Cover Note

Council of the
European Union
Brussels, 12 November 2015
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COVER NOTE
From:
To:
General Secretariat of the Council
Delegations
Subject:
Partial renewal of members of the Court of Auditors - PL nominee
Delegations will find attached a letter dated 5 November 2015 from Mr Marek PRAWDA,
Ambassador, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU addressed to Mr Jeppe
TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union.
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ANNEX
Sir,
In accordance with Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, I am
pleased to inform you that the Polish Government's candidate for the position of Member of the
European Court of Auditors for the period 2016 to 2022 is Mr Maciej Berek.
I enclose his curriculum vitae.
Complimentary close,
Ewa Kopacz
Mr
Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen
Secretary-General of the Council
of the European Union Brussels
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal details:
Name:
Maciej Berek
Education:
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Legal Adviser
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Completed:
− in 2012, doctoral studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
(procedure for conferral of a doctoral degree has been opened)
− in 2005, auditor traineeship at the Najwyższa Izba Kontroli [Supreme Audit Office]
− in 2002, course in European integration studies, organised by the National School of Public
Administration in Warsaw and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Paris.
− in 1997, a master’s degree at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdańsk —
subject: law
Professional experience:
September 2009 – July 2013
Chief Commission hearing Cases
and from September 2013:
of Infringement of Public Finance Discipline
member
from January 2008:
Chancellery of the Prime Minister,
secretary to the Council of Ministers
from December 2007:
Rządowe
Centrum
Legislation Centre]
Legislacji
[Government
president
from February 2004:
Supreme Audit Office
(on unpaid leave since November 2007)
Department for Legal Affairs and Audit Case law
deputy director/legal adviser
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September 1997 – January 2004
Chancellery of the Senate
March 2002 – January 2004 Legal Organisational
Office
deputy director
September 1997 – March 2002 Legislative Office
legal drafter
1997 – 2004
Infor Sp. z o.o. publishing group
contributor, author of articles
October 1996 - August 1997
Gdańsk European Integration Foundation
February 1995 - October 1995
deputy project manager
European Youth Card Euro < 26
Skills and qualifications:
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knowledge of English — very good
First Certificate in English, grade A
•
knowledge of French — intermediate
•
attended a series of general and specialist courses on legal language, inter alia in 2004-2005,
'The language of administration: presentations and documents' at the National School of
Public Administration
•
attended numerous training courses on the system of financial control, management control
and the quality system
•
courses and seminars on Poland’s preparations for accession to the European Union, in
particular the incorporation of European law into Polish law and administrative rules in EU
countries
•
computer skills: programs of the Microsoft Office package and also Lex and Lex Polonica
•
yacht helmsman's certificate, motorboat helmsman's certificate, WOPR [Polish Life Saving
Association] junior life saver
•
Driving license cat. B
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Interests:
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member of the Polskie Towarzystwo Legislacji [Polish Legislation Association]
•
current political and social issues
•
sailing, swimming
•
bridge
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