Team

Amir Ghoreishi

Tel: +32 2 546 8986

Amir [dot] Ghoreishieesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Head of Cabinet

• Management of the Cabinet
• Strategy and HR
• Interinstitutional and Stakeholder Relations
• Relations with Groups and Secretariat General

Katarzyna Novak

Tel: +32 2 546 8957

+32 475 999 581

katarzyna [dot] novakeesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Spokesperson and Member of Cabinet

• Communication and media activities of the President
• Relations with the EESC Press Unit
• Policy: media freedom and disinformation

Charles Manoury

Tel: +32 2 546 8136

Charles [dot] Manouryeesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Member of Cabinet

• EU Enlargement (including Enlargement Candidate Members initiative, joint consultative committees, and civil society platforms)
• International relations (relations with third countries and international organisations, trade, domestic advisory groups, follow-up committees)
• Inter-institutional relations
• Foresight, relation with think tanks and academia, EU treaties revision

Matteo Groff

Tel: +32 2 546 8388

matteo [dot] groffeesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Assistant - Budget and Internal Matters

• Support to the Vice-President responsible for Financial and Budgetary Affairs
• Preparation of the Enlarged Presidency meetings
• Cabinet's contact person for Bureau and Plenary meetings

Layla Reiter

Tel: +32 2 546 9368

layla [dot] reitereesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Member of Cabinet

• Youth engagement (implementation of the EU Youth Test, EESC Group on Youth, EESC Youth Delegates)
• Agriculture, rural development, environment, and sustainable development ( European Green Deal, Sustainable Development Goals)
• Transport, energy, infrastructure, information society, and services of general interest

Gabriela Lind

Tel: +32 2 546 8305

gabriela [dot] lindeesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Assistant - Communication and Internal Matters

• Support to the President and Vice-President responsible for Communication
• Budgetary authorisation of meetings
• Members' working conditions

Imke Van Hooijdonk

Tel: +32 2 546 9056

imke [dot] vanhooijdonkeesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Personal Assistant to the President

• Managing President's agenda & event participation
• Coordination of briefings
• Meeting authorisation requests (Agora)
• Correspondence (Adonis)

Paola Gosio

Tel: +32 2 546 8876

+32 475 999 582

Paola [dot] Gosioeesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Social Media Adviser to the President

• Social Media (Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram)
• Website (President's webpage)
• Communication Strategy
• Visual content development & coordination

Anna Khatchatrian

Tel: +32 2 546 9531

Anna [dot] Khatchatrianeesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Assistant to the Head of Cabinet

• Assistance to the Head of Cabinet
• Correspondence
• Adonis
• HR correspondent
• Coordination with the EESC Protocol

Valentin Hillen

Tel: +32 2 546 8956

Valentin [dot] Hilleneesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Member of Cabinet

• Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship (European Pillar of Social Rights, European Year of Skills, relations with the ILO)
• Democracy and Fundamental Rights (within the EU and in enlargement countries, Defence of Democracy Package)
• Involvement of citizens, relations with Civil Society Organisations, relations with National Economic and Social Councils.

Luís Nuno Barbosa e Silva

Tel: +32 2 546 8846

Luis [dot] BarbosaESilvaeesc [dot] europa [dot] eu (email)

Member of Cabinet

• Economic & Monetary Union, Economic & Social Cohesion and relations with sectorial institutions (e.g. OECD, IMF, World Bank)
• European competitiveness, including single market, production and consumers
• Consultative commission on industrial change (CCMI)
• Gender balance and equality