Simeona Manova

Simeona is a member of the cabinet of Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, where she is responsible for the New European Bauhaus initiative and urban policy, relations with Court of Auditors, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Parliament. She is also responsible for long-term EU budget (MFF), audit and the European Solidarity Fund (EUSF).  Among non-portfolio policies, she follows SMEs, single market, industry and tourism, defence, customs, foresight and better regulation. Simeona first joined the European Commission in 2013, Directorate-General for Budget, where she worked on the EU’s long-term budget (the multiannual financial framework 2021-27) and the EU Budget Focused on Results initiative. She had previously worked at Deloitte’s Enterprise Risk Services in Belgium and Bulgaria. Simeona holds a Master’s degree in International and Development Economics and a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Management and Finance, obtained in Germany.