EEAS Press Team

Editorial team

Team Members

Anitta Hipper

Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Anitta Hipper portrait, EU Spokesperson.

Phone: +32 2 298 56 91

Mobile: +32 460 76 14 21

Email: anitta.hipper@ec.europa.eu

X: @ExtSpoxEU

Leading media work and communication on: 

  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Transatlantic relations (US, Canada)
  • Europe (non-EU)
  • Western Balkans and Turkey
  • Asia Pacific
  • Global Strategy
  • External aspects of migration
  • Disinformation
  • G7, OSCE
  • Security policy and conflict prevention
  • EEAS as a service

Anouar EL ANOUNI

Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Anouar-El-Anouni-SPP

Phone number:  +32 2 291 35 80

Mobile number:+32 460 79 54 06

Email: Anouar.EL-ANOUNI@ec.europa.eu

X: @AnouarEUspox

  • Middle East, North Africa, Gulf
  • Iran and JcPoA/nuclear
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • EU Defence
  • CSDP missions and operations
  • NATO 
  • Human rights
  • Global issues
  • Multilateral 
  • UN
  • G20

Xavier Cifre Quatresols

Press Officer for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Xavier Cifre Quatresols

Office: BERL 03/323

Tel: +32 (0)2 29 73582

Mobile: +32 (0)460 75 51 56

Email: xavier.cifre-quatresols@ec.europa.eu

In charge of press work and coordination of public messaging/LTTs in following areas:

  • External aspects of migration
  • CSDP in general, missions and operations, relations with NATO
  • Security policy and conflict prevention (including Counter-Terrorism)
  • Global Strategy
  • Human rights
  • Multilateral issues (relations with the UN)

Daniel Puglisi

Press Officer for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management/Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Daniel Puglisi

Office: BERL 04/321

Tel: +32 (0)2 29 69140

Mobile: +32 (0)460 767374

Email: daniel.puglisi@ec.europa.eu

In charge of press work and coordination of public messaging / LTTs in following areas:

  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Humanitarian affairs and Crisis Management

Eirini ZARKADOULA

Press Officer for Neighbourhood and Enlargement/Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Official Portrait of Eirini Zarkadoula

Office: BERL 03/323

Tel: +32 2 295 70 65

Email: Eirini.ZARKADOULA@ec.europa.eu

In charge of press work and coordination of public messaging / LTTs in following areas:

  • Western Balkans
  • Turkey
  • CSDP: missions and operations in region
  • Neighbourhood policy and Enlargement process

Jennifer Sánchez Da Silva

Press Officer for International partnerships/Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Jennifer Sanchez Da Silva

Office: BERL 03/323

Tel: +32 (0) 229 58316

Email: Jennifer.Sanchez-Da-Silva@ec.europa.eu

In charge of press work and coordination of public messaging / LTTs in following areas:

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • CSDP: missions and operations in the region
  • African Union
  • International partnerships
  • G20

Pedro Fonseca Moniz

Press Officer for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Pedro Fonseca Moniz

Office: BERL 03/323

Tel: +32 (0)2 291 38 76

Mobile: +32 (0)460 76 14 96

Email: pedro.fonseca-moniz@ec.europa.eu

In charge of press work and coordination of public messaging/LTTs in following areas:

  • Transatlantic relations (US, Canada)
  • Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia
  • Western Europe (non-EU)
  • Hybrid threats and disinformation
  • Multilateral: G7, OSCE

Gioia Franchellucci

Press Officer for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Portrait of Gioia Franchellucci

Tel: +32 229-68041

Email: Gioia.FRANCHELLUCCI@ec.europa.eu

In charge of media work and coordination of public messaging / LTTs in following areas:

  • Middle East and North Africa (including Iran/JCPoA, MEPP) 
  • CSDP: missions and operations in region
  • EEAS and FPI (as service)

Aitana Sanchez

Press Assistant
Aitana Sanchez

Office: BERL 03/323

Tel:  +32 229-97083

Email: Aitana.SANCHEZ@ec.europa.eu

Coordination point for planning/press agendas and interview requests.

Luca Dilda

Press Assistant
Luca Dilda

Office: BERL 03/328

Tel: +32 229-52153

Email: Luca.DILDA@ec.europa.eu

Coordination point for planning/press agendas.