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Management Board

The Management Board is the EUAA's planning and monitoring authority. It is composed of representatives of the EU Member States, the European Commission and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Executive Director, Ms. Nina Gregori, has been appointed by the Management Board, and is in charge of the day-to-day management of the agency.

Chairperson of the Management Board: Ms. Evelina GUDZINSKAITĖ

Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board: Mr. Marios KALEAS

 

 
Country/
Organisation 
Member
Alternate Member
Declarations of absence of conflict of Interest
Austria

Austria

Ministry of the Interior   
Eva-Maria SCHAEFFNER
Ministry of the Interior   
Belgium

Belgium

Office of the Commissioner General
for Refugees and Stateless Persons
Office of the Commissioner General
for Refugees and Stateless Persons

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

State Agency for Refugees
with the Council of Ministers
State Agency for Refugees
with the Council of Ministers

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Croatia

Croatia

Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Cyprus

Cyprus

Andreas GEORGIADES
Ministry of the Interior
Natasa ANDREOU 
Ministry of the Interior

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Estonia

Estonia

 
 
Development Department
Police and Border Guard

[ANNEX 2]

Finland

Finland

 
Ilkka HAAHTELA
Finnish Immigration Service 
Finnish Immigration Service

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

France

France

Ministry of the Interior

Julien BOUCHER
Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OPFRA)

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Germany

Germany

Ulrike HORNUNG
Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community

Michael GRIESBECK 
Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Greece

Greece

Marios KALEAS 
Asylum Service
Ministry for Migration and Asylum 

Anastasios MANTAGARIS
Reception and Identification Service
Ministry for Migration and Asylum 

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

 

Hungary

Hungary

Sándor GÖMBÖS
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing

Diána IGLAI-BALASSA 
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Ireland

Ireland

Richard DIXON
Director of Immigration Service Delivery

Maeve-Anne KENNY
Civil Justice, Policy, Migration

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Italy

Italy

Fabrizio GALLO
National Asylum Commission 

Daniela DIAMANTI
National Asylum Commission

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Latvia

Latvia

Vilmārs MANGALIS
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs

Līga VIJUPE  
Ministry of the Interior

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Lithuania

Lithuania

Evelina GUDZINSKAITĖ
Migration Department
Ministry of the Interior

Lucija VOIŠNIS 
Ministry of the Interior

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Danitza GREFFRATH 
Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs

James RIZZO
Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Malta

Malta

Diandra BUTTIGIEG 
Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality

Malcolm CUTAJAR
International Protection Agency 

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2] 

Netherlands

The Netherlands

Rhodia MAAS
Immigration and Naturalisation Service
Ministry of Justice and Security

Christine NIJKAMP
Immigration and Naturalisation Service
Ministry of Justice and Security

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Poland

Poland

Arkadiusz SZYMAŃSKI
Office for Foreigners 

Andrzej KARPIAK
Office for Foreigners

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Portugal

Portugal

Jose MOREIRA 
Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum

Elisa ALVES
Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Romania

Romania

Liviu BUTE
General Inspectorate for Immigration Ministry of Internal Affairs 

Eleodor PÎRVU
General Inspectorate for Immigration Ministry of Internal Affairs 

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Slovakia

Slovakia

Ľudovít BIRO
Ministry of the Interior

Iveta ZRAKOVA
Ministry of the Interior

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Slovenia

Slovenia

Nataša POTOČNIK
Migration Office
Ministry of the Interior

Nataša TOMC
Migration Office
Ministry of the Interior

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Spain

Spain

Juan José ÁLVAREZ GALÁN
Asylum Office  
Ministry of the Interior 

María José BURDALO
Ministry of the Interior 

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Sweden

Sweden

Maria MINDHAMMAR
Ministry of Justice

Alexandra WILTON WAHREN
Ministry of Justice 

[ANNEX1]
[ANNEX 2

European Commission

European
Commission

Beate GMINDER 
Directorate-General
Migration and Home Affairs

Johannes LUCHNER
Directorate-General
Migration and Home Affairs

[ANNEX1]
[ANNEX2] 

European Commission

European
Commission

Michael SHOTTER
Directorate-General
Migration and Home Affairs 

Esther POZO VERA
Directorate-General
Migration and Home Affairs

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

EUAA

EUAA

Nina GREGORI
Executive Director 

-

[ANNEX]

Management Board Observers and Representatives

Country/
Organisation
Observer/Representative Alternate Observer/Representative

Declarations
of Interest

Denmark

Denmark

Henrik ANKERSTJERNE
Ministry of Immigration and Integration 

Henrik THOMASSEN 
Danish Immigration Service
Ministry for Immigration and Integration  

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Iceland

Iceland

Kristin VÖLUNDARDOTTIR
Ministry of Justice

Iris KRISTINSDOTTIR
Ministry of Justice

[ANNEX1]   

[ANNEX2]

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

Mario KONZETT
Migration and Passport Office

Julia WALCH
Migration and Passport Office 

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Norway

Norway

Frode FORFANG
The Norwegian Directorate for Immigration

Stefan MO
The Norwegian Directorate for Immigration

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

Switzerland

Switzerland

Claudio MARTELLI 
State Secretariat for Migration

Vincenzo MASCIOLI 
State Secretariat for Migration

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]

UNHCR

Gonzalo VARGAS LLOSA
UNHCR Bureau for Europe

Sophie MAGENNIS
UNHCR Bureau for Europe

[ANNEX 1]
[ANNEX 2]