DG for Economy, Transformation and Industry

Directorate-General for Economy, Transformation and Industry

The Directorate-General for Economy, Transformation and Industry (DG ECTI) is responsible for organising the work of several parliamentary committees in the fields of economic and monetary affairs, tax matters, the internal market and consumer protection, industry, research and energy, environment, public health and food safety.

By providing expertise and dedicated research services in these fields, DG ECTI seeks to enable Members to deliver evidence-based policies that reflect the needs of European citizens, while contributing to the exercise and development of the legislative and scrutiny powers of the European Parliament.

Its main tasks are:

ensuring the smooth running of the legislative and non-legislative activities of parliamentary committees in the broad fields of economy, growth, transformation, innovation and health, primarily by providing secretariats for five standing committees and one subcommittee;
coordinating Parliament's legislative activities, mainly through the Conference of Committee Chairs;
supporting committee members, particularly the committee Chairs and rapporteurs, in the exercise of their duties;
providing the committees, other parliamentary bodies and the President's Office with briefings, background notes and long-term studies on all aspects of Parliament's activities in the field of internal policies;
helping the committees to develop their work programmes in close cooperation with the Commission and Council;
promoting and coordinating all activities relating to better law-making in Parliament.

Director-General

Michael Alexander SPEISER
- Director-General
- Michael A. Speiser, a trained German lawyer, is the Director-General of the DG for Economy, Transformation and Industry (DG ECTI) since January 2025.
  
  In his time as Director of the Directorate for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs (DG IPOL) at the European Parliament, from 2016 to 2025, he deepened his expertise in shaping Parliament’s legislative, scrutiny, and budgetary capacities. Additionally he served as acting Director for Economic and Scientific Policies (DG IPOL), from May 2024, overseeing key parliamentary committees on economic, industrial and social affairs.
  
  Previously, he held senior leadership roles in the EPP Group (2005–2016), coordinating legal, home affairs and civil liberties matters. He began his career as a lawyer in asylum and criminal law and became Head of Office for MEPs. He completed his legal training at the High State Court Stuttgart after studying law at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.