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President von der Leyen's team

President von der Leyen's team supports her in her daily work.

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  • Head of Cabinet

Björn Seibert

Email
bjoern [dot] seibertatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 66300
Responsibilities
  • Strategic policy and Inter-institutional issues
  • Management of the Cabinet
  • Senior personnel matters
  • G7/G20
  • Director of coordination and administration

Jivka Petkova

Email
jivka [dot] petkovaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 55266
Responsibilities
  • Budget and Administration
  • Neighbourhood and Enlargement (backup)
  • Strategic Planning
  • Inter-institutional relations and the Joint Declaration (Presidency of the Council of the EU and European Council)
  • College administrative and finance coordination
  • Contact point for the Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight
  • Contact point for Commissioner Hahn
  • Relations with the Court of Auditors, OLAF
  • Relations with the Belgian authorities on EU related matters
  • Relations with the European Ombudsman
  • Executive communication adviser

Jens-Alexander Flosdorff

Email
jens-alexander [dot] flosdorffatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 52090
Responsibilities
  • Strategic Communication Matters
  • Personal Media activities of the President
  • Spokesperson’s Service / speeches of the President
  • Coherence of Commission’s messaging
  • Corporate Communication Steering Committee
  • Strategic Development of Social Media activities
  • European Green Deal adviser

Peter Van Kemseke

Email
peter [dot] van-kemsekeatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 61168
Responsibilities
  • European Green Deal coordination 
  • Climate
  • Environment and biodiversity
  • Energy
  • Agriculture
  • Circular Economy
  • Health and Food Safety
  • Research and Innovation (with Anthony Whelan)
  • Contact point for the Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal
  • Digital adviser

Anthony Whelan

Email
anthony [dot] whelanatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50941
Responsibilities
  • Digital Society and Economy
  • Digital Single Market
  • Internal Market
  • Defence Industry and Space
  • Research and Innovation (Back-up)
  • Competition
  • Contact point for the Executive Vice-President for Europe Fit for the Digital Age
  • Diplomatic adviser

Fernando Andresen Guimaraes

Email
fernando [dot] andresen-guimaraesatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 59364
Responsibilities
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
  • EU-NATO cooperation
  • Neighbourhood and enlargement (with Jivka Petkova)
  • Africa Strategy
  • Relations with Turkey
  • Contact point for the High Representative/Vice-President for A Stronger Europe in the World
  • Chair of the Group for External Coordination
  • Trade adviser

Tomas Baert

Email
tomas [dot] baertatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 52677
Responsibilities
  • Trade
  • Taxation and customs
  • International partnerships & Global Gateway
  • Crisis management
  • Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights
  • Deputy to Sherpa G7, G20
  • Contact point for the Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People
  • Migration and home affairs adviser

Charmaine Hili

Email
charmaine [dot] hiliatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 94035
Responsibilities
  • Migration
  • Home Affairs and Security Union
  • Rule of Law
  • Justice and Consumers
  • Infringements
  • Contact point for the Vice-President for Values and Transparency
  • Relations with the European Court of Justice
  • Relations with the Council of Europe - Venice Commission
  • Member of Cabinet Economy, Recovery and Resilience

Florentine Hopmeier

Email
florentine [dot] hopmeieratec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 59635
Responsibilities
  • Recovery and Resilience Facility
  • European Semester Coordination
  • Cohesion and Reforms
  • Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Internal aspects of EU taxation
  • Relations with Eurostat
  • Relations with the European Fiscal Board
  • Relations with European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other financial institutions
  • Policy coordinator: Relations with the European Parliament

Tena Mišetić (currently on leave and replaced by Selma Haenicke)

Email
tena [dot] miseticatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 85106
Responsibilities
  • Relations with the European Parliament
  • Conference on the Future of Europe (with Luisa Cabral)
  • European Parliament’s Right of Initiative
  • Relations with national parliaments

Selma Haenicke (replacing Tena Mišetić)

Email
Selma [dot] HAENICKEatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 51540
  • Policy coordinator: Financial services

Valeria Miceli

Email
valeria [dot] miceliatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 81624
Responsibilities
  • Financial services
  • Banking Union and Capital Markets Union
  • Support on Industrial Strategy
  • Policy coordinator: External Relations

Martina Lodrant

Email
martina [dot] lodrantatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 91647
Responsibilities
  • Bilateral and Multilateral Summits
  • Support to the Trade Adviser on the Global Gateway on connectivity
  • Support to the Diplomatic Adviser on EXCO
  • Policy Coordinator: Relations with the European Parliament

Ruth Reichstein

Email
ruth [dot] reichsteinatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 58053
Responsibilities
  • Relations with the European Parliament
  • Support to the European Green Deal Adviser
  • New European Bauhaus
  • Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  • Transport
  • Foresight
  • Education, culture, youth and sport
  • Assistant to the President

Alisa James

Email
alisa [dot] jamesatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 99464
  • Assistant to the President

Adrianna Gorska-Stukow

Email
adrianna [dot] gorska-stukowatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 52667
  • Policy Assistant to Björn Seibert

Inare Semlali

Email
inare [dot] semlaliatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50071
Responsibilities
  • Analytical support and briefings for the Head of Cabinet
  • Liaison with the Services of the President
  • Assistant to Björn Seibert

Nathalie Ihrig

Email
nathalie [dot] ihrigatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 81507
  • Assistant to Jivka Petkova and Jens-Alexander Flosdorff

Corina Zieger

Email
corina [dot] ziegeratec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 56685
  • Assistant to Peter Van Kemseke and Anthony Whelan

Efthymia Papadimitriou

Email
efthymia [dot] papadimitriouatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50533
  • Assistant to Fernando Andresen Guimaraes and Tomas Baert

Stefan Smith

Email
stefan [dot] smithatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 98220
  • Assistant to Florentine Hopmeier

Marta Jalal

Email
marta [dot] jalalatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 52629
  • Assistant to Maria-Luisa Cabral and to Charmaine Hili

Raluca Belegan

Email
raluca [dot] beleganatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 67455
  • Archives - Document management officer

Katerina Tcholakova

Email
katerina [dot] tcholakovaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 68686
  • Archives - Document management officer

Susanne Horl

Email
susanne [dot] horlatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 51616
  • Missions of the President

Eric Demoulin

Email
eric [dot] demoulinatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 66391
Responsibilities

Logistical support to the President

  • Missions of the President

Fabrice Vanderschrick

Email
fabrice [dot] vanderschrickatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 88966
Responsibilities

Logistical support to the President