The Central Council of ELEC met in Brussels on the 12th of December 2008. It heard among others:
-a speech by Jean-Martin Folz, President of AFEP (Association française des entreprises privées) on "the climate-energy package";
-a report by the Secretary General on the EMI-ELEC "Black Sea Project";
-reports by the Presidents of National sections on their section’s activities. Worthy of notice are the efforts by the Polish and Spanish sections to attract younger members by sponsoring their participation to ELEC activities;
-reports by the Presidents of four Working Commissions (Economic and Social, Mediterranean, Monetary, and Neighbourhood) and adoption of a contribution by the Economic and Social Commission to the reflection on "Reforming World Governance".
 
Moreover the Central Council appointed Jerry van Waterschoot as ELEC new Secretary General, to succeed Jean-Claude Koeune on the 1st of January 2009.
 
Forthcoming activities are:
-on 29-30 January the meeting of the Monetary Panel, in Madrid, hosted by BBVA
-on 5-6 March a Monetary and Financial Conference, in Amsterdam, hosted by ING, with as speakers among others Jean-Claude Trichet, Nout Wellink and Jacques de Larosière
-on 18 March the meeting of the Economic and Social Commission, in Brussels, hosted by DG Education and Culture at the European Commission.