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European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Network

Governing Board

The Commission will ensure the functioning of the ECCC until this new EU body can operate autonomously

 Governing Board provides strategic orientation and oversees ECCC activities. Its key functions are:

  • To provide strategic orientations and oversee the Centre’s activities
  • To adopt the work programme, annual budget, consolidated annual activity report
  • To adopt the financial rules, the anti-fraud strategy, rules for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest, communication policy
  • To set up working groups within the Community 
  • To appoint the Executive Director and the Accounting Officer
  • To appoint the members of the Strategic Advisory Group 

Members

Country  Last name First name Declaration of confidentiality, interests and conflicts of interest Function Member / Alternate / Permanent Observer
Austria Wilhelmer Hanna Link Leading Policy and Legal Officer, Austrian National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity Member
Belgium Stassart Ellen Link Head of the National Coordination Centre of Belgium (NCC-BE), Centre for Cyber Security Belgium (CCB) Member
Belgium Breure  Caroline  Link Expertise Program Manager & Project Manager, Centre for Cyber Security Belgium (CCB) Alternate
Bulgaria Stoynov Mihail Link Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Electronic Governance Member
Bulgaria Kirkov Peter Link Director of the “Network and Information Security” Directorate, Ministry of Electronic Governance Alternate
Croatia Puljiz Hrvoje Link Director, Croatian Academic and Research Network – CARNET  Member
Croatia Pivčević Marin Ante Link Cybersecurity coordinator, Central State Office for the Development of Digital Society Alternate
Cyprus Michaelides George Link Commissioner of Communications Member
Cyprus Polys Peratikos Link Team Leader of the National Coordination Centre (NCC-CY) Alternate
Cyprus Antoniadis Antonis  Link Director of the Office of the Commissioner of Communications Permanent Observer
Cyprus Zafeiriades Diamandis Link Chief Officer - Digital Security Authority Permanent Observer
Czech Republic Fendrych Luboš  Link   Member
Czech Republic Chvátalová Nikola Link   Alternate
Denmark Andreasen Mangulad Nadja Link Project Lead at the Agency for Digital Governance Member
Denmark Mandal Bastholm Lene Link Policy Officer at the Danish Business Authority Alternate
Estonia Tee Kaido Link   Member
Estonia Tankler Lauri Link Head of R&D Coordination, RIA Alternate
Finland Hokkanen Emma Link Senior Specialist, Safety and Security Unit Data, Safety and Security Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications Member
Finland Rantaniemi Aleksi  Link Senior Specialist at Finnish National Cybersecurity Center Alternate
France Kirchner Florent Link Head of the French National Cybersecurity Strategy Member
France Hermann Geoffroy  Link Deputy Head of Industry & Technology Division, ANSSI Alternate
Germany Caspers Thomas  Link Head of Division Technical Centres of Excellence, BSI Member
Germany Rappe Dörte  Link Head of Section Technology and Research Strategy, BSI Alternate
Greece Kosmopoulos Athanasios Link Data Protection Officer / Ministry of Digital Governance Member
Greece Patsourakis Emmanouil Link Dep. Head of the Strategic Planning Department at National Cybersecurity Authority of Greece Alternate
Hungary Krisztián Hári Link Senior Consultant of Governmental Agency For IT Development (KIFÜ) Member 
Hungary Duna Erika Link Senior expert of Electronic Information Security at National Infocommunications Service Company Limited Alternate
Iceland Gunnarsson Dadi Link Senior Adviser at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Member
Iceland Kjartansdóttir Elin Sif Link Senior Adviser at the Ministry o Higher Education, Science and Innovation Alternate
Ireland Browne Richard Link   Member
Ireland Caffrey James Link Head of Capacity Building, National Cyber Security Centre Alternate
Italy Nicoletti Luca Link Head of the Industrial, technology, research and educational programmes Unit, ACN Member
Italy Lotti Liviana Link Head of the Industrial, research and IT innovation programmes Division – Industrial, technology, research and educational programmes Unit, ACN Alternate
Italy Coletta Ludovica Link NCC Division – Industrial, technology, research and educational programmes Unit, ACN Permanent Observer
Latvia Potapovs Mihails Link Head of the European Union Cybersecurity Affairs Section, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia Representative
Latvia Vitkaua Linda Link Senior Expert of the European Union of Cybersecurity Affairs Section, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia Alternate
Lithuania Sunelaitiene Inga Link Head of the Cybersecurity and Information Technology Policy Group, Ministry of National Defence Member
Lithuania Pipiriené Ausra Link Cybersecurity and IT Policy Group Counsellor, Ministry of National Defence  
Luxembourg Steichen  Pascal  Link   Chair
Luxembourg Thill  François  Link Director Cybersecurity, Ministry of Economy Alternate
Malta Bonello Katia Link Project Manager - National Cyber Security Coordination Centre Information Security and Governance Department Malta Information Technology Agency  Member
Malta Bonanno Martina Link Associate Analyst - National Cyber Security Coordination Centre Information Security and Governance Department Malta Information Technology Agency  Alternate
Netherlands Lucassen Martijn Link Manager Digital Economy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Member
Netherlands Fadime Keçe Link Senior Policy advisor Cybersecurity Knowledge & Innovation, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Alternate
Norway Mandt Øivind Link Head of Section, National Security Authority Member
Norway Gullvåg Sætre Lasse Link Senior Advisor, Department for Enabling Technologies, The Research Council of Norway Alternate
Poland  Prusak – Górniak  Katarzyna  Link Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU Deputy Chair
Poland  Kostkiewicz Paweł Link

