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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

 Elisabeth WENGER-DONIG 
Ministry of the Interior   
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
Development Department

Police and Border Guard

[ANNEX 1]

[ANNEX 2]
Finland

Finland
Ilkka HAAHTELA

Finnish Immigration Service 
Finnish Immigration Service

[ANNEX 1]

[ANNEX 2]
France

France

 Vacant

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 

Vacant

[ANNEX 1]





 
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

Johan VAN DER BRUGGEN

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

Octavio RIVERA ATIENZA

Ministry of Home Affairs



Elena OLIVARES BERLANGA

Ministry of Home Affairs

[ANNEX 1]

[ANNEX 2]
Sweden

Sweden

Annika GOTTBERG

Ministry of Justice

Alexandra WILTON WAHREN

Ministry of Justice 

[ANNEX 1]

[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



Jean-Nicolas BEUZE

UNHCR Bureau for Europe

Sophie MAGENNIS

UNHCR Bureau for Europe

[ANNEX 1]

[ANNEX 2]

 

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