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Each member state of the European Union has the right to a single commissioner (before the Barroso I Commission in November 2004, the five largest states—France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom—were granted two) and appoints them in consultation with the president.
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.
Directorate-General for Digital Services; Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology; Internal Audit Service (European Commission) Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union; Internal Services in the European Commission; Directorate-General for International Partnerships
The Directorate-General for this portfolio is shared with the Commissioner for Transport as the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. The EU is an active supporter of the Kyoto Protocol, which it signed alongside its member-states. In March 2007 the Union committed itself to cut CO 2 emissions by 20 percent by 2020.
A European commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each member within the Commission holds a specific portfolio. The commission is led by the president of the European Commission. In simple terms they are the equivalent of government ministers.
The European Commission organized a video conference of world leaders on 4 May 2020 to raise funds for COVID-19 vaccine development. US$8 billion was raised. [98] The European Commission issued a new multi-year data plan in February 2020 pushing the digitalization of all aspects of EU society for the benefit of civic and economic growth.
After moving from the Texas House to the Senate in 2023, Republican Sen. Tan Parker is working to win another term. Parker, an entrepreneur and businessman, is facing Democrat Stephanie Draper ...
It was formerly known as the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. [ 2 ] The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion has the task of contributing to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European social model with more and better jobs in an inclusive society based ...