STUDIES:
Maser of Science: Agriculture policies; Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen – Montpellier – France  (1986)
DSPU (Diplôme de Spécialisation Post Universitaire) Agriculture policies and management; Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen – Montpellier – France (1985)
Agriculture Engineer: Aristotelian University/ Agriculture; Thessaloniki- Greece (1983)

WORK EXPERIENCE: 
Since June 1988: European Commission. 
From March 2013: Head of Unit DG AGRI G1 ‘Rural Development Spain and Portugal’ 
July 2009 to March 2013: Deputy Head of Unit DG AGRI F1 ‘Rural Development Spain and Portugal’ 
July 2007 to July 2009: Deputy Head of Unit: DG AGRI L3 “Microeconomic analyses of EU agricultural holdings” 
May 2006 to December 2006: Acting Head of Unit: DG AGRI L1 “Agriculture policy analysis” 
July 2001- July 2007: Head of “research” sector in DG Agriculture and Rural Development (Unit: DG AGRI L1 “Agriculture policy analysis”) 
December 1992 – July 2001: DG “Financial Control”: Principal administrator, control of CAP measures 
June 1988 to November 1992: DG Research, Scientific officer, Non food demonstration Projects. 
September 1987- February 1988: Trainee in the European Commission, DG Agriculture 
January 1987- July 1987: researcher, “Institut Agronomique Mediteranéen” ( Montpellier – France)

OTHER ACTIVITIES 
Academic, Academia Georgofili, Italy
President (2009-2013) and vice president (since 2013) of the Association of Epirotes in Belgium