the area of employment policy in the Finnish administration, as well as in the...