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Ana
Martínez

Practice Director
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Ana leads the EU member states’ policy practice. Prior to joining Global Counsel, Ana covered policy developments in the EU institutions and member states for several organisations in Brussels and Madrid. She also has experience in the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for External Policies and the British Embassy in Spain.

At GC, Ana advises clients on how politics, regulation and policymaking in EU member states create risks and opportunities, and identifies strategies to help businesses meet these challenges. She also focuses on horizontal policy issues and political developments in the EU institutions and how these interact with the priorities of EU capitals.

Recent examples of her work include: 

  • Helping clients identify potential opportunities arising from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Fund, both at EU and member state level. 
  • Analysing the business implications of member state election results for corporates and investors.
  • Advising clients on the European Commission’s ‘digital green certificate’ and potential ramifications for the relaunch of tourism ahead of the summer. 

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Latest Insights by Ana Martínez

General Politics

Unpacking von der Leyen’s state of the EU

General Politics

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered her third state of the European Union speech on September 14th before the European Parliament, giving sight of her priorities for 2023 and using a rare public platform to speak more directly to audiences beyond the immediate EU stakeholders. 

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General Politics

How resilient is the renewed EU-US cooperation?

General Politics

Nearly two years on from President Biden’s election victory, the ill-tempered clashes between US and EU officials over trade, climate change and security during the last decade can appear a historical anomaly. Leaders on both sides are now increasingly aligned in diagnosing the threats posed by Russia and China and looking to multilateral bodies such as NATO or the UN to…

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Top in Tech: is tech policy still an EU priority?

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This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Associate Director Max von Thun and EU Policy Practice Director Ana Martínez to discuss the past year in EU tech policy. Has the Ukraine conflict upended the European Commission's focus on tech, and what have been the big policy achievements so far?

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Could Olaf Scholz be the new Chancellor of Germany?

General Politics

With the German parliamentary elections and Angela Merkel’s departure after sixteen years, the scene seems set for profound changes, with months of coalition haggling ahead. But with a change of players and, maybe, a change of parties, will much really change in German politics? And how will that affect policy at home and in the EU?

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Global Counsel Team

Our team have worked in national governments, international and EU institutions and across a wide range of policy fields. They have a wide range of policy specialisms and speak more than twenty languages.

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Careers

Global Counsel is a growing company. You can find the opportunities we are currently recruiting for here.

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