Maria Demertzis is the Deputy Director at Bruegel, a Brussels-based economic think tank specialising in European policy. Demertzis will strengthen STG teaching and research on economic issues.
“I am delighted to join the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute, one of the most prestigious universities in Europe and a prime example of Europe’s ‘soft power’,” said Prof Maria Demertzis about her appointment. “I look forward to interacting with students and colleagues on issues of economic policy. The STG is an important convener of all relevant stakeholders in promoting European and global cooperation and I am honoured to be part of it.”
Florian Eder is member of POLITICO’s senior newsroom leadership team. As Executive Editor, Germany, he is shaping and implementing POLITICO’s expansion strategy. Eder will develop the STG’s work on the media in democratic societies.
“Independent journalism and a free press are key elements of democratic governance. I’m glad to help bring this perspective to the table,” commented Prof Florian Eder. “The School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute has made itself known as the place to think about governing beyond the nation state and I’m honoured to contribute to that.”
The two new professors take up part-time positions and will contribute across STG teaching and training, from the specialisation track in the Master of Transnational Governance to executive trainings for policy professionals.
Maria Demertzis
Maria Demertzis is the Deputy Director at Bruegel, a Brussels-based economic think-tank that specialises in European policy. She has previously worked at the European Commission and the research department of the Dutch Central Bank where she worked on issues of macroeconomic forecasting, modelling, and policy advice. She has also held academic positions at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the USA, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Strathclyde in the UK, from where she holds a Ph.D. in economics. She has published extensively in international academic journals and contributed regular policy inputs to both the European Commission's and the Dutch Central Bank's policy outlets.
Demertzis writes a regular column that appears bimonthly in several national European economic daily newspapers and contributes opinion pieces regularly to broader national and international newspapers. She is a regular speaker at national and international events that deal with issues of policy design in Europe. Her current research focuses on issues of the digital economy, macroeconomic design, and the global multilateral system. All her writings are available on her personal web page.
Florian Eder
As Executive Editor, Germany, Florian Eder is shaping and implementing POLITICO’s expansion strategy. He also is a member of the senior newsroom leadership team. Until last summer, Florian was the author of Brussels Playbook, the publication’s flagship morning briefing for all things Brussels and EU. He has been teaching at various journalism schools and was a lecturer at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan.
Prior to joining POLITICO as a Managing Editor — and member of the founding team — in 2015, Florian was EU correspondent for Welt, covering EU politics and policies from Brussels, where he arrived at the peak of the Euro crisis in 2011. Florian previously worked as an editor in Berlin and as Italy correspondent.