Ambassador Irena Andrassy

Born on 7 January 1974 in Zagreb, Croatia

Professional experience:

• From August 2019 – Permanent Representative of Croatia to the European Union
• 2018-2019 – European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Principal Adviser for the International Dimension of DG EAC’s policies and programmes
• 2014-2018 – European Commission, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Neven Mimica, International Cooperation and Development
• 2013-2014 – European Commission, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Neven Mimica, Consumer Policy
• 2011-2013 – Representative of Croatia in COREPER I (Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union)
• 2010-2011 – Member of the Negotiating Team for Croatia’s Accession to the EU – Negotiator for all legal matters in the EU accession process and Lead Coordinator of the EU Accession Treaty preparations
• 2005-2011 – Chief Legal Adviser to the Chief Negotiator and the Negotiating Team for Croatia’s Accession to the EU; Member of several Working Groups for the preparation of chapter negotiations; Member of the High-Level Working Group for the preparation of amendments to the Croatian Constitution to take account of Croatia’s EU accession; Senior Diplomat at the Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, Office of the Chief Negotiator
• 2001-2005 – Attaché, Third Secretary and Second Secretary, Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the European Communities, Brussels
• 1999-2001 – Junior Diplomat, Department for European Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
• 1999 – Government of the Republic of Croatia, Office for European Integration Education and training:

• Master of Science (MSc) in European Studies, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London
• Bachelor Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
• One-year professional diplomatic studies (Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia); state and counsellor exams; strategic leadership and management programmes and coursesLanguages:

•   English
•   German, French
•   Italian, Russian