Dr. Dietmar Nickel

Education and professional career

• studies of Law in Hamburg and Lausanne
• both law exams in Hamburg (1973 and 1976)
• doctorate in law from the University of Hamburg (1978)
• assistant at the law faculty in Hamburg (1973-1976)

• assistant professor at the law department of the European University Institute in Florence (1976-1978)
• civil servant at the European Parliament (1978-2010), various assignments, director general for committees and delegations (1999-2003), director general for external policies of the European Union (2004-2010)
• retired 2010

Areas of research

• numeros publications, mainly dealing with institutional questions
• participation in conferences, speeches.  

Courses taught at the Europa-Kolleg Hamburg

• The European Parliament in the EU's External Policy