At its two-day annual general assembly held in Brussels, CONCORD — the European confederation of relief and development nongovernmental organizations — announced on Wednesday the appointment of Johannes Trimmel as its new president.
Previously the confederation’s vice-president and secretary of the board since 2010, Trimmel is current director of international program support and policies at Light of the World Europe, a member of CONCORD’s Austrian platform dedicated to ensuring the inclusion and rights of persons with disabilities living in poverty in developing countries.
He replaces previous incumbent Joanna Maycock, who led the confederation from 2012 before leaving to take up the post of secretary general at the European Women’s Lobby in February.
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Eva Donelli
As a correspondent based in Brussels, Eva Donelli covers EU development policy issues and actors, from the EU institutions to the international NGO community. Eva was previously at the United Nations Regional Information Center for Western Europe and in the European Parliament's press office. As a freelance reporter, she has contributed to Italian and international magazines covering a wide range of issues, including EU affairs, development policy, social protection and nuclear energy. She speaks fluent English, French and Spanish in addition to her native Italian.
