Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva

Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva is Director for Innovation, Digital Education and International Cooperation at the European Commission. She is responsible for the coordination and implementation of the EU Digital Education Action Plan, the international dimension of the Erasmus+ programme, as well as the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, which are integral parts of the Horizon Europe Programme.

Antoaneta joined the European Commission in 2008. She has worked across various Commission services on a wide range of topics such as external relations and enlargement, internal security and police cooperation, digital matters and cyber security, stakeholder engagement. Before joining the Commission, Antoaneta had spent 10 years in the Bulgarian public administration, including as diplomat at the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria in Brussels, dealing mainly with justice and home affairs issues.

Antoaneta is a graduate in political science of Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria), with training and qualifications in European studies from Germany (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung) and the UK (Sussex University).