Commission directorates-general and services: modifications
See the modifications to the list of Commission directorates-general and services.
| Date | Reference | Old/Terminated | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2.2025 | PV(2024) 2510 final | DG Structural Reform Support | Reform and Investment Task Force |
| 1.2.2025 | PV(2024) 2510 final | DG Trade | DG Trade and Economic Security |
| 1.2.2025 | PV(2024) 2510 final | DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR) | DG Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (ENEST) |
| 1.2.2025 | PV(2024) 2510 final | DG Middle East, North Africa and Gulf (MENA) | |
| 1.11.2023 | PV(2023) 2467 final | Directorate-General for Informatics | Directorate-General for Digital Services |
| 24.9.2021 | C(2021) 6712 final | — | Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority |
| 1.4.2021 | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/173 | Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) | European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (Eismea) |
| Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) | European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) | ||
| Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) | European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) | ||
| Research Executive Agency (REA) | European Research Executive Agency (REA) |
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| 31.3.2021 | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/173 | Terminated: Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (Chafea) | — |
| 28.2.2021 | PV(2020) 2363 final | Terminated: Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF) | — |
| 16.2.2021 | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/173 | — | European Health and Digital Executive Agency |
| 16.1.2021 | PV(2020) 2352 final | Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development | Directorate-General for International Partnerships |
| DG International Cooperation and Development | DG International Partnerships | ||
| DEVCO | INTPA | ||
| 1.1.2020 | PV(2019) 2317 final | — | Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space |
| — | Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support | ||
| 9.12.2019 | PV(2019) 2317 final | European Political Strategy Centre | IDEA – Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action |
| EPSC | IDEA | ||
| 16.11.2019 | SEC(2019) 364, PV(2019) 2312 final | Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU | Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom |
| Article 50 Task Force | UK Task Force | ||
| TF50 | UKTF | ||
| 9.10.2019 | Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology | ||
| — | commonly used abbreviation: Connect | ||
| 1.1.2017 | PV(2016) 2192 final | Directorate-General for Education and Culture | Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture |
| DG Education and Culture | DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture | ||
| 22.11.2016 | Directorate-General for the Environment | Directorate-General for Environment | |
| Directorate-General for the Budget | Directorate-General for Budget | ||
| 1.10.2016 | SEC(2016) 375, PV(2016) 2181 final | — | Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU |
| 1.7.2016 | SEC(2016) 252, PV(2016) 2170 final | Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) | Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) |
| DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) | DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) | ||
| 1.1.2015 | SEC(2014) 572 | — | Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs |
| — | DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs | ||
| — | GROW | ||
| — | Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | ||
| — | DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | ||
| — | FISMA | ||
| — | Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety | ||
| — | DG Health and Food Safety | ||
| — | SANTE | ||
| — | Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority | ||
| — | Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs | ||
| — | DG Migration and Home Affairs | ||
| — | HOME | ||
| — | Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers | ||
| — | DG Justice and Consumers | ||
| — | JUST | ||
| — | Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations | ||
| — | DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations | ||
| — | NEAR | ||
| — | Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development | ||
| — | DG International Cooperation and Development | ||
| — | DEVCO | ||
| 17.12.2014 | Commission Implementing Decision 2014/927/EU | Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency | Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency |
| 1.11.2014 | C(2014) 9001 final, PV(2014)2104 | Bureau of European Policy Advisers | European Political Strategy Centre |
