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EUJeanMonnetNetworkintheUSAnnualCoordinationMeeting

January28thand29th,2016-Washington,D.C.

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In January 2016, United States beneficiaries of the European Commission’s Jean MonnetProgrammemetinWashingtonD.C.tosharebestpracLces,fostercooperaLonandpartnerships,andspeakwith representaLves from the Commission and from the European Union DelegaLon to theUnitedStates.ThismeeLngwaspossiblethankstotheGeQngtoKnowEuropepartnershipbetweentheDelegaLonandtheEuropeanUnionStudiesAssociaLon(EUSA).

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Jean Monnet Projects, Centers, and Modules

AVeropeningremarksfromtheEUSAChair,Dr.AlasdairYoung,themeeLngbeganwithabriefpresentaLonfromeachinsLtuLononacLviLes,accomplishments,andbestpracLcesinimplemenLngtheirvariousJeanMonnetacLviLes.

FloridaInterna3onalUniversity

Markus Thiel and ChrisLne Caly represented Florida InternaLonal University (FIU) at thecoordinaLonmeeLng.TheirprogramboastscontactpersonsthroughoutuniversiLes inFlorida,thusspreading thebenefit regionally. Florida InternaLonalUniversity ishappy tobeagatewaybetweenMiamiandtheworld,maintaininggreatrelaLonshipswithsixconsulatesinMiami.ThisensuresbestpracLces in innovaLonand research,mostnotablywhenFIUmanaged tohaveapanelonHorizon2020,ConferencesinApril.TheteamatFIUworkhardatoutreach,parLcularlywiththelocalItaliancommunity.

GeorgiaIns3tuteofTechnology

AlasdairYoungrepresentedGeorgiaInsLtuteofTechnology(GeorgiaTech)atthecoordinaLonmeeLng.GeorgiaTechishalfwaythroughtheirJeanMonnetCenterofExcellencegrantaVerendingtheir European Union Center of Excellence program in 2011. The Center has relaLonships with a

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varietyoffacultyfrombusiness,history,modernlanguages,andmanymoredepartments.TheCenteriscurrentlyexploringma\ersofTransatlanLcrelaLonsbetweentheUSandtheEU.ThishasincludedtalksatEmoryUniversity,aworkshoponTTIPtobeheldatendofApril,andaworkshoponprotecLngprivacynextyearincludingprofessorPeterSwire.GeorgiaTechhashostedambassadors,includingtheEuropean Union ambassador, His Excellency David O’Sullivan, and the French ambassador, HisExcellencyGérardAraud. The Center has hosted events on the implicaLons of the Climate Changesummit, inwhichtheFrenchconsulargeneralparLcipated.TheCenterhas foundthatcollaboraLngwithothersinthisregardhasworkedwell.Theyhaveworkedwithothercenters,relevantgroupsinAtlanta, and the World Affairs Council. Recent goals for the Center have included improveddisseminaLonthroughthewebsiteandsocialmedia,publishingpapersmoregenerallyaswellastheseriesdealingwithtriangulardiplomacy.Asofrightnow,alllectureshavebeenpostedtothewebsite.

AlasdairYoung-GeorgiaTech

StateUniversityofNewYork-Cortland

Henry Steck represented Alexandru Balas, the Jean Monnet Module Coordinator at SUNYCortland’s campus. SUNYCortlandhouses anEUAtlanLsmobility grant inpartnershipwith severalinsLtuLons. Other partnerships include an EU in Central New York project, along with Syracuse,Bingham, etc. The aim of this is to engage young scholars in teaching while researching the EU,insLtuLonalizeEUstudiesincolleges,andenhancetheknowledgeaboutEUforstudentswhostudyabroad.Thisprojectprovides interdisciplinarycoursesontheEuropeanUnion inhistory,arthistory,economics, educaLon,peace studies, sportsmanagement, andmanymoreareas.AcLviLes includeSkypesessionswithacolleaguefromRomania,anEUfilmseries,amodelEUsimulaLon,andlectures

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forstudentsattheCouncilandParliamentinBrussels.Currently,theyarediscussingandbeginningtoplanEUDay,andtheyalsohopetobeginpromoLngfacultyresearchthroughanon-campusresearchday,whichwouldencouragescholarsandstudents.

