Marilena Raouna

Marilena Raouna serves as Deputy Minister for European Affairs, in charge of the preparations and political oversight of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of 2026. Previously, she worked for the European Commission, at the Directorate General for Justice, Security and Freedom, the Permanent Representation of Cyprus to the EU, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Special Advisor to the Minister, and the Diplomatic Office of the President as Director and EU Sherpa. Her work has focused, inter alia, on EU affairs, EU-Türkiye relations, and EU enlargement. She has also participated in the UN-led negotiations for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus question, focusing on EU matters. Ms Raouna studied jurisprudence at Oxford University and holds an LLM in public international and European law from the London School of Economics and Political Science (Chevening Scholar).