Commission's spokesperson's service

Spokespersons available for the week of 19/08 to 23/08:

Responsible spokesperson: Arianna PODESTA (19/08-20/08) - Eric MAMER (21/08-23/08)

Spokespersons present:

Johanna BERNSEL
Francesca DALBONI
Olof GILL
Stefan DE KEERSMAECKER (20/08-22/08)
Anitta HIPPER
Tim McPHIE
Ana PISONERO
Balazs UJVARI
Christian WIGAND

Foreign affairs spokesperson:

Peter STANO

If you are unsure who to contact, please contact the responsible spokesperson.

If you have questions and do not work for a media organisation,

please visit the Europe Direct page or call 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11

Spokespersons

European Commission Chief Spokesperson

Eric Mamer

Email: eric [dot] mamerec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 40 73
Mobile number: +32 498 99 40 73
Office: BERL 04/330
Social media links: @MamerEric (EN)
@MamerEric2 (FR)

European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson

Arianna Podesta

Email: arianna [dot] podestaec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 70 24
Mobile number: +32 460 76 03 78
Office: BERL 04/340
Social media links: @arianna_podesta

Head of Unit

Peter Valant

Email: peter [dot] valantec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 45 79
Office: BERL 03/309

Responsibilities: SPP.01: Speeches, multimedia editing and liaison with the Representations

Coordinating Spokesperson, Spokesperson

Stefan de Keersmaecker

Email: stefan [dot] de-keersmaeckerec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 46 80
Mobile number: +32 460 76 46 80
Office: BERL 04/316
Social media links: @Skeersmaecker

Responsibilities

Coordinating Spokesperson

European Green Deal

Spokesperson

public health and food safety
regional policy and structural reforms

Coordinating Spokesperson, Spokesperson

Veerle Nuyts

Email: veerle [dot] nuytsec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 63 02
Mobile number: +32 460 75 52 27
Office: BERL 03/340

Responsibilities

Coordinating Spokesperson

economic affairs

Spokesperson

economic and financial affairs
jobs and social rights

Lead Spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy

Peter Stano

Email: peter [dot] stanoec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 45 53
Mobile number: +32 460 75 45 53
Office: BERL 03/326
Social media links: @ExtSpoxEU

Responsibilities: Lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy

Spokesperson

Johanna Bernsel

Email: johanna [dot] bernselec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 66 99
Mobile number: +32 460 76 05 53
Office: BERL 04/360

Responsibilities

Internal Market, defence industry and space
education, youth, sport and culture

Spokesperson

Francesca Dalboni

Email: francesca [dot] dalboniec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 81 70
Mobile number: +32 460 76 10 45
Office: BERL 03/353

Responsibilities

financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
taxation and customs
EU-UK agreements
foresight and inter-institutional relations
democracy and demography

Spokesperson

Olof Gill

Email: olof [dot] gillec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 59 66
Mobile number: +32 460 76 14 42
Office: BERL 03/284

Responsibilities

agriculture
trade

Spokesperson

Anitta Hipper

Email: anitta [dot] hipperec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 56 91
Mobile number: +32 460 76 14 21
Office: BERL 04/292
Social media links: @anittahipper

Responsibilities: home affairs, migration and internal security

Spokesperson

Adalbert Jahnz

Email: adalbert [dot] jahnzec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 31 56
Mobile number: +32 460 75 31 56
Office: BERL 04/310
Social media links: @Ad4EU

Responsibilities

environment
maritime affairs and fisheries
transport
New European Bauhaus

Spokesperson

Nabila Massrali

Email: nabila [dot] massraliec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 80 93
Mobile number: +32 460 79 52 44
Office: BERL 03/319
Social media links: @NabilaEUspox

Responsibilities

foreign affairs and security policy

Spokesperson

Tim McPhie

Email: tim [dot] mcphieec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 86 02
Mobile number: +32 460 75 86 02
Office: BERL 04/302
Social media links: @TimMcPhieEU

Responsibilities

climate action and energy

Spokesperson

Ana Pisonero

Email: ana [dot] pisonero-hernandezec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 43 20
Mobile number: +32 460 75 43 20
Office: BERL 03/334
Social media links: @APisoneroECSpox

Responsibilities

Neighbourhood and Enlargement, international partnerships

Spokesperson

Thomas Regnier

Email: thomas [dot] regnierec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 10 99
Mobile number: +32 460 75 31 32
Office: BERL 04/354

Responsibilities

digital economy
research and innovation

Spokesperson

Balazs Ujvari

Email: balazs [dot] ujvariec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 45 78
Mobile number: +32 460 76 02 96
Office: BERL 04/319
Social media links: @balazs_iravju

Responsibilities

budget and human resources
humanitarian aid and crisis management
Relations with Switzerland and EEA

