The World Fellows

Head of Unit for Communications, Commission of the European Union

Stefaan De Rynck serves as Head of Unit for Communications in the Commission of the European Union, within the department in charge of the European Union's single market. The department is responsible for ensuring the free movement of services and capital in the 27 EU countries, as well as for reforming the EU financial system in the wake of the global credit crunch. Previously, he was in charge of media analysis, multimedia projects, and the Annual Report on the State of the European Union. He was a spokesperson for various Members of the European Commission, responsible for  media relations on key issues such as EU transport policies, treaty negotiations, and institutional affairs. In 2000, he drafted the White Paper on European Governance, including a plan to reform the organization and provide more opportunities for regional governments to be involved in EU policy-making.

Media

How Obama Can Improve the World, by a collection of World Fellows, The Huffington Post, December 24, 2008.

EU rebuffs Poland on death penalty, The New York Times, August 2, 2006.

EU cleared to publish a blacklist of airlines, The New York Times, September 8, 2005.

Explosives are intercepted at EU agencies, The New York Times, September 30, 2003.

U.K. backs Poland and Spain on EU voting procedures, The New York Times, December 1, 2003.

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