Giuseppe Famà Head of EU Affairs Brussels Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Giuseppe Famà is the Head of EU Affairs at the International Crisis Group, where he has worked since 2018. In his role, Giuseppe steers Crisis Group’s work on and engagement with the EU, including the analysis of the EU's foreign, security, development and humanitarian policy, its conflict prevention and crisis response efforts, research initiatives and assessments on EU external relations, and the design of advocacy strategies with EU institutions, its member states and the European peace and security community. Professional Background Prior to joining Crisis Group, Giuseppe Famà was a seconded national expert to EU civilian missions in Mali and Libya, where he worked on the planning of EU assistance in the security sector, justice, counter-terrorism and border issues, focusing on strengthening the conflict sensitivity and the coherence of EU instruments. Before the field, Giuseppe worked on institutional negotiations for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, serving during the 2014 Italian presidency of the EU Council, where he followed political and security affairs, the Africa Working Group and civilian crisis management. He also worked for the European Commission (Foreign Policy Instruments), the Italian ministry of foreign affairs in Brussels, and as an analyst. Giuseppe holds an MA in international relations and diplomatic affairs from the University of Bologna, Forlì. Heading Italian English French Russian (basic) In The News 22 Mar 2021 The EU has taken steps to mitigate risks, but there is still a serious danger that lethal equipment could be used to further violence rather than peace... Politico Europe Giuseppe Famà Head of EU Affairs Latest Updates Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 25 May 2022 The Ukraine War: A Watershed Moment for EU Foreign Policy? This week on War & Peace, Elissa Jobson is joined by Crisis Group EU experts Lisa Musiol and Giuseppe Famà to talk about the EU’s transformative response to the Ukraine war and what it can do to help promote peace in other conflicts around the world. Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 5 April 2022 The War in Ukraine Raises New Questions for EU Foreign Policy Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – Europe’s gravest security crisis in decades – has prompted the EU to take unprecedented decisions on security, defence and EU enlargement. It is also starting to shape the EU’s external action more broadly, opening new questions for Brussels and member states. Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 15 February 2022 Where Can Europe Best Act for Peace? This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker is joined by Crisis Group EU experts Lisa Musiol and Giuseppe Famà to talk about eleven countries where the EU could take action to help prevent conflicts and save lives. Commentary / Multilateral Diplomacy 22 June 2021 What Should Be on the Agenda for the UN Secretary-General’s EU Meetings With Secretary-General António Guterres visiting Brussels, the UN and European Union have an opportunity to forge closer cooperation in global hotspots from Libya to Venezuela. Together, the two organisations can strengthen multilateral crisis management in a period of geopolitical tensions. Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 8 May 2020 Parallel Turbulence and Shared Destiny: Ten Years of EU-North Africa Relations Originally published in ISPI