26/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - Commission appoints new director for neighbourhood and new head for Ukraine support group. On Wednesday 25 November, the European Commission announced the appointment of two new senior staff for issues concerning the EU's neighbourhood. Lawrence Meredith from the UK was appointed to the position of Director Neighbourhood East in the directorate-general for neighbourhood and enlargements negotiations (DG NEAR). Meredith has worked in the area of external policies since 2000 and has been the head of unit dealing with “Strategy and Policy” in DG NEAR since early 2013. Peter Wagner from Germany, the deputy head of the support group for Ukraine, now becomes the head of this group. (CG)