The Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security (DG HR) is a
Directorate-General
Within the European Union, Directorates-General are departments with specific zones of responsibility, the equivalent of ministries at a national level. Most are headed by a European Commissioner, responsible for the general direction of the Dir ...
of 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 o ...
.
The essential mission of the Directorate-General is to ensure the European Commission runs smoothly by laying down its policies on
human resources
Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include m ...
and
security
Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...
.
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
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European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
The European Commissioner for Budget and Administration is the member of the European Commission who is responsible for negotiating and managing the EU budget. The current commissioner is Johannes Hahn.
The portfolio is primarily responsible fo ...
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Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations
The Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations (TESTA) system is the private IP-based network of the European Union. TESTA is a telecommunications interconnection platform for secure information exchange between the European and ...
(TESTA)
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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 Athens, Greece an ...
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Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security
Human Resources and Security
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