01/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - Ann Mettler to be new EPSC head. On Monday 1 December, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced the appointment of Ann Mettler (43, of Swedish citizenship, and co-founder of Brussels-based think tank The Lisbon Council) as head of the European Commission's new European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC). The EPSC will replace the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) in January 2015. It will provide professional and targeted advice to the Commission president and will be organised around six teams: an economic team, a social affairs team, a sustainable development team, a foreign affairs team, an institutional team, and an outreach and communication team. (LC)