DG for Communication

Directorate-General for Communication

The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) communicates the political nature of the institution and the work carried out by its Members. Its core business is to raise awareness of the European Parliament, its powers, its decisions, and activities among media, stakeholders and the general public, bringing the work of the Institution closer to citizens on both centralised and decentralised levels.

Its main tasks are:

to collaborate with the media, to inform, explain and enhance the visibility of the European Parliament's work;
to increase the awareness on the European Parliament among citizens, stakeholders and opinion leaders through bespoke communication and information campaigns and online channels;
to foster sustainable links with citizens through enhanced visitors facilities in Brussels, Strasbourg and in the Member States;
to provide expertise and services to Members and political groups such as media and public opinion monitoring, trainings, conferences for visitors' groups, offices in the Member States, etc;
to go-local and reach out to people through the European Parliament Liaison Offices (EPLOs) in the 27 EU Member States and in Washington.

Director-General

Christian MANGOLD
- Acting General Director
- Christian Mangold is the Director-General for Internal Policies of the Union (DG IPOL) since 01.01.2023. Previously, he was Director for Campaigns of DG Communication from 2019-2022, and before that, he headed the private office of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament and the central services from 2012-2019. He had previously worked as team leader for both policy and resources in the cabinet. His other roles in the Parliament were in the secretariats of the Conference of Presidents, the Bureau and the Quaestors and DG IPOL’s Legislative Coordination Unit. He first joined the Parliament as a political group adviser after working as a parliamentary assistant and in the private sector. His academic background is in International Management and International Relations.