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The European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants. The Commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries each headed by a Director-General who is responsible to a Commissioner. There is one member per member state, but members are bound by their oath of office to represent the general interest of the EU as a whole rather than their home state. The Commission President (currently Ursula von der Leyen) is proposed by the European Council (the 27 heads of state/governments) and elected by the European Parliament. The Council of the European Union then nominates the other members of the Commission in agreement with the nominated President, and the 27 members as a team are then su ...
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Directorate-General For European Civil Protection And Humanitarian Aid Operations
The Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), formerly known as the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office, is the European Commission's department for overseas humanitarian aid and for civil protection. It aims to save and preserve life, prevent and alleviate human suffering and safeguard the integrity and dignity of populations affected by natural disasters and man-made crises. Since September 2019, Janez Lenarčič is serving as Commissioner for Crisis Management in the Von der Leyen Commission. The EU budget of the department as programmed in the EU's Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 amounts to a total of €9.76 billion for the entire seven years. For 2021, the European Commission has adopted its initial annual humanitarian budget of €1.4 billion. Together with its Member States, DG ECHO is a leading humanitarian donor, allocating funding to millions of crisis-affected people in more than 80 countries. F ...
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Directorate-General For Mobility And Transport
The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission responsible for transport within the European Union. DG MOVE was created on 17 February 2010 when energy was split from it to form the new DG Ener. Transport and Energy had been merged (as DG TREN) since January 2000 and in June 2002 the Euratom Safeguards Office became part of DG TREN. That is now part of DG Ener. In addition to developing EU policies in the transport sector and handling State aid dossiers, DG MOVE manages the Connecting Europe Facility funding programme for the Trans-European Transport Networks and technological development and innovation, worth €26.25 billion. Mission DG MOVE is responsible for developing and implementing European policies in the transport field. Its mission is to ensure that transport policies are designed for the benefit of all sectors of the society. DG MOVE carries out these tasks using legislative proposals and programme ma ...
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Directorate-General For Migration And Home Affairs
The Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The role of the body is to ensure the EU's security, to build a common EU migration and asylum policy, and to promote dialogue and cooperation with non-EU countries. Thereby, it contributes to the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ). Structure *Directorate A: Directorate for International and Horizontal Affairs *Directorate B: Schengen, Borders & Innovation *Directorate C: Migration, Asylum and Visa *Directorate D: Internal security *Directorate E: HOME Affairs Funds *Directorate F: Audit and Situational Awareness Additionally, there are the following Migration and Home Affairs Agencies: * European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) * FRONTEX, European Border Coast Guard Agency (EBCGA) * European Asylum Office (EASO) * European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperat ...
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Directorate-General For Maritime Affairs And Fisheries
The Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, responsible for the policy area of fisheries, the Law of the Sea and Maritime Affairs of the European Union. The current director-general is Charlina Vitcheva. Mission The mission of DG MARE is “To steer, in close relationship with stakeholders at regional and European level, the development and implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy and to manage the Common Fisheries Policy with a view to promote the sustainable development of maritime activities as well as the sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources within and beyond Community waters” Structure The DG MARE encompasses 6 Directorates, all headquartered in Brussels: * A: Policy development and coordination * B: External Policy and Markets * C: Atlantic, outermost regions and Arctic * D: Mediterranean and Black Sea * E: Baltic Sea, Black Sea and landlocked member states * F: Resources ...
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Directorate-General For Justice And Consumers
:''DG Justice, Freedom and Security was split in 2010. For Home Affairs (security), see Directorate-General for Home Affairs (European Commission).'' The Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The role of the body is to ensure that the whole European Union (EU) is an area of freedom, security and justice. The specific tasks and responsibilities of the DG are laid down by the Treaty of Rome (see Part Two, Articles 17–22; Part Three, Title III, Articles 39–47), the Treaty of Amsterdam which came into force on 1 May 1999 and the conclusions of the European Council meeting in Tampere (Finland) in October 1999. The relevant Commissioner is the ''European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality'' (formerly European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship). Structure As of 2015, the DG Justice and Consumers is divided into 5 directorates, namely : *Directorate A : Civil justic ...
