Directorate-General

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A Directorate-General is government department in the institutions of the European Union. They are headed by a Director-general and, in the European Commission, by a political head: a European Commissioner.

• The European Commission: Commission Directorates-General
• The European Patent Office: EPO Directorates-General
• The Secretariat of the European Parliament: Parliament Directorates-General.

[edit] See also

• European Civil Service
• Permanent Secretary

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