This group of local and regional subsidiarity experts is meant to support the activities of the
Better Regulation and Active Subsidiarity Steering Group (BRASS-G) and the CoR's consultative activities in general. The Expert Group should give input to the Subsidiarity Annual Work Programme and be at the disposal of rapporteurs and CoR commissions if needed.
The experts provide some input to the CoR consultative activities that make the link to the subsidiarity debate in the Member States, strengthen the mutual comprehension and thus bring the CoR closer to its local and regional partners.
Members of the Expert Group have been selected through a call for application launched for four weeks in May 2025, according to their expertise in terms of subsidiarity as well as their strong background in EU law. The composition of the Group is endorsed by the
Better Regulation and Active Subsidiarity Steering Group (BRASS-G).
The state of play as of 1 July 2025 is the following:
Experts from regions with legislative powers
Claus BinderHead of Department, Liaison with the Länder/Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU
Austria
Miriana BucalossiHead of Apprenticeships, Traineeships, WBL Policies. EU Projects and Networks Team, Regional Government of Tuscany
Italy
Michela GiarleOperational Specialist, Unit for Research, Innovation, European social fund plus and other EU funds, Central Directorate for Labor, Training, Education and Family, Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Italy Leo GrassiSenior European Affairs Officer, Abruzzo Region Directorate General, Regional Government of the Abruzzo Region
Italy Anna KardaszHead/Coordinator on Cohesion Policy in the CoR, Department of Regional Policy, Wielkopolska Regional Assembly
Poland Carolin-Charlotte KoselHead of Unit , Bavarian State Parliament
Germany
José Luis Martinez GarciaInspector of Education, Department of Education, Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha
Spain
Paola Morbioli
Legal Advisor, Delegation to the EU, Emilia-Romagna Region
Italy
Hans Arnold Petzold
Head of Unit, Europe, Baltic Sea and North Sea Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection of Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Experts from local and regional authorities with no legislative powers
Adrián BallesterGeneral Coordinator of City Development, Orihuela City Council, Municipality of Orihuela, Valencia
Spain Júlia Viktória ÉlesLawyer, enforcement law specialist, responsible accredited public procurement consultant, Head of the Fact-Finding Expert Working Group, Hajdúnánás City Municipality and Consultant of Hajdú-Bihar County Government, Northern Great Plain
Hungary
Catrine Norrgard
Director, Gothenburg European Office, City of Gothenburg
Sweden
Fanourios Pantelogiannis
Head of Brussels Office, Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Greece
Tomas Teleky
Head of Representation of the Bratislava Region
Slovakia
National or European associations of local and regional authorities
Airport Regions Council
Sergi Alegre Calero
Director General
Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania
Ieva Andriulaityte
Head of Brussels Office/Coordinator of National Delegation
Conference of the Italian Regional Parliaments
Costanza Gaeta
Director for EU and Institutional Affairs
Association of Polish Counties, Mazowieckie
Grzegorz Kubalski
Deputy Director of the Office
German County Association
Michael SchmitzDeputy Head of Brussels Office
Association of Netherlands of Municipalities
Caspar SluiterEuropean Affairs Officer
Council of European Municipalities and Regions
Carol ThomasSenior Advisor, Policy Team
Associated members
Cristina Ares
Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia
Spain
Giuseppe Di Genio
Associate Professor in Constitutional Law, University of Salerno, Campania
Italy
Rafael Ripoll
Professor/PhD/Specialist in European Multilevel Governance, Catholic University of Valencia
Spain
