Current: European External Action Service - Managing Director EUROPE–Brussels
2015-2019: EEAS Deputy Managing Director and Negotiator EU-facilitated Belgrade Pristina Dialogue
2011-2015: EU Ambassador, Head of EUDEL Lebanon
2008-2010: Head of Political and Economic Affairs, Press, Information and Culture, EUDEL Syria
2004-2008: Head of Development and Regional Cooperation, EUDEL Jordan
2000-2004: Policy Advisor Human and Social Development, Directorate General for Development, European Commission-Brussels
1996-2000: Policy Advisor Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Directorate General for External Relations, European Commission-Brussels
Previously, worked in different European institutions, United Nations and the private sector
Thursday 12
10.00 - 10.45
A critical decision for the future of the Union What future for the Western Balkans | Discussion I
Sofitel Brussels Europe
The EU enlargement process, especially in relation to the Western Balkans, has been brought once more to the forefront of the Union’s agenda, due to the great geopolitical shifts in the EU neighborhood. With diverging opinions on that matter, a political chess-game has been underway in Brussels and European capitals on how to proceed. EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen unveiled a new Western Balkans support plan last May, while a summit of Western Balkans leaders in Athens in August paved the way for future developments.