[Fsfe-ie] [Fwd: Re: EU Commissioners Responsibilities]

[Seth Johnson]

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Subject: Re: EU Commissioners Responsibilities
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:48:18 +0200

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Portfolio Responsibilities of the Barroso Commission
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
Chair of Group of Commissioners on Lisbon Strategy
Chair of Group of Commissioners for External Relations Secretariat General 
Legal Service 
Spokesperson 
Group of Policy Advisers (GOPA)
 
Margot WALLSTRÖM
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
Chair of Group of Commissioners for Communications and Programming 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
Vice Chair of Group of Commissioners on Lisbon Strategy 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)
 
Jacques BARROT
Vice President 
Commissioner for Transport
Responsible for:
Transport 
 Transport activities in the Transport and Energy DG 
Agencies: 
EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) 
EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) 
ERA (European Railway Agency)
 
Siim KALLAS
Vice President 
Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud
Responsible for:
Consolidation of Administrative Reform 
Personnel and Administration 
Budgetary discharge 
Internal Audit 
Fight against Fraud 
Security 
Chair of the Audit Progress Committee 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 Home 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)
 
Viviane REDING
Commissioner for Information Society and Media
Responsible for:
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)
 
Stavros DIMAS

Commissioner for Environment 
Responsible for:
Environment
 Environment DG
Agencies:
EEA (European Enviroment Agency)
 
Joaquin ALMUNIA
Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
Responsible for:
Economic and Financial Affairs 
Monetary matters 
Statistical Office
 Economic and Financial Affairs DG 
Statistical Office
 
Danuta HÜBNER
Commissioner for Regional Policy
Responsible for:
Regional Policy 
Cohesion Fund 
Solidarity Fund
 Regional Policy DG 


Joe BORG
Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Responsible for:
Fisheries 
Coordination of maritime affairs
Chair of Commission Taskforce to develop a Green Paper on maritime Policy
Fisheries and Maritime Affairs DG (renamed) adding: 
Transfer of responsibility for law of the sea from RELEX 
Agencies: 
CFCA (Community Fisheries Control Agency)
 
Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE
Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget
Responsible for:
Financial Programming 
Budget
 Budget DG
 
Janez POTOÈNIK
Commissioner for Science and Research
Responsible for:
Science, Research and Development 
Joint Research Centre 
 Research DG 
JRC
 
Ján FIGEL
Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture, and Multilinguism
Responsible for:
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)
 


Markos KYPRIANOU
Commissioner for Health and Consumers Protection
Responsible for:
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)
 
Olli REHN
Commissioner for Enlargement
Responsible for:
Candidate countries (Rumania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey) 
Western Balkans
 Enlargement DG adding 
Western Balkans Drectorate from RELEX DG 
Agencies: 
EAR (European Agency for Reconstruction)
 
Louis MICHEL
Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
Responsible for:
Development Aid and Cooperation 
Humanitarian Aid
 Development DG 
Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO)
 
László KOVÁCS
Commissioner for Energy
Responsible for:
Energy policy 
Nuclear Safety and Security 
 Energy activities in the Transport and Energy DG
 
Neelie KROES
Commissioner for Competition
Responsible for:
Competition Competition DG
 
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Responsible for:
Agriculture 
Rural Development
 Agriculture and Rural Development DG (renamed)
 


Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy
Responsible for:
External Relations 
Common Foreign and Security Policy 
European Neighbourhood Policy 
Delegations in non-member countries
Vice-Chair of Group of Commissioners for External Relations External
Relations DG 
EuropeAid * Cooperation Office
 
Charlie McCREEVY
Commissioner for Internal Market and Services
Responsible for: 
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)
 
Vladimir SPIDLA
Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities 
Responsible for:
Employment 
Social Affairs 
Equal Opportunities 
Chair of Group of Commissioners for 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 Safety and Health at Work)
 
Peter MANDELSON
Commissioner for Trade
Responsible for:
Trade Policy 
International dimension of cometitiveness
Member of the Group of Commissioners for the Competitiveness Council Trade
DG
 


Ingrida UDRE
Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union
Responsible for:
Customs 
Taxation
 Taxation and Customs Union DG
 



>>> Seth Johnson <seth.johnson at RealMeasures.dyndns.org> 08/15/04 06:48 AM >>>

On this article:

http://www.eureporter.co.uk/articles/article.cfm?id=1530

. . . does the link to the Commissioners' responsibilities work for anyone
else?  Did anyone perchance get it before it may have been taken down?


Seth


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