Secretariat of the European Parliament
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Formed | 1958 |
Jurisdiction | European Parliament |
Headquarters | Konrad Adenauer building,Luxembourg,Luxembourg |
Agency executive |
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Website | europa.eu |
TheSecretariat of the European Parliamentis the administrative body of theEuropean Parliamentheaded by a Secretary-General. It is based in theKirchbergdistrict ofLuxembourg Cityand around theBrussels-Luxembourg StationinBrusselsand employs around 4,000 officials.
Secretary-General
[edit]The Secretary General of the European Parliament is appointed by theBureauof the Parliament. The post is responsible for administration and assisting thePresident,MEPsand the Parliament's bodies. They also deal with the day-to-day running of business and prepare basic reports for budget estimates. The Secretary-General also has to sign, together with the President, all acts adopted by the Parliament andCouncil.[1]
The Secretaries-General to date have been;
Frits de Nerée tot Babberich(1958–1963)
Hans Nord (1963–1979)
Hans Joachim Opitz (1979–1986)
Enrico Vinci (1986–1997)
Julian Priestley(1997–2007)
Harald Rømer (2007–2009)
Klaus Welle(2009–2022)
Alessandro Chiocchetti (2023-present)
Legal Service
[edit]The Parliament's legal services advises members and bodies on matters ofEuropean law,helping in drafting of legislation and representing the Parliament inCourts.
Directorates-General
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Presidency
[edit]The Directorate-General for the Presidency (DG PRES) organises plenary sittings and for follow-up activities including protocol, mail, register, archives and security.[2]
Internal Policies
[edit]The Directorate-General for Internal Policies (DG IPOL) deals with assisting the work of Parliament's committees and their chairmen as well as coordinating relations and cooperation with theother institutionsandnational parliaments.[3]The DG also supplies expert information and research to the members and committees. This is the task of the Policy Departments who produce studies, upon request, on topics for the members. One specific policy department is STOA the Science and Technology Options Assessment unit which advises committees and members on such topics.[4]
External Policies
[edit]The Directorate-General for External Policies (DG EXPO) deals with assisting the work of Parliament's delegations, committees and their chairmen as well as coordinating relations and cooperation with the other institutions, national parliaments and foreign bodies. It also forms half of the co-secretariat of theACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly,theEuro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly,theEurolatand the European Eastern neighbours parliamentary assembly secretariat. The DG organises both delegation visits to non EU states and visits to the parliament by external state delegations.[5][6]The DG also supplies expert information and research to the members and committees on topics relating to external countries. This is the task of the Policy Department who produce studies, upon request, on topics for the members. These studies, being produced by or for the European Parliament, are published on the Europarl website.[7]
European Parliamentary Research Service
[edit]TheEuropean Parliamentary Research Service(DG EPRS) is theEuropean Parliament's in-house research department and think tank. Its mission is to assistMembers of the European Parliamentin their parliamentary work by providing them with independent, objective and authoritative analysis of, and research on, policy issues relating to the European Union. It is also designed to increase Members' andEP committees' capacity to scrutinise and oversee theEuropean Commissionand other EU executive bodies.[8]
Communication
[edit]The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) deals with public information and media. Its staff includes the spokesperson of the Parliament (currentlyJaume Duch Guillot), the press service and a network of public information offices across member states. It also manages the Europarl website.[9][10]
Personnel
[edit]The Directorate-General for Personnel (DG PERS) deals with the human resources of the other DGs, including giving staff access to vocational training.
Infrastructure and Logistics
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The Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics (DG INLO) manages the buildings of the European Parliament (spread overStrasbourg,BrusselsandLuxembourg) and its member-state offices and equipment.
Translation
[edit]The Directorate-General for Translation (DG TRAD) is responsible for written translation of the Parliament's documents.
Interpretation and Conferences
[edit]The Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences (DG LINC[11]) manages meeting rooms and interpretation for all meetings organised by the Institution.
Finance
[edit]The Directorate-General for Finance (DG FINS) deals with the Parliaments budgetary and financial affairs. Preparing and checking the budget and monitoring its subsequent implementation. It is also responsible for official accounting and treasury operations as well as MEPs' finances.
Innovation and Technological Support
[edit]The DG Innovation and Technological Support (DG ITEC) consists of The Directorate for Information Technologies (DIT), the central ITC support and computing and network centre and Directorate for Publishing and Distribution which deals with the publication of parliamentary material such as working documents and the official journal.
Security
[edit]The Directorate-General for Security (DG SAFE) works to facilitate Parliament activities, while guaranteeing sufficient protection to people, assets and information and consists of Directorate A: Proximity and Assistance Security and Safety (PASS), Directorate B: Fire, First aid and Prevention and Directorate C: Strategy and Resources.
Staff
[edit]- As of August 2017
Office | Post | Name | Source |
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Office of the Secretary-General | Secretary-General of the European Parliament | Alessandro Chiocchetti | [12] |
Legal Service | Jurisconsult of the European Parliament | Freddy Drexler | [13] |
Directorate-General for the Presidency | Deputy Secretary-General of the European Parliament Director-General | Markus Winkler | [14] |
Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union | Director-General | Christian Mangold | [15] |
Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union | Director-General | Pietro Ducci | [16] |
Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services | Director-General | Anders Rasmussen | [17] |
Directorate-General for Communication | Director-General | Jaume Duch Guillot | [18] |
Directorate-General for Personnel | Director-General (acting) | Kristian Knudsen | [19] |
Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics | Director-General | Leena Maria Linnus | [20] |
Directorate-General for Translation | Director-General | Valter Mavrič | [21] |
Directorate-General for Interpretation and Conferences | Director-General | Agnieszka Walter-Drop | [22] |
Directorate-General for Finance | Director-General | Didier Klethi | [23] |
Directorate-General for Innovation and Technological Support | Director-General | Lorenzo Mannelli | [24] |
Directorate-General for Security | Director-General | Leena Linnus | [25] |
See also
[edit]- Directorates-General(of the Commission)
- European Parliament in Luxembourg
- Institutions of the European Union
- Location of European Union institutions
References
[edit]- ^"Parliament: Secretariat".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2014-01-17.
- ^EuroparlDirectorate-General for the PresidencyJune 2009
- ^Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the UnionJune 2009
- ^European Parliamentary Technology Assessment.Eptanetwork.orgArchived2008-05-10 at theWayback Machine,STOA basic brief
- ^European Parliament news serviceMEPs in Afghanistan condemn attack on Kabul parade,April 29, 2008
- ^Europarl websiteDirectorate-General for External Policies,April 2008
- ^EuroparlPolicy Departments. Search for studies
- ^"European Parliamentary Research Service".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.
- ^Europarl.europa.eu
- ^"Directorate-General for Communication".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2014-01-17.
- ^"Directions générales | le Secrétaire-Général | Parlement européen".
- ^"Secretariat".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2014-01-17.
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- ^"Directorate-General for the Presidency".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.
- ^"Secretariat".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2014-01-17.
- ^"Secretariat".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2014-01-17.
- ^"Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.
- ^"Directorate-General for Communication".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.
- ^"Directorate-General for Personnel".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.
- ^"Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.
- ^"Directorate-General for Translation".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.
- ^"Secretariat".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2014-01-17.
- ^"Directorate-General for Finance".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.
- ^"Secretariat".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2014-01-17.
- ^"Directorate-General for Security".Europarl.europa.eu.Retrieved2017-08-24.