A new Director-General for Education and Culture

This is the first appointment at Director-General level of a national of an EU-12 member state. Mr Truszczyński will provide leadership to the Education and Culture DG in carrying out its work in the areas of education, training, culture, youth, citizenship, multilingualism and sport.

The Directorate-General manages a budget that amounted to 1,406 million in 2009 and he will be responsible for a staff of over 650 women and men. Mr Jan Truszczyński, currently Deputy Director-General of the Education and Culture DG, will take up his duties on 1 May 2010.