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Věra Jourová's team

Věra Jourová's team supports her in her daily work.

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Daniel Braun
  • Head of Cabinet
Daniel Braun
Email
daniel [dot] braunatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 56271
Responsibilities
  • Management of the Cabinet
  • Strategic coordination of the portfolio
  • Strategic Inter-institutional issues
  • Senior Staff Matters
Simona Constantin
  • Deputy Head of Cabinet
Simona Constantin
Email
simona [dot] constantinatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50615
Responsibilities
  • Deputise for the Head of Cabinet in his absence
  • Group of Interinstitutional relations (GRI)
  • Rule of Law – Art. 7, infringements
  • AI – liability and safety
  • Defence of Democracy - Transparency of provision of services in the internal market
  • Media: legal issues, anti-SLAPP
  • Petitions/Ombudsman
  • Civil and company law
  • Coordination Justice Commissioner
  • Fundamental Rights
  • Coordination Equality Commissioner

Non-portfolio:

  • Competition
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Financial Services (FISMA)
  • Legal Service

EL, IT, RO,  BG, HU

Álvaro de Elera
  • Cabinet Expert
Álvaro de Elera
Email
alvaro [dot] de-eleraatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 91699
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Rule of Law –annual cycle
  • Ethics body
  • Transparency
  • Council of Europe
  • EUROJUST and EPPO
  • EU accession to ECHR
  • Free movement
  • Criminal law
  • Ukraine (Taskforce Freeze and Seize, criminalisation of sanction circumvention, war crimes)
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Data Protection including external dimension
  • Relations with the Council
  • Legal Advisor
  • External Coordination Group
  • External relations
  • Citizenship
  • Consular protection
  • Civil society

Non-portfolio

  • EEAS
  • Enlargement/Neighbourhood
  • HOME

ES, PT, NL, LU, (UK)

Eva Hrncirova
  • Member of Cabinet, Communication advisor
Eva Hrnčířová
Email
eva [dot] hrncirovaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 88433
Responsibilities

Portofolio

  • Communication strategy
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Relations with press
  • Relations with the Spokesperson Service
  • Consumer policy

Non-portfolio

  • Education
  • Health
  • Taxation
Veronika Musilova
  • Member of Cabinet
Veronika Musilová
Email
veronika [dot] musilovaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50645
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Financing of political parties
  • Lead Candidate – transnational lists
  • EU electoral law
  • Relations with the European Parliament
  • Relations with National Parliaments,
  • EESC, CoR
  • European Citizens Initiative

Non-portfolio

  • Budget
  • Economic and Monetary Affairs – European
  • Semester
  • Human Resources
  • Agriculture
  • Transport
  • Oceans & Fisheries
  • Regional Policy

CZ, DE, PL, AT, SK

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  • Member of Cabinet (as of 16/7)
Diana Vlad-Calcic
Email
diana [dot] vlad-calcicatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 79957
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • European Democracy Action Plan and Defence of Democracy package
  • Disinformation
  • Elections, including interference
  • Political advertising
  • Digital and Artificial Intelligence
  • Code of Conduct on illegal hate speech

Non-portfolio

  • CNECT
  • COMM
  • Trade
Marie Frenay
  • Policy coordinator
Marie Frenay
Email
marie [dot] frenayatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 64532
Responsibilities

Portfolio

  • Media freedom and pluralism
  • Safety of journalists
  • Media and Audiovisual Action Plan
  • Speech writer

Non-portfolio

  • Industry and internal market, Audiovisual
  • Defence and space
  • Culture
  • Research, Innovation and Development
  • Employment
Anezka Samohejlova
  • Policy assistant
Anežka Samohejlová
Email
anezka [dot] samohejlovaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 55592
Responsibilities

Portfolio:

  • Coordination of communication planning
  • Social Media and Events

Non-portfolio:

  • Development
  • Media literacy

 

Marek Dvorský
  • Assistant to the Vice-President
Marek Dvorský
Email
marek [dot] dvorskyatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 50305
Responsibilities
  • Vice-President’s agenda and missions
  • Protocol
  • Publication of the mission expense reports
  • Publication of the calendar of the Vice-President
  • Management of the webpage of the Vice-President
  • Coordination of Audiovisual services
Klára Častová
  • Assistant to the Head of Cabinet
Klára Častová
Email
klara [dot] castovaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 52884
Responsibilities
  • Coordination of Cabinet’s administrative and logistical matters
  • Business continuity correspondent
  • Transparency register
  • Correspondent for Special Advisors
Panagiota Stylianou-Bouzinab
  • Assistant to the Deputy Head of Cabinet
Panagiota Stylianou-Bouzinab
Email
panagiota [dot] stylianouatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 90360
Responsibilities
  • Coordination of Cabinet’s Budget
  • Training correspondent
  • Local Security Officer (LSO)
  • Correspondent for petitions
  • Contact point for the EU Ombudsman
  • Preparation for the Group on Inter-institutional Relations (GRI)
Aliz Morgan-Alfoldi
  • Assistant to Diana Vlad-Calcic and Eva Hrncirova
Aliz Morgan-Alfoldi
Email
aliz [dot] morgan-alfoldiatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 86055
Responsibilities
  • Contact point for media requests
Cristina Antonescu
  • Assistant to Álvaro De Elera
Cristina Antonescu
Email
cristina [dot] antonescuatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 83715
Responsibilities
  • Correspondent for Access to documents requests
  • Contact point for Council of the European Union
  • Preparation for the Group for External Cooperation (EXCO)
Filippo Crestale
  • Assistant to Veronika Musilova
Filippo Crestale
Email
filippo [dot] crestaleatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 57543
Responsibilities
  • Contact point Cabinet/European Parliament
  • Plenary session preparation
  • Coordination of parliamentary written questions
  • Contact point Cabinet/CoR
  • Contact point Cabinet/EESC
  • Contact point Blue Book trainees
Nicolas Le Paige
  • Assistant to Marie Frenay
Nicolas Le Paige
Email
nicolas [dot] le-paigeatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 60210
Responsibilities
  • Decision making proces ‘written/oral procedures’
  • IT correspondent
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  • Document management officer
Gabriela Goga
Email
marinela-gabriela [dot] gogaatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 73477
Responsibilities
  • Archives/DMO
  • Preparation of files for meetings of the College of Commissioners
  • Preparation of files for weekly meetings of Heads of Cabinet
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  • Trainee
Jakub Stranecky
Email
jakub [dot] straneckyatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 29 55478
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  • Driver
Oliver Costa
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  • Driver
Didier Poelman