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Ursula Von Der Leyen THE COLLEGE OF COMMISSIONERS Adina Vălean COMMISSIONER Janusz Kadri Transport Wojciechowski Simson DG Mobility COMMISSIONER Virginijus COMMISSIONER and Transport Agriculture Energy Sinkevičius DG Agriculture and Stella COMMISSIONER DG Energy Rural Development Kyriakides* Environment, COMMISSIONER Oceans and Health and Fisheries Food Safety DG Environment DG Health and DG Maritime Affairs Food Safety and Fisheries Ylva Johansson COMMISSIONER Frans Home Affairs Mariya Timmermans DG Migration Gabriel** EXECUTIVE and Home Affairs COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT Innovation, The European Research, Green Deal Culture, Education and DG Climate Action Youth DG Research Dubravka and Innovation Paolo Šuica DG Education, Youth, Gentiloni Sport and Culture VICE PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER Joint Research Democracy and Margaritis Centre Economy Demography Schinas DG Economic and DG Communication VICE PRESIDENT Financial Affairs (in relation to the DG Taxation and Conference on the Promoting Our Customs Union Future of Europe) European Phil Way Of Life Hogan Eurostat COMMISSIONER Trade DG Trade Margrethe Vestager EXECUTIVE URSULA VICE PRESIDENT A Europe Fit For The Digital Age Valdis VON DER DG Competition Dombrovskis EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT An Economy LEYEN That Works For People PRESIDENT OF DG Financial Stability, Financial THE EUROPEAN Services and Capital COMMISSION Markets Union Secretariat-General Legal Service DG Communication, including the Spokespersons’ Service (SPP) European Political Strategy Centre Johannes Thierry Nicolas Hahn Breton Schmit COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER Budget and Internal Market COMMISSIONER Administration Jobs and DG Internal Market, DG Budget Industry, Social Rights Elisa DG Human Entrepreneurship DG Employment, Ferreira Resources and Maroš and SMEs Social Affairs and Security Šefčovič DG Communications Inclusion COMMISSIONER DG Informatics Networks, Content VICE PRESIDENT and Technology Cohesion DG Translation Josep and Reforms Interinstitutional DG Defense Industry DG Interpretation Borrell Věra Relations and Space DG Regional and European Anti-Fraud VICE PRESIDENT/ Jourová and Foresight Urban Policy Office and four other HIGH REP. DG Structural offices VICE PRESIDENT Reform Support A Stronger Europe In The World Values and Transparency European External Action Service Service for Foreign Policy Instruments Oliver Várhelyi COMMISSIONER * Stella Kyriakides reports to Frans Neighborhood Timmermans on food safety, animal and Enlargement Helena and plant health; and Margaritis Schinas on DG Neighborhood Dalli Janez Jutta public health matters. and Enlargement COMMISSIONER Negotiations Lenarčič Urpilainen Didier ** Mariya Gabriel Equality reports to Margrethe PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER Reynders Vestager on research and DG Justice and innovation; and Schinas COMMISSIONER on education, culture, Crisis International Consumers Management Partnerships Justice youth and sports. DG Employment, DG European Civil DG International DG Justice Social Affairs and Protection and Cooperation and and Consumers Inclusion Humanitarian Aid Development (on matters relating Operations to equality) POLITICO.EU.
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