I have been remunerated with 9000 Euros for my research on assessing EU financial aid to neighbouring countries such as Ukraine and Georgia for an evaluation commissioned by the Directorate General for Economic and Finance, European Commission. I have been hired as a senior expert by a consultancy VVA (Brussels & Milan), which merged with Ernst & Young in 2023. They won a tender bid for a study on assessing EU financial instruments commissioned by the Directorate General of Economic and Finance, European Commission.