HenrySteck-SUNYCortland

StateUniversityofNewYork-Buffalo

DeborahReed-Danahay is the JeanMonnetChair at SUNYBuffalowho representedherinsLtuLon in January. SUNY-Buffalo’sEuropean studies iniLaLves coordinatewithCanada and western New York. Throughthese collaboraLons, there have beeninternaLonal conferences on Lisbon Treaty.In 2015 Deborah Reed-Danahay wanted toformanetworkoncirculaLonandEuropeanIdenLtyandstartedawholenewcurriculumin university. At SUNY Buffalo, everyfreshman must take a freshman seminar,and Deborah Reed-Danahay has developedan EU-centered one which uses digicaLonfor e-poreolios and does projects on

different topics,suchas theScoQshreferendum.Asa JeanMonnetChair, shedoesadisLnguishedlectureeachyear.Thisyear’slecturewillbeonciLzenship,belonginginEU,andissuesofmigraLon.

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DeborahReed-Danahay-SUNYBuffalo

ShewillbegivingatalkinBuffaloonmigraLon,partneringwiththesocialworkschoolontheSyrianrefugeecrisis.

UniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley

AkasemiNewsome,JeffPennington,andNogaWizanskyrepresentedUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley at themeeLng. UC Berkeley houses the InsLtute of EU studies, which itself houses nineinsLtutes including the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. The Jean Monnet Center’s focus is onpioneeringresearchofglobalEUchallengesandharnessingBerkeley’sknowledgeofEU.Thisentailsathree-pronged approachof educaLon, global trade and investment, and EUmanagement of globalchallenges.TheCenterworkstopreventEUstudiesfrombecomingoverlyspecializedbybringingindifferentdepartments.TheinsLtuLoniscurrentlyworkingonanewlycreatedemphasisontheEUindoctoral studies. Furthermore, EU Studies scholars at Berkeley are now making use of theconstrucLonofwordcloudsortagcloudsbyfindingthemostfrequentlyusedwordstocharacterizeanddescribecrisesindifferentmemberstates.OtherareasofresearchincludereconcilingTTIPandotherFreeTradeAgreements,comparingTurkeytoEUforbestpracLcesinmigraLon,andwhetherEUinsLtuLonslearnfromthepastorhaveashort-termapproach.OtheracLviLesincludeaconferenceon a be\er way forward for Ukraine, a conference on African athletes and EU migraLon, and anundergraduateresearchconferenceatClaremont’sScrippsCollege.DuringthisparLcularconference,thetoptenpapersarepublishedinajournalandsomeofthetopparLcipantsreceiveastudytourtoBrussels.

JeffreyPennington-UCBerkeley

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UniversityofDenver

FeliciaNaranjoMarLnezandSarahEdwardsrepresentedtheUniversityofDenver.TheCenterwas previously located at the University of Colorado-Boulder since 2008. The transiLon to Denverincludedanewwebsite,anew logo,newpartnerships in thecommunity,andhasprovidedseveralopportuniLestocohostorganizaLonswhoare internaLonally-minded,suchasWorldDenver,WorldAffairsCouncil,etc.TheCenterisstarLngtoworkwiththeUniversityClubandmembersareverykeentolearnaboutEurope.TheMountainWestpartnershipconLnueswithWyoming,ArizonaState,andNewMexico.TheCenteralsohasconnecLonswiththeboardoftheWorldTradeCenterandWorldDenver,aswellastheOfficeofEconomicDevelopment.ThenewCenterhasreachedoutandbuiltarelaLonshipwith theUniversity’s EUAffairs student forum.A large amountof success in a\racLngand retainingspeakers isachievedbybuildinga speakeragenda throughoutDenver so thatvisiLngspeakersarenotjustattheUniversity.OnepartnershipincludedagroupcalledInspiringMindswherelocal civic-mindedyoungmothershavemeeLngswhile their kidsare in school. This group recentlyhad a collaboraLon with the Center on the challenges and concerns of the Syrian refugee crisis.Another notable partnership is the Air Force Academy, which resulted in a conference oncybersecurityheldattheUniversityClub.Recenteventshaveincludedarenewableenergysummit,apartnershipwithOfficeofEconomicDevelopmentandInternaLonalTradetohostadelegaLonfromSpain,andsharingtalentwithintheJeanMonnetcommunitybyhosLngJeanMonnetChairMiladaVachudovafromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.

