Law and Home Affairs

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Second Deputy Head
Head of Political, Security, Legal and Home Affairs

Valériane Michel - Minister
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 29        

Contact: Oxel Suarez
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 01 

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Lukas Lanzrein © FDFA

General institutional and legal questions, Court of Justice of the European Union, Free Movement of Persons

Lukas Lanzrein - Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 08

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

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Petra Sigrist © FDFA

JHA Counsellor (external borders, fonds, visa)

Petra Sigrist – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 47

Contact: Nathalie Lecras
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 19

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

 

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JHA Counsellor (police and judicial cooperation, data protection)

Marisa Murray – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 34

Contact: Nathalie Lecras
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 19

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

 

 

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JHA Counsellor (asylum, returns, external migration policy)

Michael Ghiorghis – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 69

Contact: Nathalie Lecras
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 19

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

 

Vera Strickler
Vera Strickler © FDFA

JHA Counsellor (police cooperation, data exchange, interoperability)

Vera Strickler – Counsellor

Contact: Nathalie Lecras
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 19

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

 

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

 

Giuliana Gantner
Giuliana Gantner ©FDFA

JHA Counsellor (FRONTEX, false documents)

Giuliana Gantner – Counsellor
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 70

Contact: Nathalie Lecras
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 19

Contact: Céline Cattin
Tel.: +32 (0)2 286 13 00

 

Schengen/Dublin – a common border

The Schengen Association Agreement facilitates travel between Switzerland and the EU by eliminating identity controls at the internal borders of the Schengen Area