Francesca is Senior Legal Officer and is in charge of the EEB’s work on environmental law and governance. Francesca leads on trade and due diligence and was leading the Implement for LIFE project where she worked on the implementation of EU laws in the member states and other broader horizontal legal issues, such as participatory rights and access to justice.
Before joining the EEB, Francesca worked for the NGO Shipbreaking Platform and for a Brussels-based sustainability consultancy, Lumina Consult. She also did a traineeship at the European Commission’s Legal Service in 2012 where she worked in the External Relations and CFSP unit.
Francesca has a legal background, having obtained an LL.B. in Law (UK) with Italian Law and an LLM in International Law from University College London, as well as another LLM in Maritime Law from the University of Oslo.
Francesca is passionate about the ocean and speaks English, French, Swedish and Italian and is learning Arabic.