Maroš Šefčovič

Trade and economic security

Maroš Šefčovič is the Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security. His task is to design and implement a free and fair trade policy that enables Europe to reach its competitiveness, security and sustainability goals. He is also tasked with working on an effective and modern customs system that can help to protect citizens and support a level playing field for businesses.

He is responsible for:

• continuing Europe’s leadership role in rules-based trade, notably through a reformed and strengthened World Trade Organisation
• concluding ongoing trade negotiations, notably with countries in Latin America and the Indo-Pacific
• leading the work on Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships to bolster EU competitiveness, diversify supply chains and boost the economies of our partners
• managing and deepening the EU’s trade partnerships around the world, including with the United Kingdom, United States, China, India, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
• ensuring that EU businesses compete on fair terms on an international level playing field, including by using our trade and defence instruments
• finalising and implementing the Customs Reform package and setting up a new EU Customs Authority
• leading the work on an economic security doctrine outlining the strategic use of our economic strategy tools in the EU, which includes new standards for key supply chains to protect our economy
• implementing the European Economic Security Strategy, including foreign direct investments, better cooperation on export controls and risks linked to certain outbound investments
• protecting critical technologies and working on the effective design and implementation of trade sanctions

Read more about the EU’s trade policy. 

Interinstitutional relations and transparency

Maroš Šefčovič is also the Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency.

He is responsible for:

• leading the Commission’s work on the revision of the Framework Agreement and strengthen dialogue between the Commission and the European Parliament 
• leading the work to strengthen the Commission’s relations with the Council and representing the Commission at the General Affairs Council
• working with other EU institutions to develop common minimum standards for ethical conduct
• coordinating the review of the Interinstitutional Agreement on the Transparency Register
• leading the Commission’s relations with national Parliaments, advisory bodies and the European Ombudsman.

Read more about transparency.

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Meetings and missions

As part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commissioners and their Cabinet members publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives. Every two months, they also publish an overview of mission expenses.

• Meetings with Commissioner Šefčovič 
• Meetings with Commissioner Šefčovič's Cabinet members
• Missions of Commissioner Šefčovič

European Parliament hearings

Read Commissioner Šefčovič's answers to the European Parliament questionnaire. 

Declaration of interests

In line with the Commission's Code of Conduct for Members of the Commission, each Member of the Commission publishes a declaration of interests. The declarations of the Commissioners-designate can be found on the European Parliament’s website, where they were published before the confirmation hearings of the Commissioners.

The declarations of interests of the new Members of the Commission will be updated and published here at the beginning of 2025 in line with Article 3 of the Code of Conduct for the Members of the European Commission. Machine-readable versions of all declarations will also be made available in line with the requirements of the Code of Conduct. The declarations of interest follow the requirements set out in Article 3 and Annex 1 of the Code of Conduct for Commissioners.

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