Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport

European Union

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the European Union

Executive Juncker Commission President Juncker (EPP) Vice Presidents College Civil Service Secretary-General Day

Legislature Parliament President Schulz (S&D) Largest groups; EPP (Manfred Weber) S&D (Gianni Pittella) 8th session (2014-19) 751 MEPs Bureau Vice Presidents Quaestor Conference Legislative procedure EU Council Luxembourgish Presidency Configurations General Foreign Justice and Home Economic Euro Legislative procedure Voting Secretariat Secretary-General Uwe Corsepius Directorates-general COREPER

European Council President Tusk (EPP) Parties List of meetings

Judiciary Court of Justice Members Rulings General Court Civil Service Tribunal

Central Bank President Draghi ESCB Euro EMU Eurozone

Court of Auditors Budget OLAF

Other bodies Agencies Investment Bank CoR EESC Ombudsman National parliaments

Policies and issues Foreign relations High Representative Federica Mogherini Ext. Action Service Foreign Policy Defence Policy Customs Union Enlargement Budget Four Freedoms Economic Area Area of FS&J Schengen Area Policies Agricultural Energy Fisheries Regional Citizenship Identity Pro-Europeanism Euroscepticism Integration Supranationalism Federalism United States of Europe Multi-speed Opt-outs Enhanced co-op Withdrawal

Elections 1979, 1984, 1989 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 2014 (last election) Political parties Constituencies Referendums

Law Acquis Primacy Subsidiarity Treaties Fundamental Rights Membership

The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission responsible for transport within the European Union.

DG MOVE was created on 17 February 2010 when energy was split from it to form the new DG Ener.^[1] Transport and Energy had been merged (as DG TREN) since January 2000 and in June 2002 the Euratom Safeguards Office became part of DG TREN. That is now part of DG Ener.

In addition to developing EU policies in the transport sector and handling State aid dossiers, DG MOVE manages the funding programmes for trans-European networks and technological development and innovation, worth € 850 million per annum for the period 2000-2006.

Mission

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

Resources

The Directorate-General for Transport, based in Brussels, reports to Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Transport. The Directorate-General is headed by Director-General Matthias Ruete (prior to 2006, this was François Lamoureux.

The Directorate-General is made up of 6 Directorates and the following agencies across Europe: European Maritime Safety Agency, European Aviation Safety Agency, European Railway Agency, Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency and the SESAR Joint Undertaking.

See also

• European Commissioner for Transport
• European Aviation Safety Agency
• European Maritime Safety Agency
• European Railway Agency
• Transport in the European Union

External links

• Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport

References

Administration of the European Commission Table of European Commission Directorates-General and Services DG = Directorate-General Civil Service Directorates-General Cabinets Comitology EPSO Civil Service Tribunal Policy DGs Agriculture and Rural Development Climate Action Communications Networks, Content and Technology Competition Economic and Financial Affairs Education and Culture Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Inclusion Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Environment Health and Food Safety Migration and Home Affairs Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Joint Research Centre Justice and Consumers Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Regional and Urban Policy Research and Innovation Taxation and Customs Union Mobility and Transport Energy External DGs Service for Foreign Policy Instruments Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations Trade International Cooperation and Development Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection General Services Communication Eurostat OLAF Publications Secretariat-General Secretary-General Europe by Satellite Internal Services Budget European Political Strategy Centre Informatics Data Protection Officer Infrastructures and Logistics (Brussels & Luxembourg) Internal Audit Service Interpretation Legal Service PMO Human Resources and Security Translation Buildings Berlaymont Breydel Charlemagne Convent Van Maerlant Missions European Union portal Brussels portal