01 Sep 2026
EU Mission Soil Board appoints new chair
The European Commission has appointed Mihail Dumitru as new chair of the Mission Board EU Mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe'. Mr Dumitru is a former Minister of agriculture and rural development of Romania and former Deputy Director-General in the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. He will bring his extensive experience on agricultural and soil issues, the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), rural development and research and innovation to provide advice and help achieve the Mission’s objectives.
Mihail Dumitru is starting in his new role on 1 September 2026. The role of the Mission Soil Board is to provide strategic advice for the Mission Soil implementation and to promote its activities.
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