Experts & Staff – ECFR Sofia
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Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships (SPSM)
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics; conflict and crisis resolution; religious terrorism and extremism
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Central and south-east Europe in the EU, China in central, eastern, and south-east Europe, EU politics and EU conditionality
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Programme Assistant, Wider Europe
Areas of expertise
EU external relations, EU’s eastern neighborhood, Russia and Balkans
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Head of Sofia office
Areas of expertise
EU foreign policy, Bulgaria in the EU, Western Balkans
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Deputy Director
Areas of expertise
EU foreign policy; Western Balkans and Black Sea regions; transatlantic relations; regional studies; energy
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Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
European energy and climate policies, energy transitions, social acceptance of low-carbon technologies, energy citizenship