The President of the European Council Charles Michel will have a new spokesperson, who is from Moldova. This is Ecaterina Casinge, who worked as a Senior Strategy and Communication advisor in the European Parliament. She is currently Head of Cabinet of the President of Moldova Maia Sandu. She will start as President Michel’s spokeswoman in August, IPN reports.

Barend Leyts, spokesman of the President of the European Council, will join the cabinet of the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo where he will take on the role of Director of Communications. Barend Leyts and the President of the European Council have worked 8 years together.

Ecaterina Casinge is a bachelor of economy and a master of international political relations and communication. Over the past 14 years, she worked as Senior Media adviser for the European People’s Party, adviser in the European Parliament and adviser on financial policies in Brussels.