Staff Member

Andrea Barbato

International Affairs and Digital Trade Policy Intern

Nationality

Italian
Languages

English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German

Andrea joined DIGITALEUROPE as an Intern for International Affairs & Digital Trade Policy.

Previously, he worked as a Liaison Officer representing the Italian Presidency Delegation at the G7, where he was assigned to the French delegation. In this role, he supported high-level international events and engaged in crucial political and diplomatic environments. He also gained valuable experience as an Account Executive Intern at Portland Communications in Brussels, focusing on EU digital and tech policy files, supporting public affairs strategies for clients in the digital and tech sector. Before that, he worked at the European Parliament in the Latin America Unit as a Schuman Trainee, contributing to EU trade and foreign policy work.

Andrea holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Naples “L’Orientale“.

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