Corina Crețu is the Consul General of Romania in Thessaloniki, Greece, since April 2025. She is a senior Romanian and European public official with extensive experience in European policy, regional development, and international affairs. Between 2014 and 2019, she served as European Commissioner for Regional Policy, managing one of the European Union’s largest investment portfolios and overseeing EU structural and investment funds aimed at reducing regional disparities, fostering economic growth, and supporting job creation across Europe. From 2019 to 2024, she was a Member of the European Parliament, serving on the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Budgetary Control, and participating in several parliamentary delegations. Earlier in her career, she also held the position of Vice-President of the European Parliament. With more than two decades of experience in European institutions and public administration, Corina Crețu is widely recognized for her expertise in cohesion policy, regional development, and European governance. In her current role as Consul General, she works to strengthen Romania’s diplomatic, economic, and cultural relations in Northern Greece and the wider region.