Benedetta Fornaciari da Passano

Belgium, Bruxelles

Political Assistant to the Director-General at Directorate-General For Migration & Home Affairs (DG HOME)

Profession: Political Assistant to the Director-General

Industry: European Commission

About:

As a young graduate, she joined the team of the Cabinet of the HR/VP Mogherini as a trainee in 2018 where she worked the EU external policy mainly on migration and security. She joined DG HOME in the European Commission as a Interinstitutional Coordinator in January 2019, mainly dealing with relations with the European Parliament. Since May 2021, she is part of the team of the Director-General as political assistant in HOME.

languages

Italian, English, French, Spanish

Expertise:

Public Relations

Experience:

Directorate-General For Migration & Home Affairs (DG HOME)

Political Assistant to the Director-General at Directorate-General For Migration & Home Affairs (DG HOME)

May 2021 - Present • Bruxelles, Belgium

Provide policy advice and support to the Director-General according to the distribution of tasks of the DG assistants as decided by the Director- General. Coordinate the services of Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs with a view to ensuring that the objectives of the Directorate General are achieved smoothly, timely and of high quality.

Inter-institutional coordinator at Directorate-General For Migration & Home Affairs (DG HOME)

2 years 3 mth • January 2019 - April 2021 • Bruxelles, Belgium

Relations with the European Parliament, the EESC, and National Parliaments

European Commission (EC)

Bluebook trainee at European Commission (EC)

4 mth • March 2018 - July 2018 • Bruxelles, Belgium

Trainee in the Cabinet of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President Mogherini

Education:

Université Libre de Bruxelles

2016 - 2018

Political science and International Relations (Security, Peace and Conflict) Master Degree

Universidad de Granada

2014 - 2015

Erasmus + Universidad de Filosofia y Letras, Derecho y Ciencias Politicas, derecho, ciencia politica Universidad de Filosofia y Letras, Derecho y Ciencias Politicas, derecho, ciencia politica

Univesity of Perugia, Italy

2012 - 2015

Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations

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