KALMAN MIZSEI - Appointment - EU Advisory Mission (Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine)

Brussels, 24 July 2014 Head of Mission for EU advisory mission in Ukraine appointed Mr Kalman Mizsei was today appointed Head of Mission for the EU Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine). EUAM Ukraine, established by the Council on 22 July, will be an unarmed, non-executive civilian mission. EU advisers will initially focus on supporting the elaboration of revised security strategies and the rapid implementation of reforms, in coordination and coherence with other EU efforts, as well as with the OSCE and other international partners. Operational planning and other preparations for the mission are underway and a civilian response team is already in Kyiv. Today's decision was taken by the Political and Security Committee. Source - here. *Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) - here.

The guy sounds amazing.  He's an economist.  He speaks several languages.  He's taught classes on globalisation and global governance at Central European University (CEU page - here). 

Wikipedia indicates he is also:

... co-chairman of the Roma Policy Board at the Open Society Institute which is funded by George Soros.  [wikipedia link here] Open Society Foundations - Roma Initiatives Office - here.

The European Union and Roma Of the estimated 10 – 12 million Roma living in Europe, more than half are citizens of the European Union (EU). EU Institutions have put in place a wide range of legal, policy and financial instruments to support Roma Integration in EU Member States and enlargement countries, thus repeatedly stressing the need for full integration.    [romadecade.org - here]

And ... he's an old hand by the look of it.