FeliciaNaranjoMarLnez-UniversityofDenver

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UniversityofIllinois

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was represented at the meeLng by MaximeLarive,SebnemOzkan,andNeilVanderMost.UniversityofIllinoishasaEuropeanUnionCenterwitha Title VI grant as well as JeanMonnet Center of Excellence and GeQng to Know Europe grants.Current focus areas include strengtheningTransatlanLc trust, TTIP, economics andfinance, and themovementofpeoplethroughmigraLon.TheCenterhastheirownMaster’sinEUstudies,whichwasoneofthefirstinthecountry.WhiletheCenterdoesnothavespecificEUfaculty,thereareover120affiliated faculty. There is an execuLve commi\ee to help with implementaLon of the Center andGraduate Assistants funded through the Title VI grant. Notable courses include courses onMediterraneanandEasternEurope,researchacLviLesonEUpoliLcsandpolicy,CommonAgriculturalPolicy,IslamandEurope,andmanyothers.AlongwiththeMAinEUstudiesthereisalsoagraduateminorandafiveyearBA/MAprogram.

MaximeLarive-UniversityofIllinois

UniversityofMiami

MelanieGoergmaier represented JeanMonnet Chair JoaquínRoy at themeeLng.Miami hasbeenawardedseveralgrants,includingagrantforanewbuilding,anewEUFellowdoingcomparaLveresearchontheUSlegislaLvesystem,andfundingforaconferenceonTTIPresulLnginapublishedbook.UniversityofMiamiaimstohavea“triangle”connecLonamongLaLnAmerica,US,andtheEU,which might be consequenLal for future trade agreements. The locaLon is ideal for this type ofconnecLon,andmanycourseshaveatriangular(AtlanLccommunity)connecLon.Theycurrentlyoffer

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internshipsfocusingonindividualizedresearchforcoursecredit.Miami’sEUstudieswebsiteishometoanextensiveporeolioofworkaswellasabibliographyofpublicaLons.

MelanieGoergmaier-UniversityofMiami

UniversityofNorthCarolina-ChapelHill

UniversityofNorthCarolinawasrepresentedby two representaLves from their Center,John Stephens and KaLe Linder, as well asJean Monnet Chair Milada Vachudova. Dr.Vachudova will be teaching four courses onEUstudiesoverthelifeLmeofthegrant.Sheis currently leading a conference for theCenter. As a Center, they are working toimprove their TransatlanLcMaster’s degree.Theyhavegrantswhichallow them tobringpracLLoners over from Europe. CooperaLngwithothercenters isalsoa largepriority.EUToday is a course taken by seniorundergraduates and TransatlanLc Master’sstudents. This is a one credit class - team

taughtbyDr.Stephens,Dr.Vachudova,andavisiLngscholar-todiscussrelevanttopicsinEUStudies.TheyarefocusedonbuildingacommunityofEUstudentsandhelpingstudentsestablishachapterof

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KaKeLinder-UNCChapelHill

EuropeanHorizons. Students have a\ended the EuropeanHorizons’ European Student ConferenceandthecenterispuQngonsevenconferencesoftheirownoverthelifeLmeofthegrant.TheyaimtoconLnue bringing different departments together, enhancing social media, and adding a virtualplaeormofacademicdocuments.

