Head of the European Parliament Office in Portugal Administrator at the European Parliament (Directorate-General for External Policies, Latin America Unit, 2008-2013) Administrator at the European Commission (General Secretariat, 2001-2008, and Joint Research Center, 1999-2001 ) Jurist at the Government of Macau (1994-1999) and at the General Inspectorate of Finance (1992-1994). Lawyer (1990-1992) Lecturer in European Studies at ISLA-Porto (1991-1992) Master in European Integration from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (1998). Postgraduate in European Studies from the Catholic University of Portugal-Porto (1991) Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Portugal-Porto (1990).