Andreas Accardo

Andreas Accardo
Andreas Accardo

Andreas Accardo leads the team responsible for liaising with the EU institutions and the Member States of the European Union. He oversees and coordinates the agency’s communication with the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, EU advisory bodies (Committee of the Regions and EESC) and the agency’s government network of National Liaison Officers. He also coordinates the agency’s work with EU Member States in developing monitoring mechanisms for Roma inclusion.

His areas of expertise include: EU and international relations, good governance and Roma issues. He has been with the FRA and its predecessor EUMC since 2004. Previously, he worked for almost a decade on institution-building programmes in former Yugoslavia on behalf of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He programmed and coordinated country-wide technical assistance projects for municipalities in former Yugoslav republics.