Nicolas Schmit's team

Management of the Cabinet 

Overall strategic coordination / supervision on policy formation

Senior personnel issues

Human resources and security (HR)

Special Advisers / Expert Groups

G20 / G7 (together with IM)

Relations with the President’s cabinet

Relations with the Council (incl. EPSCO Bilaterals)

Relations with International Organisations & IFIs

Relations with Think Tanks and Academies

Member States: DK, LU, SE, BE, FR

Portfolio

• Deputises for the Head of Cabinet
• Management of support staff
• EPSCO Coordination
• Coordination of the European Pillar of Social Rights
• Coordination of the European Semester
• Social dimension of the EMU (incl. SURE)
• European Child guarantee
• Social economy
• Relations with the European Parliament
• Validation of parliamentary questions
• Petitions
• Relations with the Ombudsman

College

• An Economy that works for People (EVP Dombrovskis)
• Group on Interinstitutional Relations (GRI)
• Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW)
• Economic and financial affairs (ECFIN)
• Recovery and Resilience Task Force

Member States: FI, IT, MT, PL

Portfolio

• General assistance on portfolio
• EPSR initiatives: Fair working conditions (incl. fair minimum wage, platform work, European works councils)
• EPSR initiatives: Social protection and inclusion (incl. housing policies, homelessness) 
• Labour market policies
• Social impact assessments
• Social dialogue and collective bargaining
• Employment and social analysis
• Public Employment Services
• Future of Welfare State
• Relations with EMCO and SPC
• Relations with Eurofound
• Relations with the EESC

College

• Democracy and Demography (VP Suica)

Member States: ES, PT

Portfolio

• Budgetary planning and financial management, annual management cycle DG EMPL
• European Social Fund / ESF+
• Just Transition Fund (JTF)
• European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced workers (EGF)
• EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)
• Budget & Rule of Law conditionality
• Fund for European aid to the most deprived
• Supervision of the audit control of all DG EMPL related EU Agencies
• Relations with the European Court of Auditors
• Relations with the Committee of the Regions

College

• Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight (EVP Šefčovič)
• MFF 2021-2027 
• Budget (BUDG)
• Regional policy (REGIO)
• Internal audit (IAS)
• Anti-fraud (OLAF)
• DG REFORM

Member States: AT, DE

Portfolio

• Free movement of workers (incl. posting of workers)
• Posting of workers
• Coordination of social security schemes (incl. digitalisation)
• Labour law
• Infringements
• Better regulation 
• External Relations 
• G20 / G7
• Relations with the European Court of Justice (ECJ)
• Relations with the European Labour Authority (ELA)
• Relations with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
• EURES

College

• A stronger Europe in the world (HR/VP Borrell)
• Values and Transparency (VP Jourová)
• Group For External Coordination (EXCO)
• Legal Service (SJ)
• Justice and Consumers (JUST)
• Humanitarian aid and crisis management (ECHO)
• International cooperation and development (INTPA)
• Rule of law and the Charter of fundamental rights
• Trade (TRADE)
• Neighbourhood and enlargement (NEAR)
• Foreign Affairs and Security policy (EEAS)
• Competition (COMP)
• Defence & Space (DEFIS)
• EU/UK & EU/CH Relations

Member States: CZ, HU, SK, HR, SI

• Personal assistant / Policy coordinator for the Commissioner
• Agenda of the Commissioner

Portfolio

• EPSR initiatives: Equal opportunities and access to the labour market
• Youth Guarantee & youth employment
• Skills, vocational training, lifelong learning
• Labour shortages
• 883 Regulation on social security coordination
• Relations with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
• Relations with the European Training Foundation

College

• Protecting our European Way of Life (VP Schinas)
• Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (EAC)
• Gender strategy / equality
• The New European Bauhaus
• Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship (HOME)

Member States: LU, NL, RO, BG

Portfolio

• Communication, media and social media strategies
• Relations with press 
• Publications
• Review of briefings
• Employment and Social Development in Europe Report
• Labour Market & Wage Development Report
• Sustainable finance
• The future of cohesion
• Relations with DG Communication and the Spokesperson’s Service (COMM and SPP)
• Relations with EUROSTAT and the European system of national and regional accounts (ESAs)
• Relations with the European Investment Bank (EIB) 
• Relations with Think Tanks and Academies (with AK)
• Relations with the Ombudsman (with SB)
• Relations with civil society

College

• Europe fit for the Digital Age (EVP Vestager)
• Digital economy and society (CNECT) 
• Research, Science and Innovation (RTD)
• Joint Research Centre (JRC)
• Financial stability, financial services and capital markets union (FISMA)
• Taxation and customs union (TAXUD)
• Economic and financial affairs (ECFIN) (with SB)
• InvestEU 

Member States: IE, CY, EL

Portfolio

• Occupational health and safety (OSH)
• Future of work
• Relations with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

College

• European Green Deal (EVP Sefcovic)
• Agriculture and rural development (AGRI)
• Maritime affairs and fisheries (MARE)
• Health and food safety (SANTE)
• Transport (MOVE)
• Environment (ENV)
• Energy (ENER)
• Climate action (CLIMA)

Member States: EE, LT, LV