Spokesperson

Christian Wigand

Email: christian [dot] wigandec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 22 53
Mobile number: +32 460 76 47 00
Office: BERL 04/282
Social media links: @ChristianWigand

Responsibilities

justice, equality and rule of law

Spokesperson

Lea Zuber

Email: lea [dot] zuberec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 62 98
Mobile number: +32 460 76 97 41
Office: BERL 04/295

Responsibilities

competition
responsible for questions regarding Eurostat

Planning and coordination

Policy Assistant to the Chief Spokesperson

Andrzej Celiński

Email: andrzej [dot] celinskiec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 86 31
Mobile number: +32 460 79 64 47
Office: BERL 04/325

Coordinator of the President's media and social media activities

Sophie Dupin de Saint-Cyr

Email: sophie [dot] dupin-de-saint-cyrec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 61 69
Mobile number: +32 460 76 43 07
Office: BERL 04/348

Press Officer - planning and coordination

Jonathan Acke

Email: jonathan [dot] ackeec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 93 77
Mobile number: +32 498 98 26 47
Office: BERL 04/347

Responsibilities: press room coordination and planning

Midday coordinator - planning and coordination

Joséphine Moreau

Email: josephine [dot] moreauec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 85 29
+32 460 76 46 86
Office: BERL 04/347

Midday coordinator - planning and coordination

Alvaro Rangel Hernandez

Email: alvaro [dot] rangel-hernandezec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 291 36 65
Mobile number: +32 460 76 17 84
Office: BERL 04/347

Press officer for the President’s media and social media activities

Nika Blazevic

Email: nika [dot] blazevicec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 27 17
Mobile number: +32 460 76 23 12
Office: BERL 04/348

Press assistant

Ewelina Juszczak

Email: ewelina-kamilla [dot] juszczakec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 17 45
Office: BERL 03/292

Responsibilities: Horizontal support and planning

Press assistant for press accreditations - Planning and coordination

Inita Saveljeva

Email: inita [dot] saveljevaec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 43 85
Mobile number: +32 460 75 43 85
Office: BERL 03/292

Assistant

Michel Carlier

Email: michel [dot] carlierec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 54 94
Office: BERL -1/PRE6

Responsibilities

logistics support

Press officers

Press Officer

Ana Apse-Paese

Email: ana [dot] apse-paeseec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 73 48
Mobile number: +32 460 75 10 56
Office: BERL 03/285

Responsibilities

trade

Press Officer

Giulia Bedini

Email: giulia [dot] bediniec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 86 61
Mobile number: +32 460 76 15 17
Office: BERL 04/305

Responsibilities

energy

Press Officer

Fiorella Boigner

Email: fiorella [dot] boignerec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 37 34
Mobile number: +32 460 76 17 55
Office: BERL 04/284

Responsibilities

home affairs, migration

Press Officer

Flore Boutier

Email: flore [dot] boutier1ec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 60 43
Mobile number: +32 460 76 17 86
Office: BERL 04/354

Responsibilities

Defence industry and space
education, youth, sport and culture
Joint Research Centre

Press Officer

Piotr Cichocki

Email: piotr [dot] cichockiec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 84 45
Mobile number: +32 460 79 68 78
Office: BERL 03/323

Responsibilities

foreign affairs and security policy

Press Officer

Xavier Cifre Quatresols

Email: xavier [dot] cifre-quatresolsec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 297 35 82
Mobile number: +32 460 75 51 56
Office: BERL 03/323

Responsibilities

foreign affairs and security policy

Press Officer

Laetitia Close

Email: laetitia [dot] closeec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 70 73
Mobile number: +32 460 79 58 59
Office: BERL 04/313

Responsibilities

regional and urban policy
structural reforms

Press Officer

Ignazio Cocchiere

Email: ignazio [dot] cocchiereec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 22 61
Mobile number: +32 460 76 19 63
Office: BERL 03/344

Responsibilities

employment, social affairs, skills and labour mobility

Press Officer

Quentin Cortes

Email: quentin [dot] cortesec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 291 32 83
Mobile number: +32 460 76 10 03
Office: BERL 03/344

Responsibilities

Economic affairs (Recovery and Resilience Facility)

Press Officer

Ana Crespo Parrondo

Email: ana [dot] crespo-parrondoec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 13 25
Mobile number: +32 460 75 53 10
Office: BERL 04/305

Responsibilities

climate action and energy

Press Officer

Elettra di Massa

Email: elettra [dot] di-massa1ec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 21 61
Mobile number: +32 460 76 53 52
Office: BERL 04/284

Responsibilities

home affairs
security

Press Officer

Maëlys Dreux

Email: maelys [dot] dreuxec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 46 73
Office: BERL 04/307

