The European Commission ‘Directorates-General’ or DGs are like ministries in EU Member States. Each broad sphere of European Commission competence has its own Directorate-General. Most DGs are headed by a Director General, who in turn reports to a European Commissioner. There are around 37 Directorates-General. Their number tends to change every five years with each new European Commission College (assembly of European Commissioners).
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- CAST
- CEFRL
- College of Commissioners
- Commission Representation
- Commissioner
- Community tax
- Competency-based interview
- Consolidated Annual Activity Report (CAAR)
- Contract agent
- Contract Agents 3a and 3b Contracts
- Contract renewal
- Correction coefficient
- Council of Europe
- Council of the European Union
- Court of Auditors
- Court of Justice of the European Union
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- E-tray exercises
- Early retirement
- Education allowance
- EPSO
- EU civil servant
- EU Delegations
- European Central Bank
- European Commission
- European Council
- European Defence Agency
- European External Action Service
- European Institute for Gender Equality
- European Parliament
- European Parliament Positive Action Programme
- European School
- European Union agencies
- Eurostat
- Executive Director
- Expatriation allowance
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