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On June 26 CESI's Europe Academy General Assembly elected a new Europe Academcy leadership.
By unanimous agreement, Marcello Pacifico from CESI's Italian member union CISAL was re-elected President for another term, which runs until after CESI's next Congress, foreseen in 2029.
Equally by unanimous votes, the following Vice-Presidents were elected to complete the Board of the Europe Academy:
- Pepa Alvarez Rello, CSIF
- Sonia García Gómez, ANPE
- Claude Heiser, CGFP
- Dietmar Knecht, dbb
- Alain Larrata, Avenir Secours
- Miguel Venegas Carrasco, Valorian
- Laura África Villaseñor Roa, SATSE
CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger said: "I warmly congratulate Marcello Pacifico on his re-election and welcome the newly elected Vice-Presidents to the Europe Academy Board. Their collective expertise and commitment will be key to further strengthening the Academy’s mission of promoting trade union capacity building for members and affiliates of CESI across Europe. I look forward to working closely with the new Board as we continue to empower workers through knowledge and skills development."
Further information about the Europe Academy, including its new Board and project activities, is available in the dedicated Academy section of the website.
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