Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers


The Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The role of the body is to ensure that the whole European Union is an area of freedom, security and justice. The specific tasks and responsibilities of the DG are laid down by the Treaty of Rome, the Treaty of Amsterdam, which came into force on 1 May 1999, and the conclusions of the European Council meeting in Tampere, a special meeting held on 15–16 October 1999 concerned with the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice within the EU.
The relevant Commissioner is the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, currently Commissioners Didier Reynders and Helena Dalli. The current Director-General is Ana Gallego Torres.
In 2023 it had 400 employees.
WWW ec.europa.eu/info/departm...YT EUJustice

Structure

As of 2024, the DG Justice and Consumers is divided into 5 directorates, namely :
  • Directorate A : Justice
  • Directorate B : Consumers
  • Directorate C : Rule of law and fundamental rights
  • Directorate D : Equality and non-discrimination
  • Directorate E : Horizontal issues
DG Justice and Consumers is responsible for relations with the following EU agencies: the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Institute for Gender Equality and the European Union Judicial Cooperation Unit.

History

DG JUSTICE was created in 2010 when the DG Justice, Freedom and Security was split into DG JUSTICE and the Directorate-General for Home Affairs.