Michael Hager
Email: michael [dot] hager
ec [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
Country coordinator: Austria, Germany, Netherlands

Žaneta Vegnere
Email: zaneta [dot] vegnere
ec [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
- Economic security (TRADE)
- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW)
- European External Action Service (EEAS)
- International Partnerships (INTPA)
- Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)
Country coordinator: Latvia, Croatia, Romania

Pim Lescrauwaet
Email: pim [dot] lescrauwaet
ec [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
- 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)
- Health, Food Safety and Animal Welfare (SANTE)
Country coordinator: Belgium, Finland, Bulgaria

Sofja Ribkina
Email: sofja [dot] ribkina
ec [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
- Russia
Responsibilities outside the portfolio
- InvestEU (GROW)
- Budget and Own Resources, MFF (BUDG)
- Competitiveness Fund
- EU Restrictive Measures (FISMA and TRADE)
- Regional and Urban Policy (REGIO)
- Trade, including FDI screening (TRADE)
- European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (ENEST) for Western Balkans and Türkiye
- Middle East, North Africa, Gulf (MENA)
Country coordinator: Sweden, Denmark

Gabriela Tschirkova
Email: gabriela [dot] tschirkova
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (gabriela[dot]tschirkova[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 87144
Responsibilities
- Recovery and Resilience Facility, transparency and protection of financial interests of the EU
- System of national accounts, statistics and international cooperation on statistics
- Coordination with ESTAT (Eurostat)
- Screening and stress-testing EU acquis
- Reporting burden reduction (25% and 35% targets)
- Implementation dialogues coordination
- Reality checks coordination
- Fit for Europe Platform
Responsibilities outside the portfolio
- Infringements
- Taxation and Customs, including CBAM (TAXUD)
- Climate Action (CLIMA)
- Energy (ENER)
- Competition (COMP)
Country coordinator: Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary

Nicolò Brignoli
Email: nicolo [dot] brignoli
ec [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)
- Better Regulation
- Impact assessments and evaluations
- Public consultations and calls for evidence
- Relations with the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB)
- Delegated and Implementing Acts
- Relations with European financial supervisory authorities (ESAs)
- Relations with the European Central Bank (financial services-related matters)
Responsibilities outside the portfolio
- DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA)
- Environment (ENV)
- Corporate law, data protection, consumers (JUST)
Country coordinator: Italy, Luxembourg

Mirzha de Manuel
Email: mirzha [dot] de-manuel
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (mirzha[dot]de-manuel[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 13523
Responsibilities
- National investments and reforms
- Recovery and Resilience Facility
- Coordination with the cabinet of EVP Fitto (on RRF)
- European Semester, employment and social dimension
- Participation in EPSCO Council
- Relations with EU social partners
- Economic and Monetary Union architecture
- College coordination and corporate deployment 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
- Participation in General Affairs Council
Responsibilities outside the portfolio
- Secretariat General (SG)
- Human Resources (HR)
- European Pillar of Social Rights
- Social Rights, Quality Jobs and Preparedness (EMPL)
- Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC)
Country coordinator: Spain, France

Ana Apse-Paese
Email: Ana [dot] APSE-PAESE
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ana[dot]apse-paese[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 87348
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

Dorota Denning
Email: dorota [dot] denning
ec [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)
- Migration and Home Affairs (HOME)
- Rule of law, free movement of people, equality (JUST)
Country coordinator: Slovenia, Cyprus

Maija Celmina
Email: maija [dot] celmina
ec [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 neighborhood countries)
- Reducing administrative burden: e-government/digitalization/AI/paperless Single Market
- Communication, including Latvian press
- Relations with Latvian stakeholders
- Ethics and Transparency
- The Commissioner’s agenda planning
- Relations with European Parliament
- Relations with European Economic and Social Committee
- Relations with 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
Country coordinator: Lithuania, Estonia, Poland

Arnolds Eizenšmits
Email: arnolds [dot] eizensmits
ec [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 in Latvian
- Support to coordinating Eurogroup/ECOFIN
- Support to coordinating European Semester
- Euro coins
- Relations with academia and think tanks
Country coordinator: Portugal, Greece

Maaria Wierink
Email: maaria [dot] wierink
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (maaria[dot]wierink[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 67787

Bernadette Wild
Email: bernadette [dot] wild
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (bernadette[dot]wild[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 83302

Petra Kuehnen
Email: petra [dot] kuehnen
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (petra[dot]kuehnen[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 50233

Patricia Cuber Galarreta
Email: Patricia [dot] CUBER-GALARRETA
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (patricia[dot]cuber-galarreta[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 53931

Chloé Lucas
Email: chloe [dot] lucas
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (chloe[dot]lucas[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 81449

Isabelle Homans
Email: isabelle [dot] homans
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (isabelle[dot]homans[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 80853

Alina Marinache
Email: alina [dot] marinache
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (alina[dot]marinache[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Phone number: +32 2 29 84277
