CSV International, the sub-organisation of the Christian Social Party (CSV) dedicated to foreign members, elected a new committee at its national congress, held on 11 March 2025. Its chair: Gerta Shaqe.

Specialising in international relations, European diplomacy, communications, public administration and defence project management, Shaqe has worked for the past seven years at the NSPA, Nato’s logistics agency based in Luxembourg.

At the same time, she is an ambassador for the Humanity Awareness Initiative (HAI), incubated by the Barrett Academy for the Advancement of Human Values. This is an initiative that aims to build a society in which all human and living beings can flourish, based on shared values, human dignity and mutual respect.

A whole new committee

Upon her election, the new president stressed the need to strengthen integration policies: “There is strength in unity. Integration is essential if we are to meet today’s challenges. I firmly believe in a strong Europe, but this requires the commitment of everyone. Trust in politics is eroding, and that, in my view, is the real challenge. We need concrete action to restore trust, foster unity and build a future where everyone feels listened to and represented.”

The new national committee of CSV International is made up of 15 members from a variety of professional backgrounds. Among them are seven women, reflecting a desire for parity. The vice-presidency is held by Maria Candelas, whilst Carlos Garcia-Lon de la Fuente and Indrit Nallbani occupy the posts of secretary and deputy secretary respectively.

The rest of its committee consists of: Marlena Filimon, Bernard Biggar, Amel Meftah, Sahil Goel, María Constancia Miglierini, Tatsiana Bras-Goncalves, Michael Engbork, Barbara Longo, Alexandra Antonescu, Abdallah Chedid and Dejvid Ramdedovic.

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