Biography

Marco Del Panta was appointed Secretary General of the EUI in June 2020 and took up his position in January 2021. He assists and advises the President in all institutional external affairs and diplomatic matters, including relations with EUI member states, EU institutions, and third countries. He also coordinates relations with the national and local authorities. The Secretary General coordinates the EUI administration and deals with all tasks delegated to him in this regard.
Before joining the EUI as Secretary General, Marco Del Panta was elected to the City Council and appointed as special advisor to the Mayor of Florence. A career diplomat, he served most recently as Italy’s Ambassador to Switzerland. Previously, he was Director for Migration Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served at the General Directorate for the European Union of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in Brussels at the Italian Permanent Representation to the EU. Previously, he held diplomatic positions in Austria and Egypt. Del Panta taught a course on "European Governance and decision making" at the University of Florence in the academic years 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 and is member of the Council of the Fondation Jean Monnet pour l’Europe in Lausanne. He is author of several publications on foreign policy and on the policies of the EU, especially in the field of Research and Development.

Recent research output

• DEHOUSSE, Renaud (ed/s), MATTARELLA, Sergio; DEL PANTA RIDOLFI, Marco (2023), Reading of the message from the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, Video
• DEL PANTA RIDOLFI, Marco; DASSÙ, Marta (ed/s), RAMA, Edi; MCALLISTER, David; MÜFTÜLER-BAÇ, Meltem; VEJVODA, Ivan (2021), Is the soft power of the EU in the neighboring regions still effective? : [conversation between Edi Rama and Marta Dassù], Video