Contact the team
Address
European Commission
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200
1049 Brussels
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200
1049 Brussels
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HEAD OF CABINET
Diederik Samsom
ResponsibilitiesStrategy, management and coordination of the Cabinet
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DEPUTY HEAD OF CABINET
Sarah Nelen
Responsibilities- Deputising for the Head of Cabinet
- Human resources and budget
- Commission Work Programme
- Coordination of strategic agenda planning
- Coordination of relations with DG CLIMA
- Inter-institutional relations and GRI
- ENVI Council Coordination
Green deal related policies
- Green Deal coordination
- Batteries
- Hydrogen
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- Jobs and social rights
- Equality
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SENIOR DIPLOMATIC EXPERT
Anthony Agotha
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- External Policy Coordination (EXCO)
- Relations with think tanks and academia
- Action against global deforestation
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- External relations (EEAS)
- Neighbourhood and enlargement
- International Cooperation and Development
- Humanitarian aid
- Defence
- Rule of law
- Coordination of infringements
- The Future of Europe
- Brexit and relations with the UK
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BUDGET AND ECONOMIC EXPERT
Riccardo Maggi
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Coordinator of the Just Transition Mechanism
- Mainstreaming the Green Deal in the recovery response and the EU budget and Funds, including the Innovation and Modernisation Fund
- Coordinator on Green Deal impact assessments
- Renewable energy
- Energy efficiency and eco-design
- Energy governance, including National Energy and Climate Plans
- Energy research and coordination
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- Regional policy
- Budget, including long-term budget (MFF)
- Better regulation
- Anti-fraud and audit
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Stefanie Hiesinger
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Climate, including the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), CORSIA, International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
- Non-ETS, maritime and aviation
- Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF)
- Energy governance, including National Energy and Climate Plans
- Climate law
- EMAS (Internal Commission climate neutrality)
- Montreal Protocol, ozone depleting substances and fluorinated gases
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- Trade
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Antoine Colombani
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Green Deal and taxation, including carbon border adjustment and energy taxation
- Sustainable finance and corporate governance
- Mainstreaming the Green Deal in the European Semester and Recovery Package
- Green Deal Investment Plan, InvestEU
- Relations with European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Coordination with Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis
- Industrial Strategy, energy-intensive industries
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- Taxation and customs
- Competition: state aid
- Internal market
- Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital markets Union
- Euro, economic and financial affairs
- Relations with social partners
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Daniel Mes
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Relations with the European Parliament
- Speechwriting correspondent
- Relations with national parliaments, Committee of the Regions, European Economic and Social Committee, Ombudsman
- Coordination with the Cabinet of EVP Vestager
- Transport (except maritime and aviation)
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- Competition (except state aid)
- Digital
- Tourism
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Helena Braun
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Circular economy, including sustainable product policy
- Biodiversity and ecosystems, including EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and 2021 Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
- EU Forest Strategy
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- Sustainable Development
- Maritime and fisheries
- Education, youth, culture and sport
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Communication Advisor
Jori Keijsper
Responsibilities- Communication and relations with the Spokes’ Service (SPP)
- Media strategy and social media
- Relations with Dutch and international press
- Coordination of speeches
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Estela Pineiro-Kruik
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Private Secretary and Political Assistant to the EVP
- Agenda management
- Citizens dialogues
- Local Security Officer
- Liaison person for travel and protocol
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- Relations with religious and confessional churches, associations and communities
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Damyana Stoynova (currently on maternity leave and replaced by Olivia Gippner)
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Climate international
- Climate Pact
- Climate Law
- Adaptation Strategy
- Climate Research and Innovation
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- Research and innovation
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Lukas Visek
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- 'Farm to fork' strategy
- Greening of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
- Long-term vision for rural areas
- Zero Pollution
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- Health
- Agriculture
- Food safety
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Aleksandra Tomczak
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Just Transition regions and implementation of the Just Transition Fund
- Internal Energy Market, electricity
- Gas supply and international gas corridors
- Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E)
- Energy poverty
- Security of supply
- Nuclear energy, safety, ITER fusion project, Euratom
- International energy relations, International Energy Agency, multilateral negotiations
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- Justice and Home Affairs
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MEMBER OF CABINET
Olivia Gippner (replacing Damyana Stoynova on maternity leave)
ResponsibilitiesGreen deal related policies
- Climate international
- Climate Pact
- Climate Law
- Adaptation Strategy
- Climate Research and Innovation
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- Research and innovation
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ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
Sandra Van de Weyer
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ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD OF CABINET
Sabine Quadflieg
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ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY HEAD OF CABINET
Annalisa Logoluso
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ASSISTANT TO STEFANIE HIESINGER AND DAMYANA STOYNOVA - ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
Katarina Zlogar
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ASSISTANT TO ESTELA PINEIRO-KRUIK AND HORIZONTAL SUPPORT
David Kiss
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ASSISTANT TO RICCARDO MAGGI AND TO ALEKSANDRA TOMCZAK
Egidijus Dapkus
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ASSISTANT TO ANTHONY AGOTHA AND TO DANIEL MES
Velina Nestorova
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ASSISTANT TO ANTOINE COLOMBANI AND TO HELENA BRAUN
Vasilka Lyubenova
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ASSISTANT TO LUKAS VISEK AND TO JORI KEIJSPER
Myriam Gonzalez Alonso
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DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Sandra Tegazzini
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DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Tiina Tapio
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NATIONAL EXPERT IN PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Claudius Popescu
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TRAINEE
Carlijn Torenbeek