# DG

- Link: https://euemployment.eu/glossary/directorate-general-dg/
- Published: 2024-02-24T19:07:34+01:00
- Author: Ben

**The [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/)‘
Directorates-General’ or DGs are like ministries in EU Member States**. Each broad
sphere of [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/)
competence has its own [Directorate-General](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/directorate-general/).
Most DGs are headed by a Director General, who in turn reports to a [European Commissioner](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/commissioner/).
There are around 37 Directorates-General. Their number tends to change every five
years with each new [European Commission College](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/college-of-commissioners/)(
assembly of European [Commissioners](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/commissioner/)).
[ ](https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments)

[Full list of Directorates-General](https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments).