Spanish-born Lucia Recalde is Head of Unit Audiovisual Industry and Media Support Programmes in the Directorate-General (DG) for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CONNECT) of the European Commission. Prior to that, she was a part of the management of the DG for Education and Culture (EAC) as Head of Unit for Higher Education, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the EIT (European Institute for Innovation and Technology).
Lucia Recalde joined the European Commission in 1995 and until 2006 served the DG for Employment and Social Affairs in various positions. She started her career as a policy officer at the Directorate of European Affairs of the Basque Government.
