Speakers

Jorge Núñez Ferrer is Senior Research Fellow at CEPS. He is a specialist on the EU budget and financial instruments, having worked on EU financial issues as a Commission official and as a consultant to various Member States, EU institutions and the United Nations.

He has recently acted as project leader for the preparation of the independent background report on EU Own Resources for the High Level Group led by Mario Monti. He also coordinates Framework Programmes on the EU budget for the Parliament and the Committee of the Regions. Next to this, he also works on issues related to energy policy, innovation and Smart Cities and has also published in the areas of trade, economic development and agriculture.

Jorge holds a PhD from Imperial College of the University of London.