Category: Career Update

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Annual Meeting with the Military Diplomatic Corps

It’s good to have friends 🤝

The Annual Meeting with the Military Diplomatic Corps strengthened partnerships among defence institutions of the Republic of Moldova and foreign partners on bilateral level and within international organisations. During this meeting I was informed together with fellow representatives of the latest on the regional security, national defence reform, transformation of the National Army and contribution of the Republic of Moldova in providing international peace and security.

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is testing the resilience of the country and of Europe. We need to integrate a whole of society approach to resilience by building interoperability and fostering mutually supportive relationships and partnerships. Glad to see the strong support of partners to Moldova to build resilience and to support national efforts in the future.

Thank you to the MoD of the Republic of Moldova for organising this meeting at such a critical time.

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EU Delegation to Moldova

I am deeply honored to have been appointed as an AttachĂ© at the European External Action Service for the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova.

Over the past months the Ukraine Crisis has put the security Moldova in the spotlight. Amid increasing conflict spillover, serious concerns are raised on Moldova’s resilience, in particular in the face of hybrid and cyber attacks, mass migration, energy security and the “frozen conflict” in Transnistria. These vulnerabilities represent a further challenge to peace and security in the region.

Having previously worked at NATO on NATO-EU relations, scenario development and civil-military resilience, I am glad to provide my expertise on security & defense at the Delegation’s Political, Press and Information (PPI) Section by analysing, monitoring and reporting on the overall situation and developments in Moldova, including at regional level and in political relations with the EU and Member States.

Looking forward to the next period.

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NATO SHAPE 2022

Good bye, NATO!

Today was my last day at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). I am proud of my work at the Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Plans and Operations Branch J9 which will contribute to strengthening the #resilience of our Alliance.

The high quality people truly make NATO SHAPE a strong Strategic Command which prepares for, plans and conducts military operations in order to meet Alliance political objectives.

I look forward to my next chapter

NATO SHAPE 2022
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CMX 2023

Glad to have taken part in today’s Main Planning Conference for the annual Crisis Management Exercise (CMX) at NATO HQ. The exercise is designed to practice Alliance crisis management procedures at the strategic political level and will involve civilian and military staffs in allied capitals, at NATO Headquarters, and in both Strategic Commands.

Through enhanced training and exercising, NATO Allies will strengthen our shared awareness, resilience and preparedness which improve the effectiveness of our crisis response system.

NATO HQ 2022
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EU Job Fair 2022

It was a pleasure to represent today CYIS and speak at a public sector panel at this year’s EU Job Fair on my advice to youth in this domain and the future of work. I was delighted to further engage with early young professionals as a recruiter to share our many opportunities at the Centre.

Thank you to the European Commission Trainees’​ Committee for the kind invitation and bringing together a diverse group of public sector professionals.

European Commission 2022
European Commission 2022
European Commission 2022
European Commission 2022
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European Year of the Youth (EYY) 2022

I am glad to have discussed at this week’s EYY policy dialogue with Commissioner Didier Reynders the Right to Repair #R2R.

I engaged with Commissioner Reynders & NGO leaders on:
👉 The requirement to have products designed for repair
👉 Enable opportunities for consumers and repairs to lower the threshold of repairing devices
👉 The need to protect the environment and local communities from avoidable waste and excessive mining of raw materials
👉 The need for stronger regulations for consumer and repairer rights.

We look forward to developing together with NGO leaders concrete proposals in our Open Letter on the Right to Repair.

European Commission 2022
European Commission 2022
EYY2022 Policy Dialogue
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The Completed Puzzle: Creating CYIS

No good idea becomes a reality in an instant and the Centre for Youth and International Studies, an idea which has been in development for the last decade, was no exception to this rule.

Ever since I can remember I have always dreamed of changing the world for the better.

However, while my motivation was ever-present; there were many hurdles I had to overcome to materialise this dream. ↓