UniversityofPiJsburgh

AllysonDelnoreandSteve Lund representedthe University of Pi\sburgh at the meeLng.The European Studies Center at theUniversity of Pi\sburgh is home to thePi\sburghPapersontheEuropeanUnion,aswellasthepopularConversaLonsonEurope(CoE). CoE is a series of policy-orientedvideoconferences on different wickedproblems,suchastherecentoneonclimatec h a n ge a n d s u s t a i n a b i l i t y. T h e s evideoconferences bring in experts, streamthem for people to a\end the sessionremotely, record the talks, and add them toYouTube. The Center is currentlyworking toredesign a course in the EU cerLficateprogramandhasnearlyreceivedapprovalfor

anewcerLficateinTransatlanLcStudies.Theyareworkingtocreatestudyguidesatthecollegelevel,fromwhichstudentscouldanswerquesLonsforextracredit.ThesecanbeapplicabletoK-12students(specifically 9-12). Yearly endeavors include the Graduate Student Conference on the EU,undergraduatemodelEU,andhighschoolmodelEU.TheESC isbeginningtobrandtheEUcourseswithpracLcalapplicaLonforstudentsseekingtoacquireskillsforthejobmarket.TheK-12offeringshavegreatly increasedattheUniversityofPi\sburgh.This includesanupcomingfully fundedstudytourtoBrusselsinJuneforK-12teachersandfacultyfromcommunitycollegesandminorityservinginsLtuLons.TheCenterisalsoworkingtocreateanewPhDinEuropeanCulturalStudies.

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AllysonDelnoreandSteveLund-UniversityofPiMsburgh

UniversityofWashington

James Caporaso representedUniversity ofWashington,whichwas one of the first EuropeanUnionCentersofExcellence.TheCenteriscurrentlyinthemidstofwelcomingnewfacultyandstaff.EnrollmentforEUstudiescourseshasdeclinedsincethestartofthefinancialcrisis.However,coursesconLnuetobeoffered,studentsconLnuetotakethem,andgraduatestudentshaveaskedformore.UniversityofWashingtonhosts theWestCoastUndergraduateModelEU inFebruary.Thisyear thetopicswillincludeTTIPandtherefugeecrisis.Thereisalsoagreatopportunityforgraduatestudentswith theGraduateStudentWorkshop.This takesplace in late springandbrings inPhDstudents towork for twodaysanddiscuss theirdissertaLons. Facultyandothergraduate students criLque thework.Therearealsoresearchgrantsforstudentstodosummerresearch.TheheadoftheTaiwanesenaLonalJeanMonnetNetworkfromNaLonalUniversityofTaiwancamethroughthissemesterwithideasaboutthingstodoincooperaLonwiththeUniversityofWashington.

JamesCaporaso-UniversityofWashington

UniversityofWisconsin-Madison

Nils Ringe and Elizabeth Covington represented the University of Wisconsin-Madison. TheUniversity is home to a Title VI NaLonal Resource Center and a Center for German and EuropeanStudies.With respect to the JeanMonnet Programme,Madison has found success in the form ofChair, Center, Project, andModule grants.Areasof specialty include studiesof legislaLvenetworksinsideEuropeanParliament,preliminarynetworksoflanguagemulLlingualism,thepoliLcaleconomyoftheEuropeanUnion,andcomparaLveregionalintegraLonfocusingontheEU.Recently,theCenterhashosted Joseph Jupille,GeorgeRoss,andCharlesWyplosz.RegardingopportuniLes for students,

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the Center helps to coordinate teams to send to Model EUs throughout the naLon, sponsors achapter of the European Horizons think tank, and provides graduate support in the form of fullyfunded Research Assistantships. The Center has found success in coordinaLng with otherdepartmentsthroughouttheuniversityaswellasinthecommunity.Recentexamplesofpartnershipsinclude the African Studies program in an event onmigraLon, the American Council on GermanyCenter, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, and the Madison Commi\ee on ForeignRelaLons.

