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From · draft committee report· 19 Jun 2025
on the nomination of Joëlle Elvinger as a Member of the Court of Auditors
To · plenary report· 18 Jul 2025
on the nomination of Joëlle Elvinger as a Member of the Court of Auditors
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Part 2 of 5: ANNEX 1: CURRICULUM VITAE OF JOËLLE ELVINGER
ANNEX 1: CURRICULUM VITAE OF JOËLLE ELVINGER
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Joëlle ELVINGER
Born on 6 January 1980 in Luxembourg
Education:
2019 INSEAD, International Directors Programme
June 2012 INSEAD, Management Acceleration Programme
June 2006 Diploma as a Notary Candidate in Luxembourg
May 2005 Admission as a lawyer to the Luxembourg Bar
2004 – 2005 Cours Complémentaires en Droit Luxembourgeois
2003 – 2004 Queen Mary, University of London, UK, LLM (Tax) (merit)
2002 – 2003 Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Politiques d’Aix-en-Provence
Master in Business Law
2001 – 2002 Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Politiques d’Aix-en-Provence
Bachelor in Law
1999 – 2001 Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Politiques d’Aix-en-Provence
DEUG en Droit
1992 – 1999 Lycée de Garçons de Luxembourg
Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires, section D (Economics – Mathematics)
Professional experience:
January 2020 - present European Court of Auditors, Member, Chamber 1
April 2009 - December 2019 Etude Joëlle Elvinger, Avocat à la Cour
November 2006 - March 2009 Etude Turk & Prum, Luxembourg
April 2005 - October 2006 Linklaters Loesch, Luxembourg
“Corporate Mainstream” department
November 2003 - June 2004 Ernst & Young Global, London
“Finance & Infrastructure” department, Trainee
July 2003 Linklaters Loesch, Luxembourg
“Banking” department, Trainee
June 2002 - July 2002 Wildgen & Associés, Luxembourg, Trainee
September 2000 & 2001 Notaire Joseph Elvinger, Luxembourg, Trainee
Work at the European Court of Auditors:
June 2024 - present Member of the Art Panel
June 2024 - present Alternate member of the ECA to the Interinstitutional EU
Ethics Body
March 2022 - present Dean of Chamber 1 (sustainable use of natural resources)
March 2022 - present Member of the Administrative committee
September 2020 - July 2023 Member of the Ethics Committee
July 2021 - July 2023: Chairman of the Ethics Committee
March 2020 - March 2022 Member of the Internal Audit Committee
March 2020 - June 2021 Member of the Digital Steering Committee
Responsible member for the following published tasks:
- Review N° 01/2020: – Tracking climate spending in the EU budget.
- Review N° 01/2021 – The EU’s initial contribution to the public health response toCOVID-19.
- Review N° 04/2021 – EU actions and existing challenges on electronic waste.
- Special report 20/2021 – Sustainable water use in agriculture: CAP funds more likely to promote greater rather than more efficient water use.
- Special report 09/2022 – Climate spending in the 2014-2020 EU budget – Not as high as reported.
- Special report 16/2022 – Data in the Common Agricultural Policy – Unrealised potential of big data for policy evaluations.
- Special report 19/2022 – EU COVID-19 vaccine procurement – Sufficient doses secured after initial challenges, but performance of the process not sufficiently assessed.
- Special report 09/2023 – Securing agricultural product supply chains during COVID-19 – EU response was rapid, but insufficiently targeted by member states.
- Special report 18/2023 – EU climate and energy targets – 2020 targets achieved, but little indication that actions to reach the 2030 targets will be sufficient.
- Special report 23/2023 – Restructuring and planting vineyards in the EU – Unclear impact on competitiveness and limited environmental ambition.
- Special report 14/2024 – Green transition – Unclear contribution from the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
- Special report 25/2024 – Digitalisation of healthcare – EU support for member states effective overall, but difficulties in using EU funds.
Responsible for ongoing audits on:
- LIFE Programme 2014-2020 (integrated projects)
- Olive oil (control system)
- The EU Chemicals Regulation (starting in autumn 2025)
Political mandates:
December 2013 - December 2019 Member of the Luxembourgish Parliament
Chambre des Députés, Luxembourg