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A former international correspondent and EU Commission spokesperson, Michele Cercone is currently the Diplomatic advisor to the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, and Head of the External policies' Team of the Tajani cabinet. After graduating in Political Sciences and getting his specialization in EU journalism at the Foundation Journalists in Europe (Paris), Michele Cercone has been working since mid 90es as a journalist for international and Italian media, including the US based newswire World News Link, for which he worked in 1999 as war correspondent during the Kosovo conflict. As of 2000 he worked for the Italian newswire ANSA as EU correspondent in Brussels. As of January 2006 he joined the European Commission Spokesperson's service, as Spokesperson in support of President Jose' Manuel Barroso. Further to that, he has worked as Spokesperson for the French EU Commission Vice-president, Jacques Barrot, in charge of Transport issues and of Justice and Home Affairs issues. As of February 2010 he became Spokesperson for the Swedish Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, in charge of the Home Affairs portfolio.