ElizabethCovington-UWMadison

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Feedback

WewouldliketoeveryonewhogaveusfeedbackonthemeeLng.HereisasummaryofsomeofthemoreperLnentpointsfromthefeedbackwereceived:

• Withaweightedaverageof3.25outof5,“materialsprovided”wasratedthemostfavorableaspectofthemeeLng.WewouldliketothankalloftheCenters,theCommission,andtheDelegaLonforbringingrelevantmaterialtodistribute.

• At 2.50 out of 5, “Lme of year” was the most unfavorable aspect of the meeLng. We will beworkingwiththeNetworkoverthecourseoftheyeartoassesswaystoalleviatethisconcern.

• Having representaLves fromBrussels consistentlyappeared in thecommentsasoneof themostposiLveandcrucialpartsofthemeeLng.Thus,weintendtoworkwiththeDelegaLontoconLnuethistradiLon.

• Alunch-to-lunchmeeLngwasgenerallypreferredtoaproposedone-daymeeLng.• Basedonthefeedback,infuturemeeLngswehopetoprovidemoreLmefornetworking.

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Acknowledgements

Wewouldliketothankeveryonewhoa\endedthemeeLngaswellaseveryonewithinthenetworkwhoconLnuestostrivetoexpandthestudyofEuropeintheUnitedStates.WewouldespeciallyliketoacknowledgeourappreciaLontoHisExcellencyDavidO’SullivanfortakingtheLmetospeakwithourcolleagues.EUSAwouldalso liketoextendaspecialthankyoutoeveryonewhoa\endedfromtheDelegaLonof theEuropeanUnion to theUnitedStates, theEducaLon,AudiovisualandCultureExecuLve Agency of the European Commission, the European External AcLon Service, and thePartnershipUnitoftheEuropeanCommissionServiceforForeignPolicyInstruments.WithoutsupportfromtheErasmus+ProgrammeandourgenerousGeQngtoKnowEuropeGrant,thismeeLngwouldnothavebeenpossible.

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�EU Jean Monnet Network in the US - Institutional Partners

Boston University

Daniela CarusoJean Monnet Chair, Professor

danielac@bu.edu

Florida International University

Christine CalyAssociate Director of the Miami-Florida European Union

Center of Excellence calyc@fiu.edu

Markus Thiel Director of the Miami-Florida European Union Center of

Excellence thielm@fiu.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology

Alasdair YoungDirector of the Center for European and Transatlantic

Studies, Professoralasdair.young@gatech.edu

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

John McCormickJean Monnet Chair, Director of Graduate Studies

jmccormi@iupui.edu

SUNY Cortland

Alexandru BalasJean Monnet Module Coordinator, Director of James M.

