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Despina Spanou
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 75979
- Responsibilities
- Coordination of the Cabinet of the Vice-President
- Coordination of Commissioner and Project Groups for Promoting our European Way of Life
- Coordination of Security Union work strands
- Relations with the Cabinets of the President, Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents and Secretary General
- Senior Management & Administration issues
Natasha Bertaud (on maternity leave)
- Responsibilities
- Promoting our European Way of Life: Migration & Internal Security aspects
- Inter-institutional Relations & Foresight
- Administration
Horizontal responsibilities
- Home Affairs
- Crisis Management
- GRI / Relations with EP & Council
Maria Luisa Llano-Cardenal (acting Deputy Head of Cabinet)
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 92759
- Responsibilities
- Promoting our European Way of Life: Skills & Health aspects & Combat against Anti-semitism
- Legal Migration
- Security Union: Hybrid threats
- A Stronger Europe in the World
Horizontal responsibilities
- Jobs & Social Rights
- Health & Food Safety
- EXCO
Catherine Sustek
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 55816
- Responsibilities
- Promoting our European Way of Life: Education & Culture aspects
- Inclusion
- European Green Deal
- Democracy & Demography and Conference on the Future of Europe
Horizontal responsibilities
- Environment, Oceans & Fisheries
- Energy
- Innovation, Research, Culture, Education & Youth
- Equality
Chris Uregian
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 89476
- Responsibilities
- Promoting our European Way of Life: Economic aspects
- An Economy that Works for People
- Europe fit for Digital Age
Horizontal responsibilities
- Budget
- Cohesion & reforms
- Economy
- Trade
- Agriculture
- Internal Market: Industry & Digital Single Market
- Internal Market: Defence & Space
- Transport
Paraskevi Papantoniou
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 84844
- Responsibilities
- Promoting our European Way of Life: External aspects of Migration
- Values & Transparency
Horizontal responsibilities
- International Partnerships
- Neighbourhood & Enlargement
- Competition
- Justice
- Legal Affairs
Vangelis Demiris
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 67081
- Responsibilities
- Promoting our European Way of Life: Sports & Dialogue with churches, religious associations or communities and philosophical & non-confessional organisations
- Special Envoy on promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the European Union
Horizontal responsibilities
- Communication Advisor of the Vice President
- Relations with the Senior Communication Advisor & SPP
Olivier Bergeau (Replacing Natasha Bertaud on maternity leave)
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 92656
- Responsibilities
- Promoting our European Way of Life: Migration & Internal Security aspects
Horizontal responsibilities
- Home Affairs
Maria Krikou
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 68203
- Responsibilities
- Coordination of the Vice-President’s agenda
- Relations with Stakeholders
- Citizens’ dialogues
- Relations with the Ombudsman
- Relations with the Committee of the Regions
- Relations with the European Economic and Social Committee
- Contact on ethics and transparency
- Protocol
- Cabinet Budget and relations with PMO
- Special Advisers
- Liaison Security Officer (LSO)
Athina Reuter
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 82390
- Responsibilities
- Coordination of the Vice-President’s agenda
- Coordination of the Vice-President’s missions
- Coordination of Commissioners’, Project Groups meeting & Strategic Jour Fixes
- Support to the Communication Adviser
- Vice-President’s Website & publication of speeches
- Relations with Stakeholders
- Protocol
Ilias Iordanidis
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 58080
- Responsibilities
- Relations with the European Parliament
- Relations with National Parliaments
- Relations with European Political Parties and Organisations
- Relations with Think-Tanks, Academics and civil society
- Relations with stakeholders
- Communication and information support
Paul Desprez
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 61970
- Responsibilities
- Policy assistant to the Head of Cabinet
- Preparation of Heads of Cabinets meetings and the College of Commissioners
- Security Union secretariat & cybersecurity
- Relations with Security Union stakeholders
- Policy Briefings
- Secretariat for Commissioners’ Group on ‘Promoting the European way of life’
Sophia Catsambi
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 82824
- Responsibilities
- Preparation of briefings
- Preparation of Special Chefs Cabinet meetings
Ulrike Wegener
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 64478
- Responsibilities
- Assistant to the Head of Cabinet and Members of Cabinet
- Patronage
Valentina Russo
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 56475
- Responsibilities
- Assistant to the Deputy Head of Cabinet and Cabinet Expert
- Briefings coordinator
- Support GRI & EXCO
- HR matters
- Business Correspondence
- Blue Book Trainees
Vanessa Vanhumbeeck
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 64939
- Responsibilities
- Assistant to the Communication Advisor and to Members of Cabinet
Anastasia Kavellari
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 83300
- Responsibilities
- Preparation of the file for the meetings of the College of Commissioners
- Preparation of the file for weekly meetings of Head of Cabinets
- Coordination of parliamentary questions
- Coordination of legislative procedures
- Archives and access to documents
- Petitions
- Local Security Officer (LSO)
Marko Šuto
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 67784
- Responsibilities
- Preparation of the file for the meetings of the College of Commissioners
- Preparation of the file for weekly meetings of Head of Cabinets
- Coordination of Special Chefs Meetings
- Coordination of Parliamentary Questions
- Coordination of legislative procedures
- Archives and access to documents
- Petitions
Paraskevi Chatzigaki
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 96973
Loukas Papavasileiou
- Phone number
- +32 2 29 96239
Basil Papadopoulos
Apostolos Pappas