Follow Commissioner ŠuicaXFacebookInstagramOther social networks Page contents Page contents Responsibilities As Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica’s task is to create a common and people-centred agenda and develop partnerships with the Mediterranean region and countries across our Southern Neighbourhood based on common values and dialogue. She is also the Commissioner in charge of demography.She is responsible for:leading the work on the New Pact for the Mediterranean to address shared challenges and invest in a common future, building partnerships focused on investment, economic stability, jobs, energy, transport, security, migration, and other areas of mutual interestsetting up a Trans-Mediterranean Energy and Clean Tech Cooperation Initiative to increase renewable energy trading and boost clean tech manufacturing in the regionworking with partners in the region to operationalise the external aspects of migration policy, such as border controls and fighting smugglers, in respect of human rights, as well as work more closely on security, fighting organised crime and terrorismsupporting the High Representative/Vice-President on the Middle East and the Gulfsteering the implementation of the Demography Toolbox to help Member States address their demographic challengessupporting work on increasing participation in the labour market, especially by women, young people and other underrepresented groupsRead more about the EU’s cooperation with its Southern Neighbourhood, the Middle East crisis and the impact of demographic change in Europe ContactsTeamsupporting her in her daily workMedia contactsCommission spokespersons' serviceWrite to the CommissionerShare your views Speeches Speech10 February 2026Speech by Commissioner Šuica on Syria at the Plenary of the European Parliament 3 min readSpeech28 January 2026Speech by Commissioner Šuica on Global Europe at the European Parliament Committees AFET and DEVE3 min readMore speeches Latest Statement11 February 2026Joint Statement by High Representative Kallas and Commissioners Šuica and Lahbib on the Israeli Security Cabinet decision to amend the land registration and property acquisition procedures in the West Bank1 min readStatement6 January 2026Joint statement by High Representative Kallas and Commissioners Lahbib and Šuica on the registration of international NGOs in Palestine1 min readMore news Calendar 12-15Feb2026Commissioner Šuica attends the Munich Security Conference Munich, Germany 12Feb2026Commissioner Šuica meets with H.E. Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia Brussels, Belgium See all Transparency Meetings and missionsAs part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commissioners and their Cabinet members publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives. Every two months, they also publish an overview of mission expenses.Meetings with Commissioner ŠuicaMeetings with Commissioner Šuica's Cabinet membersMissions of Commissioner ŠuicaTransparency during the 2019-2024 termEuropean Parliament hearingsRead Commissioner Šuica's answers to the European Parliament questionnaire.Declaration of interestsIn line with the Commission's Code of Conduct for Members of the Commission, each Commissioner publishes a declaration of interests. A signed, authentic version is published at the bottom of this page. A machine-readable version of all declarations is also available, as required by the Code of Conduct. Biography 2024-presentEuropean Commissioner for the Mediterranean2022-presentVice-President of European People’s Party (EPP)2019Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament2019–2024European Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography2013–2019Member of the European Parliament, Head of the Croatian EPP delegation and Vice-Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) (2016-2019)2012–2019Chair of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union) Committee on Foreign Affairs and European Affairs2012–presentVice-President of EPP Women2012–2016Vice-President of the HDZ2009–2015Councilor, Dubrovnik City Council2006-2009Councilor, Dubrovnik-Neretva County Assembly2004–2014Vice-President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe2001–2009Mayor of the city of Dubrovnik2000–2011Member of the Croatian Parliament1998-2001Councilor, Dubrovnik-Neretva County AssemblyShow 10 more items1997–1998Councilor, Dubrovnik City Council Documents 1 DECEMBER 2024President von der Leyen’s mission letter to Dubravka ŠuicaOther languages (1)hrvatski(487.93 KB - PDF)Download 28 JANUARY 2025Declaration of interests - Dubravka Šuica Related links The PresidentCollege of CommissionersMiddle East, North Africa and the Gulf
Speech10 February 2026Speech by Commissioner Šuica on Syria at the Plenary of the European Parliament 3 min read
Speech28 January 2026Speech by Commissioner Šuica on Global Europe at the European Parliament Committees AFET and DEVE3 min read
Statement11 February 2026Joint Statement by High Representative Kallas and Commissioners Šuica and Lahbib on the Israeli Security Cabinet decision to amend the land registration and property acquisition procedures in the West Bank1 min read
Statement6 January 2026Joint statement by High Representative Kallas and Commissioners Lahbib and Šuica on the registration of international NGOs in Palestine1 min read
12Feb2026Commissioner Šuica meets with H.E. Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia Brussels, Belgium
