Directorate-General for Transport and Energy (European Commission)

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The Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The DG TREN is in operation since 1 January 2000, it was created by merging the Directorate-General for Transport and the Directorate-General for Energy. In June 2002 the Euratom Safeguards Office became part of DG TREN. In addition to developing Community policies in the energy and transport sectors and handling State aid dossiers, DG TREN manages the funding programmes for trans-European networks and technological development and innovation, worth € 850 million per annum for the period 2000-2006.

Contents 1 Mission 2 Resources 3 Structure 4 See also 5 External link

[edit] Mission

DG TREN is responsible for developing and implementing European policies in the energy and transport field. Its mission is to ensure that energy and transport policies are designed for the benefit of all sectors of the society. DG TREN carries out these tasks using legislative proposals and programme management, including the financing of projects. The current goals of DG TREN are:

1. Complete the internal market in energy and transport
2. Ensuring sustainable development of transport and energy
3. Deployment of major networks in Europe
4. Space management, i.e. air traffic congestion management
5. Improving transport and energy safety
6. Accomplishing enlargement
7. Developing international cooperation

[edit] Resources

The Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, based in Brussels, reports to Jacques Barrot, Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Transport and Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy. The Directorate-General is made up of some 1000 officials, and is headed by François Lamoureux, Director-General.

[edit] Structure

The Directorate-General is made up of 9 Directorates (two of which deal with Euratom issues), and the Euratom Supply Agency. The staff are divided between Brussels (700) and Luxembourg (300).

[edit] See also

• EURATOM
• European Commissioner for Energy
• European Commissioner for Transport

[edit] External link

• Directorate-General for Energy and Transport

	European Commission Directorates-General
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Table of European Commission Directorates-General and Services