Antonis Kastrissianakis

Background :
Graduated in philosophy, politics, economics, Worcester College, Oxford and law, Law School of Athens. Certificate of Advanced European Studies, College of Europe, Bruges.
Professional Experiences :

• 04.2000 > 05.2001
  DG/Unit : REGIO "Regional Policy Interventions in Italy"
  Job title : Head of Unit
  Functions and duties : Finalisation of CSF for the Mezzogiorno, Negotiation and Management of 12 Obj. 1 operational programmes, Negotation of 14 Obj. 2 single programming documents, Closure of "Weight of the past"
  
• 10. 1999 > 03. 2000
  DG/Unit : Task Force for Administrative Reform
  Job title : Member of the TFAR
  Functions and duties : responsible for planning and programming and allocation of resources (Activity Based Management, Annual Policy Strategy and SPP function)
  
• 1997 > 1999
  DG/Unit : REGIO "Coordination of Community Initiatives and Innovative Actions, Urban Affairs
  Job title : Head of Unit
  Functions and duties : Preparation of new policy framework for Community Initiatives and Innovative Actions; Input to revision of Structural Funds regulations (Agenda 2000); Commission Communication "Framework for Action for Sustainable Urban Development"; organisation of "Urban Forum"; Urban Policies Inter-Services Group; Community Initiative on trans-European co-operation for balanced development (INTERREG); Management of urban pilot projects.
  
• 1996 > 1997
  DG/Unit : DEVELOPMENT "Human and Social Development, Gender and Development"
  Job title : Head of Unit
  Functions and duties : Design and negotiation of new policy framework leading to Council Resolution "Human and Social Development (HSD) and EU Development Cooperation"; Fight against Poverty; empowerment, good governance and civil society; employment and productivity; health; education and training; HSD and macroeconomic policy; sectoral development programmes. Design of Sectoral Development Programme approach: launch of programme preparation for education in Tanzania and Ethiopia. Design and Launch of EU drugs control initiative in the Caribbean; participation in high level EC World Bank policy group.
  
• 1993 > 1995
  DG/Unit : Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs "ESF Policy Coordination and Information"
  Job title : Head of Unit
  Functions and duties : Initial drafts of Community Initiative "Employment" and "Adapt". ESF policy priorities and assessment of Member States proposals. Input to White Papers on Growth, Competitiveness and Employment and on Social Policy. Preparation for membership of Austria, Finland and Sweden. Community Initiative "Peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland". Post-Essen Guidelines on employment and the Structural Funds. Secretariat of ESF Committee. Completion on mental health reform programme in Greece. ESF Information and communications policy and actions.
  
• 1990 > 1993
  DG/Unit : Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs "ESF operations in Ireland, Portugal and Greece; coordination of ESF in Objective 1 regions"
  Job title : Head of Unit
  Functions and duties : Negotiation and management of some 80 education, training and job support programmes (including mental health reform in Greece). Technical assistance to national authorities (in particular Portugal and Greece). Launch of new actions to improve education and training systems and public administration in Portugal and Greece. Evaluation of Structural Funds contribution to human resource development in Obj. 1 regions. ESF reform: design, negotiation of new regulation. Preparation of 2nd generation plans and programmes in Portugal, Ireland and Greece.
  
• 1989 > 1990
  DG/Unit : Cabinet of Commissioner Bruce Millan
  Job title : Member of Cabinet
  Functions and duties : Implementation of new Structural Funds framework in Greece and Portugal. Integrated Mediterranean Programmes. Agriculture , Fisheries, Rural Development. EMU. European Social Fund.
  
• 1986 > 1988
  DG/Unit : Regional Policy "Regional Development Programme (RDPs)"
  Job title : Unit member
  Functions and duties : RDP for Greece. Coordination of DG XVI activities with DG IV and DG II. Secretariat of Regional Policy Committee. Preparation of EC membership and RDD of Portugal. Elaboration of programme approach to ERDF financing.