Paula Costa

Paula Costa is Deputy Director-General of the Office for Economic Policy and International Affairs of the Portuguese Ministry of Finance since May 2019. She is responsible for a broad portfolio, which includes the European Semester, the RRP in the context of the Ministry of Finance, European Fiscal Policy, Financial Markets and Financial Services, Competition Policy and State Aid. Her responsibilities also encompass European Union litigation and infringement procedures, Anti-Money Laundering matters, Restrictive Measures, as well as issues related to the European Stability Mechanism, European Financial Assistance Programmes, PPS Missions, IMF and OECD issues and surveillance missions. She is also responsible for the technical support and for the coordination of the preparatory work for the Portuguese participation at the meetings of the Ecofin, Eurogroup, Economic and Financial Committee (EFC), Eurogroup Working Group, EFC-Alternates and Economic Policy Committee. 

Her previous positions included being Director of the European Policy and Governance Department and Head of Division of European Policies at the Ministry of Finance. She also served as a Senior Advisor at the Directorate-General for European Affairs and International Relations and Advisor at the Directorate-General for Treasury and Finance. 

Paula Costa is also the Alternate member representing the Ministry of Finance at the Economic and Financial Committee and previously she was the Head of the Portuguese Delegation at the Economic Policy Committee. 

She currently holds the position of Vice-Chair of the Economic and Financial Committee - Alternates and chairs the Debt Sustainability Analysis Working Group. 

Paula Costa holds a degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Portugal.