“Upon completing my master’s in public policy at Erasmus, I joined the European Commission as a Blue Book Trainee in March 2020. After my traineeship I enrolled in the Junior Professionals Program which gave me the chance to work across different DGs on sustainable policies, before returning as Policy Officer in DG CLIMA. As such, I experienced the multifaceted and leading work that institution engages in ranging from developing ambitious guidance for national energy and climate plans to climate diplomacy in both the bilateral and multilateral spheres. 

In recent times, increasingly more emphasis is placed on the European Green Deal as the leading vision to further develop climate policies and inspire other countries. This leadership role has a direct impact on my daily work, whereby I am participating in international negotiations directly related to COP 27 outcomes in Egypt, as well as the implementation of the low carbon measures in Member States Recovery and Resilient Plans. 

In my short time at the Commission, I have seen an institution that it is willing to take a leading role and address European and global challenges in an undeterred manner. This in combination with colleagues from all over EU, with their unique cultures, backgrounds, experiences, languages create an environment that I can only be proud to be part of representing.”