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Dimitar Lilkov

Senior Research Officer

Dimitar Lilkov is a Senior Research Officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies focusing on energy and climate, as well as digital policy. Specific fields of expertise cover the European Energy Union, energy security and decarbonisation policies. On the digital front, the respective research topics include novel European regulation in the online domain, privacy, disinformation, as well as technological competition with the People’s Republic of China. He is the host of the Martens Centre’s Brussels Bytes podcast on technology and EU policy.

Dimitar’s professional résumé features the EU Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament, where between 2014-2017 he acted as Head of the Bulgarian office of an EPP Group MEP. Dimitar has a Master’s Degree in Politics and Government in the EU from the London School of Economics (LSE) and holds a BA in International Relations from Sofia University. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD at the European Studies Department of Sofia University with a specific research focus on the decision-making dynamics within the Council of the EU.

More by Dimitar Lilkov

  • EU regulators have a bigger bird to fry than Twitter. It’s TikTok

    Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media

    19 Dec 2022

  • Where the US-China microchip leave the EU

    Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media

    28 Oct 2022

  • Fixing Gas Prices Won’t Solve the EU’s Energy Crisis

    Blog

    18 Oct 2022

  • Nord Stream, scorched earth, and the withering of Russia’s political leverage

    Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media

    03 Oct 2022

  • Europe’s climate and energy strategy has become disturbingly bipolar

    Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media

    18 Jul 2022

  • Al Jazeera News Bulletin

    In the Media - Interviews and Expert Quotes

    26 Jun 2022

  • Brussels Bytes

    Data Protection and Cybersecurity with Vagelis Papakonstantinou

    Brussels Bytes - Multimedia

    10 Jun 2022

  • Stablecoins are Crypto’s Feet of Clay

    Blog

    09 Jun 2022

  • Cybersecurity and 5G – What is at Stake for the EU and the US?

    Multimedia - Other videos

    01 Jun 2022

  • EPP Congress – Day 1 Afternoon Streaming

    Live-streams - Multimedia

    31 May 2022


Publications written or edited by Dimitar Lilkov

  • Relations Between the EU and Switzerland: Too Much to Lose, Too Little to Negotiate?

    Policy Briefs

    Relations Between the EU and Switzerland: Too Much to Lose, Too Little to Negotiate?

  • Navigating the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: The Dangers of Non-Compliance and Circumvention

    Research Papers

    Navigating the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: The Dangers of Non-Compliance and Circumvention

  • Europe’s Tough Energy Choices

    IN BRIEF

    Europe’s Tough Energy Choices

  • Regulating the Digital Future: A Centre–Right Approach to Crypto Assets and Digital Currencies

    Policy Briefs

    Regulating the Digital Future: A Centre–Right Approach to Crypto Assets and Digital Currencies

  • Climate Litigation vs. Legislation: Avoiding Excessive Judicial Activism in the EU

    Policy Briefs

    Climate Litigation vs. Legislation: Avoiding Excessive Judicial Activism in the EU

  • The 17+1 Mechanism: Something Doesn’t Add Up

    IN BRIEF

    The 17+1 Mechanism: Something Doesn’t Add Up

  • China in the Broader Black Sea Region

    Collaborative

    China in the Broader Black Sea Region

  • COVID-19 and Technology in the EU: Think Bigger than Apps

    IN BRIEF

    COVID-19 and Technology in the EU: Think Bigger than Apps

  • Made in China: Tackling Digital Authoritarianism

    Research Papers

    Made in China: Tackling Digital Authoritarianism

  • Recommendations for the new European Commission President

    Other

    Recommendations for the new European Commission President

  • IN BRIEF

    European Parliament Elections: the Disinformation Challenge

  • IN BRIEF

    The Impact of GDPR on Users and Business: The Good, The Bad and the Uncertain

  • European Energy Security: The Case Against Nord Stream 2

    IN FOCUS

    European Energy Security: The Case Against Nord Stream 2

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