Costas Kadis's team

Email: ioannis [dot] hadjiyiannisec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ioannis[dot]hadjiyiannis[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 83594

Responsibilities

• Strategy, management and overall coordination of the Cabinet 
• Relations with the President's and Executive Vice-Presidents’ Cabinets 
• Strategic inter-institutional relations 
• Coordination DG MARE 
• Senior personnel matters - Management of staff and code of conduct

Country coordinator: Cyprus, Greece

Email: francesca [dot] arenaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (francesca[dot]arena[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 61364

Responsibilities

• Deputising for the Head of Cabinet
• Inter-institutional relations (GRI)
• Commission Work Programme 
• Budget 
• Framework agreement with the EP
• Administrative and support staff matters
• Fishing opportunities/matters: Baltic, Mediterranean, Black Sea  
• Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (except North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) 
• Fisheries control 
• Compliance and enforcement – infringements 
• Fisheries science
• Annual progress report on implementation and enforcement
• Implementation dialogues with stakeholders 
• Simplification / Better regulation 

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Cohesion policy (REGIO)
• Public administration 
• Implementation and simplification
• Better regulation

Country coordinator: Italy, Malta, Sweden, Finland, Poland

Email: polyvios [dot] eliofotouec [dot] europa [dot] eu (polyvios[dot]eliofotou[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 54726

Responsibilities

• European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)
• Outermost Regions 
• Socio-economic dimension CFP, including training and certification
• Common Market Organisation Regulation (including labelling)
• Blue economy and competitiveness
• Marine knowledge, Research and Innovation Strategy
• Mission Ocean 

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• MFF/Budget (BUDG, OLAF)
• Economy and Productivity (ECFIN)
• Financial Services (FISMA)
• ESTAT
• Single Market
• Competitiveness
• Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)
• Social issues
• Housing
• Competition/state aid (COMP)
• Food safety/labelling (SANTE)
• Startups
• Research and Innovation (RTD, JRC)

Country coordinator: Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary

Replaced by Virginie Battu-Henriksson

Email: fleur [dot] breuillinec [dot] europa [dot] eu (fleur[dot]breuillin[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 53423

Email: virginie [dot] battu-henrikssonec [dot] europa [dot] eu (virginie[dot]battu-henriksson[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 89611

Responsibilities

• EXCO
• European Oceans Pact: 
  • Fisheries and Ocean Dialogues / high-level event
  • European Maritime Day 
  • UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) 
• Maritime spatial planning 
• International ocean diplomacy and governance/UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Strategic approach to EU fisheries external action 
• Implementation of UN High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Industry (GROW)
• Transport and Tourism (MOVE)
• Digital (CNECT)
• External relations (EEAS)

Country coordinator: France, Belgium, Luxembourg

Email: ralitza-rosenova [dot] petkovaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ralitza-rosenova[dot]petkova[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 72279

Responsibilities

• EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement matters, post-2026 
• Norway 
• Coastal States, North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
• Arctic policy 
• Fishing Opportunities/matters: Atlantic 
• Common Fisheries Policy (evaluation, vision for fisheries 2040, horizontal matters) 
• Autonomous Tariff Quotas
• Food sovereignty

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Defence and security (DEFIS)
• Agriculture (AGRI)
• Trade
• Legal issues
• Justice
• Rule of Law 

Country coordinator: Bulgaria, Romania, Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands

Email: vangelis [dot] demirisec [dot] europa [dot] eu (vangelis[dot]demiris[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 67081

Responsibilities

• Communication and information strategy
• Relations with the Spokespersons' Service (SPP)
• Relations with media
• Articles, blogs, speeches
• Relations with DG MARE's communication teams

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• COMM/SPP
• Internal Affairs and Migration
• Enlargement
• Media and Democracy
• Mediterranean

Country coordinator: Slovenia, Croatia

Email: nikolaos [dot] pieriec [dot] europa [dot] eu (nikolaos[dot]pieri[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 13616

Responsibilities

• Relations with EP (Plenary, Committees, MEPs) 
• Relations with consultative committees (horizontal)
• Relations with national parliaments 
• Relations with the Ombudsman 
• Organization of visits on the ground / support to coastal communities

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• EAC 
• Youth
• Sports

Email: vassilia [dot] theofilouec [dot] europa [dot] eu (vassilia[dot]theofilou[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 13462

Responsibilities

• Marine Action Plan, MPAs, Nature restoration law 
• Deep Sea Access Regulation 
• Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) high seas 
• Contribution to Climate Adaptation Plan and Ocean/Climate dimension
• European Blue Carbon Reserves
• Shark-fins – follow-up to citizens’ initiative
• Eels Regulation 

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Environment (ENV)
• Climate (CLIMA) 

Country coordinator: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

Email: chrystalla [dot] papanastasiouec [dot] europa [dot] eu (chrystalla[dot]papanastasiou[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 96622

Responsibilities

• Social media accounts
• Commissioner’s website 
• Relations with national media
• Audiovisual aspects, video recordings
• Press assistance
• Press monitoring
• Communication support to:
  • Fisheries and Oceans Dialogues
  • Ocean Days 
  • European Maritime Day 
  • Implementation Dialogues 
  • Youth dialogues
• Equality contact point

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Preparedness and crisis management
• Equality
• ECHO 

Email: antonio [dot] basanta-fernandezec [dot] europa [dot] eu (antonio[dot]basanta-fernandez[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)  

Phone number: +32 2 29 13731

Responsibilities

• Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs)
• Sustainable Management of External Fleet Regulation (SMEFF) 
• IUU fishing
• Energy Transition/decarbonisation
• Aquaculture 
• United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA)/United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Maritime Security 
• Sea basins strategy 

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Health, Animal Welfare (SANTE)
• International partnerships (INTPA)
• TAXUD
• Energy (ENER)

Country coordinator: Spain, Portugal

Email: martha [dot] drakakiec [dot] europa [dot] eu (martha[dot]drakaki[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 69056

Email: nicolas [dot] le-paigeec [dot] europa [dot] eu (nicolas[dot]le-paige[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 60210

Responsibilities

• Digital ambassador
• Business continuity officer
• Local security officer
• Policy support

Email: laetitia [dot] benaliec [dot] europa [dot] eu (laetitia[dot]benali[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 92679

Email: konstantia [dot] argyrouec [dot] europa [dot] eu (konstantia[dot]argyrou[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 61854

Responsibilities

• Relations with the European Court of Auditors - Transparency contact point
• Antifraud
• Ethics contact point
• Security and cybersecurity contact point
• Data protection contact point

Email: laura [dot] caro-martinezec [dot] europa [dot] eu (laura[dot]caro-martinez[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 52218

Email: margarita [dot] savvidouec [dot] europa [dot] eu (margarita[dot]savvidou[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 68643

Responsibilities

• Archives and document management (including access to documents)
• Single contact point for dealing with SG’s Central EU Classified Information Registry
• Contact point for President’s correspondence
• HR and Budget coordination

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• HR
• SCIC
• DGT