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Joint Research Centre
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to European Union (EU) policy. The JRC is a directorate-general of the European Commission under the responsibility of Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. The current director-general of the JRC is Stephen Quest, who took office in 2020, succeeding Vladimír Šucha. Its Board of Governors assists and advises the director-general on matters relating to the role and the scientific, technical and financial management of the JRC. Composed of strategy and coordination, knowledge production, knowledge management and support directorates, the JRC is spread across six sites in five EU countries: in Belgium (Brussels and Geel), Germany (Karlsruhe), Italy (Ispra), the Netherlands (Petten), and Spain (Seville). Their responsibilities ...
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Directorate-General For Interpretation
The Directorate-General for Interpretation (also known as DG Interpretation and SCIC for its former French name ''Service Commun Interprétation-Conférences'') is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. It is the European Commission's interpreting service and conference organiser and provides interpreters for around 11,000 meetings every year, thus being the largest interpreting service in the world. DG Interpretation manages the allocation of Commission meeting rooms and provides support for the smooth running of meetings in many languages that are held there. It also organises conferences for Directorates-General and departments of the Commission, typically in the range of over 40 main events per year. In 2016, Florika Fink-Hooijer became the Director-General of DG Interpretation. In 2020, Genoveva Ruiz Calavera took over the role after Fink-Hooijer stepped down. See also * European Commissioner for Budget and Administration The European Commissioner for B ...
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Directorate-General For International Cooperation And Development
The Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG International Partnerships or DG INTPA) is the European Commission department responsible for international development policy. It operates under the authority of the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen. The European Commission disbursed 14.4 billion euros in official development assistance (ODA) in 2021 (0.21% of EU GNI). This was slightly above the 13.7 billion disbursed by the development ministry of Germany, the EU's biggest ODA donor. As a whole, the EU and its member states provided ODA of 70.2 billion euros (0.49% of EU GNI, below the 0.7% target). The EU has a strong preference for bilateral financing (provision of aid to recipient governments, as opposed to NGOs), with 99% of EUI (DG INTPA + EIB) funds going to partner country governments. History The Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid was formed on 1 January 2011 following the merger of the ...
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Directorate-General For Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship And SMEs
The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The Enterprise Directorate-General works on creating an environment in which European firms can thrive. The improvement of the business environment is to lead to a growth in productivity and subsequently create the jobs and wealth necessary to achieve the objectives set by the European Council in Lisbon in March 2000. In 2022 the Commissioner was Thierry Breton and the Director-General was Kerstin Jorna. See also * European Commissioner for Internal Market * Aho report * Sectoral e-Business Watch Sector may refer to: Places * Sector, West Virginia, U.S. Geometry * Circular sector, the portion of a disc enclosed by two radii and a circular arc * Hyperbolic sector, a region enclosed by two radii and a hyperbolic arc * Spherical sector, a po ... References External linksDirectorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship ...
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Directorate-General For Informatics
The Directorate-General for Informatics (DG DIGIT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The mission of the DG Informatics is to define the IT strategy of the Commission and to provide a modern and high-performance information technology and telecommunications infrastructure. The current Director-General is Veronica Gaffey. See also * European Commissioner for Budget and Administration * Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations (TESTA) * European Network and Information Security Agency * EUDRANET External linksDirectorate-General for InformaticsISA




Directorate-General For Human Resources And Security
The Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security (DG HR) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The essential mission of the Directorate-General is to ensure the European Commission runs smoothly by laying down its policies on human resources and security. Human Resources *Career development; *Rights and obligations; *Health and welfare in the workplace; *Equal opportunities and non discrimination *Learning and development Security *Preventing or responding to emergencies *Raising awareness *Investigating *Data security and secure communications See also *European Commissioner for Budget and Administration *Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations (TESTA) *European Network and Information Security Agency The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity – self-designation ENISA from the abbreviation of its original name – is an agency of the European Union. It is fully operational since September 1, 2005. The Agency is located in A ...
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