The European Union and the Global South
hosted by Professor
Michael Leigh
Myriam Ferran
Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission
Myrian Ferran has been Deputy Director-General for International Partnerships at the European Commission since November 2021. She oversees the regions of Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia and Pacific.
Ferran started her professional career in the French administration (1993-1990) and was member of cabinet in the French government in the Ministry of Environment (1999-2001). She joined the European Commission in September 2001 and worked in various capacities in the Directorate-General for Enlargement, as well as the DG for Transport and Energy, before joining the Cabinet of Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Enlargement. She later worked as Head of Unit in charge of relationships with Iceland, Serbia and Turkey in DG Enlargement. Following this she was Director of Strategy and Turkey (2017-2021) in the DG NEAR ("Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations").
