Maarten Verwey
Director General, European Commission, DG ECFIN
Maarten Verwey started his career in the European Commission in 2011 as deputy Director General for Economic and Financial Affairs.
In 2015 he became Director General of the Structural Reform Support Service (now DG REFORM).
He has been Director General for Economic and Financial Affairs since 1 February 2020.
Before coming to the Commission, he was director of foreign financial relations in the Dutch Ministry of Finance.
In these various capacities, he contributed to several important European initiatives. These include the creation of the EFSF and the ESM, the adjustment programme for Cyprus, the creation of banking union, the investment plan for Europe (Juncker plan) and most recently Next Generation EU.
All work
Annual meetings
04 September 2024
Bruegel Annual Meetings | 4-5 September 2024
This year's Annual Meetings centered around the launch of the Bruegel Memos to the European Union leadership 2024-2029
Event
25 June 2024
Europe’s banking union at 10: unfinished yet transformative
The event launched Nicolas Véron's book, Europe’s Banking Union at 10: Unfinished Yet Transformative!
Event
10 November 2022
Rewriting the rulebook of the EU fiscal framework
How should EU fiscal rules be reformed to better address current economic realities?
Event
23 June 2021
How to spend it? A closer look at the recovery plans
In this event, participants will take a closer look at the recovery plans submitted by EU countries.