Directorate-General
{{Short description|Administrative branch of the European Commission}}
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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
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
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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.{{cite web |url=https://the-secretary-general.europarl.europa.eu/en/organisation/directorates-general |title=Directorates-General |website=European Parliament |publisher=Secretary-General of the European Parliament |access-date=2023-04-25}}{{cite web |url=https://the-secretary-general.europarl.europa.eu/en/organisation |title=Organisation |website=European Parliament |publisher=Secretary-General of the European Parliament |access-date=2023-04-25}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/secretariat |title=Secretariat |website=European Parliament |publisher=Secretary-General of the European Parliament |access-date=2023-04-25}}
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| Directorate-General (DG)
! Abbreviation |
|---|
| 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==
{{main|General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union#Directorates-general}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/35512/gsc-organisation-chart-en.pdf |title=2023-04-16 Organigramme SGC (Version EN).vsdx |date=16 April 2023 |website=Consilium |publisher=European Union |access-date=2023-04-25}}{{cite web |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/general-secretariat/director-generals/ |title=Directors-General |date=3 April 2023 |website=Consilium |publisher=European Union |access-date=2023-04-25}}
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| Directorate-General (DG)
! Abbreviation |
|---|
| 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 |