Maroš Šefčovič

• Leading the Commission’s work on the European Green Deal and its aim to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
• Ensure consistent implementation of the agreed 2030 emission reduction target and a coordinated preparation of the 2040 target.  
• Intensifying the dialogue with industry and key stakeholders like forest owners and farmers on the European Green Deal.
• Lead the work to strengthen clean industrial innovation and competitiveness.
• Coordinating the speeding up of the energy transition, including by upgrading our grids and infrastructure.
•  Coordinating the work to increase access to Critical Raw Materials and on strengthening the circular economy.
• Accelerating, together with the Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, the deployment of the Just Transition Fund.
• Protecting our biodiversity by ensuring biodiversity priorities are mainstreamed across all policy areas, notably trade, industry, agriculture and maritime affairs. Ensuring the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
• Coordinating the ongoing work on our zero-­pollution and resource efficiency ambition. 
• Coordinating the work on reducing the carbon footprint of our transport sector, notably of heavy duty vehicles, and ensuring the blue economy contributes to decarbonisation.
• Leading on inter-institutional relations, better policymaking and strategic foresight.
• Ensuring the Framework Agreement between the Commission and Parliament is respected.
• Implementing the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking.
• Coordinating work on better regulation, ensuring Commission proposals respect subsidiarity and proportionality, and developing the 'One in, One out' principle to reduce red tape. 
• Reducing unnecessary administrative and reporting obligations by 25%.
• Steering work to develop the annual Commission Work Programme.
• Leading inter-institutional discussions on annual and multi-annual planning.
• Producing the yearly Foresight Report to improve priority-setting, underpinned by forward-looking actions in policymaking.  
• Coordinating the Commission’s work on the European Battery Alliance.
• Contributing to the Conference on the Future of Europe.
• Coordinating the Commission's work on parliamentary resolutions requesting legislative proposals.
• Overall responsibility for relations with national parliaments, advisory bodies and the European Ombudsman.
• Chairing the REFIT/'Fit for the Future' Platform of Member States and other stakeholders to look at improving existing EU legislation.
• Representing the Commission at the EU General Affairs Council and in discussions on cross-cutting issues in the European Parliament. 
• Co-chair and represent the European Union in the Partnership Council, established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
• Relations with Andorra, Iceland, Monaco, Norway, Liechtenstein, San Marino and Switzerland

Mission letter

European Parliament hearings

Maroš Šefčovič's team supports him in his daily work.

My team

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As part of the Commission’s commitment to transparency, Commissioners and their members of Cabinet publish information on meetings held with organisations or self-employed individuals.

• Meetings with Executive Vice-President Šefčovič
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• Missions of Executive Vice-President Šefčovič

In line with the Commission's Code of Conduct for Members of the Commission, each Commissioner publishes a Declaration of Interests.

A signed, authentic version is published at the bottom of this page.

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