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Valdis Dombrovskis' team

Valdis Dombrovskis' team supports him in his daily work.

Michael Hager
  • Head of Cabinet
Michael Hager
Email
michael [dot] hageratec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 58977
Responsibilities
  • Strategy and policy-setting  
  • Management of the Cabinet
  • Relations with the President’s Cabinet, Executive Vice-Presidents’ and HRVP Cabinets and the SG
  • International and inter-institutional relations
  • Senior personnel matters
  • Deepening of Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union
  • Eurogroup, ECOFIN
  • Foreign Affairs Council – Trade
  • Joint Platform on Ukrainian Grain

Commissioners group:

  • An Economy that Works for People
  • A Stronger Europe in the World (HRVP Borrell)

Member States: Austria, Germany, The Netherlands

Žaneta Vegnere
  • Deputy Head of Cabinet
Žaneta Vegnere
Email
zaneta [dot] vegnereatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 57732
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Inter-institutional relations group (GRI)
  • Commission Work Programme
  • Relations with European Parliament (with MC)
  • Investment policy (including FDI - with SR)
  • Multilateral Investment Court 
  • Level playing field (subsidies)
  • Trade and SMEs
  • Export controls and dual use
  • Procurement, including International Procurement Instrument
  • Services
  • Raw Materials
  • International role of the euro (IROE) 
  • Enlargement of the euro area
  • China

Non-portfolio:

  • Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Competition Policy
  • Defense Industry and Space

Member States: Latvia, Croatia, Bulgaria

Pim Lescrauwaet
  • Cabinet expert
Pim Lescrauwaet
Email
pim [dot] lescrauwaetatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 67353
Responsibilities
  • Economic policy coordination and crisis response
  • European Semester
  • Budgetary and macroeconomic surveillance
  • Stability and Growth Pact, fiscal frameworks
  • Relations with the European Fiscal Board
  • ERM-II
  • Relations with the European Central Bank
  • Coordination with the Cabinet of Commissioner Gentiloni
  • Council meetings on economic and financial affairs, and Eurogroup

Non-portfolio:

  • Eurostat

Member States: Belgium, Finland

Miriam Garcia Ferrer
  • Cabinet Expert
Miriam Garcia Ferrer
Email
miriam [dot] garcia-ferreratec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 99075
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Foreign Affairs Council - Trade
  • Trade Policy Review
  • Enforcement and implementation
  • Level playing field (market access)
  • Anti-coercion instrument
  • Coordinator of Jour Fixe with DG Trade 
  • Intellectual propriety, including geographical indications, counterfeiting, origin markings and patents
  • Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues (SPS)
  • Agriculture and trade
  • Trade and biotech
  • Mexico
  • Latin America, Mercosur 
  • European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA), Switzerland
  • UK
  • South Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives) 

Non-portfolio

  • Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
  • I.D.E.A. and foresight 
  • Health and Food Safety (SANTE)

Member States: Portugal, Luxembourg, France

Csaba Batyi
  • Member of Cabinet/Communications adviser
Csaba Batyi
Email
csaba [dot] batyiatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 82055
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Communication, media and social media strategies
  • Relations with international press for Trade and for Economic Affairs
  • Coordination of communications team
  • Communication and Spokesperson’s Service
  • Dialogue with Civil Society
  • Transparency
  • Trade and gender

Commissioners Group

  • A New Push for European Democracy

Non-portfolio

  • Democracy and Demography
  • Equality
  • Values and Transparency
  • Conference on the Future of Europe
  • Citizens’ dialogues
Nicolo Brignoli
  • Member of Cabinet
Nicolo Brignoli
Email
nicolo [dot] brignoliatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 91167
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Trade and sustainable development (including climate and environment, labour and human rights)
  • International cooperation and development
  • SDGs (with MdM)
  • Conflict minerals
  • Due diligence 
  • Trade and energy
  • Africa, including North Africa/Southern Neighbourhood and Euromed
  • African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and Cotonou
  • Middle East, except Turkey
  • Coordination with Cabinet of Commissioner McGuinness and DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA) 
  • Relations with ECB (with PL), relations with European financial services agencies

Commissioners Group

  • A European Green Deal 

Non-portfolio

  • International Partnerships (DEVCO)
  • Climate Action (CLIMA)
  • Environment (ENVI) 
  • Energy (ENER)

Member States: Italy

Sofja Ribkina
  • Member of Cabinet
Sofja Ribkina
Email
sofja [dot] ribkinaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 64010
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Trade Defence Instruments
  • Foreign Direct Investment (with ZV) 
  • Sustainable Europe Investment Plan 
  • InvestEU
  • Technical barriers to trade
  • European financial architecture for development
  • Relations with EIB, EIF and EBRD
  • Relations with the European Court of Auditors 
  • Russia and Central Asia

Non-portfolio

  • Budget and Own Resources, MFF (BUDG)

Member States: Czech Republic, Hungary

Mirzha de Manuel
  • Member of Cabinet
Mirzha de Manuel
Email
mirzha [dot] de-manuelatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 62021
Responsibilities
  • Recovery and Resilience Facility
  • European Unemployment Benefit Scheme
  • European Pillar of Social Rights
  • Employment and Social Policies
  • Social Dialogue and relations with EU social partners
  • Relations with the European Stability Mechanism
  • Post-programme and enhanced surveillance
  • Deepening the Economic and Monetary Union
  • Coordination with the Cabinet of Commissioner Schmit
  • EPSCO Council
  • Tripartite Social Summits