Responsibilities

environment, maritime affairs and fisheries
New European Bauhaus

Press Officer

Veronica Favalli

Email: veronica [dot] favalliec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 72 69
Mobile number: +32 460 79 52 06
Office: BERL 04/307

Responsibilities

budget and human resources
relations with Switzerland and EEA

Press Officer

Nina Ferreira

Email: nina [dot] ferreiraec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 81 63
Mobile number: +32 460 76 14 54
Office: BERL 04/299

Responsibilities

competition
European statistics (ESTAT)

Press Officer

Jördis Ferroli

Email: jordis [dot] ferroliec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 27 29
Mobile number: +32 460 76 23 40
Office: BERL 04/P284

Responsibilities

Justice and Consumers
Equality
Rule of Law

Press Officer

Pedro Fonseca Moniz

Email: pedro [dot] fonseca-monizec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 291 38 76
Mobile number: +32 460 76 14 96
Office: BERL 03/323

Responsibilities

foreign affairs and security policy

Press Officer

Gioia Franchellucci

Email: gioia [dot] franchellucciec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 80 41
Mobile number: +32 460 76 24 62
Office: BERL 03/328

Responsibilities

foreign affairs and security policy

Press Officer

Saul Goulding

Email: saul [dot] gouldingec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 47 35
Mobile number: +32 460 75 10 53
Office: BERL 03/350

Responsibilities

taxation and customs
EU-UK agreements
foresight and inter-institutional relations
democracy and demography

Press Officer

Thérèse Lerebours

Email: therese [dot] lereboursec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 33 03
Mobile number: +32 460 76 33 03
Office: BERL 03/285

Responsibilities

agriculture

Press Officer

Francisca Marçal Santos

Email: francisca [dot] marcal-santosec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 72 36
Office: BERL 03/344

Responsibilities

Economic affairs

Press Officer

Federica Miccoli

Email: federica [dot] miccoliec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 83 00
Mobile number: +32 460 75 83 00
Office: BERL 04/354

Responsibilities

internal market and industry

Press Officer

Marta Perez-Cejuela Romero

Email: marta [dot] perez-cejuela-romeroec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 37 70
Mobile number: +32 460 75 04 31
Office: BERL 03/350

Responsibilities

financial stability, financial services and Capital Markets Union

Press Officer

Patricia Poropat

Email: patricia [dot] poropatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 04 85
Mobile number: +32 460 79 53 27
Office: BERL 04/P354

Responsibilities

digital economy
research and innovation

Press Officer

Daniel Puglisi

Email: daniel [dot] puglisiec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 91 40
Mobile number: +32 460 76 73 74
Office: BERL 04/321

Responsibilities

foreign affairs and security policy
humanitarian aid and crisis management

Press Officer

Jennifer Sanchez Da Silva

Email: jennifer [dot] sanchez-da-silvaec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 83 16
Mobile number: +32 460 76 18 04
Office: BERL 03/323

Responsibilities

foreign affairs and security policy
international partnerships

Press Officer

Sara Simonini

Email: sara [dot] simoniniec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 33 67
Mobile number: +32 460 76 12 01
Office: BERL 04/299

Responsibilities

competition
European statistics (ESTAT)

Press Officer

Cristina Torres Castillo

Email: cristina [dot] torres-castilloec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 06 79
Mobile number: +32 460 76 14 80
Office: BERL 04/P284

Responsibilities

Justice and Consumers
Equality
Rule of Law

Press Officer

Roberta Verbanac

Email: roberta [dot] verbanacec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 24 98
Mobile number: +32 460 76 20 98
Office: BERL 04/354

Responsibilities

digital economy
research and innovation

Press Officer

Anna Wartberger

Email: anna [dot] wartbergerec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 20 54
Mobile number: +32 460 79 81 27
Office: BERL 04/313

Responsibilities

mobility and transport

Assistants

Assistant to the European Commission Chief Spokesperson

Renée Avial Garcia

Email: renee [dot] avial-garciaec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 77 31
Mobile number: +32 460 76 77 31
Office: BERL 04/329

Assistant to the European Commission Chief Spokesperson

Kristyna Eeckels

Email: kristyna [dot] eeckelsec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 10 65
Mobile number: +32 460 76 42 84
Office: BERL 04/329

Responsibilities: Infringements coordinator

Assistant to the European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson

Francesco Tricarico

Email: francesco [dot] tricaricoec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 25 18
Mobile number: +32 460 76 73 05
Office: BERL 04/342

Press assistant for press accreditations - Planning and coordination

Inita Saveljeva

Email: inita [dot] saveljevaec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 43 85
Mobile number: +32 460 75 43 85
Office: BERL 03/292

Press assistant to Stefan de Keersmaecker and Olof Gill

Marie De Buck

Email: marie [dot] de-buckec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 09 98
Office: BERL 04/313