| BEPA | EPSC | ||
| 48 | 46 | ||
| 1.1.2014 | Commission Implementing Decisions 2013/770/EU, 2013/771/EU and 2013/801/EU | Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) | Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) |
| Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) | Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (Chafea) | ||
| Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA) | Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) | ||
| 15.10.2012 | Modification of the short names (the abbreviation ‘DG’ is now placed in front of the name): | ||
| Communication DG, etc. | DG Communication, etc. |
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| 1.10.2012 | SEC(2012) 452 final, SEC(2012) 458 final | Regional Policy DG | Regional and Urban Policy DG |
| 1.7.2012 | SEC(2012) 266, SEC(2012) 269 | Directorate-General for the Information Society and Media | Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology |
| Information Society and Media DG | Communications Networks, Content and Technology DG | ||
| INFSO | CNECT | ||
| 16.4.2011 | SEC(2011) 527 | Foreign Policy Instruments Service | Service for Foreign Policy Instruments |
| FPIS | FPI | ||
| 8.4.2011 | SEC(2011) 527 | EuropeAid Development and Cooperation Directorate-General | Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid |
| EuropeAid Development and Cooperation DG | Development and Cooperation DG – EuropeAid | ||
| 1.2.2011 (1.1.2011) | SEC(2011) 527 | Research DG | Research and Innovation DG |
| RELEX | FPIS | ||
| DEV + AIDCO | DEVCO | ||
| 1.1.2011 | SEC(2011) 527 | Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG | Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion DG |
| 1.7.2010 | SEC(2010) 779 | Justice, Freedom and Security DG (JLS, 65) | Home Affairs DG (HOME, 65) Justice DG (JUST, 76) |
| SEC(2010) 460 | Humanitarian Aid DG (ECHO) | Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection DG (ECHO) | |
| SEC(2006) 810 | Directorate-General for Development | Directorate-General for Development and Relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States | |
| Short name unchanged (Development DG). | |||
| 4.3.2010 | SEC(2010) 256 | CLIM | CLIMA |
| 1.3.2010 | SEC(2010) 167 | Energy and Transport DG (TREN) | Mobility and Transport DG (MOVE) |
| — | Directorate-General for Energy (ENER) | ||
| — | Directorate-General for Climate Action (CLIM) | ||
| 1.1.2010 | Personnel and Administration DG (ADMIN) | Human Resources and Security DG (HR) | |
| 1.7.2009 | Decision 2009/496/EC, Euratom | Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (OPOCE) | Publications Office of the European Union (OP) |
| 11.7.2008 | Decision 2008/544/EC | Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme | Executive Agency for Health and Consumers |
| 16.4.2008 | SEC(2008) 426 | Health and Consumer protection DG (SANCO) | Health and Consumers DG (SANCO) |
| 29.3.2008 | SEC(2008) 426 | Fisheries and Maritime Affairs DG (FISH) | Maritime Affairs and Fisheries DG (MARE) |
| 11.2.2008 | — | European Research Council Executive Agency | |
| — | Research Executive Agency | ||
| 27.7.2007 | — | Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency Letter code (internal use): TENEA Numerical code (invisible): 84 |
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| 1.6.2007 | Intelligent Energy Executive Agency | Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation | |
| 24.5.2007 | — | Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency | |
| 16.2.2006 | SEC(2006) 164 | Press and Communication DG (PRESS) | Communication DG (COMM) |
| SEC(2005) 1633 | — | Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme | |
| SEC(2005) 1154 | — | Intelligent Energy Executive Agency | |
| — | Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency | ||
| 18.5.2005 | SEC(2005) 39/4 | Group of Policy Advisers (GOPA) | Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) |
| 11.2.2005 | SEC(2005) 39ter | Information Society DG | Information Society and Media DG |
| 2.2.2005 | SEC(2005) 39bis | Humanitarian Aid Office | Humanitarian Aid DG (ECHO) |
| 22.12.2004 | SEC(2005) 39 | Enterprise DG | Enterprise and Industry DG |
| Employment and Social Affairs DG | Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG | ||
| Agriculture DG | Agriculture and Rural Development DG | ||
| Fisheries DG | Fisheries and Maritime Affairs DG | ||
| Internal Market DG | Internal Market and Services DG | ||
| Justice and Home Affairs DG (letter code: JAI) |
Justice, Freedom and Security DG (letter code: JLS) |
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| 1.5.2004 | SEC(2004) 523 | New DG: Directorate-General for Informatics | |
| 23.2.2004 | SEC(2003) 1468 | Directorate-General for Interpretation | |
| INCO | SCIC | ||
See also Section 9.6.