"I am Frédéric and I 've been working for the EU institutions since 1998. I used to be in charge of accessibility for people with reduced mobility at the OIB (the European Commission's office for infrastructure and logistics) for many years.

I am currently working at the Diversity and Inclusion Office at the DG Human Resources and Security (EU Commission) as a policy officer specialising in disability and mainstreaming accessibility initiatives across learning and development, outreach and communication.

The handicap is an advantage here! I present it in a joyful way. I do not give the impression of dragging all the misery of the world behind me. And because I have a dog, it helps, it is the mascot."

I joined the European Commission after seven years in a trade union federation, where I organised conferences and worked in administrative support. I started in the Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition; where I was first a case secretary in merger procedures and after six months, I became the secretary to the Director of the Mergers department.

I am currently an assistant for both the Mergers and Antitrust sections of the Directorate-General for Competition. I coordinate administrative tasks, organise events and network with over 500 colleagues in a workplace that is very dynamic and challenging, but also very human and fun!