Marius Vaščega
Marius Vaščega is a Lithuanian lawyer and economist and a long-standing official of the European Union institutions. A notable member of the European Union office. Since February 1, 2022 Marius Vaščega is appointed as Head of the European Commission's Representation in Vilnius. In this function, he acts as the official representative of the European Commission in Lithuania under the political authority of President Ursula von der Leyen. Earlier 2019 December - 2022 February Marius was the head of the cabinet of Virginijus Sinkevičius the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans, and Fisheries. Biography. Marius Vaščega was born  in Panevėžys, which is the fifth largest city in Lithuania, where he has been raised and graduated from Juozas Balčikonis Gymnasium. Marius Vaščega graduated from Vilnius University with master's degree in Law. Marius also studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the University of Hamburg, the Complutense University of Madrid and the Centre Européen de Recherches Internationales et Stratégiques, where he obtained master's degrees in law and economics and international relations. Started professional career as a lawyer in Lithuania, where he also taught at the Faculty of Law at Vilnius University. From 2004, Marius has been an official of the  European institutions, worked at the Council of the European Union in Brussels, where he advised ten EU Presidencies and worked in the European Parliament. From 2014 until 2018, Marius worked as an economic policy officer of the European Commission in Lithuania. In the period between 2018 and 2019 Marius worked as the Deputy Head of the European Commission Representation in Lithuania and Head of the Policy Department. Currently Marius Vaščega is the Vice-Chairman of the Lithuanian Lawyers Association and was the Chairman of the Brussels Branch of the Lithuanian Bar Association. Marius Vaščega is active in the media on  European topics and is also the author of scientific articles and commentaries. He is a fluent user of Lithuanian, English, French and Russian languages and also speaks Spanish and German. Membership. Marius Vaščega is the Vice-President of the Lithuanian Lawyers Association, was the Chairman of the Brussels Branch of the Lithuanian Lawyers Association.