Mariya Gabriel is Commissioner for Innovation Research Culture Education Youth and Sport. The new Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, and the cultural strand of Creative Europe programmes will be implemented under Mariya Gabriel’s leadership. From 2017 to 2019 she was Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society. She was a Member of the European Parliament for 7 years until 2017 where she served as the first Vice-President of the European People’s Party (EPP) and Vice-President of EPP Women.
