CABINET
Head of Cabinet

Yiannos ASIMAKIS

Head of Cabinet
BERL, 10/113
(+32-2) 292.08.07
Yiannakis.ASIMAKIS@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
- Overall management and coordination
- Human Resources and Budget of DG EAC, DGT and SCIC
- Relations with the Secretariat General, Legal service and the Spokesman's Service
Deputy Head of Cabinet

Jonathan HILL

Deputy Head of Cabinet
BERL, 10/118
(+32-2) 298.87.02
Jonathan.HILL@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
- Deputises for the Head of Cabinet
- Co-ordination with DGs EAC, DGT, SCIC
Commissioner's portfolio
- Overall co-ordination of the current Portfolio Programmes and preparatory actions for the new Programmes 2014-2020
- Interinstitutional coordination
- Relations with the Parliament and the Ombudsman
- Relations with the EESC and the Committee of the Regions
- Relations with national Parliaments
- Coordination and follow-up for GRI and EP for the adoption of the new programmes
- Relations with the Commission's Representations in the Member States
- Relations with the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- Coordination of the external actions of the Education and Culture (including Tempus, Erasmus Mundus)
Coordination with other Commission policies
- Interinstitutional relations group
- Communication
- Audit
- OLAF
- Relations with the Court of Auditors
Members Of Cabinet

Zenon SEVERIS

Member of Cabinet
BERL, 10/135
(+32-2) 298.87.04
Zenon.SEVERIS@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
Commissioner's portfolio
- Youth policy
- Youth in Action programme
- Non-formal and informal learning
- Sport policy
- Bureau des stages
Coordination with other Commission policies
- Health and consumer policy
- Agriculture and rural development
- Regional Policy
- Enlargement and European Neighbourhood policy
- Industry and entrepreneurship
- Competition: State Aid
- Infringements
Catherine SUSTEK

Member of Cabinet
BERL, 10/138
(+32-2) 295.58.16
Catherine.SUSTEK@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
Commissioner's portfolio
- MEDIA programme (including Media Mundus)
- Multilingualism
- DG Translation
- DG Interpretation
Coordination with other Commission policies
- Transport
- Energy
- Trade
- Taxation and Customs Union
- Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Fabrice COMPTOUR

Member of Cabinet
BERL, 10/144
(+32-2) 295.51.05
Fabrice.COMPTOUR@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
Commissioner's portfolio
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), including follow up of the adoption of the new EIT regulation and Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA)
- Marie Curie programme and relations with REA
- Modernisation of higher education: Partnerships with Universities and stakeholders, funding, governance reform and internationalisation
- Ranking of universities
- Jean Monnet Programme
- Education and employment
- Follow up of the adoption of the Student Loan Guarantee Facility
Coordination with other Commission policies
- Budget, Financial programming and post 2014 MFF
- EU 2020 Strategy (except Education and Employment Targets)
- Horizon 2020
- Home Affairs and Migration
- Economic and monetary affairs
- Internal market and services
- Research, Innovation and Science
- Competition (Except State Aid)
George ZISSIMOS

Member of Cabinet
BERL, 10/127
(+32-2) 295.16.90
George-Michael.ZISSIMOS@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
- Assistant to the Commissioner
- Commissioner's website coordination
Commissioner's portfolio
- Primary education: Comenius programme
- Higher education: Erasmus programme
- Literacy and IT Literacy
- Modernisation of higher education: curricula, Bologna Process, ICT in education, recognition of academic qualifications
- EU 2020 Strategy: targets on education
- Adult learning: Grundtvig programme
- Vocational education and training: Leonardo da Vinci programme
- Relations with CEDEFOP and ETF
- OECD education initiatives
- Commission's Central Library
Coordination with other Commission policies
- EU 2020 Strategy (Employment Targets)
- Environment
- Climate Action
- Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
- EUROSTAT
Anna ATHANASOPOULOU

Member of Cabinet
BERL, 10/124
(+32-2) 299.79.77
Anna.ATHANASOPOULOU@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
Commissioner's portfolio
- Culture policy and programme
- Intercultural Dialogue
- UNESCO Convention on cultural Diversity
- Cultural and Creative Industries
- External aspects of culture and audiovisual
Coordination with other Commission policies
- Digital Agenda
- Foreign and Security policy
- European External Action Service (EEAS)
- Development Cooperation
- International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response
Assistants

Chrissa MELA

Policy Assistant
BERL, 10/146
(+32-2) 295.59.97
Chrissanthi.MELA@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
- Agenda coordination
- Cabinet's budgetary and human resources
- IT Coordinator
- Training
- Special Advisors
- Coordination and preparation for meetings of Heads of Cabinet (HEBDO)
Coordination with other Commission policies
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Administration & Human Resources
Irene PATSALOSAVVI-LEONTIOU

Assistant to the Commissioner
BERL, 10/110
(+32-2) 292.08.06
Irene.PATSALOSAVVI@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
- Secretariat of the Commissioner
- Missions of the Commissioner
- Protocol
Agathe GIAKOUMAKIS

Assistant to the Commissioner
BERL, 10/110
(+32-2) 298.87.01
Agathe.GIAKOUMAKIS@ec.europa.eu
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Secretariat of the Commissioner
- Missions of the Commissioner
- Protocol
- Security
Panayiotis TSOULIARIDIS
Johan VERLY
Loucia PETRIDOU
Anne NOËL

Assistant to Fabrice COMPTOUR and Catherine SUSTEK
BERL, 10/141
(+32-2) 295.90.72
Anne.NOEL@ec.europa.eu
Severine DAELMAN

Assistant to Zenon SEVERIS and Anna ATHANASOPOULOU
BERL, 10/132
(+32-2) 297.41.45
Severine.DAELMAN@ec.europa.eu
Spokesperson

Dennis ABBOTT
Dina AVRAAM
Justyna MILANOWSKA
Archivists

Georgios KARAGIANIS

Archivist
BERL, 10/150
(+32-2) 292.08.17
georgios.karagianis@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
- Archives, mail
- College documents
Frederic OBLIN

Archivist
BERL, 10/150
(+32-2) 292.08.18
Frederic.oblin@ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
- Archives, mail
- College documents
Drivers

Basil PAPADOPOULOS

Driver
Ari HOKKANEN







