Brussels, 12 August 2004
Responsibilities Departments [1] José Manuel BARROSO President Responsible for:
- Political guidance of the Commission
- Organisation of the Commission in order to ensure that it acts consistently, efficiently and on the basis of collegiality
- Allocation of responsibilities
- Secretariat General
- Legal Service
- Spokesperson
- Group of Policy Advisers (GOPA)
Margot WALLSTR?M Vice President Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy Responsible for:
- Relations with the European Parliament
- Relations with the Council and representation of the Commission, under the authority of the President, in the General Affairs Council
- Contacts with National Parliaments
- Relations with the Committee of the Regions, the Economic and Social Committee, and the Ombudsman
- Replacing the President when absent
- Coordination of press and communication strategy
Press and Communication DG including Representations in the Member States
Günter VERHEUGEN Vice President Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Responsible for:
- Enterprise and industry
- Coordination of Commission’s role in the Competitiveness Council
- Chair of Group of Commissioners for the Competitiveness Council
- DG Enterprise and Industry (renamed), adding:
- Space (from DG RTD)
- Security-related research (from DG INFSO/RTD)
- Application of treaty rules on free movement of goods (from DG MARKT)
- Agencies:
- EMEA (European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products)
- ECA (European Chemicals Agency)
- Transport
- Transport activities in the Transport and Energy DG
- Agencies:
- EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency)
- EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)
- ERA (European Railway Agency)
- Consolidation of Administrative Reform
- Personnel and Administration
- Budgetary discharge
- Internal Audit
- Fight against Fraud
- Security
- Personnel and Administration DG
- Internal Audit Service
- European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
- Informatics DG
- Office for Administration and Payment of individual entitlements
- Offices for Infrastructures and Logistics
- Relations with the Inter-institutional European Personnel Selection Office
Rocco BUTTIGLIONE Vice President Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Responsible for:
- Justice and 榴莲视频 Affairs
- Justice, Freedom and Security DG (renamed)
- Agencies:
- EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction)
- EUMC (European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia) – will be combined with Fundamental Rights
- Border Control (European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders)
- Information Society
- Audiovisual Policy
- Coordination of Media Affairs
- Information Society DG adding:
- Audiovisual policy and Media programme Units from DG EAC
- Agencies:
- ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency)
Commissioner for Environment Responsible for:
- Environment
- Environment DG
- EEA (European Environment Agency)
- Economic and Financial Affairs
- Monetary matters
- Statistical Office
- Economic and Financial Affairs DG
- Statistical Office
- Regional Policy
- Cohesion Fund
- Solidarity Fund
Regional Policy DG
Joe BORG Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Responsible for:
- Fisheries
- Coordination of maritime affairs
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs DG (renamed) adding:
- Transfer of responsibility for law of the sea from RELEX
- Agencies:
- CFCA (Community Fisheries Control Agency)
- Financial Programming
- Budget
- Budget DG
- Science, Research and Development
- Joint Research Centre
- Research DG
- JRC
- Education and Training
- Youth, Sport, Civil Society
- Culture
- Translation and Interpretation
- Education and Culture DG
- Interpretation DG(SCIC)
- Translation DG
- Relations with Inter-institutional Publications Office (OPOCE)
- Agencies:
- CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training)
- ETF (European Training Foundation)
- CdT (Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union)
- Public Health
- Consumers Affairs
- Health and Consumer Protection DG
- Agencies:
- CPVO (Community Plant Variety Office)
- ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control)
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)
- Candidate countries (Rumania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey)
- Western Balkans
- Enlargement DG adding
- Western Balkans Directorate from RELEX DG
- Agencies:
- EAR (European Agency for Reconstruction)
- Development Aid and Cooperation
- Humanitarian Aid
- Development DG
- Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO)
- Energy policy
- Nuclear Safety and Security
- Energy activities in the Transport and Energy DG
- Competition DG
- Agriculture
- Rural Development
- Agriculture and Rural Development DG (renamed)
- External Relations
- Common Foreign and Security Policy
- European Neighbourhood Policy
- Delegations in non-member countries
- External Relations DG
- EuropeAid – Cooperation Office
- Internal Market
- Financial Services
- Internal Market and services DG (renamed)adding:
- Free movement of capital from ECFIN DG
- Responsibility for business related services and management of notifications by MS of draft rules on services from ENTR DG
- Agencies:
- OHIM (Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market – Trade Marks and designs)
- Employment
- Social Affairs
- Equal Opportunities
- Employment Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG (renamed)
- Agencies:
- EUROFOUND (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)
- EU-OSHA (European Agency for Safet y and Health at Work)
- Trade Policy
- International dimension of competitiveness
- Trade DG
Ingrida UDRE Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union Responsible for:
- Customs
- Taxation
- Taxation and Customs Union DG
[1] This list of department responsibilities is indicative and may be subject to adjustments at a later stage