Lunch with Margot Wallström, European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy, Vice-President of the European CommissionTopic: A New Deal for the USA and the EU
Margot Wallström was named Vice President of the EU in 2004, with oversight of the Directorate General of Communication whose mission it is to inform about the activities of the Commission and to communicate the objectives and goals of its policies and actions and to "put citizens at the heart of European policies." She is also in charge of the European Commission's relations with the other European institutions (Parliament, Council, Committee of the Regions, Economic and Social Committee, Ombudsman), and the Commission's relations with national parliaments. As Barroso's deputy, she represents the Commission in the General Affairs Council when he is not available