Press assistant to Peter Stano, Nabila Massrali and Ana Pisonero

Luca Dilda

Email: luca [dot] dildaec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 21 53
Office: BERL 03/328

Press assistant to Anitta Hipper and Christian Wigand

Andreea-Ștefania Gârțu

Email: andreea-stefania [dot] gartuec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 69 98
Office: BERL 03/291

Press Assistant to Balazs Ujvari

Anne Lukaszczyk

Email: anne [dot] lukaszczykec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 02 53
Office: BERL 04/321

Administrative Support Agent – Press Assistance

Yuliya Matsyk

Email: yuliya [dot] matsykec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 291 31 73
Mobile number: +32 460 76 15 41
Office: BERL 03/291

Press Assistant to Adalbert Jahnz and Tim McPhie

Isabelle Mordelle

Email: isabelle [dot] mordelleec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 33 38
Office: BERL 04/307

Press assistant to Peter Stano, Nabila Massrali and Ana Pisonero

Margot Raskine

Email: margot [dot] raskineec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 291 33 00
Office: BERL 03/323

Press assistant to Veerle Nuyts and Francesca Dalboni

Paula Clara Ritter-Moschütz

Email: paula-clara [dot] ritter-moschuetzext [dot] ec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Office: BERL 03/344

Press assistant to Lea Zuber and Francesca Dalboni (on demography and democracy)

Aikaterini Stamou

Email: aikaterini [dot] stamouec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 83 81
Office: BERL 04/299

Press assistant to Veerle Nuyts and Francesca Dalboni

Nanna Steen Sjorslev (currently on leave)

Email: nanna-steen [dot] sjorslevec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 71 48
Office: BERL 03/344

Press assistant to Johanna Bernsel and Thomas Regnier

Marilena Zammit

Email: marilena [dot] zammitec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 23 43
Office: BERL 04/354

Assistant

Michel Carlier

Email: michel [dot] carlierec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 54 94
Office: BERL -1/PRE6

Responsibilities

logistics support

Multimedia team

Head of Unit

Peter Valant

Email: peter [dot] valantec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 45 79
Office: BERL 03/309

Responsibilities: SPP.01: Speeches, multimedia editing and liaison with the Representations

Information and Communication Officer – Planning/coordination and Liaison with the Representations

Dessislava Velikova

Email: dessislava [dot] velikovaec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 11 78
Mobile number: +32 460 79 51 65
Office: BERL 03/312

Speechwriter for President von der Leyen

Lorenzo Biondi

Email: lorenzo [dot] biondiec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 44 63
Mobile number: +32 460 75 44 63
Office: BERL 03/300

Speechwriter for President von der Leyen

Elias Kuhn Von Burgsdorff (currently on leave)

Email: elias [dot] kuhn-von-burgsdorffec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 291 35 87
Office: BERL 03/302

Information and Communication Officer – Multimedia Editor

Oscar Sánchez Benítez

Email: oscar [dot] sanchez-benitezec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 61 08
Mobile number: +32 460 75 61 08
Office: BERL 03/314

Policy Assistant

Elisabeth Stursberg

Email: elisabeth [dot] stursbergec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 35 27
Mobile number: +32 460 79 35 27
Office: BERL 03/304

Responsibilities: Liaison with the Cabinet of the President

Visual Communication - Photographer

Dati Bendo

Email: dati [dot] bendoec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 19 64
Office: BERL -1/ME26

Information and Communication Assistant – Policy support

Siméon Rust

Email: simeon [dot] rustec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 299 74 50
Office: BERL 03/304

Information and Communication Assistant – Editorial services and political communication

Paul Weber

Email: paul [dot] weberec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 87 49
Mobile number: +32 460 76 63 01
Office: BERL 03/317

Information and Communication Assistant – Horizontal support and editorial services

Luca Gentile

Email: luca [dot] gentileec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 298 28 82
Mobile number: +32 460 75 07 56
Office: BERL 03/317

Communication and Transcript Coordinator

Luisa Sigl

Email: luisa [dot] siglec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 295 69 32
Office: BERL 03/336

Communication and Transcript Assistant

Nola Byrne

Email: nola [dot] byrneec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 38 82
Office: BERL 03/336

Communication and Transcript Assistant

Santiago Hacker

Email: santiago [dot] hackerec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 52 09
Mobile number: +32 460 76 52 09
Office: BERL 03/336

Administrative Assistant

Maya Angelova

Email: maya [dot] angelovaec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number: +32 2 296 27 63
Office: BERL 03/304

Responsibilities

to Peter Valant

Commission's spokesperson's service

Spokespersons

Planning and coordination

Press officers

Assistants

Multimedia team

Trainees

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