Every EU Member State and partner country has a Focal Point for election observation related matters, either within their own Ministry of Foreign Affairs or in a related external agency. The Focal Points are responsible for the recruitment and proposal of their country’s candidates for selection as Short-Term and Long-Term Observers to EU Election Observation Missions.
They are involved with the pre-selection of candidates for EODS long term observers trainings and some offer their own training opportunities in their countries. They organise briefings and offer various kinds of information to potential observers. Their contact details are in this list and in the map below:
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Mr. Stephan Rutkowski Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Department I.7, Human Rights Minoritenplatz 8, A-1014 Vienna |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| stephan.RUTKOWSKI@bmeia.gv.at | +43(0)5011504549 | NA |
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Mr. Denis Valois PFS Foreign Affairs - S3.1 Conflict Prevention and Peace Building Desk 15 Rue des Petits Carmes / Karmelietenstraat, B-1000 Brussels |
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observateurs.ue@diplobel.fed.be |
+3225018957 | NA |
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Human Resources Directorate Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria 2 Alexander Zhendov Street, 1040 Sofia |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| EOM-focal-point@mfa.bg | +35929482845 | NA |
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Ms. Ivana Lončar Pavlinić Department for Human Rights and International regional organizations and initiatives Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Trg N. Š. Zrinjskog 7-8, 10 000 Zagreb |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| ivana.loncar-pavlinic@mvep.hr | +38514569841 | NA |
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Mrs. Eleni Apeyitou Department of Multilateral Relations and International Organizations (C1) Directorate of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Presidential Palace Avenue | 1447, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| eapeyitou@mfa.gov.cy | +35722651143 | NA |
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Mr. Jan Kaminek Mr. Jan Latal (Deputy to Mr. Kaminek) Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Dep. for Human Rights Loretanske namesti 5, 118 00 Praha 1 |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| jan_kaminek@mzv.cz jan_latal@mzv.cz nkm@mzv.cz |
+420224183236 +420734362629 +420224182756 +420224182739 +420224183371 |
NA |
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Mr. Anders Skovsø (MFA) Ms Anna Cecilie Varnild (NIRAS/FSB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Stabilisation and Security Policy Asiatisk Plads 2; DK 1448 Copenhagen 3rd floor, NIRAS/FSB Bredgade 30, DK-1260 Copenhagen |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| ssp@um.dk andecl@um.dk fsb-niras@niras.dk |
+4533920623 | +45 50778666 +4533920000 | +45 24690632 |
+4524690632 +4532540533 | +4548104300 |
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Ms. Kirsti Toomemets Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Personnel Development and International Personnel Policy Division Islandi väljak 1 15049 Tallinn |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| kirsti.toomemets@mfa.ee | +3726377181 | +3726377398 |
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Ms. May-Len Svenskberg, Ms. Tuula Cowen Ministry for Foreign Affairs Unit for Security Policy and Crisis Management - Political Department Laivastokatu 22.C, P.O.Box 420 - FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| May-Len.Svenskberg@formin.fi tuula.cowen@formin.fi |
+358916055465 +358916055189 |
+358916056550 |
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Mr. Pascal Delumeau Ministère des Affaires étrangères Direction des Nations unies, des Organisations internationales des Droits de l'Homme et de la Francophonie Délégation des Fonctionnaires Internationaux 57 boulevard des Invalides, 75700 Paris, 07 SP |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| observations.electorales@diplomatie.gouv.fr | NA | +33153693799 |
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Ms. Rebecca Meier Zentrum für Internationale Friedenseinsätze (ZIF) gGmbH Ludwigkirchplatz 3-4, 10719 Berlin - Deutschland www.zif-berlin.org |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| r.meier@zif-berlin.org | +4930 5200565-43 | +4930520056590 |
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Mr. Ioannis Mallikourtis Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Athens A6 Directorate (Northern Africa, Middle East, Iran and Iraq) A8 Directorate (Latin America & the Caribbean) A9 Directorate (Sub-Saharan Africa) A10 Directorate (Asia and Oceania) |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| mallikou@mfa.gr a12@mfa.gr a.vidouris@rp-grece.be p.emmanouilidou@rp-grece.be |
+302103681303 +302103684555 +3225515636 +3225515611 |
