NEW PRESIDIUM
Besides the new leader of our network, last weekend the representatives of our member communities elected the new Presidium as well. Together with Zsuzsanna as the President and Martine Garniere who was appointed to the permanent French seat by her municipality of Cissé, the new Presidium consists of three old Presidium members – Eucharist Camilleri, Tomáš Kuchar and Joachim Krüger, and three new but still familiar ones – former YCT member Sérgio Monteiro, Iveta Grunte and Ben Murphy-Ryan.
Best of luck to all the elected and re-elected members in their future work!

ZSUZSANNA: FROM A YOUTH COORDINATOR TO THE PRESIDENT
For the first time in 34 years of its existence, the Charter is in the hands of a woman. During this year’s Mayors meeting held last Sunday in Ibănești, Romania, the official representatives of our member communities appointed Zsuzsanna Lukács as the new president. As one of the most familiar faces of Nagycenk, Hungary, Zsuzsanna has paved her way to the current position with hard work and commitment to the values of our network – from her beginnings in the Youth Co-ordination team, over being a member of the Presidium to writing successful EU projects that allowed numerous rural citizens of all generations to feel what the EU really is. Congratulations, Zsuzsanna Lukác, we have no doubt that you will steer this boat successfully into a new era of the Charter!