On Monday, 10 May, the MEPs on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) approved—with 54 votes in favour, none against, and 4 abstentions—Petra Hielkema’s appointment to the head of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).
Currently serving as Director of Insurance Supervision at the central bank of the Netherlands [De Nederlandsche Bank], Mrs Hielkema was selected by the EU Council as its preferred candidate...