Matthias Petschke Director for Customs at the European CommissionTAXUD

Matthias Petschke is Director for Customs at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD), Brussels. A lawyer by training, he joined the EU Commission services in 1995, and has since been involved in a variety of EU policies, such as Trade policy and negotiation, in different positions at DG TRADE (from 1997 to 2003); and Internal Market policy and legislation, notably as Head of Unit for Public Procurement policy at DG MARKT (from 2004 to 2008); and Space (from 2013 to 2022), notably as Director and Programme Manager for the EU’s Satellite Navigation Programmes, and subsequently Director for the EU Space Programme. He was Head of the European Commission's Representation in Germany from 2009 to 2013