Member States: Spain, Greece

Kevin Keary
  • Policy coordinator / Member of Cabinet
Kevin Keary
Email
kevin [dot] kearyatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 57774
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • WTO
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • ASEAN (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malesia, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia)
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • Relations with Ombudsman
  • Petitions
  • Access to Documents
  • Relations with Think Tanks

Non-portfolio

  • Better Regulation
  • Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)
  • Global Gateway Connectivity

Member States: Ireland, Cyprus, Slovakia

Elīna Melngaile
  • Member of Cabinet
Elīna Melngaile
Email
elina [dot] melngaileatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 51426
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Transatlantic Relations (USA, Canada)
  • WTO 
  • Coordination of G7/G20
  • Relations with International Financial Institutions
  • Group for External Coordination – EXCO
  • Export credits
  • Balkans
  • Eastern Partnership countries, except Ukraine
  • Enlargement negotiations
  • Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
  • Rule of law, Justice and Consumers (JUST)

Non-portfolio

  • EU Restrictive Measures
  • European External Action Service (EEAS)
  • International Platform for Sustainable Finance
  • Infringements
  • European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR)
  • Migration and Home Affairs (HOME)
  • European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Member States: Sweden, Denmark

Gints Freimanis
  • Member of Cabinet
Gints Freimanis
Email
gints [dot] freimanisatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 55465
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Taxation and Customs (TAXUD)
  • Regional and Urban Policy (REGIO)
  • Structural Reform Support (REFORM)
  • Coordination with Commissioner Elisa Ferreira’s Cabinet
  • Euro coins
  • CBAM
  • ETS
  • Digital taxation 
  • Rules of origin
  • Turkey

Non-Portfolio

  • Research, Science and Innovation (RTD)
  • European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) 
  • Mobility and Transport (MOVE)

Member States: Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Malta

Maija Celmina
  • Policy assistant
Maija Celmina
Email
maija [dot] celminaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 64470
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Digital trade, including e-commerce
  • Communication
  • Latvian press, social media and events
  • Relations with Latvian stakeholders
  • The EVP’s agenda planning
  • Ukraine
  • Macro-financial assistance
  • Relations with European Parliament
  • Relations with European Economic and Social Committee
  • Relations with Committee of the Regions
  • Relations with national parliaments

Commissioners Group

  • A Europe Fit for Digital Age
  • Promoting our European Way of Life

Non-portfolio

  • Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
  • Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC)
  • Skills

Member States: Lithuania, Estonia

Jeremy Smith
  • Policy assistant / Speechwriter
Jeremy Smith
Email
jeremy [dot] smithatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 52381
Responsibilities
  • Executive Vice-President’s speeches
  • Managing the EVP’s social media
  • Communications for Eurogroup/ECOFIN
Aikaterini Chrysogelou
  • Assistant to the Executive Vice-President
Aikaterini Chrysogelou
Email
aikaterini [dot] chrysogelouatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 67770
Responsibilities
  • Assistant to the Executive Vice-President
  • Coordination with the Commission Protocol
  • Correspondence of the Executive Vice-President
  • Scheduling of the EVP’s agenda
  • Agenda
  • Publication of the Executive Vice-President’s missions and agenda
Bernadette Wild
  • Assistant to the Head of Cabinet
Bernadette Wild
Email
bernadette [dot] wildatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 83302
Responsibilities
  • Coordination of Administrative arrangements
  • Business Continuity Management
  • Missions
Petra Kuehnen
  • Assistant to the Deputy Head of Cabinet
Petra Kuehnen
Email
petra [dot] kuehnenatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50233
Responsibilities
  • Preparation of GRI file
  • E-College
  • Trainings
  • Parliamentary questions
  • HR correspondent
  • Scheduling of the Executive Vice-President’s agenda
Simona Siarik
  • Assistant to Cabinet Members Elīna Melngaile and Gints Freimanis
Simona Siarik
Email
simona [dot] siarikatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 57560
Responsibilities
  • Preparation of files for EXCO
  • Cross Cabinets briefing coordinator
Kädli Moor
  • Assistant to Cabinet Members Miriam Garcia Ferrer and Kevin Keary
Kädli Moor
Email
kadli [dot] mooratec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 67783
Responsibilities
  • Preparation of files for Jour Fixe with DG Trade 
  • Access to Documents requests
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  • Assistant to Cabinet Members Sofja Ribkina and Csaba Batyi
Vasiliki Missira
Email
vasiliki [dot] missiraatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 82441
Responsibilities
  • Preparation of press files
  • Publication of the Executive Vice-President’s agenda
Maaria Wierink
  • Assistant to Cabinet Members Pim Lescrauwaet and Mirzha De Manuel
Maaria Wierink
Email
maaria [dot] wierinkatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 67787
Responsibilities
  • Preparation of the Eurogroup and ECOFIN files
  • Deputy LSO
  • Mission budget
  • Digital Ambassador
  • Preparation of the European Semester files
  • Relations with the European Semester Officers
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  • Documents management officer/archives
Alina Marinache
Email
alina [dot] marinacheatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 84277
Responsibilities
  • DECIDE petitions, Ombudsman
  • Transparency register
  • Access to documents requests
  • E-College
  • Preparation of College files and weekly pre-College meetings (‘Hebdo’)
  • Coordination of Budgetary arrangements
  • LSO
  • Trainees and NEPTs
  • Mission budget
  • Blue book trainee
Karlis Putnins
Email
karlis [dot] putninsatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 51091
  • Blue book trainee
Victor Brigodiot
Email
victor [dot] brigodiotatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50151