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  • Publication 13 February 2024

CEF Digital 5G for Smart Communities - National Contact Points

Find out the designated CEF Digital contact points for each member state.

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This table lists the designated CEF Digital national contact points for the 5G and Edge Cloud for Smart Communities initiative.

Country

Contact Details

Austria

Mr. Fjodor Guetermann, Deputy Head of Department, Minister of Finance

+43 1 51433 506929
fjodor.guetermann@bmf.gv.at
breitbandbuero@bmf.gv.at

Belgium

Division Telecommunications, Directorate-General for Economic Regulation, FPS Economy, SMEs, Self-employed and Energy

General National Contact Point and Security Guarantees Contact Point: CEF@economie.fgov.be

Bulgaria

Ms. Zlatina Nikolova, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Director

+359 294 092 80

znikolova@mtc.government.bg

Croatia

Ms. Julijana Jančula Bauer, Senior Expert, Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)

+385 1 700 7451

Julijana.Jancula@hakom.hr

Cyprus

Mr. Nicos Ioannou, Electronic Communications Officer, Department of Electronic Communications - Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy

+357 22 814875

nioannou@dec.dmrid.gov.cy

Czechia

Mr. Michal Manhart, Head of BCO Czech Republic, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic 

+420 607 099 273

michal.manhart@bconetwork.cz

Denmark

Mr. Lars Iver Lind Jensen, Advisor, Agency for Data Supply and Infrastructure

+45 5116 2436

lvel@sdfi.dk

Estonia

Ms. Kaidi Ristal, Counsellor - Communications Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

+372 625 6342

kaidi.ristal@mkm.ee

Finland

Mr. Tero Ilvonen, Special adviser, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom

+358 295 346 105

CEFdigital@traficom.fi

 

Mr. Timo Lehtinen, Communications Market Specialist, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom

+358 295 390 621

CEFdigital@traficom.fi

France

Ms. Agnes Nzie, Project Officer, European Funding Programs, Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty

+33 6 20 41 44 53

agnes.nzie@finances.gouv.fr 

 

Mr. Guillaume Bonnechère, Head of the Digital and International Division, Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty

 guillaume.bonnechere@finances.gouv.fr

Germany

Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport

cef-digital@bmdv.bund.de

Greece

Mr. George Pantos, Head of Directorate of Broadband & Electronic Communications Networks, Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media

+30 210 909 8890

g.pantos@mindigital.gr; CEFDigital@mindigital.gr

Hungary

Mr. Gyozo Debreceni, Project Director, Superfast Internet Program office leader, Governmental Information-Technology Development Agency

+36 30 922 0619

debreceni.gyozo@kifu.gov.hu

 

Mr. Ferenc Kneisz, Senior Strategic Officer, Governmental Information-Technology Development Agency

+36 30 977 4707

ferenc.kneisz@kifu.gov.hu

Ireland

Ms. Rachel O'Neill, Administrative Officer Electronic Communications Policy and Regulation, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

+353 (0)1 6780000

rachel.oneill@decc.gov.ie

Italy

Dr. Raffaele Guarino, Official of the Directorate-General for Electronic Communications, Broadcasting, and Postal Services – International Relations and EU Bodies, Ministry of Economic Enterprises and Made in Italy

raffaele.guarino@mise.gov.it

Latvia

Ms. Aīda Šmite, Senior Expert of the Electronic Communications and Postal Division, Ministry of Transport, Communications Department

+371 67028398

Aida.Smite@sam.gov.lv

Lithuania

Mr. Albertas Turonis, Senior Adviser - Future Mobility Policy Group, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania

+370 665 19418

albertas.turonis@sumin.lt

 

Mr. Simonas Babianskas, EU Investment Coordination Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania

+370 658 73429

simonas.babianskas@sumin.lt

Luxembourg

Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy

telecom@smc.etat.lu

Malta

Mr. Mark Camilleri, Ministry for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects

mark.e.camilleri@gov.mt

Moldova

Mr. Vitalie Boboc, Head of the Electronic and Postal Communications Policy Directorate

+373 22 250643

vitalie.boboc@mded.gov.md

 

Mr. Eugeniu Bazic, Senior Consultant of the Electronic and Postal Communications Policy Directorate

+373 22 250624

eugeniu.bazic@mded.gov.md

The Netherlands

Mr. David Yoshikawa, Digital Economy Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

+31 70 379 8332

d.yoshikawa@minezk.nl

 

Dedicated CEF support Team IRIS

+31 880424242

teamiris@rvo.nl

Poland

Mr. Marcin Łukasiewicz, Digital Economy Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

+48 723 997 913

Marcin.Lukasiewicz@cyfra.gov.pl

Portugal

Mr. Jose Borrego, Head of BCO Portugal, National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ANACOM)

+351 217 211 000

jose.borrego@anacom.pt 

Romania

Ms. Mariana Svestun, Head of Unit, Unit for European Programs and IFI assistance, The Ministry of European Investments and Projects - DG Programming and System Coordination

+40 372 838 523

mariana.svestun@mfe.gov.ro

 

Mr. Corneliu Mănescu, Director – Directorate for Electronic Communications, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization

+40 724 399 100

corneliu.manescu@mcid.gov.ro

Slovakia

Mr. Marek Toth, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic

+421 2 2092 8210

marek.toth@mirri.gov.sk; CEFdigital@mirri.gov.sk

Slovenia

Ms. Ksenja Podpečan, Undersecretary (Main BCO Contact point for Slovenia), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food

+386 1 478 93 62

Ksenja.Podpecan@gov.si

Spain

Ms. Sofia Juan Vindel, Head of Technical Service in the General Sub-Directorate of Telecommunications Operators and Digital Infrastructures, Spanish Ministry of Economy Affairs and Digital Transformation 

+34 91 346 27 21

sonia.juan@economia.gob.es; Cefdigital@economia.gob.es; dgta@economia.gob.es 

Sweden

Ms. Elizabeth Sandström Greenfield, Adviser at the staff for international affairs, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) - Broadband Funding Department

+46 8 678 55 00

Elizabeth.Greenfield@pts.se

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