Since 2020, Mr Juha Auvinen is the Deputy Director, Neighbourhood and Middle East, DG ECHO, European Commission. He is currently, the Head of Unit for the EU’s humanitarian aid in Southeast Europe and Eastern Neighbourhood (including Ukraine, Turkey), DG ECHO. 2018-2022, he was head of Unit for the EU’s humanitarian aid in the Middle East, DG ECHO. Before then, Mr Auvinen, was head of Unit for the EU’s humanitarian aid in Southeast Europe and Eastern Neighborhood, DG ECHO. 2012-2016, he was head of Unit for Emergency Response, DG ECHO. 2006-2012, Mr Auvinen worked as head of Unit for the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Operations in the Commission’s DG for External Relations and in the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI). His work experience also includes work at DG RELEX, European Union Special Representative for the African Great Lakes Region, EU Commissioner for Budget and Administration, University of Lapland in Finland.
