I have today posted the following message on the website of the European Centre for Minority Issues:

In connection with the announcement of the position of Director as vacant, the Director of European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), Prof. Dr. Tove H. Malloy acknowledges the decision by the ECMI Executive Board to solicit expressions of interest from a wider field of candidates and understands that the decision reflects a routine process in accordance with general practice in Germany. The Director further emphasizes: “I welcome the Board’s transparent approach and desire to secure the best qualified person to take the ECMI to new heights in the next 5-year period. I will follow the Board’s encouragement to submit my candidacy to the selection committee, and I am ready to continue my strong commitment to the Centre with all the energy it takes.”

11 February 2019