Experts & Staff – ECFR Sofia

Iliyana Kondareva

Office Assistant, ECFR Sofia

Vladimir Shopov

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

Maria Simeonova

Programme Coordinator, ECFR Sofia & Wider Europe programme

Vessela Tcherneva

Deputy Director
Head, ECFR Sofia

Areas of expertise

EU foreign policy; Western Balkans and Black Sea regions; transatlantic relations; regional studies; energy

Mariya Trifonova

Visiting Fellow

Areas of expertise

European energy and climate policies, energy transitions, social acceptance of low-carbon technologies, energy citizenship