Director for certification at NASK National Research Institute

Alternate

Portugal

Portugal

Matos

António

Pedro

Costa

Link

Link

Consultant of the National Cybersecurity Centre

Consultant of the National Cybersecurity Centre

Member

Alternate

Romania Cimpean Dan Link   Member
Romania Stanescu Radu Link   Alternate
Slovakia Makatura  Ivan Link Director General, Cybersecurity Competence and Certification Centre Member
Slovakia Hettych Tomáš Link Deputy Director General, Cybersecurity Competence and Certification Centre Alternate
Slovenia Kavčič Marjan Link Head of Raising Resilience Division, Government Information Security Office, Republic of Slovenia Member
Slovenia Zajc Vanja Link Raising Resilience Division, Government Information Security Office, Republic of Slovenia Alternate
Spain Amutio Gómez Miguel A. Link Head of Unit for Cybersecurity Planning and Coordination Member
Spain Bezares José Luis Link   Alternate
Sweden Sandö Carolina Link Desk officer, Ministry of Justice Member
Sweden  Karsberg Christoffer Link Coordinator at NCC-SE, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency Alternate
European Commission Boix-Alonso Lorena Link Director, DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology, Directorate H - Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity Member
European Commission Cygan Marta Link Director, DG Migration and Home Affairs, Directorate F – Innovation & Audit Member
European Commission Head of Unit, DG CNECT H1   Link

Head of Unit,  DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology, Unit H1 - Cybersecurity Technology & Capacity Building

Alternate
ECCC Luca  Tagliaretti Link Executive Director Executive Director
ENISA Lepassar Juhan Link Executive Director Permanent Observer

Meetings and decisions

Decisions and minutes 2023

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_1 ECCC Financial Rules

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_2 Appointment of Accounting Officer

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_3 ECCC DPO Function

ECCC GB Decision No 2023 4 on Conflict of Interest

Minutes of the ECCC Governing Board meeting March 2023

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_5 on Internal Rules

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_6 Rules of Procedure for NCCs

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_7 CAAR 2022

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_8 Final SPD 2024-2026

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_9 Draft SPD 2025-2027

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_10 ECCC RoP for Working Group 5 on Cybersecurity Skills

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_11 Appointment of Executive Director

ECCC GB Decision No 2023_12 Internal Control Framework

Minutes of the ECCC Governing Board of October 2023

Decisions and minutes 2022

Minutes of the ECCC Governing Board of 23-24 June 2022

Minutes of the ECCC Governing Board of 16 February - 4 March 2022

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_1 on the Delegation to the ED of appointing authority powers

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_2 on HR implementing rule 7years rule 1

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_3 on HR implementing rule 7years rule 2

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_4 on HR implementing rules by analogy

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_5 on ED appointment procedure

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_6 on ECCC SPD 2022-2024 Budget 2022

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_7 on Community membership guidelines WG1

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_8 on unpaid leave for TA and CS

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_9 on appraisal of contract agents

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_10 on Reclassification of contract staff Art 87(3) CEOS

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_11 on Reclassification TA 2f) (Art. 54 CEOS)

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_12 on Appraisal of officials and TA

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_13 on Public Access to Documents

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_14 on Empowering the Interim ED to seek EC agreement on CoI rules for staff

ECCC ANNEX to GB Decision No 2022_14

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_15 on RoP

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_16 on Function of Adviser

ECCC GB Decision No 2022 17 Harassment

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_18 Disciplinary proceedings

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_19 on Learning and Development

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_20 the Establishment of a Staff Committee

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_21 Temporary occupation

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_22 Guidelines on Whistleblowing

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_23 HR implementing rules by analogy II

ECCC GB Decision No 2022_24 on ECCC SPD 2023-2025 Budget 2023

Minutes of the ECCC Governing Board of 19-20 October 2022

Decisions and minutes 2021

Minutes of the ECCC Governing Board of 20 October 2021

ECCC GB Decision No 2021_1 on Rules of Procedures

ECCC GB Decision No 2021_2 on authorising Executive Director to negotiate Host Agreement

ECCC Annex to GB Decision No 2021_2 on authorising Executive Director to negotiate Host Agreement

ECCC GB Decision No 2021_3 on IRs Conditions of employment CAs

ECCC Annex I to GB Decision No 2021_3 on IRs Conditions of employment CAs

ECCC Annex II to GB Decision No 2021_3 on IRs Conditions of employment CAs

ECCC Annex III to GB Decision No 2021_3 on IRs Conditions of employment CAs

ECCC GB Decision No 2021_4 on IRs Engagement & use of TAs

ECCC GB Decision No 2021_5 on IRs Types of post & post titles

ECCC GB Decision No 2021_6 on IRs Middle management staff

ECCC GB Decision No 2021_7 on Empowering Interim Executive Director to seek EC agreement on appointing authority powers

ECCC GB Decision No 2021_8 on Single Programming Document 2021-2023