Contact the team
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200
1049 Brussels

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HEAD OF CABINET
Marco Buti
Responsibilities- Strategy and policy formation
- International and inter-institutional relations and representation
- Management of the Cabinet
- Relations with the President's Cabinet and Executive Vice-Presidents' Cabinets
- Senior personnel matters
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DEPUTY HEAD OF CABINET
Jakob Friis
Responsibilities- Coordination DG Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN)
- Coordination with EVP Dombrovskis Cabinet
- Management of support staff
Portfolio
- Eurogroup coordination
- ECOFIN coordination (with P. Petan)
- EMU / Euro / ERM-II / relations with ECB
- Coordination of economic surveillance
Collegiality
- Commission Work Programme
- Group of Interinstitutional Relations (GRI)
- Human Resources and Security (HR)
Member States : Poland, Denmark, Sweden
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CABINET EXPERT
Marco Piantini
Responsibilities- Political strategy
- Relations with Italian elected chambers and Government
- Communication and Information Strategy
- Relations with European Parliament, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions
Portfolio- Coordination of G7/G20 (with J. Lemke)
- European Unemployment Benefit Scheme (with R. Torre)
- Macro Financial Assistance
- Parliamentary questions and petitions
- Relations with national Parliaments
Collegiality
- Group for External Coordination - EXCO
- Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)
- European External Action Service (EEAS)
- Rule of Law, Justice and Consumers (JUST)
- Migration and Home Affairs (HOME)
- European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR)
- Conference on the Future of Europe
Member States : Italy, Slovenia, Portugal
External relations: Russia, Middle East
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Aliénor Margerit
Responsibilities- Coordination DG Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD)
- European Green Deal and coordination with EVP Timmermans Cabinet
Portfolio
- Direct and indirect taxation (with E. Burckhardt)
- Energy taxation
- Carbon border adjustment mechanism
- Relations with OECD (on taxation issues)
- Budgetary surveillance (with R. Torre)
- Digital euro
- Euro coin issues
- Enhanced surveillance
Collegiality
- Climate Action (CLIMA)
- Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA)
- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW)
Member States: Greece, France
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Simon O’Connor
ResponsibilitiesPortfolio
- Communication and Information Strategy
- Publications
- Media relations
- Relations with IMF and IFI’s
- Economic forecasts
Collegiality- Service for the EU-UK Agreements (SG.UKS)
- Trade (TRADE)
- Communication and spokesperson's service (COMM and SPP)
Member States: Ireland, Spain, Malta, Luxembourg
External relations: United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Roberta Torre
ResponsibilitiesCoordination Eurostat (ESTAT)
Portfolio
- Eurostat issues
- European Unemployment Benefit Scheme (with M. Piantini)
- Review of the Stability and Growth Pact
- Budgetary surveillance (with A. Margerit)
- National fiscal frameworks
- Relations with the European Fiscal Board
Collegiality- Health and Food Safety (SANTE)
Member States: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Candidate countries (incl. Turkey), Neighbourhood countries (incl. Ukraine)
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Julia Lemke
ResponsibilitiesPortfolio
- Coordination of G7/G20 (with M. Piantini)
- InvestEU / Sustainable Europe Investment Plan
- Relations with EIB, EIF and EBRD
- Relations with ESM
- Financial assistance and crisis management
- Post-programme surveillance
Collegiality
- Energy (ENER)
- Environment (ENV)
- Mobility and Transport (MOVE)
Member States: Cyprus, Germany, Austria, Netherlands
External relations: China, Japan, other Asia
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POLICY COORDINATOR
Sophie Dewispelaere
ResponsibilitiesPortfolio
- Recovery and Resilience Facility (horizontal issues)
- European Semester (with P. Petan)
- Macroeconomic imbalances
- Relations with OECD (economic issues)
- Customs Union (with P. Petan)
Collegiality
- Budget and own resources / MFF (BUDG)
- Structural Reform Support (REFORM)
- Regional and Urban Policy (REGIO)
- Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
- Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)
Member States: Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belgium
External relations: South America, Africa
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POLICY ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSIONER
Elisa Rinelli
Responsibilities- Coordination of Commissioner’s office
- Coordination of Commissioner's agenda
- Commissioner's speeches and interventions
- Support for media relations (Italian media)
- Relations with Italian institutions and national stakeholders
- Social media, Website
- Relations with Think-Tanks, Academics and civil society
- Gender equality
- Informatics, Translation and Interpretation (DIGIT, DGT and SCIC)
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POLICY ASSISTANT
Erik Burckhardt
ResponsibilitiesPortfolio
- Direct and indirect taxation (with A. Margerit)
- New Own Resources
- Digital taxation
- BEFIT (corporate taxation)
- Tax fraud / tax evasion / tax avoidance
- Harmful tax regimes
- Infringements
- Parliamentary questions
- Relations with Italian elected chambers and Government
Collegiality
- Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC)
- Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
- Competition policy (COMP)
- European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
External relations: Switzerland, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino
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POLICY ASSISTANT
Petra Petan
ResponsibilitiesPortfolio
- ECOFIN coordination (with J. Friis)
- Sustainable Development Goals
- European Semester (with S. Dewispelaere)
- Petitions
- Relations with the European Court of Auditors and the Ombudsman
- Internal Audit Service (IAS)
- Better Regulation (Regulatory Scrutiny Board)
- Customs Union (with S. Dewispelaere)
Collegiality
- Foresight
- Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL)
- Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action (IDEA)
- Research and Innovation (RTD)
- International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO)
- European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
Member States: Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia
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ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND MARCO PIANTINI (CURRENTLY ON LEAVE)
Manuela Giordano
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Assistant to the Office of the Commissioner and to Marco Piantini
Sara D’Aquanno
Responsibilities- Support in the Office of the Commissioner and to M. Piantini
- Internal coordination of notes and briefings for the Commissioner
- Support in the organisation of Commissioner’s meetings
- Coordination of missions and protocol
- Commissioner’s correspondence
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ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD OF CABINET
Barbara Caspani
Responsibilities- Support of the Head of Cabinet
- Coordination of Cabinet budget
- Coordination of Human Resources and Trainings
- European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)
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ASSISTANT TO JAKOB FRIIS AND ROBERTA TORRE
Isabelle Homans
Responsibilities- Coordination of the Eurogroup and ECOFIN files
- Management of notes and briefings with/from DG ECFIN and ESTAT
- Coordination of GRI file (with F. Calledda)
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ASSISTANT TO ALIÉNOR MARGERIT AND SOPHIE DEWISPELAERE AND ERIK BURCKHARDT
Sabina Bengtsson
Responsibilities- Management of notes and briefings with/from DG TAXUD
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ASSISTANT TO SIMON O’CONNOR AND JULIA LEMKE
Susanna Laitinen
Responsibilities- Communication
- Coordination of the G7/G20/IMF files
- Basis Cross Cabinet request Manager
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DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Francesco Calledda
Responsibilities- Coordination/Management of Greffe documents (RSCC, Hebdo, College, Decide/e-Greffe)
- Archives and document management
- Access to documents
- Code of Good Administrative Behaviour
- Local Security Officer
- Liaison Legal and Data Protection Officer
- Coordination of IT resources
- Business continuity
- Coordination of GRI file (with I. Homans)
- EUCI SPOC
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Trainee
Giacomo Petrucco