Policy Coordinator for the European development policy in the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) of the European Commission where he has been working since 2004. Prior to joining the Commission, Mr Lütticken was Head of Division for the EU-funded projects at SEQUA, a joint development agency of the German employers’ and business’ associations (DIHK, ZDH, BDI, BDA) and GIZ. Mr Lütticken studied in Germany, Spain and Sweden and holds a PhD from Trier University on European trade policy.