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Paolo Gentiloni's team supports him in his daily work.

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Fabrizio Balassone
  • Head of Cabinet
Fabrizio Balassone
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 57754
Responsibilities
  • Strategy and policy formation
  • International and inter-institutional relations and representation
  • Management of the Cabinet
  • Relations with the President's Cabinet and Executive Vice-Presidents' Cabinets
  • Senior personnel matters
  • Member States: Italy
Aliénor Margerit
  • Deputy Head of Cabinet
Alienor Margerit
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 96749
Responsibilities
  • Coordination DG Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN)
  • Coordination DG Taxation and customs union (TAXUD)
  • Management of support staff

Portfolio

  • Eurogroup and ECOFIN coordination
  • Coordination of economic surveillance and taxation policy, cross-country consistency
  • Economic forecasts
  • EMU / Euro / ERM-II / relations with ECB

Non-portfolio

  • Commission Work Programme
  • Group of Interinstitutional Relations (GRI)
  • Human Resources and Security (HR)

Member States : France, Spain

Sophie Dewispelaere
  • Cabinet expert
Sophie Dewispelaere
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 53462
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Recovery and Resilience Facility
  • European Semester
  • Macroeconomic imbalances
  • Customs Union

Non-portfolio

  • Group of Interinstitutional Relations (with A. Margerit)
  • Budget and own resources / MFF (BUDG)
  • Structural Reform Support (REFORM)
  • Regional and Urban Policy (REGIO)
  • Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
  • Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)
  • Rule of Law, Justice and Consumers (JUST)

Member States: Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Belgium

External relations: South America, Africa

Roberta Torre
  • Member of Cabinet
Roberta Torre
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 64317
Responsibilities
  • Coordination Eurostat (ESTAT)

Portfolio

  • Eurostat issues
  • European Unemployment Benefit Scheme/SURE
  • Economic forecasts (with A. Margerit)
  • Economic Governance Review
  • Budgetary surveillance
  • National fiscal frameworks
  • Relations with the European Fiscal Board
  • Italy’s Draft budgetary plan and medium term fiscal structural plan
  • Macrofinancial assistance

Non-portfolio

  • Health and Food Safety (SANTE)
  • European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR)

Member States: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Candidate countries (incl. Turkey), Neighbourhood countries

Julia Lemke
  • Member of Cabinet
Julia Lemke
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 62308
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Coordination of G7/G20
  • Relations with IMF and IFI’s
  • InvestEU / Sustainable Europe Investment Plan
  • Relations with EIB, EIF, EBRD and NPBIs
  • Relations with ESM
  • Financial assistance and crisis management
  • Financial Assistance for Ukraine (with Roberta Torre)
  • Post-programme surveillance
  • Enhanced Surveillance

Non-portfolio

  • Climate Action (CLIMA)
  • Energy (ENER)
  • Environment (ENV)
  • Mobility and Transport (MOVE)
  • Group for External Coordination - EXCO
  • Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)
  • European External Action Service (EEAS)
  • Trade (TRADE)

Member States: Germany, Austria and Netherlands

External relations: China, Japan, other Asia, Ukraine, Russia, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Erik Burckhardt
  • Member of Cabinet
Erik Burckhardt
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 68820
Responsibilities
  • Relations with European Parliament, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions
  • Relations with Italian elected chambers and Government

Portfolio

  • Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan
  • Direct and indirect taxation
  • New Own Resources
  • Digital taxation
  • BEFIT (corporate taxation)
  • Energy taxation
  • Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
  • Tax fraud / tax evasion / tax avoidance
  • Harmful tax regimes
  • Infringements
  • Digital euro
  • Euro cash issues
  • Coordination of parliamentary questions, petitions and relations with national Parliaments

Non-portfolio

  • Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
  • Competition policy (COMP)
  • Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW)
  • Service for the EU-UK Agreements (SG.UKS)

Member States: Portugal, Greece

External relations: Switzerland, United Kingdom, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Middle East

  • Member of Cabinet
Pietro Curatolo
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 51518
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Communication and Information Strategy
  • Publications
  • Media relations
  • Commissioner’s speeches
  • Eurogroup and ECOFIN coordination (with A. Margerit)

Collegiality

  • Communication and spokesperson's service (COMM and SPP)
  • Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA)
Manuela Giordano
  • Personal assistant to the Commissioner
Manuela Giordano
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 63580
Responsibilities
  • Coordination of Commissioner’s office and agenda 

Portfolio

  • Relations with Italian institutions and national stakeholders 
  • Relations with European Parliament, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions
  • Relations with Think-Tanks and academics

