Michel Van Bellinghen elected BEREC Chair 2028

At its plenary meeting on 1 October 2026, the Board of Regulators elected Michel Van Bellinghen, Chair of the BIPT Council (Belgium), as the BEREC Chair for 2028. In the year preceding the chairmanship, he will join the Mini-Board and work closely with the incoming Chair, Alejandra de Iturriaga Gandini (CNMC, Spain), helping to ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities and continuity in BEREC’s work. This will be the second time Michel Van Bellinghen serves as BEREC Chair. BEREC’s leadership is centred on the Chair, supported by the Vice-Chairs. The Mini-Board, composed of the Chair, the Vice-Chairs and participants without voting rights, provides support for the Chair in carrying out their leadership responsibilities. During the plenary meeting, the Board of Regulators also elected the Vice-Chairs for 2027. Klaus Steinmaurer (RTR, Austria) and Karol Krzywicki (UKE, Poland) will support the Chair in preparing and coordinating BEREC’s work, including plenary discussions, strategic planning and stakeholder engagement. Armer Juka (AKEP, Albania) was elected as the representative of participants without voting rights to the Mini-Board for 2027. In addition, the incoming and outgo...