Vasco Cal

Vasco was an economic adviser to President of the European Commissions, Jose Manuel Durrao Barroso, in the Bureau of European Policy Advisers- BEPA, where he was responsible for economic policy issues, in particular prospective studies linked to the reform of the European budget. Prior to this position, Vasco was Member of Cabinet of the Commissioner for Budget and Financial Programming, Dalia Grybauskaité, and Member of Cabinet of the Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, António Vitorino. Vasco was also Principal Administrator at DG REGIO and acted as General coordinator of the Second and Third Cohesion Reports of the European Commission. During his career, Vasco has also served as a Member of the European Economic and Social Committee and as Director of European Affairs in CGTP-IN – General Confederation of Portuguese Workers.