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Directorate-General
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- The European Patent Office also comprises Directorates-General. See Directorates-General.
In the European Union, the staff of the main institutions (Commission, Council and Parliament) are organized into a number of distinct departments, known as Directorates-General (DGs), each of which is responsible for specific tasks or policy areas [1]. The administrative head of a DG is known as the Director-General.
In the European Commission a policy area that is within the responsibility of a Commissioner may affect several DGs. Some commissioners are consequently responsible for policy that affects several DGs. There are fewer commissioners in the European Commission than there are DGs.
A Directorate-General is comparable to a government ministry. Most Directorates-General are divided into directorates which cover a specific part of a policy area.
The Directorates-General 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 in parenthesis below.
- Policy DGs
- Agriculture and Rural Development (Agri)
- Competition (Comp)
- Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecfin)
- Education and Culture
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (Empl)
- Enterprise and Industry
- Environment (Env)
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Fish)
- Health and Consumer Protection (Sanco)
- Information Society and Media (Infso)
- Internal Market and Services (Markt)
- Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Justice, Freedom and Security
- Regional Policy (Regio)
- Research (RTD)
- Taxation and Customs Union (Tax)
- Transport and Energy (Tren)
- External Relations DGs
- Development (Dev)
- Enlargement
- EuropeAid Co-Operation Office (Aidco)
- External Relations (Relex)
- Humanitarian Aid (Echo)
- Trade
- General Services DGs
- Internal Services DGs
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