Brussels, 13 July 2026, dtt-net.com – EU governments today appointed a new EU Special Representative for Kosovo and renewed mandate for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). German diplomat Dirk Schübel will take up his duties on 1 September for an initial mandate of two years, succeeding Aivo Orav.
Schübel is a senior European diplomat with extensive experience in a range of leadership positions within the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission and worked also at the German Foreign Ministry. He currently serves as the Head of the Russia Division at the EEAS.
Previously, he worked as the EU Special Envoy for the Eastern Partnership from 2022 to 2024, and he led the EU Delegation to Belarus from 2019 to 2022 and to Moldova from 2009 to 2013, where he played a key role in advancing the EU’s engagement with the Eastern neighbourhood.
At the same time, the EU Council extended for two more years the mandate of Luigi Soreca, the EUSR for BiH.
