20/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen appointed as new Council Secretary-General. On Thursday 19 March, the European Summit unanimously endorsed the proposal of European Council president Donald Tusk to appoint Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen of Denmark to take over from Uwe Corsepius of Germany as Secretary-General of the Council. The EU heads of state urged the Council to announce the appointment officially as soon as possible, in line with Article 240 (2) of the Treaty on the...