A native Bulgarian speaker, fluent in English and French, working as a Member of the European Parliament Legal Service.
An EU Visiting Fellow at St Antony's College, University of Oxford, from October 2019 until June 2020, researching the responses to terrorism as a driver for European integration.
Extensive knowledge of EU counter-terrorism policies. Additional specialist knowledge in a variety of areas of EU law and policy, such as police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, intellectual property rights, family law, data protection, international private law, fundamental rights, right to petition, public procurement and contract law.
Master's degree in European Law from King's College London, and a Master's in Law from Sofia University with specialisations in Administration of Justice and Public Administration.
- Speaker at SEESOX seminar - Western approaches to South East Europe: Engagement or neglect? – St Antony’s College, Oxford University, 22.01.2020
- Speaker at NORTIA Talk with the Experts: What Priorities for EU Foreign Policy? - London School of Economics, 28.10.2019
- Speaker at Conference on Combatting the Chemical Security Threat of Returning Foreign Fighters - Austria, 2-4.10.2019. I gave presentations on: 1) Regional and International Counterterrorism Initiatives; 2) Contemporary Chemical Security Threats; 3) Securing Public Spaces and Transit
- Speaker at the Joint panel conference on „Connected Security – a tool against terror!” – Potential avenues for a defense against terrorism at a European, national, and regional level - Brussels, 30.11.2017
- Speaker at the Academy of European Law Annual Conference on EU Copyright Law 2017. I gave two presentations: 1) Text and data mining and the proposal for a directive on Copyright; 2) The way forward – the adoption of the Regulation on cross-border portability of online content - 09.11.2017
- Discussant in seminar on “Petitions as a tool to strengthen the implementation of EU law” – Brussels, 24.03.2017