DG for Internal Policies of the Union
Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union
The Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union is responsible for organising the work of Parliament's committees in the field of internal policies and contributing to the exercise and development of the legislative and control 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 field of internal policies, primarily by providing secretariats for 17 standing committees, one subcommittee, and three temporary committees;
- 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
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Riccardo RIBERA d'ALCALA
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7 September 1955, Naples
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Director-General
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Education:
Baccalaureate - Leaving diploma - Umberto I State Liceo Classico
Graduated from the Law School of Federico II University, Naples (110/110 cum laude)Professional experience:
September 1979 - February 1980
Traineeship at the European Commission, DG I - External RelationsApril 1980 - July 1980
Traineeship in the Legal Service of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg1980-1982:
European Commission Secretariat, relations with the European Parliament1982-1991
Administrator and Principal Administrator in the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament1994 - 1999
Seconded to the Parliamentary Group of the European People's Party, Head of Parliamentary Services and Deputy Secretary-General from 199826 July 1999 - 14 January 2002
Director in President Nicole Fontaine's Private Office in the European Parliament (from 1 January 2001 Head of Private Office)15 January 2002 - 19 July 2004
Director (Deputy Head of Private Office) in President Pat Cox's Private Office in the European Parliament20 July 2004 - 30 January 2007
Director of Legislative Coordination and Codecision31 January 2007 – 14 December 2008
Director-General ad interim of the Directorate-General for Internal PoliciesFrom 15 December 2008
Director-General of the Directorate-General for Internal Policies
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Directorate for Economic and Scientific Policies
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Karl Peter REPPLINGER
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Director
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Directorate for Structural and Cohesion Policies
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Sabina MAGNANO
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Director
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Directorate for Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs
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Michael Alexander SPEISER
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Director
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Directorate for Budgetary Affairs
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Monika STRASSER
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Director
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Directorate for Legislative Coordination and Conciliations
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Ana Maria FERNANDEZ PERLES
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Director (acting)
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Directorate for Resources
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Patricia SILVEIRA DA CUNHA
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Director
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