Gilles Kittel,
IPA/EUSAIR/Accession Negotiations Team Leader in DG REGIO,
European Commission
Gilles has more than 15 years of experience gained in various positions in audit, accountancy, internal control, consultancy, financial management, external aid political process, structural funds and economic support within the European Commission.
In his current employment within the Competence Centre for “Macro-regions, Transnational, Interregional and External Cooperation, Enlargement” in DG REGIO (Regional Policy and Urban Policy) and in his previous assignments in DG NEAR (Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations) and DG AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), he has provided technical assistance to Eastern and Southern European Neighbourhood countries, including Western Balkans and Turkey, and EU Member States in the fields of expertise mentioned above. In this context, he has developed close cooperation with the national authorities, helping them to adjust their national legislation, and to design and establish their management, control and supervision systems, in order to benefit in the most effective manner from the EU programmes.
