27/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 27 May, the Council of the European Union officially appointed Petra Hielkema of the Netherlands as the new head of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA). Her mandate will begin on 1 September for a period of 5 years, renewable once. Backed by the European Parliament (see EUROPE B12721A17), the current head of insurance supervision at the Dutch Central Bank was competing with the head of division at the Bank of...