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Androulla Vassiliou

Personal data
Date of birth30 November 1943(age 71)
Political partyUnited Democrats
SpouseGeorge Vassiliou
Alma materMiddle Temple
ProfessionLawyer
European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth
Assumed office9 February 2010
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byMaroš Šefčovič (Education, Training, Culture and Youth)
Leonard Orban (Multilingualism)
European Commissioner for Health
In office3 March 2008 - 9 February 2010
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Succeeded byJohn Dalli (Health and Consumer Policy)
Preceded byMarkos Kyprianou

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Androulla Vassiliou (Ανδρούλλα Βασιλείου; born 30 November 1943) is a Cypriot and European politician who was the European Commissioner for Health, confirmed by the European Council on 3 March 2008. Since February 2010, she has been the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.

Vassiliou is very active in social and cultural fields particularly within the UN and EU. In Cyprus she has held many important posts and is on the Board of many public and private companies.

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European students welcome the new European university ranking recently launched by the European Commission. The U-multirank is based on more criteria than th...
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Clip made on the EU Youth Conference 2012 in Soro Denmark. Commissoner Androulla Vassiliou promises to accept the separate youth programs if young people pre...
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The outbreak of Swine Flu in the Western Hemisphere has raised the alarmbells in Europe and at the European Commisison's emergency response centre. Androulla...
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Alexia Vassiliou on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlexiaVassiliouPage Alexia Vassiliou Live at the BOZAR (Palais des Beaux-Arts) in Brussels, Belgium on ...
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Video footage from the European Symposium on EU funds, organised by the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law in Berlin. Covering the prize ceremony of...
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European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, who is responsible for Education, Culture Mulitlingualism and Youth, on Tuesday revealed that Europe is facing ser...
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Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth talks about languages, multilingualism and the role of conferenc...
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EU urges sustained education spending amid missed benchmarks - Monsters and Critics.com Tweet this news
Monsters and Critics.com--'Spending on education is a good investment for jobs and economic growth and in the long term pays for itself,' -Androulla Vassiliou- said in a statement. 'But in times of budgetary pressures, we also have to ensur - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:12:32 GMT+00:00
EC Spokesperson: EC has no intention to open infringement procedure against ... - Focus News Tweet this news
Focus News--Many of these letters are copies of original correspondence sent to Commissioner -Androulla Vassiliou-, responsible for education, as well as to other EU officials. London/Paris/Rome. France and Italy have said they are to send small teams of - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:47:24 GMT+00:00
New themes for KICs discussed at the EIT's ''Vision for the Future ... - ECNmag.com Tweet this news
ECNmag.com--In addition to the conference, the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) under the leadership of Commissioner -Androulla Vassiliou-, today launches its open public consultation on the future of the E - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:40:58 GMT+00:00
Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the European Commission responsible for ... - IEWY News Tweet this news
IEWY News--I am very happy to be here this morning to talk about the EIT and its Strategic Innovation Agenda. The EIT is one of those projects that have the ability to shape our future. It has the potential to change dramatically the innovation landscape - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:30:44 GMT+00:00
David Chipperfield Wins Mies van der Rohe Award for His Neues Museum Berlin - mediabistro.com Tweet this news
mediabistro.com--Here's some from the official announcement: -Androulla Vassiliou-, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, said: “My congratulations to our winners who have created two exceptional buildings. The Ne - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:57:27 GMT+00:00
UK Lords back EU budget for sports - EurActiv Tweet this news
EurActiv--Welcoming the findings of last month's Lords report, EU Sports Commissioner -Androulla Vassiliou- said "this is a comprehensive and timely report which analyses the EU's objectives and the resources it needs to meet those obje - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:31:45 GMT+00:00
Winners of 2011 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards announced - IEWY News Tweet this news
IEWY News--The awards will be presented on 10 June during a ceremony at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in the presence of -Androulla Vassiliou-, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Plácido Domingo, the world-renow - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:47:11 GMT+00:00
Brazilian property: EU and Brazil to strengthen education exchange - Brazil Property Tweet this news
Brazil Property---Androulla Vassiliou-, the European commissioner for education, culture, multilingualism and youth, is in Brazil meeting with foreign minister Antonio Patriota, minister of education Fernando Haddad and minister of culture Ana Buarque de - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:43:05 GMT+00:00
Zagreb-based association wins Europa Nostra award for preserving cultural heritage - Croatian Times Tweet this news
Croatian Times--The honours - which carry a monetary value of 10000 Euros - will be presented on 10 June during a ceremony at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in the presence of -Androulla Vassiliou-, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingu - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:57:07 GMT+00:00
Midday Express of 2011-04-01 - IEWY News Tweet this news
IEWY News--Better policy cooperation in higher education and culture will be the main focus of an official visit to Brazil next week (3-9 April) by -Androulla Vassiliou-, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. ... - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:08:43 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Markos Kyprianou
Cypriot European Commissioner
2008 - present
Incumbent
European Commissioner for Health
2008 - 2010
Preceded by
Maroš Šefčovič
as European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth
European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth
2010 - present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Leonard Orban
as European Commissioner for Multilingualism

Barroso Commission I (2004 �2009)

Joaquín Almunia * Catherine Ashton6 * José Manuel Barroso1 * Jacques Barrot2 * Joe Borg * Karel De Gucht9 * Stavros Dimas * Benita Ferrero-Waldner * Ján Figeľ10 * Franco Frattini2, 5 * Mariann Fischer Boel * Dalia Grybauskaitė7 * Danuta Hübner8 * Siim Kallas2 * László Kovács * Neelie Kroes * Meglena Kuneva3 * Markos Kyprianou4 * Peter Mandelson6 * Charlie McCreevy * Louis Michel9 * Leonard Orban3 * Andris Piebalgs * Janez Potočnik * Viviane Reding * Olli Rehn * Paweł Samecki8 * Maroš Šefčovič10 * Algirdas Šemeta7 * Vladimír Špidla * Antonio Tajani2, 5 * Androulla Vassiliou4 * Günter Verheugen2 * Margot Wallström2

Barroso Commission II (since 2010)

Joaquín Almunia2 * László Andor * Catherine Ashton2 * Michel Barnier * José Manuel Barroso1 * Dacian Cioloş * John Dalli * Maria Damanaki * Štefan Füle * Máire Geoghegan-Quinn * Kristalina Georgieva * Karel De Gucht * Johannes Hahn * Connie Hedegaard * Siim Kallas2 * Neelie Kroes2 * Janusz Lewandowski * Cecilia Malmström * Günther Oettinger * Andris Piebalgs * Janez Potočnik * Viviane Reding2 * Olli Rehn * Antonio Tajani2 * Androulla Vassiliou * Maroš Šefčovič2 * Algirdas Šemeta



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