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Directors-General

The Secretary-General is responsible for the overall organisation of the GSC

The Directors-General are in charge of management and development of services, or policy areas of the various Council configurations. They ensure that the work of the Council is conducted in a manner that is efficient, coherent, and consistent with the overall objectives of the EU. They also provide policy and procedural advice as well as practical support to the President of the European Council, the Council, its members and its presidency.

Isabel Riaño Isabel Riaño

Competitiveness and Trade (COMPET)

Thomas  Westphal Thomas Westphal

Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Didier  Seeuws Didier Seeuws

General and institutional policy (GIP)

Christine Roger Christine Roger

Justice and home affairs (JAI)

Emer Finnegan Emer Finnegan

Legal service (JUR)

David Brozina David Brozina

Agriculture, fisheries, social affairs and health (LIFE)

Maryem van den Heuvel Maryem van den Heuvel

External relations (RELEX)

Peter Javorčík Peter Javorčík

Transport, energy, environment and education (TREE)

Preben Aamann Preben Aamann

Communication and information (COMM)

Máire Killoran Máire Killoran

Translation service (LING)

Cesare Onestini Cesare Onestini

Organisational development and services (ORG)

Sven Egyedy Sven Egyedy

Digital services (SMART)