An eurocrat dreamer, inspired by 1989 revolutions, with a civil society upbringing in youth and student representation, Cristina is a truly international citizen. Speaking Romanian, English, French, Italian and Russian, she has lived, studied and worked in Romania, the United Kingdom, Kosovo and Russia before working on European Union’s assistance for the Western Balkans, Neighbourhood East and South in Brussels. She is passionate about international relations and her role as Project Officer for the Directorate General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations in implementing the TAIEX instrument.