Valdis Dombrovskis's team

Email: michael [dot] hagerec [dot] europa [dot] eu (michael[dot]hager[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 58977

Responsibilities

• Strategy and policy-setting
• Strategic priorities and College coordination for Simplification and Implementation
• Management of the Cabinet
• Relations with the President’s Cabinet, Executive Vice-Presidents’ and HRVP Cabinets and SG
• International and inter-institutional relations
• Senior personnel matters
• Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union
• Eurogroup, ECOFIN
• General Affairs Council

Email: zaneta [dot] vegnereec [dot] europa [dot] eu (zaneta[dot]vegnere[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 57732

Responsibilities

• Deputising for the Head of Cabinet
• European competitiveness
• Inter-institutional relations group (GRI)
• Competitiveness Coordination Tool
• Global governance, G7/G20
• International economic and financial relations
• Relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organization for International Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• International role of the euro (IROE)
• Coordination with the Cabinet of EVP Séjourné (industry files)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Commission Work Programme
• Economic security (TRADE)
• Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW)
• European External Action Service (EEAS)
• International Partnerships (INTPA)
• Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)

Email: pim [dot] lescrauwaetec [dot] europa [dot] eu (pim[dot]lescrauwaet[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 67353

Responsibilities

• Economic policy coordination and strategy
• Budgetary and macroeconomic surveillance
• European Semester
• Competitiveness Coordination Tool (with ZV)
• Council meetings on economic and financial affairs, and Eurogroup
• Relations with the European Fiscal Board
• Relations with the European Central Bank
• Euro adoption, including ERM-II
• Coordination with DG ECFIN
• Coordination with the Cabinet of EVP Séjourné (ECFIN files)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Innovation and Research (RTD)
• Joint Research Centre (JRC)
• Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action (I.D.E.A.) and foresight
• Skills (EMPL)
• European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
• Health Emergency Response Authority (HERA)
• Equality (JUST)

Email: sofja [dot] ribkinaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (sofja[dot]ribkina[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Phone number: +32 2 29 64010

Responsibilities

• Group for External Coordination (EXCO)
• Relations with the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Macro-financial assistance (Western Balkans and Southern neighbourhood)
• Relations with the European Court of Auditors (ECA)
• European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
• European Free Trade Agreement countries (EFTA)
• Western Balkans
• Türkiye
• Central Asia

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Competitiveness Fund
• Budget and Own Resources, MFF (BUDG)
• InvestEU (GROW)
• EU Restrictive Measures (FISMA and TRADE)
• Regional and Urban Policy (REGIO)
• Trade (TRADE)
• European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (ENEST) for Western Balkans and Türkiye
• Middle East, North Africa, Gulf (MENA)

Email: gabriela [dot] tschirkovaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (gabriela[dot]tschirkova[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 87144

Responsibilities

• Coordination with ESTAT (Eurostat)
• System of national accounts, statistics and international cooperation on statistics
• Recovery and Resilience Facility, transparency and protection of financial interests of the EU
• Competition cases related to Spain
• Multiannual and annual programming of stress tests
• Coordination of implementation dialogues and reality checks
• Development of the acquis management tool
• Burden reduction measurement and targets (25% for all companies and 35% for SMEs)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Infringements
• Taxation and Customs, including CBAM (TAXUD)
• Climate Action (CLIMA)
• Energy (ENER)
• Competition (COMP)

Email: nicolo [dot] brignoliec [dot] europa [dot] eu (nicolo[dot]brignoli[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 91167

Responsibilities

• Digital euro and euro cash
• Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure (MIP)
• Relations with European financial supervisory authorities (ESAs)
• Relations with the European Central Bank (financial services-related matters)
• Better Regulation
• Simplification for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps
• Subsidiarity and proportionality principles
• Quality of public consultations and calls for evidence
• Screening of delegated and implementing acts
• Review of the system of expert groups

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA)
• Environment (ENV)
• Corporate law, data protection, consumers (JUST)

