Mariya Gabriel

Mariya Ivanova Gabriel is a Bulgarian politician, president of the Robert Schuman Institute. Since March 2026, she has been serving as the Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information at UNESCO. She served as Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2023 to 2024. A member of the GERB party, she previously served as European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth from 2019 to 2023, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society from 2017 to 2019 and Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2017.