Clark Center for International Educationalexandru.balas@cortland.edu

Henry SteckProfessor

henry.Steck@cortland.edu

SUNY Buffalo

Deborah Reed-DanahayJean Monnet Chair, Professor

der5@buffalo.edu

Temple University

Mark PollackJean Monnet Chair, Professor

mark.pollack@temple.edu

University of California - Berkeley

Akasemi Nzinga NewsomeAssociate Director of the EU Center for Excellence, UC

Berkeleyakasemi@berkeley.edu

Jeff PenningtonExecutive Director of the Institute of Slavic, East European,

and Eurasian Studies, UC Berkeleyjpennington@berkeley.edu

Noga WizanskyAssistant Director of the EU Center for Excellence, UC

Berkeleynwizansk@berkeley.edu

University of California - San Diego

Christina SchneiderJean Monnet Chair, Associate Professor

christina.j.schneider@gmail.com

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University of Denver

Sarah EdwardsAdministrative Director of the Colorado European Union

Center of Excellencesarah.edwards@du.edu

Rachel EpsteinCo-Academic Director of the Colorado European Union

Center of Excellencerepstein@du.edu

Felicia Naranjo MartinezExecutive Director of the Colorado European Union Center

of Excellencefelicia.martinez@du.edu

Martin RhodesCo-Academic Director of the Colorado European Union

Center of Excellencemartin.rhodes@du.edu

University of Florida

Amie KreppelJean Monnet Chair, Director of the Jean Monnet Center of

Excellence at the University of Floridakreppel@ufl.edu

University of Illinois

Zsuzsa GilleJean Monnet Module Coordinator, Associate Professor

gille@illinois.edu

Maxime LariveAssociate Director and Director of Graduate Studies of the

European Union Centermlarive@illinois.edu

Neil Vander MostCoordinator of Academic Programs of the European Union

Centervanderm1@illinois.edu

Sebnem OzkanOutreach Coordinator of the European Union Center

asozkan@illinois.edu

Kim RiceOffice Manager of the European Union Center

kimrice@illinois.edu

Anna Westerstahl StenportDirector of the European Union Center

aws@illinois.edu

University of Miami

Melanie GoergmaierPhD. Student and Teaching and Research Assistant of the

European Union Centerm.goergmaier@miami.edu

Joaquín RoyJean Monnet Chair and Director of the European Union

Centerjroy@miami.edu

University of New Mexico

Lucio LanucaraJean Monnet Module Coordinator, Adjunct Professor

llanucara@unm.edu

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Katie LinderExecutive Director of the Center for European Studies

klindner@email.unc.edu

John StephensDirector of the Center for European Studies

jdsteph@unc.edu

Milada VachudovaJean Monnet Chair of the Associate Professor

vachudov@email.unc.edu

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University of Pittsburgh

Kathleen AyersOutreach Coordinator of the European Studies Center

kma69@pitt.edu

Kate BowersoxAssistant Director for External Affairs of the European

Studies Centerkal68@pitt.edu

Allyson DelnoreAssociate Director of the European Studies Center

adelnore@pitt.edu

Ronald LindenDirector of the European Studies Center

linden@pitt.edu

Stephen LundAssistant Director of the European Studies Center

slund@pitt.edu

Tricia McGoughPublications Designer & Communications Assistant of the

European Studies Centertmcgough@pitt.edu

Lizz SchellinAdministrative Assistant of the European Studies Center

eds35@pitt.edu

University of Washington - Seattle

Andrea BrocatoManaging Director of the European Union Center

abrocato@uw.edu

James CaporasoJean Monnet Chair, Professor, Director of the European

Union Centercaporaso@uw.edu

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Elizabeth CovingtonExecutive Director of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence

and Jean Monnet Module Coordinatoreecovington@wisc.edu

Nils RingeJean Monnet Chair, Associate Professor, and Director of

Jean Monnet Center of Excellenceringe@wisc.edu

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�EU Jean Monnet Network in the US - EU Institutional Contacts

Delegation of the European Union to the United States

James BarbourSpokesperson and Head of Press and Public Diplomacy

Sectionjames.BARBOUR@eeas.europa.eu

Martin CaudronSenior Communications Officer

martin.CAUDRON@eeas.europa.eu

Lisette FelixProgram Officer

lisette.FELIX@eeas.europa.eu

Helen HendersonFinancial Program Officer

helen.HENDERSON@eeas.europa.eu

Timothy RiveraProgram Officer

timothy.RIVERA@eeas.europa.eu

Yasmina SioudDeputy Head of Press and Public Diplomacy Section

yasmina.SIOUD@eeas.europa.eu

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

Alexandra Campos-BrayProject Adviser – Jean Monnet

alexandra.CAMPOS-BRAY@ec.europa.eu

Milvia van Rij-BrizziHead of Department Erasmus+ and EU Aid Volunteers

milvia.VAN-RIJ-BRIZZI@ec.europa.eu

European External Action Service

Luis Pereira da CostaU.S. & Canada Division

luis.PEREIRA-DA-COSTA@eeas.europa.eu

European Commission Service for Foreign Policy Instruments - Partnership Unit

Cesar Valor ArceHead of Contracts and Finance

Cesar.VALOR-ARCE@ec.europa.eu

Pietro de MatteisProgramme Manager

pietro.DE-MATTEIS@ec.europa.eu

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