Unit C2 - Serbia

Myriam
FERRAN

Head of Unit

Lars Erik
FORSBERG

Deputy Head of Unit

European integration, general coordination: SAP, EPD sectoral meetings, economic criteria
Coordination of the Opinion on Serbia's application
Trade and economic issues, CEFTA
Chapters Serbia:
1 – Free movement of goods
16 – Taxation
17 – Economic and monetary policy
29 - Customs union
30 – External relations
34 – Institutions
35 - Others

Patrick PAQUET

Policy Desk Officer - European Integration - Political desk

Political criteria and conditionality, political reporting, general briefings
Regional cooperation
Relations with other EU institutions
Coordination: Annual report & European Partnership, EPD Plenary.
Horizontal issues: ICTY cooperation

Louis
HERSOM

Policy Desk Officer - European Integration

Socio-economic policy
EU programmes
Civil society
Information/communication (contact point)
Chapters Serbia:
2 – Free movement of workers
11 – Agriculture
12 – Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy
13 – Fisheries
19 – Social policy and employment

Marina
CALZIA

Policy Desk Officer - European Integration

Coordination of SAA/IA
Internal market
Chapters Serbia:
3 – Right of establishment
4 - Free movement of capital
5 - Public procurement
6 - Company law
7 - Intellectual property rights
8 - Competition Policy
9 - Financial services
18 - Statistics

Ritva HEIKKINEN

Policy Desk Officer - European Integration

Country Coordinator for financial assistance
Annual IPA Programme, IPA components, multi-beneficiary assistance, MIPD, contribution to preparation for DIS in Serbia
Donor coordination, Budget, Contacts with IFIs

Chapters Serbia:
22 – Regional Policy
32 – Financial control

Michele AMEDEO

Policy Desk Officer - European integration

Overall coordination of financial assistance in directorate C ( MIPD, AMP, AAR)
Coordination of Danube strategy
Financial circuits, monitoring and control, evaluation coordination, contribution to AOSD reports for directorate C
Back-up for follow-up of complaints and ombudsman for Serbia

Chapters Serbia:
15 – Energy
20 – Enterprise and industrial policy
33 – Financial and Budgetary provisions

Manuel
MUNTEANU

Policy Desk Officer - European Integration

Public administration reform (incl. SIGMA)
Contribution to political briefings and press lines
Minorities
Chapters Serbia:
10 – Information society and media
24 - Migration, asylum, external borders and Schengen, judicial cooperation in criminal matters, fight against terrorism, customs cooperation, counterfeiting of the Euro
25 - Science and research
26 - Education and culture
31 - Foreign, security and defence policy

Horizontal issues: Refugee return, transitional justice & reconciliation, missing persons

Tristan
LE BERIGOT

Policy Desk Officer - European Integration

Assistance co-Desk: coordination, Annual IPA Programme, IPA components, multi-beneficiary assistance, modifications of financial decisions, contribution to MIPD
Follow up of complaints and ombudsman for Serbia
Chapters Serbia:
28 – Consumer and health protection

Brigitte NIZET

Secretary

Gabriele
PUCCIANTI

Secretary

Regional & Horizontal Team (Western Balkans)

Wolfgang
NOZAR

Policy Desk Officer - Horizontal JLS Desk

Judicial reform , corruption, fundamental rights, visa liberalisation, citizenship, property rights, property restitution, JLS networks;
Chapters Serbia:
23 – Judiciary and fundamental rights
24 – Visa policy, police cooperation and fight against organised crime, fight against drugs, fight against trafficking in human beings, fight against money laundering, protection of financial interests of the EU

Tsvetelina ILIEVA

Policy Desk Officer - Horizontal Transport Desk

Chapter desk Transport (14, 21)
Follow up of Danube Strategy for Serbia
Chapters Serbia:
14 – Transport
21 – Trans-European networks
27 – Environment

Horizontal Support

Brigite NIZET

Contact person for TAIEX/Twinning/SIGMA

Gabriele
PUCCIANTI

Support to the IPA desk: preparation of annual programming documents, adoption of commission decisions.

Louise
BUXBOM

Stagiaire
Support with the preparations of briefings and preparation of background materials, support to assistance
Overall support to the Serbia unit