New AEJ board - Irina Nedeva, Javier Martin-Dominguez, Arber Hitaj, Cătălin-Teodor Dogaru, Ivan Brada. Otmar Lahodynsky

AEJ International elects new executive

The 2025 AEJ International general assembly elected a new executive, special representatives, and committee members for two years at the annual congress in Brussels on 14 and 15 November 2025 organised by AEJ Belgium. Among other issues, as requested by the General Assembly, the new executive board will obtain further specifics about the make-up and character of a proposed new AEJ German section whose representative addressed the GA, and report back to the membership by February 2026.

AEJ International Board 2025-2026

  • PRESIDENT: Arber Hitaj (Albanian Section)
  • SECRETARY GENERAL: Cătălin-Teodor Dogaru (Romanian Section)
  • VICE PRESIDENTS:
    Irina Nedeva (Bulgarian Section)
    Javier Martin-Dominguez (Spanish Section)
    Otmar Lahodynsky (Austrian Section)
  • TREASURER: Ivan Brada (Slovak Section)
  • MEDIA FREEDOM REPRESENTATIVE: Irina Nedeva (Bulgarian Section), supported by colleagues in the Bulgarian Section
  • BRUSSELS REPRESENTATIVE: Wytze VanderGaast (Belgian Section)
  • INTEGRATION REPRESENTATIVE: Elena Kyropoulou (Greek Section)

Please see here for all reports on the 2025 Congress