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The European Year of Skills happens in your country! It is shaped and managed by National Coordinators. They bring together all actors for a joint action in achieving better skilled people. 

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European Year of Skills National Coordinators

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CountryMs/MrFirst nameSecond nameFunctionOrganisationEmail
Austria MrGeorgKonetzkyDirector General Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Wirtschaftgeorg.konetzky@bmaw.gv.at
BelgiumMrWillem De Klerck Regional Coordinator for FlandersDepartment of Work and Social Economywillem.deklerck@vlaanderen.be
 MrGuibert Debroux Regional Coordinator for Wallonia and the French-speaking communityForemguibert.debroux@forem.be 
 MrFrédéric RomanoRegional Coordinator for the Brussels Capital RegionBruxelles Formationf.romano@bruxellesformation.brussels 
BulgariaMsNataliaEfremovaDeputy Minister of Labour and Social PolicyMinistry of Labour and Social PolicyAssistant.Efremova@mlsp.government.bg
CroatiaMrIvanVidišState SecretaryMinistry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social PolicyIvan.Vidis@mrosp.hr
CyprusMrYiannis MourouzidesDirector GeneralHuman Resource Development Authority (HRDA)directorgeneral@hrdauth.org.cy
CzechiaMsJanaMala Department of Labour Market Integration - Ministry of Labour and Social Affair jana.mala2@mpsv.cz
DenmarkMrCarstenSandersDirectorInternational Department in the Ministry of Employmentcsa@bm.dk
EstoniaMrMargus HaidakHead of Higher Education, Vocational Education and Training Policy and Lifelong Learning DepartmentEstonian Ministry of Education and Researchmargus.haidak@hm.ee
FinlandMsTeeaOjaChief SpecialistMinistry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland, Employment and Well-Functioning Markets Departmentteea.oja@gov.fi
 MsUlla-JillKarlssonSenior Ministerial AdviserMinistry of Education and Culture
General Upper Secondary Education and Vocational Education and Training Department
ulla-jill.karlsson@gov.fi
FranceMrGillesGateauDirector General Association for the Employment of Managersgilles.gateau@apec.fr
 MsMarianne de BrunhoffGeneral Administrator for Social MinistriesGeneral Secretariat of the Ministries responsible for Social Affairsmarianne.debrunhoff@sg.social.gouv.fr
GermanyMrPeterThieleHead of DivisionDivision 315 - Continuing Vocational Training; European Vocational Education and
Training Area
Peter.Thiele@bmbf.bund.de
 MrFabianLangenbruchDeputy Head of DepartmentDepartment l "Skills, Vocational Training and Securing a Skilled Labour Force"
fabian.langenbruch@bmas.bund.de
GreeceMrSpirosProtopsaltisGovernor of the Board of Directors at DYPA Federal Ministry of Work and Social Affairssprotops@dypa.gov.gr
HungaryMrBalázs Hankó State secretary for Innovation and Higher EducationMinistry of Culture and Innovationbalazs.hanko@kim.gov.hu
IrelandMsEmmaKinsellaAssistant Principal —Skills Policy and Enterprise Engagement UnitDepartment of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and ScienceEmma_Kinsella@dfheris.gov.ie
 MrJohnMcGeownHead of Digital SkillsDepartment of Further and Higher EducationJohn_McGeown@dfheris.gov.ie
ItalyMrSanto DarkoGrilloDirector GeneralNational Institute for Public Policy Analysisdirezione@inapp.org
d.grillo@inapp.org
LatviaMsDitaTraidasDirectorState Education Development Agencydita.traidas@viaa.gov.lv
 MsDacePurinaSenior Expert, Department of Vocational Training and Adult LearningMinistry of Education and Sciencedace.purina@izm.gov.lv
LithuaniaMsAgnėKudarauskienėVice-Minister Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuaniaagne.kudarauskiene@smsm.lt
LuxemburgMsVéroniqueSchaberDirectrice Adjointe de la Formation Professionnelle Ministe de l'Education nationale, de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse veronique.schaber@men.lu
 MrClaudeTremontConseillerMinistre du Travail, de l'Emploi et de l'Economie sociale et solidaireclaude.tremont@mt.etat.lu
MaltaMsRuthDeBrincatSenior DirectorNational Skills Councilruth.debrincat.2@gov.mt
 MrClaytonCutajarDirectorNational Skills Councilclayton.a.cutajar@gov.mt
NetherlandsMsAnnemiek WortmanHead of Career and Development UnitMinistry of Social Affairs and EmploymentAWortman@minszw.nl
 MrDanielRodenburg   drodenburg@minszw.nl
PolandMsEwaFlaszyńskaDirector of the Labour Market DepartmentMinistry of Family, Labour and Social PolicyEwa.Flaszynska@mrips.gov.pl
PortugalMrDomingosLopesChairman Board of Directors of the Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, I.P (IEFP)domingos.lopes@iefp.pt 
RomaniaMrsAnaRădulescu Senior AdvisorDirectorate for Employment Policies, Skills and Professional Mobilityana.radulescu@mmuncii.gov.ro 
SlovakiaMrSlavomírPartilaState SecretaryMinistry of Education, Science, Research and Sportkancelaria.st@minedu.sk
SloveniaMsZvonka  Pangerc PahernikHead of Promotion and Information UnitSlovenian Institute for Adult Learning zvonka.pangerc@acs.si
SpainMsAlba Consolación RodríguezGeneral Technical SecretaryMinistry of Labour and Social Economycrodrigueza@mites.gob.es 
 MsMaría AntoniaAgudoDeputy DG for Institutional Relations and Juridical Assistance Spanish Public Service for Employmentmaria-antonia.agudo@sepe.es
SwedenMsPaulaStarbäckInvestigatorNational Agency for Higher Vocational Education (MYH)

paula.starback@myh.se

IcelandMrsHulda AnnaArnljótsdóttirSenior Advisor Ministry of Social Affairs and the Labour Marketshulda.anna.arnljotsdottir@frn.is
Liechtenstein      
NorwayMsMargretheMarstrøm SvensrudHead of DepartmentDepartment of Working Life and Skills - Ministry of Education and Researchmargrethe.svensrud@hkdir.no
SwitzerlandDrBorisZürcherHead of the Labour DirectorateFederal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAERboris.zuercher@seco.admin.ch
 DrDoritGriga

Senior Manager International Relations

Federal Department of Economic Affairs,
Education and Research

dorit.griga@seco.admin.ch

AlbaniaMsOltaManjaniDeputy Minister of Finance and EconomyMinistry of Finance and EconomyOlta.Manjani@financa.gov.al
SerbiaMsDankaČančarevićAdvisorDepartment for International Cooperation, European Integrations and Projects, Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairsdanka.cancarevic@minrzs.gov.rs
Türkiye MrEvrenAltayDirector GeneralTurkish Employment Agencyevren.altay@iskur.gov.tr 
UkraineMrYuriiBalaniuk Chairman National Agency of Ukraine of Qualificationsnqa@nqa.gov.ua
GeorgiaMrsNinoVeltauriHead of StateEmployment Support Agency (SESA)nino.velta@gmail.com
MoldovaMsAnnaGherganovaChief of the Employment Policy and Migration of Labour Force DivisionMinistry of Labour and Social Protection

anna.gherganova@social.gov.md

MontenegroMsMilijanaVukotic JelušićState SecretaryMinistry of Education of Montenegromilijana.jelusic@mp.edu.me
North MacedoniaMsNatashaDimeskaSpecial Advisor within the Cabinet of the Minister for Labour and Social PolicyMinistry for Labour and Social Policynatasa.dimeska@mtsp.gov.mk