Stéphanie Riso (born 27 February 1976) is a senior French budget official of the European Union.

at 2024 Annual European Union Budget Conference

Life

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She studyied international economics and finance, and worked at CPR Bank. In May 2000, she joined the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission ("DG EcoFin") .[1]

From September 2007 to February 2010, she was a member of the cabinet of the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Joaquín Almunia . From February 2010 to September 2011, she was deputy chief of staff of Olli Rehn . From September 2011 to April 2015, she was head of the "fiscal policies and surveillance" unit. From May 2015 to October 2016, she was head of the “multi-annual financial framework” unit.[citation needed]

She was Michel Barnier's principal advisor for negotiating Brexit, from October 2016 to December 2019.[2]

From December 2019 to February 2023, she was deputy head of cabinet in the office of the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.[1]

In 2017, she was ranked by Politico among the twenty " women who shape Brussels ".[2] In 2023, she was ranked by the same media fifth in the list of "top 40 influencers" in Brussels .[3]

She was then tasked by the latter with conducting negotiations between the European Union and Switzerland relating to the establishment of a new institutional framework agreement, until the Swiss Federal Council put an end to them on 26 May 2021 .[4]

On 16 February 2023, the European Commission appointed her Director-General of the Budget Directorate [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directrice générale du budget de la Commission européenne (DG BUDG)". LesBiographies.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ a b "Stéphanie Riso". POLITICO. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  3. ^ "Stéphanie Riso". POLITICO. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  4. ^ "La Suisse tourne le dos à l'accord-cadre avec l'UE". Le Point (in French). 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  5. ^ "Daily News 01 / 02 / 2023 COLLEGE MEETING: The European Commission appoints a new Director-General for its Directorate-General for Budget". European Commission - European Commission. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2024-10-14.