24 Apr
The quest for Strategic Interdependence: What does Brazil think?
This event will delve into EU-Brazil long-standing partnership and the views of Brazil and Brazilians on international relations and foreign policy debates
Experts & Staff
José Juan Timermans
Office Assistant
Languages
Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese
Biography
José Juan Timermans is the Madrid office assistant at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to joining ECFR, he worked as an intern at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Ibero-America and the Caribbean.
Timermans holds a BA in law and international relations from the Loyola University of Seville and has been on academic exchanges in Rio de Janeiro and Bologna. An active youth advocate, in 2022 he was elected co-president of the Mediterranean Youth Council (MYC). Moreover, he is currently a member of the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) Youth Panel, and he is president of the Young European Federalists, Andalusia, and the Consejo de la Juventud de Andalucía. José Juan has also been advisor to the Charter on Youth and Democracy of the European Union.