Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (European Commission)
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The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities is a Directorate-General
of the European Commission
. The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities has the task of contributing to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European Social Model with more and better jobs in an inclusive society based on equal opportunities.
It is the sponsoring Directorate for the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
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The Directorates A, B and C, are directly responsible to the Deputy Director-General.
Directorate-General
A Directorate-General is a branch of an administration dedicated to a specific field of expertise.* The European Commission: Commission Directorates-General are each headed by a European Commissioner;* The European Patent Office: EPO Directorates-General;...
of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
. The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities has the task of contributing to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European Social Model with more and better jobs in an inclusive society based on equal opportunities.
It is the sponsoring Directorate for the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
The European Year of Equal Opportunities for All was held in 2007. This designation was made on 31 May 2005 by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities...
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Structure
The Directorate-General is organised into 9 directorates:- Directorate A: European Social FundEuropean Social FundThe European Social Fund is the European Union’s main financial instrument for supporting employment in the Member States as well as promoting economic and social cohesion. ESF spending amounts to around 10% of the EU’s total budget....
, Monitoring of Corresponding National Policies I, Coordination - Directorate B: European Social FundEuropean Social FundThe European Social Fund is the European Union’s main financial instrument for supporting employment in the Member States as well as promoting economic and social cohesion. ESF spending amounts to around 10% of the EU’s total budget....
, Monitoring of Corresponding National Policies II - Directorate C: European Social FundEuropean Social FundThe European Social Fund is the European Union’s main financial instrument for supporting employment in the Member States as well as promoting economic and social cohesion. ESF spending amounts to around 10% of the EU’s total budget....
, Monitoring of Corresponding National Policies III - Directorate D: Employment, Lisbon StrategyLisbon StrategyThe Lisbon Strategy, also known as the Lisbon Agenda or Lisbon Process, was an action and development plan devised in 2000, for the economy of the European Union between 2000 and 2010....
, International Affairs - Directorate E: Social Protection and Integration
- Directorate F: Social Dialogue, Social Rights, Working Conditions, Adaptation to Change
- Directorate G: Equality between Men and Women, Action against Discrimination, Civil Society
- Directorate H: Resources, Communication
- Directorate I: Audit, Controls, Evaluation
The Directorates A, B and C, are directly responsible to the Deputy Director-General.