Christos Sakellariou

Deputy Head of Unit, Transparency & Ethics, European Commission

Belgium

About

Experience

  • European Commission (6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Deputy Head of Transparency & Ethics Unit
      Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

      Our Unit A.3 in the Secretariat-General is in charge of: • EU and Commission rules on transparency of lobbying and relations with interest groups, management of the EU transparency register • ethical rules for the Members of the College (application of the Code of Conduct for the Members of the European Commission) • Commission's relations with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), oversight of general framework for the cooperation between the Commission and the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), coordination of anti-fraud policy issues • Commission’s relations with the European Ombudsman, including the handling of the Ombudsman’s inquiries

    • Team Leader for Transparency policy
      Jun 2021 - Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      Leading the sector in charge of the European Commission’s transparency policy on lobbying & relations with interest groups, management of the EU transparency register

    • Legal and Policy Officer
      Oct 2019 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Fraport Greece (2 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer
      Nov 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr

    • Senior Legal Counsel
      Aug 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior Associate Lawyer at Fortsakis Diakopoulos Mylonogiannis & Associates Law Firm (FDMA)
    Dec 2009 - May 2017 · 7 yrs 6 mos

  • Associate Lawyer at Van Bael & Bellis
    Dec 2007 - Nov 2009 · 2 yrs

  • Legal Officer at Hellenic Air Force (HAF)
    Nov 2006 - Nov 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Military service