Jozef Síkela's team

Email: lucie [dot] sestakovaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (lucie[dot]sestakova[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 86853

Responsibilities

• Management of the Cabinet
• Strategic coordination of the portfolio
• Senior Staff Matters
• Human Resources
• Strategic coordination of relations with the European Parliament
• Commissioners’ Group for Stronger Europe (CGSE)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• HR
• SG
• EEAS
• OLAF
• IDEA

Country coordinator: Czechia

Email: roland [dot] sourdec [dot] europa [dot] eu (roland[dot]sourd[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 93435

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Head of Cabinet 
• Group of Interinstitutional relations (GRI)
• Africa, African Union
• Post-Cotonou Agreement / EU-OACPS Partnership Agreement (the Samoa Agreement)
• Ethics and Transparency
• Humanitarian aid and nexus
• Peace and security
• Better regulation and Foresight Correspondent
• Human Resources (incl. Blue Book trainees)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• ENEST (apart from Ukraine)
• ECHO
• MENA
• MARE
• COMP

Country coordinator: France, Belgium

Email: natividad [dot] lorenzoec [dot] europa [dot] eu (natividad[dot]lorenzo[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 80740

Responsibilities

• Asia (except Central Asia) 
• Pacific
• Multiannual financial framework (MFF) and external financing instruments (NDICI-Global Europe, EINS, OCT)
• Relations with the Council (Foreign Affairs Council)
• Digital transition
• Demography
• Labour markets/Social Europe

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• FPI
• BUDG
• EMPL
• CNECT
• TAXUD

Country coordinator: Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary

Email: vojtech [dot] srnkaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (vojtech[dot]srnka[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 81091

Responsibilities

• Communication Strategy
• Social Media Strategy
• Relations with press
• Relations with Spokespersons' Service
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• COMM
• ENER

Country coordinator: Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Netherlands

Email: hana [dot] genorioec [dot] europa [dot] eu (hana[dot]genorio[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 91142

Responsibilities

• Interinstitutional and international financial institutions, Sustainable finance, financing for development, domestic resource mobilisation
• Court of Auditors
• Global Gateway 
• Team Europe / Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs)
• International and European financial architecture for development
• Evaluation and Reporting
• Discharge 
• Private sector
• European Semester

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• ECFIN
• GROW
• IAS
• RTD
• JRC
• ESTAT

Country coordinator: Slovenia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta 

Email: riccardo [dot] rossiec [dot] europa [dot] eu (riccardo[dot]rossi[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 85456

Responsibilities

• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Green Deal including climate
• Natural resources (incl. Critical Raw Materials)
• Rural development and environment
• Forest and agriculture
• Food security
• Trade, including CTIPs (Clean Trade Investments Partnerships)
• Sustainable corporate governance
• Relations with the UN system – Environment, agriculture and trade related entities (UNEP, WTO, UNCTAD and Rome based organisations)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• AGRI
• ENV
• MARE
• TRADE
• CLIMA
• REGIO

Country coordinator: Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia

Email: elina [dot] melngaileec [dot] europa [dot] eu (elina[dot]melngaile[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 51426

Responsibilities

• Overseas Countries and Territories
• G7, G20, International cooperation and development policy
• Relations with other donors (Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States)
• Multilateralism
• NATO, OSCE
• External Coordination Group (EXCO)
• Relations with the Council of Europe
• Migration
• Relations with the UN system
  • Sanctions/Security and migration related entities (UNHCR)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• HOME
• JUST
• FISMA

Country coordinator: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland

Email: veronika [dot] smolkovaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (veronika[dot]smolkova[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 86846

Responsibilities

• Relations with the European Parliament
• Relations with the Economic and Social Committee
• Relations with the Committee of Regions
• Relations with the National Parliaments
• Plenary session preparation
• Infringements
• Automotive industry

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• MOVE
• DEFIS

Country coordinator: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Czechia

Email: pedro [dot] espirito-santoec [dot] europa [dot] eu (pedro[dot]espirito-santo[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 84176

Responsibilities

• Central Asia
• Relations with the UN system – UN Entities on Human Development (Education, Gender, Health, Human Rights) and Reform (within the scope of global funds WG)
• Democracy and Rule of Law
• Gender
• Equality
• Human rights
• Youth, Education, Research and Culture
• Health
• Civil society organisations and foundations

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• EAC
• SANTE
• HERA
• LS
• ENEST (Black Sea)

Country coordinator: Portugal

Email: klara [dot] castovaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (klara[dot]castova[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 52884

Responsibilities

• Commissioner’s agenda and missions
• Protocol
• Business continuity correspondent
• Correspondent for Special Advisors
• Contact point Blue Book trainees
• Coordination of Cabinet’s budget
• Deputy LSO

Email: filippo [dot] crestaleec [dot] europa [dot] eu (filippo[dot]crestale[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 57543

Responsibilities

• Coordination of Cabinet’s administrative and logistical matters
• Local Security Officer (LSO)
• Transparency register
• Training correspondent
• Digital Ambassador/IT correspondent
• Coordination of Parliamentary written questions
• Publication of the mission expense reports of the Commissioner
• Evacuation Guide
• Coordination of Consultative Committees & EP Resolutions questions 

Email: cristina [dot] antonescuec [dot] europa [dot] eu (cristina[dot]antonescu[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 89640

Responsibilities

• Access to Documents
• Preparation for the Group on Inter-institutional Relations (GRI)
• Correspondent for petitions and Ombudsman complaints
• Back-up to DECIDE coordinator 

Email: Patricia [dot] Speybrouckec [dot] europa [dot] eu (patricia[dot]speybrouck[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 59366

Responsibilities

• Back-up to DMO
• Coordination of stationery

Email: jennifer [dot] rowanec [dot] europa [dot] eu (jennifer[dot]rowan[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 94468

Responsibilities

• Briefing coordinator
• European Commission Library Correspondent

Email: gabriela [dot] gogaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (gabriela[dot]goga[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)   

Phone number: +32 2 29 73477

Responsibilities

• Archives of Commissioner Síkela
• Coordination of legislative procedures (DECIDE coordinator) 
• Preparations of files for meetings of the College of Commissioners
• Preparation of files for weekly meetings of Heads of Cabinet (‘Hebdo’)
• EU Classified Information (SPOC)