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New Director for Friends of the Earth Europe

Friends of the Earth Europe is happy to announce the appointment of its new director, Magda Stoczkiewicz.

Working from its office in Brussels, Magda will lead the European arm of the Friends of the Earth International network, uniting 31 national organisations and representing their grassroots members at European Union level. She will represent Friends of the Earth Europe on internationally important issues including climate change, energy and globalisation.

Magda is Polish and has more than 13 years experience of non-government organisations and EU policy making. She is currently policy coordinator of CEE Bankwatch Network, a non-profit organisation working to prevent the harmful impacts of international development finance in Central and Eastern Europe. Previously she has held positions with FoE International in Amsterdam, CEE Bankwatch Network in Brussels and Krakow, and the Polish FoE group in Krakow.

Magda will take up her position as director in March 2008. She replaces Fouad Hamdan who left in July. Until then the organisation will continue to be led by its interim management team headed by Paul de Clerck.

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For more information, please contact:

Francesca Gater, Communications Officer at Friends of the Earth Europe:
Tel: +32 25 42 6105, Mobile: +32 485 930515, Email: francesca.gater@foeeurope.org