Directorate-General
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Within the European Union (EU), Directorates-General are departments with specific zones of responsibility. Within the European Commission specifically, Directorates-General are the equivalent of national-level ministries. Most are headed by a European Commissioner, responsible for the general direction of the Directorate-General, and in charge of (politically responsible for) the corresponding policy area; and a director-general, responsible for the management of day-to-day affairs, who reports to the European Commissioner.
Nearly all of the top-level organisational divisions of the Secretariat of the European Parliament and the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union are also termed Directorates-General.
The European Patent Office (part of the European Patent Organisation, separate from the EU) also has Directorates-General, which are administrative groupings of departments.
Directorates-General of the European Commission
[edit]The Directorates-General of the European Commission are divided into four groups: Policy DGs, External relations DGs, General Service DGs and Internal Service DGs. Internally, the DGs are referred to by their abbreviations, provided below.
Directorates-General of the European Parliament
[edit]In addition to its Legal Service, the Secretariat of the European Parliament is composed of several Directorates-General, each of which has an official abbreviation.[2][3][4]
Directorate-General (DG) | Abbreviation |
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DG for the Presidency | DG PRES |
DG for Internal Policies of the Union | DG IPOL |
DG for External Policies of the Union | DG EXPO |
DG for Parliamentary Research Services | DG EPRS |
DG for Communication | DG COMM |
DG for Parliamentary Democracy Partnerships | DG PART |
DG for Personnel | DG PERS |
DG for Infrastructure and Logistics | DG INLO |
DG for Translation | DG TRAD |
DG for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences | DG LINC |
DG for Finance | DG FINS |
DG for Innovation and Technological Support | DG ITEC |
DG for Security and Safety | DG SAFE |
Directorates-General of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
[edit]The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union is composed of several Directorates-General, which are each headed by a respective director-general or deputy director-general.[5][6]
Directorate-General (DG) | Abbreviation |
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Competitiveness and Trade | COMPET |
Economic and Financial Affairs | ECOFIN |
General and institutional policy | GIP |
Justice and home affairs | JAI |
Legal service | JUR |
Agriculture, fisheries, social affairs and health | LIFE |
External relations | RELEX |
Transport, energy, environment and education | TREE |
Communication and information | COMM |
Translation service | LING |
Organisational development and services | ORG |
Digital services | SMART |
See also
[edit]- List of European Commission committees by Directorates-General
- European Civil Service
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
- Permanent Secretary
- Council of the European Union
References
[edit]- ^ "European Commission: Departments (Directorates-General) and services". Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Directorates-General". European Parliament. Secretary-General of the European Parliament. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "Organisation". European Parliament. Secretary-General of the European Parliament. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "Secretariat". European Parliament. Secretary-General of the European Parliament. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "2023-04-16 Organigramme SGC (Version EN).vsdx" (PDF). Consilium. European Union. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "Directors-General". Consilium. European Union. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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