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Ms. Anna BIRÓ-KEREKES, Ms. Éva Császár Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary and Trade of Hungary Departement for Security for Policy and Non- Proliferatio Bem rkp 47 - 1027 Budapest |
| Telephone | Fax | |
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+3614581687 |
+361457 5039 |
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Mr. Patrick McLoughlin, Mr. John Crowe Irish Aid | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Riverstone House, 23-27 Henry Street - Limerick |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| john.crowe@dfa.ie patrick.mcloughlin@dfa.ie |
+35361774088 +35361774096 |
NA |
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Ms. Maria Luisa Bartolucci Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate General for Political and Security Affairs European Foreign Affairs and Security Division Piazzale della Farnesina 1, I-00194 Roma |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| bartolucciml@esteri.it | +390636913860 | NA |
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Ms Lilita Cirule Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Personnel Department Kr. Valdemara street 3, LV-1395 Riga |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| eu.eom.focal.point@mfa.gov.lv lilita.cirule@mfa.gov.lv |
+37167016338 |
NA |
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Ms Ieva Arlauskienė, Mr Karolis Stanevičius Ministry of Foreign Affairs Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department International Missions and Conflict Prevention Division J. Tumo-Vaižganto g. 2, LT-01511 Vilnius |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| ieva.arlauskiene@mfa.lt karolis.stanevičius@mfa.lt |
+37052362428 | +37052362519 |
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Mr. Laurent Weyland Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political and European Affairs - EOM focal point 5, rue Notre-Dame, L-2240 Luxembourg |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| +35224782314 | NA |
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Mr. Alessandro Giuliano |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| alessandro.giuliano@gov.mt election.observers@gov.mt |
+35622042279 |
+35621251520 |
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Mr. Jacek Jankowski Ms. Anna Raduchowska-Brochwicz Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director`s Office Al. J. Ch. Szucha 23, PL-00-580 Warsaw |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| jacek.jankowski@msz.gov.pl anna.raduchowska-brochwicz@msz.gov.pl |
+48225238903 +48225238138 |
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Mr. José Luis Coelho da Silva Ms. Eunice Vasco Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Directorate-general for External Policy Largo do Rilvas, P-1399-030 Lisboa |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| observadores@mne.pt | +351213946000 | NA |
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Ms. Viorica Vasiliu Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania Directorate for OSCE, Council of Europe, Human Rights, Asymmetric Risks and Nonproliferation Aleea Alexandru nr. 31, Sector 1 - 011822 Bucharest |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| viorica.vasiliu@mae.ro | +40214311105 | +40213192367 |
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Ms. Miriam Joklova Ministry of Foreign Affairs Human Rights and Council of Europe Department Hlboka cesta 2, 833 36 Bratislava 37 |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| miriam.joklova@mzv.sk | +42125978 3783 | NA |
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Mrs Sonja Slovša Končan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prešernova ulica 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| sonja.slovsa@gov.si | +38614782180 | +38614782335 |
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Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación Oficina Derechos Humanos Focal Point for Human Rights Defenders Edificio Torres Ágora, Calle Serrano Galvache, 26 - E-28033 Madrid |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| observacionelectoral@maec.es | +34913799504 | +34913799504 |
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Ms. Sofia Hedlund |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| +46104562300 | NA |
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Ms. Marianne Gerber, Focal Point EOM |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| marianne.gmr.gerber@eda.admin.ch jost.herrmann@eda.admin.ch |
+41584623794 |
+41 58 463 89 22 |
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Ms. Betty Spijkers Ms. Sonja Kulp Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 3W | WorldWide Working Civil MIssions and Election Monitoring The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| 3w-cmv@minbuza.nl betty.spijkers@minbuza.nl |
+31703485970 | NA |
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NORDEM Norwegian Refugee Council Prinsensgate 2 (Map) 0152 Oslo |
| Telephone | Fax | |
| nordem@nrc.no | +4792015070 | NA |
