| Mr Mitsos left the
Directorate-General for Research at the beginning of April 2006.  Previous
positions
January - April 2006: Advisor hors classe, Directorate-General
for Research
2000-2005: Director-General, Directorate-General
for Research
1996-2000: Director, Directorate-General for
Research ,
Directorate F: Human Potential and Mobility
The Directorate is responsible
for the implementation of the specific research programme
"Improving the Human Research Potential and the Socio-Economic
Knowledge Base". The main objectives of the programme include
the development of the European human potential in scientific
research, mainly through the training and mobility of researchers,
the strengthening of the socio-economic knowledge base by
addressing a number of key problems facing European society
(employment, social, economic and cultural development, interactions
between education, technology and society, governance and
citizenship, European integration), and the promotion of a
European scientific and technological culture.
Main duties and responsibilities in this period:
The
merging of two Directorates (XII/G: Training and Mobility
and XII/H: Targeted Socio-economic Research) and the subsequent
administrative restructuring;
The
implementation of the two programmes (TSER and TMR) within
the Fourth Framework Programme (1994-1998), and the conception
and design of the new programme "Improving the Human Research
Potential and the Socio-Economic knowledge Base";
The
consolidation of socio-economic research as a main element
in the Fifth Framework Programme (1998-2002);
The
negotiations with the European Parliament and the Council
for the «Improving the Human Research Potential and the
Socio-Economic knowledge Base» programme;
The
launching and implementation of the "Improving the Human
Research Potential and the Socio-Economic Knowledge Base"
programme;
The
management of Directorate F which employs around 150 people
and has a total budget of approximately € 1.300 million
for a period of 4 years.
1993-1996: Director for Vocational Training,
Directorate-General for Education, Training and Youth (DG
XXII)
The Directorate was responsible
for the Community vocational training policy, including the
social dialogue in the area of training policy.
Main duties and responsibilities in this period:
the
implementation of the PETRA, EUROTECNET, COMETT and FORCE
programmes;
the
design of the Leonardo programme and the subsequent negotiations
with the Council and the European Parliament;
the
launching of the Leonardo programme and its first year of
implementation;
the
restructuring of the Directorate, which employed around
100 people and had an annual budget of approximate €180
million.
1988-1993:
Director, Directorate-General for Coordination of Structural
Interventions (DG XXII)
The Directorate was responsible
for the implementation of the major reform of structural funds,
the coordination of all Community structural interventions
and the overall pursue of the objective of economic and social
cohesion.
Main duties and responsibilities in this period:
the
negotiations with the Council and the Parliament for the
new Structural Funds Regulations;
the
implementation of the major reform of the Structural Funds;
the
negotiations that led to the Community Support Framework
for the new German Länder;
the
Structural Funds' part of the 'Delors Second Package';
the
coordination of all Community structural interventions.
1985-1988:
Chef de Cabinet of Mr. Varfis, Member of the Commission of
the European Communities
Mr. Varfis was initially (1985)
charged with regional policy and the relations with the European
Parliament. From 1986, he was responsible for the coordination
of structural policies and consumer protection.
Main duties and responsibilities
in this period include the conception and implementation of
economic and social cohesion and the negotiations of policies
related to economic and social cohesion (intergovernmental
conference that led to the Single European Act, 'Delors package',
reform of the structural funds).
1981-1984:
Advisor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Greece
Head of Directorate on European
Community Affairs, Secretary of the Inter-ministerial Committee
for European Affairs, responsible for the negotiations on
the 'Greek Memorandum' on the relations between Greece and
the European Community.
1976-1981:
Head of Department on European Community issues, Bank of Greece
Research
/ Teaching
Robert
Schuman Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
Series
of lectures, seminars etc on European issues in various European
universities
Author
of many articles and three books (in Greek) on European integration
1981-1984:
Professor (temporary appointment) of International Economics,
University of Athens, Department of Economics
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