Non-portfolio

  • Equality
  • Relations with civil society, NGO’s and religious organizations
  • Group for external coordination – EXCO (with Julia Lemke)
Petra Petan
  • Policy assistant
Petra Petan
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 97750
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Eurogroup and ECOFIN coordination (with A.Margerit)
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • EMU/Euro/ERM-II/relations with ECB
  • Customs Union (with S. Dewispelaere)
  • Seize and Freece Task Force/working group on taxation
  • Relations with OECD
  • Petitions
  • Relations with the European Court of Auditors and the Ombudsman
  • Internal Audit Service (IAS)
  • Better Regulation (Regulatory Scrutiny Board)

Non-portfolio

  • Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL)
  • Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA)
  • International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO)
  • European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
  • Foresight

Member States: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia

  • Policy assistant
George-Marian Isbasoiu-Ivanica
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 68820
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • European Semester (with S. Dewispelaere)
  • RRF (with S. Dewispelaere)
  • Customs Union (with S. Dewispelaere)

Non-portfolio

  • European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
  • Joint Research Centre (JRC)
  • Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action (IDEA)
  • Research and Innovation (RTD)
  • Migration and Home Affairs (HOME)

Member States : Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark

External relations: Norway, Iceland 

  • Seconded from DG ECFIN
Maria Bianchi
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 55943
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Coordination of G7/G20 (with J. Lemke)
  • Relations with OECD
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Relations with the European Court of Auditors and the Ombudsman
  • Internal Audit Service (IAS)
  • Better Regulation (Regulatory Scrutiny Board)
  • Parliamentary questions (with E. Burckhardt)

Non-portfolio

  • International Partnerships (DG INTPA) 
  • European European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
  • Foresight

Member States: Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia

  • Seconded from DG TAXUD
Anna Manitara
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 88224
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Direct and indirect taxation (with E. Burckhardt)
  • Infringements (with E. Burckhardt)
  • Seize and Freeze Task Force/working group on taxation
  • Petitions (with E. Burckhardt)
  • EMU / Euro / ERM-II / relations with ECB (with A. Margerit)

Non-portfolio

  • Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL)
  • Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC)

Member States: Cyprus, Malta, Luxembourg, Ireland

Sara D’Aquanno
  • Coordination Assistant to the Commissioner
Sara D’Aquanno
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 57535
Responsibilities
  • Support of the Commissioner
  • Internal coordination of notes and briefings for the Commissioner
  • Organisation of Commissioner’s meetings
  • Coordination of missions and protocol
  • Commissioner’s correspondence
  • Policy support in the preparation of EXCO
  • Informatics, Translation and Interpretation (DIGIT, DGT and SCIC)
  • Contact point for ethics and transparency
Maya Lamanna
  • Assistant to the Head of Cabinet
Maya Lamanna
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 90717
Responsibilities
  • Support of the Head of Cabinet
  • Coordination of Cabinet budget
  • Coordination of Human Resources and Trainings
  • European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)
  • Coordination of Eurogroup and ECOFIN files (with K Dej)
Karolina Dej
  • Assistant to Aliénor Margerit and Roberta Torre
Karolina Dej
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 63453
Responsibilities
  • Coordination of the Eurogroup and ECOFIN files
  • Management of notes and briefings with/from DG ECFIN and ESTAT
  • Coordination of GRI file (with F. Calledda)
Sabina Bengtsson
  • Assistant to Sophie Dewispelaere and Erik Burckhardt
Sabina Bengtsson
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 68212
Responsibilities
  • Management of notes and briefings with/from DG TAXUD
  • G7/G20 IMF files (with S. Laitinen)
  • Basis Cross Cabinets requests (with S. Laitinen)
Susanna Laitinen
  • Assistant to Pietro Curatolo and Julia Lemke
Susanna Laitinen
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 84403
Responsibilities
  • Communication
  • Coordination of the G7/G20/IMF files
  • Basis Cross Cabinet request Manager
  • Policy support for EXCO (with S. d’Aquanno)
Francesco Calledda
  • Document management officer
Francesco Calledda
Email
Phone number
+32 2 29 54091
Responsibilities
  • Coordination/Management of Greffe documents (RSCC, Hebdo, College, Decide/e-Greffe)
  • Archives and document management
  • Access to documents
  • Code of Good Administrative Behaviour
  • Local Security Officer
  • Liaison Legal and Data Protection Officer
  • Coordination of IT resources
  • Business continuity
  • Coordination of GRI file (with K. Dej)
  • EUCI SPOC