Patrick McCarthy Memorial Series on Intellectuals and Politics supported by the Patrick McCarthy Fund

hosted by Professor Michael Leigh


Simon Mordue is the Deputy Director-General for Migration at DG Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME).

Prior to this, he held various posts at the European Commission (EC) including the post of Director for Strategy and Turkey at DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations; Head of Cabinet of Stefan Fule, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy and Deputy Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Gunter Verheugen.

Mordue has played a key role in Europe's response to the recent migration crisis on the Eastern Mediterranean and Central Mediterranean routes.