Iris van Loon studied European Studies and International Relations with a specific focus on Eastern Europe and the EU enlargement. She holds a bachelor and master degrees from the University of Amsterdam and a postgraduate degree from the College of Europe in Warsaw. During her studies she conducted several internships at two think tanks, cultural institutions, and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She worked and lived in the Netherlands, Poland and Kosovo and is currently working in Brussels in European public affairs.

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