Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and YouthAddress: Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200, 1049 Brussels, Belgium
Responsibilities
- Ensuring efficient implementation on the Horizon Europe programme.
- Ensuring sufficient investment flows for disruptive research and breakthrough innovations, including through the European Innovation Council.
- Continuing to build a true European Research Area in cooperation with Member States.
- Ensuring that research, policy and economic priorities go hand in hand.
- Implementing the Erasmus+ programme.
- Leading the Commission’s work on a European Education Area to become a reality by 2025.
- Promoting excellence and networking among European universities and implementing fully the European University Initiative.
- Implementing the Digital Education Action Plan and increasing awareness from an early age of disinformation and other online threats.
- Maximise the potential of the exchange programmes to foster international cooperation in education, research and innovation.
- Ensuring the full implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture, strengthening Europe’s commitment to preserving and protecting the cultural heritage.
- Promoting creative industries as a catalyst for innovation, jobs and growth and maximise the potential of an ambitious Creative Europe Programme.
- Promoting sport as a tool for inclusion and well-being, continuing to expand the #BeInclusive EU Sports Awards and the European Week of Sport.
- Fostering cultural cooperation as a part of the Union’s partnerships with countries around the world.
Mission letter
Calendar
Commissioner Ivanova visits the National Erasmus+ Office in Baku
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Iliana Ivanova
Commissioner Ivanova participates in the COP29 and delivers a speech at the high-level event “The Future of Net Zero Competitiveness”, Baku
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Iliana Ivanova
Transparency
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 Commissioner Iliana Ivanova
- Meetings with the Commissioner's Cabinet
- Missions of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova
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 will be published at the bottom of this page.
A machine-readable version of all Declarations is also published. This is in line with the requirements of the Code of Conduct.
The Declarations of Interests follow the requirements set out in Article 3 and in Annex 1 of the new Code of Conduct for Commissioners.
Biography
- 2023 – presentEuropean Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
- 2013 – 2023Member of the European Court of Auditors
- 2009 – 2012Member of the European Parliament
- 2007 – 2009Member of Sofia City Council
- 2004 – 2006Investment and business analyst in various financial and banking institutions in the US
- 1999 – 2002Coordinator for international financial institutions for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food