Directorate-General_for_Energy_(European_Commission)

Directorate-General for Energy

Directorate-General for Energy

Directorate-General of the European Commission

The Directorate-General for Energy (DG Ener), or ENER, is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, created on 17 February 2010 when it was separated from the Transport DG,[1] with which it had been combined since 2000.

Mission

The Directorate-General for Energy is responsible for promoting and regulating the European Energy Union and, since 2019, overseeing the implementation of the Clean Energy for all Europeans package as part of the European Green New Deal.

Resources

The Directorate-General for Energy, based primarily in Brussels, reports to Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy. The former Commissioner for Energy and Climate was Miguel Arias Cañete. The current Director-General is Ditte Juul-Jorgensen, former Director-Generals include Dominique Ristori and Phillip Lowe.

Structure

The Directorate-General is made up of 6 Directorates (two of which deal with EURATOM issues), and the Euratom Supply Agency.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - Commission creates two new Directorates-General for Energy and Climate Action". europa.eu.
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