Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information Surname(s) / First name(s) Address(es) Apostolova, Nataliya 37, Gamaet El Dowal El Arabeya, El Fouad Office Bldg, Mohandessin, Cairo, Egypt Telephone(s) 0020 2 37494680 (Ext. 217) Mobile: 0020 122 0700 703 E-mail Nationality Nataliya.Apostolova@eeas.europa.eu Bulgarian Date of birth 23 June 1964 Gender Female Work experience Dates From 16.07.2010 presently Deputy Head of Delegation, EU Delegation in Cairo, Egypt Management position, number of staff overseen 114 people, 35 expats( officials, TAs and CAs), 79 local staff, 1,5 M Euros P& Info budget, one hierarchical level above(hod), 2 levels below(hos, head of sectors), around 30 peers in other delegations. Assisting the HoD to coordinate, manage and control all the delegation s activities related political, operations and administrative work. Managing and maintaining good working relations with the Egyptian authorities and vis-à-vis EU member states diplomatic missions in Cairo. Assist the HoD in the day-to-day management of the Delegation. Steering the political section in it s responsibility for political reporting to Brussels headquarters and liaising with the Egyptian government on issues including macroeconomic and financial affairs, labour and employment, Egypt's foreign, development and defence policies as well as issues related to justice and home affairs. Chairing monthly Political Councilor s meetings at EU Delegation headquarters and assisting the HoD in Heads of Mission meetings. Manage the daily functioning of the Delegation and its staff including maintenance of building and residences, including liaising with appropriate authorities in the European Commission and Egypt on all protocol and administrative matters related to EU officials. Dates From 16.10.2008 - until 15.07.2010 Negotiator/Chapter desk on Transport and Trans-European networks, DG ELARG, C2, Serbian team
Dates Chef de file of accession negotiations for transport policy(chapter 14) and Trans-European networks (chapter 21) with Croatia and Turkey( preparation of Draft Common Positions (DCPs), interservice consultation, finalisation, adoption and presentation of the DCPs in the Council Enlargement Group); Monitoring implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) with the potential candidate countries in transport and TEN-T, chairing Sub-Committees meetings; Drafting chapters 14 and 21 of the regular report for candidate countries and of the progress report for potential candidate countries; Preparation of Commission Opinions on applications for membership (Montenegro); Responsible for interservice consultations from other DGs related to chapters 14 and 21, drafting answers to chapter-specific questions from Member States in various Council groups and from the European Parliament, including external correspondence, briefings and presentations related to the chapters; Assistance to candidate countries under IPA components(feed-back and monitoring of the transport/energy concerning projects, analysis of projects' progress), donor coordination, contracts with IFIs (transport and energy sectors); Chef de file of the Danube co-operation process and Danube Strategy European Commission, Directorate General on Enlargement, Rue de la Loi 100, B-1049, Brussels From 01.05.2004 until16.10.2008 Counselor in the Bulgarian Permanent representation to the EC- Brussels, Belgium Adviser to the Permanent Representative to the EU on issues related to transport, Tran European networks, information society. Management position- head of section, 4 diplomats, 2 administrative assistants, one hierarchical level above(ambassador, permanent representative), 9 peers in the permanent representation Presenting Bulgaria s sectoral position in different Council formats Analysis and preparation of draft materials for Councils agenda; Participation in the programming and negotiations of the Operational Programme for transport 2007-2013 for Bulgaria (follow up and monitoring of the project implementation); Representative in the TEN-T Financial Committees on the definition of priority axes; Alternate to the Bulgarian representative in the Advisory board of European maritime safety agency (EMSA); Mr. Peter Mutafchiev-Minister of transport of the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia, 9 Diakon Ignatii Street Dates From 16.04.2002 until 01.05.2004 Head European integration and int l relations Directorate, Ministry of transport and communications-bulgaria Chairperson of Working group No 9 Transport policy in the negotiations between Bulgaria- EC
Management position- director of 3 units(international relations, EU integration and Protocol), 37 persons, 2 hierarchical levels above(minister and deputy minister), 2 levels below(head of unit, head of sectors), 10 peers in the ministry, budget _ Chair of inter institutional group dealing with enlargement policy in transport; Harmonization of Bulgarian transport law with the EU aquis in the framework of WG Transport policy Participation in the process of inter-institutional approval at national level of the Operational Programme on Transport of Bulgaria; Monitoring and supervision of projects in the field of transport, financed under the Communication Strategy for the preparation of Bulgaria to its accession to the EU(state budget); Responsible for the tendering and contracting procedures for projects managed by the Directorate; Control and quality assurance of Procurement Notices, Tender Dossiers and Contracts; Responsible for the sound financial management of the projects managed by the Directorate; Permanent representative of Bulgaria in the Committee of deputies sessions of European conference of the ministers of transport (ECMT) - Paris, France Managing directorate of 3 units (EU integration, International relations and Protocol- 33p. staff)- distribution of responsibilities, files, correspondence, authorizing materials, organization of the directorate's work, evaluation chart Mr. Nikolay Vassilev -Minister of transport and communications of the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia, 9 Diakon Ignatii Street Dates From 24.12.1997 until 25.12.1998 First secretary in the Bulgarian representation to the UN Office in Geneva and the other international organizations, Switzerland Participation in WTO Working groups on trade policy, trade in services (telecoms, financial and banking services), tariff and non-tariff measures in trade, trade related aspects of the intellectual property rights (copyright and trade marks) Mr. Valentin Vassilev- Minister of economic relations and tourism, Sofia, Alexander Batemberg street, 12 Dates From 01.07.1996 until 23.12.1997 Deputy Director Multilateral trade negotiations, Ministry of economy Participation in shaping out of the Bulgarian multilateral state policy, trade negotiations in services and intellectual property rights in the framework of WTO accession, preparation of legal analysis, notification procedures and inter services coordination. Mr. Valentin Vassilev- Minister of economic relations and tourism, Sofia, Alexander Batemberg street, 12 Dates From 01.03.1994 until 30.06.1996 State expert in Ministry of economy, Directorate State participation in trade entities Co-ordination of the privatization process of the Bulgarian state owned trade companies under ministry of economy and monitoring of the state shares in the privatized entities.
Mr. Valentin Vassilev- Minister of economic relations and tourism, Sofia, Alexander Batemberg street, 12 Dates From 01.02.1992 until 31.10.1993 Prosecutor in the National inquiry service to the Ministry of justice Pre-court stage in the penal procedure Education and training Dates 1983-1988 Title of qualification awarded Master Degree in Law Thesis: Intellectual property rights and copyright Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Level in national or international classification Kliment Ohridski State University, Faculty in Law, Sofia, Bulgaria University education Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Bulgarian Other language(s) English, German, Russian, French Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 French B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 German B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 Russian C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 (*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Social skills and competences Computer skills and competences Communicative, good team worker Window, Words, Excel, Internet Driving license Driving license type B