Marta Kos — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as European Commissioner for Enlargement since December 2024.
Held diplomatic posts as Ambassador to Germany (2013-2017) and Ambassador to Switzerland (2017-2020).
Served as Vice President of the Freedom Movement from April to September 2022.
Was Director of the Slovenian government information office and government spokesperson from 1997 to 1999.
Worked as a journalist for RTV and Deutsche Welle, including as a Bonn correspondent from 1993.
Was a record-holding Yugoslav and Slovenian swimming champion in her youth.

Biography

Marta Kos is a Slovenian diplomat and politician who currently serves as the European Commissioner for Enlargement, a role she assumed in December 2024 within the second von der Leyen's Commission. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing the unification of Europe and assessing membership applications from countries such as Ukraine and Moldova.