Email: mirzha [dot] de-manuelec [dot] europa [dot] eu (mirzha[dot]de-manuel[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 13523

Responsibilities

• Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)
• National investments and reforms
• Coordination with the cabinet of Executive Vice-President Fitto (on RRF)
• European Semester, employment and social dimension
• Participation of EPSCO Council
• Relations with EU social partners
• Economic and Monetary Union
• Coordination for simplification and implementation
• Interinstitutional agreement on Better Lawmaking
• Annual plan for fitness checks, evaluations and simplification packages
• Coordination of annual progress reports on enforcement and implementation
• Preparation of General Affairs Council and Competitiveness Council (on Simplification)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• European Pillar of Social Rights
• Social Rights, Quality Jobs and Preparedness (EMPL)
• Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC)

Email: kevin [dot] kearyec [dot] europa [dot] eu (kevin[dot]keary[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)  

Phone number: +32 2 29 57774

Responsibilities

• Communication, media and social media strategies
• Relations with international press
• Coordination of communications team
• Relations with DG Communication (COMM) and Spokespersons' Service
• Relations with the Ombudsman
• Petitions
• Access to documents
• Youth Policy Dialogues

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Demography

Country coordinator: Ireland

Email: dorota [dot] denningec [dot] europa [dot] eu (dorota[dot]denning[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)   

Phone number: +32 2 29 52369

Responsibilities

• Better Regulation
• Impact assessments, fitness checks and evaluations
• Competitiveness Check and SME Check
• One In, One Out approach
• Relations with the Network of Regional Hubs for Policy Implementation Review (RegHub – Committee of the Regions)
• Relations with think-tanks and academia on implementation and simplification
• Audit Progress Committee (APC)

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)
• Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
• Health, Food Safety and Animal Welfare (SANTE)
• Migration and Home Affairs (HOME)
• Rule of law, free movement of people (JUST) 

Email: maija [dot] celminaec [dot] europa [dot] eu (maija[dot]celmina[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 64470

Responsibilities

• Ukraine
• Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) Loans for Ukraine initiatives
• Macro-financial assistance (Ukraine, Moldova, Eastern neighbourhood countries)
• Reducing administrative burden: e-government/digitalisation/ AI/paperless Single Market
• Communication, including Latvian media
• Relations with Latvian stakeholders
• Ethics and Transparency
• Relations with the European Parliament
• Relations with the European Economic and Social Committee
• Relations with the Committee of the Regions
• Relations with national parliaments

Responsibilities outside the portfolio

• Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
• Democracy/foreign interference (JUST)
• Digital trade, including e-commerce (TRADE)
• Mobility, Transport, Tourism (DG MOVE)
• European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (ENEST) for Ukraine, Moldova, Eastern partnership countries 

Email: arnolds [dot] eizensmitsec [dot] europa [dot] eu (arnolds[dot]eizensmits[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 65947

Responsibilities

• European economic forecast
• Relations with the European Stability Mechanism
• Post-programme and enhanced surveillance
• Social media producer
• Commissioner’s speeches
• Support to coordinating Eurogroup/ECOFIN
• Support to coordinating European Semester
• Euro coins
• Relations with academia and think tanks on economic and financial affairs

Email: maaria [dot] wierinkec [dot] europa [dot] eu (maaria[dot]wierink[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 67787

Responsibilities

• Coordination with Commission Protocol

Email: bernadette [dot] wildec [dot] europa [dot] eu (bernadette[dot]wild[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 83302

Responsibilities

• Coordination of administrative arrangements

Email: petra [dot] kuehnenec [dot] europa [dot] eu (petra[dot]kuehnen[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 50233

Email: michele [dot] turziec [dot] europa [dot] eu (michele[dot]turzi[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 56337

Email: isabelle [dot] homansec [dot] europa [dot] eu (isabelle[dot]homans[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) 

Phone number: +32 2 29 80853

Email: alina [dot] marinacheec [dot] europa [dot] eu (alina[dot]marinache[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)  

Phone number: +32 2 29 84277