I am a young professional working at European Commission, Development Cooperation Directorate/Latin America and Caribbean Unit. On a daily basis, I am contributing to policy analysis in horizontal fields, doing project and programme managment at the respected area involving several thematic issues (from urban development through education until human rights and democracy promotion). While cooperating closely with the thematical units and country desks at the Directorate, I am involved at DEVE and COLAC meetings at the European Council and European Parliament; hence I tend to extend my expertise at the field of Development Cooperation and External Aids. By spending few month on the ground (Lima) contributing to a workflow of IDEA International (International Democracy and Electoral Assistance), gained deep insight of the challenges and obstacles of local NGOs in the field.