Draft:Ramūnas Stanionis

Ramūnas Stanionis, born in Marijampolė (Lithuania) is a diplomat and EU public servant. Since 2019, he is a policy advisor to the Member of European Parliament (MEP) Andrius Kubilius  for the Eastern Partnership and Russia.

In 1999, graduated the College of Europe at Natolin in Warsaw with Leonardo da Vinci promotion.

From 1999 to 2003, he worked at the governmental office for Lithuania’s European integration (European Committee) and was involved in Lithuania's EU accession process. He was head of the Integration Analysis Unit of the European Committee responsible for EU accession and regular reporting. He was also involved in negotiations on the closure of Ignalina NPP, a nuclear power plan in Lithuania.

From 2003 onwards, he was an EU advisor in Lithuania’s MFA. He was representing Lithuania in EU's ad hoc working group on financial perspectives. From 2006 to 2010 – counsellor at Lithuania's Permanent Representation to the EU.

In 2011 to 2012, Ramūnas Stanionis was director of policy analysis and reforms department in the government of the  Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius. Among his responsibilities to address the systemic causes of youth unemployment in Lithuania. He was chairing a working group which has prepared and submitted its recommendations on youth employment to the Government. From 2013 to 2016, he was managing partner at Estep Consultancy and between 2016 and 2019 – served as an advisor for Eastern Partnership at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lithuania.

Ramunas Stanionis’ publications about governance reforms, EU East neighbourhood region, EU enlargement policy, Ukraine, democratic transition of Russia and Belarus are accessible on his website Alter Publicus.