The GSE members have elected Nicole Otterberg, Managing Director of E.ON Gas Storage, GSE President. Upon her election, Nicole Otterberg said: “It is a great honour for me to assume the office of GSE President. I would like to thank the GSE members for the trust placed in me. The storage industry is facing enormous challenges. GSE is working in many ways on solutions to support constructive discussions at national and European level. One of the core topics at present is security of supply. It is this topic that I want to drive forward during my term as President.

AEGEE-Europe, a European student organization present in 19 Spanish cities, claims that the closure of the Spanish Youth Council aggravates the vulnerability of young people in Spain and is a violation of the Constitutional right of youth to be allowed to participate in the political, social, economic and cultural decisions. The Spanish Cabinet of Ministers will approve this closure today in a pack of austerity measures in public administration, without consulting the views of young people.

Yesterday, after long and difficult negotiations between political groups in the European Parliament, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs voted on the Enforcement Directive concerning the posting of workers. MEPs backed provisions that will help labour inspectorates in assessing the legality of posting without changing the definition of a posted worker.

GUE/NGL MEP Thomas Händel's own initiative report on cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue was adopted by the European Parliament's Employment committee today.