EU International Trade Contacts

— last modified 06 August 2009

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERALS

Trade DG

The Trade DG helps to conduct the EU’s external trade policy. The DG’s agenda includes negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, ensuring that the rules it agrees to are actually applied and working closely with the WTO and other multilateral institutions.

Spokesperson for Trade:

Peter Power

Tel: +32 2 296 1777

GSM: +32 498 980 348

E-mail: peter.power@ec.europa.eu

Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO)

The European Union is one of worlds main humanitarian aid donors. ECHO is the service of the European Commission responsible for this activity.

Spokesperson for Development and Humanitarian Aid:

John Clancy

Tel: +32 2 295 3773

GSM: + 32 498 953 773

E-mail: john.clancy@ec.europa.eu

External Relations DG RELEX

The External Relations DG RELEX contributes to an effective and coherent external policy of the EU and enables the union to assert its identity on the international scene. The DG is responsible for the Commission’s relations with international organisations, such as the United Nations and the Council of Europe, as well as the Commission’s participation in the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). It also administers the more than 120 Commission delegations in third countries.

Spokesperson for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy:

Christiane Hohmann

Tel: +32 2 299 1196

GSM: +32 498 991 196

E-mail: christiane.hohmann@ec.europa.eu

The Commissioners and their Spokespersons

Louis Michel is Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid. His motto: ‘It is not the impossible which gives cause for despair, but the failure to achieve the possible’.

Spokesperson for Development and Humanitarian Aid:

John Clancy

Tel: +32 2 295 3773

GSM: + 32 498 953 773

E-mail: john.clancy@ec.europa.eu

Catherine Ashton is Commissioner for Trade. She is responsible for EUs external trade policy. Her job involves negotiating EU trade policy on behalf of the 27 member states.

Spokesperson for Trade:

Peter Power

Tel: +32 2 296 1777

GSM: +32 498 980 348

E-mail: peter.power@ec.europa.eu

Benita Ferrero-Waldner is Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy. She represents the EU towards third countries and fosters cooperation and dialogue with EUs partners. Through the European Neighbourhood Policy she aims at building a particularly strong partnership with EUs neighbours to the east and around the Mediterranean.

Spokesperson for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy:

Christiane Hohmann

Tel: +32 2 299 1196

GSM: +32 498 991 196

E-mail: christiane.hohmann@ec.europa.eu

European Parliament and EP Committees Press Contacts

Foreign Affairs (AFET)

Press officer:

Thomas DUDRAP

Brussels: 32 2 28 44524 / 32 498 98 32 84

Strasbourg: 33 388 174 005

foreign-press@europarl.europa.eu

Committee on International Trade (INTA)

Press officer:

Thomas DUDRAP

Brussels: 32 2 28 44524 / 32 498 98 32 84

Strasbourg: 33 388 174 005

E-mail: inta-press@europarl.europa.eu

Council of the European Union and Press Contacts

Presidency of the Council

General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC)

The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) holds separate meetings on General Affairs and on External Relations respectively. It meets once a month. Meetings bring together the Foreign Ministers of member states. Ministers responsible for European Affairs, Defence, Development or Trade also participate depending on the items on agenda.

Press Officer for General Affairs and External Relations; Economic and Financial Affairs; Development Cooperation

François HEAD

Tel: +32 2 281 60 83

GSM: +32 475 95 38 07

E-mail: francois.head@consilium.europa.eu

Press Officer for Security and Defence Policy

Stavros PETROPOULOS

Tel: +32 2 281 83 48

GSM: +32 475 75 38 81

E-mail: stavros.petropoulos@consilium.europa.eu

European Parliament Committees: International Trade

Chair: Vital Moreira (S&D, Portugal)