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Networking and Lobbying Seen from the Recipients Side: Commission, Council, Parliament

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Leiterin, Referat Durchsetzung und Verfahrensreform, GD Wettbewerb, Europäische Kommission, Brüssel
Member, European Parliament, Brussels
Member, European Parliament, Brussels
Former Head, EU-Office of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Brussels Chair

Mag. Barbara BRANDTNER

Leiterin, Referat Durchsetzung und Verfahrensreform, GD Wettbewerb, Europäische Kommission, Brüssel

 Studied Law at the University of Vienna, the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) and the University of Michigan Law School (LLM 1992).
1993-1995 Associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, Brussels
since 1996 European Commission at the Legal Service
2002-2004 Member of the Cabinet of the Hon. Chris Patten, European Commissioner for External Relations
2004-2008 Member, then Deputy Head of Cabinet of Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition
since 2008 Head of Unit "Enforcement and Procedural Reform" in DG Competition (COMP.H.4)

Valdis DOMBROVSKIS

Member, European Parliament, Brussels

1991-1993 Laboratory assistant at the University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics
1993-1995 Laboratory assistant at the University of Latvia, Chair of Semiconductor Physics
1995-1996 Laboratory assistant at the University of Mainz (Germany), Institute of Physics
1997 Researcher at the University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics Engineering
1997-1998 Laboratory assistant at the University of Maryland (USA), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
1998-1999 Macroeconomic analysis expert at the Bank of Latvia, Monetary Policy Department
1999-2001 Senior economist at the Bank of Latvia, Monetary Policy Department
2001-2002 Chief economist at the Bank of Latvia, Monetary Policy Department
2002 Elected as a Member of Saeima (Parliament) from the political party Jaunais laiks (New Era)
2002-2004 Minister of Finance of the Republic of Latvia
2004 Member of Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia, Jaunais laiks (New Era) political group
2004-2006 Member of the Control Committee of Nordic Investment Bank
Adviser to the Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
since 2004 Member of the European Parliament, Head of Latvian delegation in EPP-ED group

Mag. Barbara SCHENNACH

Former Head, EU-Office of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Brussels

1998 Eintritt in das EU-Traineeprogramm der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Wirtschaftspolitische Abteilung, Abt. für Integrations-
  und Handelspolitik
2000 Entsendung an das EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich in Brüssel
2002 Leitung, EU-Büro des Österreichischen Sparkassenverbandes, Brüssel
2003 Stellvertretende Leiterin, EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
seit 2005 Leiterin, EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich