Responsibilities of the Members of the Prodi Commission (1999-2004) Caption: Responsibilities of the Members of the Commission presided over by Romano Prodi. Source: European Commission. [ON-LINE]. [Brussels]: European Commission, [s.d.]. Available on http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm. Copyright: (c) European Union URL: http://www.cvce.eu/obj/responsibilities_of_the_members_of_the_prodi_commission _1999_2004-en-dab61a40-2a6a-4ff0-b758-0c8f06105f66.html Last updated: 09/09/2016 1/3 Responsibilities of the Members of the Prodi Commission (1999-2004) Name and title Country of Responsibilities Services origin Romano PRODI Italy · Secretariat General · Secretariat-General President · Legal Service · Legal Service · Press and Communication · Press and Communication DG Neil KINNOCK United · Administrative Reform · Personnel and Administration Vice-president Kingdom · Personnel and Administration DG Administrative Reform · Linguistic services · Inspectorate-General · Protocol and security · Joint Interpreting and Conference Service · Translation Service Loyola de PALACIO Spain · Relations with the European Vice-president Parliament Relations with the European · Relations with the Committee Parliament, Energy and of the Regions, the Economic Transport and Social Committee, and the European Ombudsman · Transport (including Trans- European-Networks) · Energy Mario MONTI Italy · Competition · Competition DG Competition Franz FISCHLER Austria · Agriculture and Rural · Agriculture DG Agriculture, Rural Development · Fisheries DG Development & Fisheries · Fisheries Erkki LIIKANEN Finland · Enterprise · Enterprise DG Enterprise and the Information · Competitiveness · Information Society DG Society · Innovation · Information Society Frits BOLKESTEIN Netherlands · Internal Market · Internal Market DG Internal Market · Financial Services · Taxation and Customs Union Taxation and Customs Union · Customs Union DG · Taxation Philippe BUSQUIN Belgium · Science, Research and · Research DG Research Development · Joint Research Centre · Joint Research Centre Pedro SOLBES MIRA Spain · Economic and Financial · Economic and Financial Economic & Monetary Affairs Affairs Affairs DG · Monetary Affairs · Eurostat · Eurostat Poul NIELSON Denmark · Aid Cooperation and · Development DG Development & Humanitarian Development · Humanitarian Aid Office Aid · Humanitarian Aid 2/3 Gunter VERHEUGEN Germany · Enlargement process, · Enlargement DG Enlargement including the pre-accession strategy Chris PATTEN United · External Relations · External Relations DG External Relations Kingdom · Common foreign and security · Common Service for External policy Relations · Delegations in non-member countries · Common Service for External Relations Pascal LAMY France · Commercial policy and its · Trade DG Trade instruments David BYRNE Ireland · Public health · Health and Consumer Health & Consumer Protection · Consumer protection Protection DG Michel BARNIER France · Regional Policy · Regional Policy DG Regional Policy · Cohesion Fund · Intergovernmental Conference Viviane REDING Luxembour · Education and culture · Education and Culture DG Education & Culture g · Citizens' Europe · Publications Office · Transparency · Publications Office Michaele SCHREYER Germany · Budget · Budget DG Budget · Financial Control · Financial Control DG · Fraud prevention · European Anti-Fraud Office Margot WALLSTRÖM Sweden · Environment · Environment DG Environment · Nuclear safeguards Antonio VITORINO Portugal · Freedom,security and justice · Justice & Home Affairs DG Justice & Home Affairs Anna DIAMANTOPOULOU Greece · Employment · Employment & Social Affairs Employment & Social Affairs · Social Affairs DG · Equal opportunities 3/3.