The team
The Youth Policy Division's main responsibilities are the statutory committees of the co-managed system, youth policy development (including through governmental co-operation and support for States Parties), and the Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth.
Information on the members of the Partnership team is available on their website.
Clementina Barbaro
Head of Division, Secretary to the CDEJ and CMJ
Clementina is responsible for the overall management of the Youth Policy Division and also secretary to the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and to the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ)
Assisted by Giovanna Montagna.
To contact Clementina email
Joanne Hunting
Secretary to the CCJ and Co-Secretary to the CMJ
Joanne is secretary to the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) and co-secretary to the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ).
She is assisted by Sylvie Fritsch.
To contact Joanne: email
Natalja Turenne
Co-secretar to the CDEJ, secretary of the Partial Agreement and head of the publications unit
Natalja is co-secretary to the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ), Secretary to the Partial Agreement on Youth mobility through the Youth Card and Head of the Publications Unit.
She is assisted by Giovanna Montagna.
To contact Natalja: email
Stéphanie Burel
Policy adviser
Stéphanie is responsible for the policy to integrate a youth perspective into the Council of Europe's work and deliberations.
Marius Schlageter
Policy adviser
Sylvie Fritsch
Assistant to the CCJ, personal assistant to the Head of the Youth Department
Sylvie is personal assistant to Tobias Flessenkemper, Head of the Youth Department. She also works with Joanne for the Advisory Council on Youth and is responsible for logistical and practical issues.
To contact Sylvie email.
Giovanna Montagna
Assistante du CDEJ, du CMJ et de l'accord partiel
Giovanna works with both Clementina and Joanne for the Joint Council on Youth and with Clementina and Natalja for the European Steering Committee for Youth and the Partial agreement on Youth mobility though the Youth Card. She is responsible for logistical and practical issues.
To contact Giovanna email.
Keltoum Belaïd
Assistant to the statutory bodies and the Partial Agreements
Keltoum provides secretarial support for activities aimed at implementing a youth perspective, as well as for the functioning of the statutory bodies, meetings and activities of the CDEJ/CCJ/CMJ, ERYICA and EYCA, in close coordination with Sylvie and Giovanna.
Muriel Julien
Publications and Think Youth
Muriel is responsible for publications and for the Youth Department's newsletter Think Youth.
To contact Muriel email.
