“I first crossed the door of a European Commission building back in 2005, as a visiting young economic policy expert from Greece. EU economic policies have been in the centre of my professional activities, and over time, working for the EU has become one of my central professional targets. I passed the EPSO competition in 2018 and now I work as an economic analyst in DG ECFIN. My main responsibility is the economic surveillance of Member-States and in particular their macroeconomic and budgetary performance and compliance with the commonly agreed rules.

Working for the European Commission is demanding but also a unique experience. It is not only the friendly and empowering work environment but also the fact that you interact and work with a diversified crowd of very competent professionals on a daily basis. It is above all the inspiration from being part of an institution that materialises the vision of peace and prosperity in Europe. It is also the motivation from working in the interest of more than 400 million people and the challenge of making the life of all of us a little bit better through our work.”

“Since 2021, I’ve worked as an economic analyst/modeller at the Fiscal Policy Analysis unit of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the scientific service of the European Commission. I lead the development and usage of models to analyse consumption taxes (incl. ‘green’ ones). My team provides scientific evidence to support Commission policies like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the Review of the Energy Taxation Directive or the European Semester, the macroeconomic surveillance framework of member states, during which latest cycle, we assessed the measures supporting households against the 2022 inflation shock.

I joined the Commission in 2012 and studied the impact on jobs and the environment of global value chains, productivity, and the digital economy. I have provided scientific background for Commission official policy documents in Corporate Taxation, International Trade and Internal Market, Productivity, Energy or Emissions. I often represent the JRC in groups and task forces of the Commission, G20 and UN.

Before joining the Commission, I was a visiting researcher at Tilburg University (the Netherlands). When doing a European PhD in Economics, I worked for the Andalusian Regional Statistical Institute and the Spanish Trade and Economic Office (Embassy of Spain in Chile). I lectured Quantitative Methods for more than ten years at Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, Spain), where I am Associate Professor on special leave to serve the Union.”

“I have been an official for the past year and a half, but I have been at the Court of Justice, first as a trainee then a temporary agent, since 2017 (with a break to continue my legal training). I trained as a translator, which I followed up with a law diploma – a requirement for lawyer linguists at the Court of Justice – before coming to Court as a trainee with the English language translation unit.

My working languages are French, German, Italian, Spanish and Greek – one of the aspects of working for the EU that I appreciate the most is how multilingualism is an integral part of everything we do, so my languages are put to practical use on a daily basis!”

“I have been working as a lawyer-linguist for the Spanish translation unit of the Court of Justice of the European Union since 2017. My main tasks include translating and revising translations of documents of the Court of Justice (judgments, orders, opinions...). Furthermore, I analyse and summarise references for a preliminary ruling submitted by Spanish courts.

My job allows me to combine my two areas of specialisation, i.e. the law and languages. In addition to working in a multilingual environment, carrying out my tasks autonomously and learning new languages, I consider it a privilege to translate the case law of the Court of Justice into my mother tongue and to be in close contact with developments and changes in European Union law.”

Sorin began his career in the private sector, working in the statutory audit and insurance industry in Paris. He then moved to the public sector and joined the European Commission in 2008, working in the Common Audit Service of the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. During his time in the Commission, he held various positions, including ex-post auditor, team leader of Quality Control, and Head of Sector for Back Office and Audits. His responsibilities included ex post audit, internal control, finance and budget management.

In 2026, Sorin joined the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) as Deputy Head of Unit in the Corporate Services unit. In this role, he supports the Head of Unit in ensuring sound financial and IT management of EPSO, including coordinating audits, risk management, and internal control.

“Trabalhar como jurista-linguista no Tribunal de Justiça permite ter um conhecimento profundo da jurisprudência da União num alargado domínio de áreas do Direito, como por exemplo Direito da Concorrência, do Ambiente, Penal ou Fiscal. Também permite ter uma perspetiva dos sistemas jurídicos e da legislação nacional dos Estados-Membros. É um trabalho enriquecedor e desafiante, que exige um bom conhecimento de diferentes línguas da União. Por outro lado, os juristas-linguistas estão também envolvidos em vários projetos, como por exemplo no âmbito da terminologia, das ferramentas informáticas de tradução, prestando ainda apoio aos outros serviços do Tribunal de Justiça.”

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“Working as a lawyer-linguist in the ECJ allows you to have a broad knowledge of European case-law in a wide range of subjects, including competition, environmental, criminal or tax law. It also gives you an overview of the Member States legal systems and national legislations. It is a fulfilling and challenging job, which requires a good command of several EU languages. Lawyer linguists are also involved in a number of other projects, for example in the field of terminology, software tools and support to other Units and services of the Court.”

“I work at DG Finance, where I have the responsibility to directly assist Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) with their financial and social entitlements. I believe this experience harnesses strong professionalism, agility and a good team spirit thanks to the direct contact we have with the MEPs, their assistants and various administrative units. My job has proven to be very versatile and this is another reason why I appreciate it this much. As a financial officer I've learned that the challenges I face on a daily basis extend beyond figures and purely finance-specific topics, and require a wide range of soft skills, as well. This is often reflected for example in the high level of measurably positive feedback we get in relation to tasks, such as organizing and conducting tailor-made info-sessions for MEPs. I experienced the diversity and complexity of my work as very enriching, which made me grow and develop the right competencies in order to deliver efficient and straightforward assistance in the field of finance, in full compliance with the applicable legal framework.”

Anna Mitelman joined the ‘EPSO family’ in January 2023, as Head of the European School of Administration (EuSA).

Anna has 10 years of experience managing Learning and Development (L&D) as Head of Unit for Human Resources (HR) in the European Committee of the Regions, where apart from L&D and talent management she was also responsible for many other HR fields such as Rights & Obligations, Medical and social service, traineeships and more.

She is committed to lifelong learning herself and is convinced that organisations that understand this and invest in L&D will always be one step ahead. Her vision for the School is to make sure that EuSA is, and always remains, a centre of innovation and excellence.

Anna lives with her husband and two teenage sons in Brussels.

“Ik ben Ingrid en werk al meer dan 20 jaar als jurist-linguïst bij het Hof van Justitie. Ervaren collega’s leerden mij de kneepjes van het vak. Dankzij hen kon ik al snel zelfstandig vertalen. Tegenwoordig ondersteun ik nieuwe collega’s door kwaliteitscontrole te verrichten. Het werk schenkt me nog steeds bijzonder veel voldoening.

Of ik nu vertaal of controleer, het blijft boeiend om steeds met zeer verschillende juridische, veelal actuele, onderwerpen bezig te zijn: asielproblematiek, grote kartelzaken, bescherming bedreigde diersoorten, om er maar enkele te noemen. Ook al woon ik nu in Luxemburg, via de zaken bij het Hof ben ik steeds in zekere zin betrokken bij de grote maatschappelijke problemen in de verschillende lidstaten, dus ook in Nederland.

Voor de vrije tijd buiten het werk is Luxemburg een heerlijk land om in te wonen, vooral ook voor natuurliefhebbers: er zijn ontelbare wandelroutes door prachtige landschappen en je hoeft er nooit ver voor te reizen.”