The new Head of the EU Office in Kosovo and the EU Special Representative, Nataliya Apostolova, has taken up her posts today, 1 September 2016.

Ms. Apostolova, a Bulgarian national, has served both in her national diplomatic administration and in the European External Action Service for over 25 years. Most recently, she was the Ambassador and the Head of the EU Delegation in Tripoli, Libya.

Prior to that, Ms. Apostolova held a post in Cairo, Egypt, as Deputy Head of the EU Delegation. She was posted as a Bulgarian diplomat in the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva and in the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to the EU. Her career in the European Commission, at the Directorate General for Enlargement, was closely associated with the Western Balkan region.

In the following days and weeks, Ms. Apostolova will be meeting most senior Kosovo officials and other stakeholders in Kosovo, as well as introduce herself to the media and the general public.

Ms. Apostolova succeeds in both positions Slovenian diplomat Samuel Žbogar.