Secretariat

The VIAC Secretariat is VIAC‘s administrative body. The Secretariat’s main task is case management. The VIAC Secretariat is headed by the Secretary General and her Deputy Secretary General. The Secretary General is supported by Case Managers, a paralegal and administrative assistants.

The members of the VIAC Secretariat currently speak the following languages: Czech, Croatian, French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian and Hungarian. We are happy to address general requests in these languages, but pursuant to the Vienna Rules  the administration of cases is only possible in English or German.

Niamh Leinwather

Niamh Leinwather

Secretary General

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Anna Förstel-Cherng

Anna Förstel-Cherng

Deputy Secretary General

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Elisabeth Vanas-Metzler

Elisabeth Vanas-Metzler

Managing Counsel

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Sophie Tesarik

Sophie Tesarik

Legal Counsel

Ema Potočnik

Ema Potočnik

VIAC CAN Director

Vladyslava Donchyk

Vladyslava Donchyk

VIAC CAN Coordinator

Susanne Schindler

Susanne Schindler

Senior Assistant

Beatrix Wendt

Beatrix Wendt

Assistant

Zeynep Uyanik

Zeynep Uyanik

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