Member of the European Parliament Ivana Maletić is an economic expert with years of experience in the areas of public finance, budgeting and EU funds.
Ms. Maletić obtained a Master's Degree in Economics at the Faculty of Economy in Zagreb. She started working at the Ministry of Finance. After seven years of experience at the lower level positions she became Assistant Minister and State Secretary.
Ms. Maletić is an internationally renowned lecturer and consultant in the area of financial management and has held numerous seminars on the subjects of financial management, budgetary processes,public finance reform, EU funds, regional development etc.
She has published a large number of expert and scientific works, co-authored several significant books in the area of public finance and participated in numerous research projects.
Ms. Maletić has taken an active part in the negotiations relating to Croatia's accession to the European Union as Deputy Chief Negotiator and Negotiator for Chapter 22: Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments (EU funds).
Ms. Maletić has been elected as a representative of the Croatian Democratic Union in the elections for the European Parliament in 2013 and 2014. In the European Parliament she is a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), Delegation to the EU-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee, substitute member of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI), Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion (PANA), Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee, Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee.
