Gabriella Civico is from the UK, but lived in Spain and Portugal for many years

before moving to Belgium and becoming a Belgian citizen. She has a degree in

Social Policy and Education from the University of Surrey (UK), and a Masters in

Education in E-learning from the University of Hull (UK). She worked with CEV

in her role as Project Manager for the EYV2011 Alliance from July 2010 until the

project’s completion in March 2012, when she became CEV Director. There, she

takes a leading role in advocating for better volunteering policies, contributing

her expertise at the European level in various European Union expert & advisory

groups, such as EQF, Europass, Mobility of Young Volunteers, as well as in the

European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre Advisory Group. She also represents

CEV in the EESC Liaison Group for European Civil Society Networks and has been

further involved in establishing Civil Society Europe in 2014 where she is

currently the President.

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