Bjoern Seibert
Bjoern Seibert | |
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Björn Seibert | |
| Head of Cabinet for the President of the European Commission | |
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| Born | Germany |
| Nationality | German |
Bjoern Seibert is the current Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Commission for Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.[1]
Seibert coordinated the EU's International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War with the United States, with his role being described as "key" by a European diplomat.[1]
Early life
Seibert studied political science in the United States.[2]
Career
He served for six years on the Policy Planning and Advisory Staff of the German Defence Minister under von der Leyen.[3]
European Commission
In 2020, Seibert and von der Leyen were criticized for creating a large backlog of high-level and senior position vacancies at the Commission due to their insistence on having personal control over the appointments. Over 70 director, director general or deputy director general jobs were unfilled as well as over 80 mid-level positions. Over 21% of senior positions across departments were vacant in mid-October according to Politico.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pop, Valentina; Fleming, Sam; Politi, James (6 April 2022). "Weaponisation of finance: how the west unleashed 'shock and awe' on Russia". Financial Times.
- ↑ "Bio". scholar.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ↑ Peeperkorn, Marc (2022-05-04). "Björn Seibert, de sanctieman van Brussel, is de juiste man op de juiste plek". de Volkskrant (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ↑ "'Berlaymont bottleneck' as senior EU vacancies stack up". POLITICO. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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