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Elisa Ferreira's team

Elisa Ferreira's team supports her in her daily work.

Contact the team

  • Head of Cabinet
Hugo Sobral
Email
hugo [dot] sobralatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 69960
Responsibilities
  • Overall management of the Cabinet
  • Strategy and general coordination
  • Relations with the President’s Cabinet
  • Relations with the Secretariat-General
  • Senior management issues
  • Institutional relations
  • Deputy Head of Cabinet
Carole Mancel-Blanchard
Email
carole [dot] mancel-blanchardatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 59936
Responsibilities
  • Deputising for the Head of Cabinet
  • Group for Inter-institutional relations (GRI)
  • Commission Work Programme
  • EVP Strategic Jour Fixe / Jour Fixes

Portfolio

Regional and Cohesion policy

  • Legal affairs
  • State Aid
  • Relations with the Ombudsman
  • Petitions

Non-portfolio

  • Trade,
  • International partnerships,
  • Digital agenda, Employment,
  • Social Affairs and Inclusion;
  • Rule of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights,
  • Competition, Implementation and enforcement of EU legislation, incl. infringements
  • Cabinet expert
Francisco Barros Castro
Email
francisco [dot] barros-castroatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 72039
Responsibilities

Portfolio

Regional and Cohesion policy

  • Future of Cohesion policy (with MP)
  • Common Provisions Regulation (CPR), European Regional Development Fund/Cohesion Fund (ERDF/CF)
  • European Semester
  • Policy development and economic analysis
  • Just Transition Fund/Mechanism

 

Non-portfolio

  • Financial Services and Capital Markets Union,
  • Recovery and Resilience Facility,
  • Economic and financial affairs,
  • Sustainable Europe Investment Plan,
  • InvestEU
  • Member of Cabinet
Wioletta Dunin-Majewska
Email
wioletta [dot] dunin-majewskaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 86302
Responsibilities

Portfolio

Regional and Cohesion policy

  • Green Deal
  • Outermost regions
  • European Week of Regions and Cities
  • Transparency and access to documents
  • Relations with the Committee of the Regions
  • Relations with the European Economic and Social Committee
  • Group for External Coordination (EXCO)

 

Non-portfolio

  • External relations,
  • Neighbourhood and enlargement,
  • Climate action, Environment, Energ
  • Member of Cabinet
Riikka Torppa
Email
riikka [dot] torppaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 93458
Responsibilities

Portfolio

Structural Reform Support

  • DG REFORM
  • Technical Support Instrument
  • Public administration
  • Cyprus Settlement Support
  • Northern Ireland Task Force
  • PEACE+ Programme
  • Brexit Adjustment Reserve

 

Non-portfolio

  • Migration and home affairs,
  • Crisis management, Climate action
  • Member of Cabinet
Simeona Manova
Email
simeona [dot] manovaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50328
Responsibilities

Portfolio

 

Regional and Cohesion policy

  • Long-term EU budget (MFF)
  • Annual budget
  • Accountability for the budget
  • Simplification and performance
  • Annual assessment of accounts (“budget discharge”)
  • European Solidarity Fund
  • Audit
  • Urban policy (with PM)
  • New European Bauhaus
  • Relations with Court of Auditors
  • Relations with European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
  • Relations with European Parliament

 

Non-portfolio

  • Internal market,
  • Industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs,
  • Tourism,
  • Defence,
  • Customs,
  • Foresight,
  • Better regulation
  • Member of Cabinet
Pedro Moia
Email
pedro [dot] moiaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 61938
Responsibilities

Portfolio

 

Regional and Cohesion policy

  • Macro-regions, transnational, interregional and external cooperation
  • Interreg and cross-border cooperation, internal borders
  • Innovation and R&D
  • Harnessing Talent in Regions initiative
  • Effective implementation of Cohesion policy
  • Evaluation
  • Urban policy (with SM)

 

Non-portfolio

  • Demography,
  • Health and food safety,
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries,
  • Justice and consumers,
  • Mobility and transport
  • Communication adviser
Isabel Arriaga E Cunha
Email
isabel [dot] arriaga-e-cunhaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 52117
Responsibilities
  • ResponsibilitiesCommunication strategy, relations with the press
  • Supervision of Commissioner's agenda
  • Communicating cohesion and reform
  • Relations with the Spokesperson's Service
  • Relations with the Portuguese speaking media
  • Commissioner's web presence
  • Policy assistant
Marta Pilati
Email
marta [dot] pilatiatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 85436
Responsibilities

Portfolio

Regional and Cohesion policy and Communication

  • Future of Cohesion policy (with FBC)
  • Cohesion report / Forum
  • Catching up regions
  • Long-Term Vision Rural Areas
  • Administrative capacity building
  • Regio Stars
  • Communicating Reform
  • Supporting the communication adviser on Cohesion, by covering EU week of Regions and Cities, the Yearly RegioStars competition and the Cohesion Report
  • Relations with national parliaments

 Non-portfolio

  • Taxation, Relations with EIB and EIF,
  • Conference on the Future of Europe,
  • Education, youth, sport and culture,
  • Agriculture and Rural development,
  • Relations with think tanks
  • Intern
Francisca Matos
Email
francisca [dot] matosatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 96283
  • Assistant to the Commissioner
Rita Maria Castro Dias
Email
rita [dot] castroatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 60346
  • Assistant to the Commissioner
Cristina Odete Martins Guerra
Email
cristina-odete [dot] martins-guerraatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 58766
  • Assistant to the Head of Cabinet
Mafalda Vasconcelos
Email
mafalda [dot] vasconcelosatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 64227
  • Assistant to Carole Mancel-Blanchard and to Riikka Torppa
Laetitia Benali
Email
laetitia [dot] benaliatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 92679
  • Assistant to Carole Mancel-Blanchard and to Riikka Torppa
Annarita Cellamare
Email
annarita [dot] cellamareatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 67782
  • Assistant to Wioletta Dunin-Majewska and to Pedro Moia
Ovidiu Nicusor Melinte
Email
ovidiu-nicusor [dot] melinteatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 61113
  • Assistant to Francisco Barros Castro and to Simeona Manova
Lídia Peixoto
Email
lidia [dot] da-costa-peixotoatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 97840
  • Document management officer
Marjaana Ojala
Email
marjaana [dot] ojalaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 52505
  • Driver
Januario Morais
Email
januario [dot] moraisatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 81213
  • Driver
Luis Sanchez Sanchez
Email
luis [dot] sanchez-sanchezatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 81537