▁German ▁radio ▁journalist ▁currently ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁Br uss els ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁Radio ▁Netherlands . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁highly ▁acc laimed ▁radio ▁stories ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁EU ▁cond om ▁reg ulation ▁story . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁Van essa ▁Dun ya ▁Mock ▁in ▁Mar ly - la - V ille ▁in ▁the ▁Val ▁d ' O ise ▁department ▁of ▁France , ▁near ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁B irmingham , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 9 ▁years ▁old . ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Em manuel ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁joint ▁hon ours ▁degree ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁German . ▁She ▁speak s ▁several ▁languages , ▁including ▁English , ▁French , ▁German , ▁Spanish , ▁Dutch , ▁and ▁Italian . ▁ ▁She ▁started ▁journal ism ▁with ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁News letter ▁in ▁London , ▁special ising ▁in ▁tele communic ations ▁issues . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁English - language ▁service ▁of ▁Swiss ▁Radio ▁International , ▁covering ▁mostly ▁Swiss ▁politics . ▁She ▁joined ▁Radio ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁after ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Amsterdam , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁station ' s ▁Br uss els ▁correspond ents ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Her ▁respons ib ilities ▁include ▁covering ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁( E U ) ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Tre aty ▁Organisation ▁(