Team
Jordi Harrison
Secretary-General
Chiara Malagodi
Deputy Secretary-General
Chiara Malagodi
Deputy Secretary-General
- detached to CoR President's cabinet
+32 (0) 2 282 22 43
IT, EN, FR, ES
Francesco Carteri
Political adviser
Francesco Carteri
Political adviser
- detached to CoR President's cabinet
+32 (0) 2 282 20 48
IT, EN, FR
Julien De Ridder
Political adviser
Julien De Ridder
Political adviser
- Management of HR and budgetary resources
- Committee of the Regions' Bureau
- Commission for Financial and Administrative Affairs (CFAA)
+32 (0) 2 282 23 09
FR, EN, IT
Maria Freitas
Political adviser
Maria Freitas
Political adviser
- Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC)
- Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) and Neighbourhood South
- Working Group on Relations with Turkey
+32 (0) 2 282 21 78
PT, EN, FR, DE, ES
Nicolas Lété
Political adviser
Nicolas Lété
Political adviser
- Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER)
+32 (0) 2 282 25 40
FR, EN, ES
Bastian Meić
Political adviser
Bastian Meić
Political adviser
- Commission For Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX)
- Joint Consultative Committees North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
- Conference of the Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP)
+32 (0) 2 282 22 55
DE, EN, HR, NL, FR
Katrin Mikolaiczyk
Political adviser
Katrin Mikolaiczyk
Political adviser
- Commission for Economic Policy (ECON)
- Working Group Defence
+32 (0)2 282 24 06
DE, PL, EN, FR, ES
David Rinaldi
Political adviser
David Rinaldi
Political adviser
- Commission for Natural Resources (NAT)
- Policy coordination with the PES family
+ 32 (0) 2 282 20 19
IT – EN – FR - ES
Justus Schönlau
Political adviser
Justus Schönlau
Political adviser
- Commission for the Environment, Climate change and Energy
- Working Group Green Deal going local
- Committee of the regions' Conference of Presidents
- Contact Group UK
+32 (0)2 282 22 27
DE, EN, IT, FR
Sophie Haas
Political assistant
Sophie Haas
Political assistant
- Commissions SEDEC, COTER, CIVEX, ECON
+3222822479
DE, EN
Euléane Omez
Political assistant
Euléane Omez
Political assistant
- Commissions ENVE, NAT
- support for IT, administrative and financial matters
+32 2 282 2450
FR, EN, DE
Klara Avsec
Campaigns and digital communication officer
Klara Avsec
Campaigns and digital communication officer
32 (0) 2 282 25 74
EN-SL
Isabella Galimi
Communications and press officer
Isabella Galimi
Communications and press officer
+ 32 (0) 2 282 22 29
IT, EN, FR
Vanessa Paget
Communications and press officer
Vanessa Paget
Communications and press officer
- Coordination of YEPs and EU councilors
+32 (0) 2 282 22 63
FR, EN, ES, IT
Contact us
Traineeship
Traineeships
Are you interested in gaining your first work experience with us? Here are the opportunities available to you:
Paid traineeships
Every year, the European Committee of the Regions offers a limited number of university graduates a five-month paid traineeship:
- from 16 February to 15 July (spring session)
- from 16 September to 15 February (autumn session)
Please note that applications have to be made through the Committee’s website. You will find more information and the online application form on the European Committee of the Regions Website.
Please remember to specify the PES Group in your application. You will have the possibility to do so in the "Preference" section of the online form.
Short-term study visits
Students who have obtained at least a Bachelor’s degree have the opportunity to undertake a short-term study visit.
In order to apply for a short-term study visit, please contact the PES Group Secretariat.
Whom to contact
Visit us
Group of the Party of European Socialists in the European Committee of the Regions
Rue Belliard 101
1040 Brussels
Belgium
1040 Brussels
Belgium
+32 (0) 2 282 22 23
+32 (0) 496 499 217
pes-group@cor.europa.eu
If you are interested in knowing more about our political work at the European Committee of the Regions and learning about the role of cities and regions in shaping the European Union, you can book a visit through the European Committee of the Regions website and specify your interest in the PES Group in the application form.
50.840402, 4.377606
