The Directorate-General for Energy (DG Ener), or ENER, 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 ...
, created on 17 February 2010 when it was separated from the
Transport DG,
with which it had been combined since 2000.
Mission
The Directorate-General for Energy is responsible for promoting and regulating the European
Energy Union and, since 2019, overseeing the implementation of the Clean Energy for all Europeans package as part of the European Green New Deal.
Resources
The Directorate-General for Energy, based primarily in Brussels, reports to
Kadri Simson
Kadri Simson (née Must, born 22 January 1977) is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party, European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019. She was previously Minister of Economic Affairs and Communica ...
,
European Commissioner for Energy
The European Commissioner for Energy is a member of the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Kadri Simson, in office since 1 December 2019.
Responsibilities
The Commissioner holds responsibility for the European Union's energy poli ...
. The former Commissioner for Energy and Climate was
Miguel Arias Cañete
Miguel Arias Cañete (born 24 February 1950) is a Spanish politician who served as European Commissioner for Energy and Climate Action in the Juncker Commission from 2014 and 2019.
A member of the People's Party, Arias served as Minister for Ag ...
. The current Director-General is Ms Ditte Juul-Jorgensen, former Director-Generals include Mr
Dominique Ristori and Mr Phillip Lowe.
Structure
The Directorate-General is made up of 6 Directorates (two of which deal with
EURATOM
The European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) is an international organisation established by the Euratom Treaty on 25 March 1957 with the original purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe, by developing nucl ...
issues), and the
Euratom Supply Agency
The European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) is an international organisation established by the Euratom Treaty on 25 March 1957 with the original purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe, by developing nucl ...
.
See also
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Energy policy of the European Union
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EURATOM
The European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) is an international organisation established by the Euratom Treaty on 25 March 1957 with the original purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe, by developing nucl ...
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European Commissioner for Energy
The European Commissioner for Energy is a member of the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Kadri Simson, in office since 1 December 2019.
Responsibilities
The Commissioner holds responsibility for the European Union's energy poli ...
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Green procurement
Sustainable procurement is a process whereby organizations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a life-cycle basis while addressing equity principles for sustainable development, there ...
References
External links
The European Commission's portal for EnergyEurope's Energy Portal
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Energy
In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat a ...
Energy policies and initiatives of the European Union
Energy regulatory authorities
Regulation in the European Union