Directorate-General for Competition
Competition Policy in the European Union
The European Commission, together with the national competition authorities, directly enforces EU competition rules,
Articles 101-109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), to make EU markets work better, by ensuring that all companies compete equally and fairly on their merits. This benefits consumers, businesses and the European economy as a whole.
Within the Commission, the Directorate-General (DG) for Competition is primarily responsible for these direct enforcement powers.
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Structure and staff
- DG Competition is headed by Alexander Italianer
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- The Chief Competition Economist works in DG Competition, reporting directly to the Director General to provide independent economic advice on cases and policy.
- The Hearing Officers, Mr Michael Albers and Mr Wouter Wils, are independent of the Directorate General for Competition
and report directly to the Competition Commissioner. Their mission is to ensure due process, to safeguard the parties, procedural rights, and to
contribute to the quality of the decision-making in EC Antitrust and Merger proceedings.
Work opportunities
Permanent and temporary work in the European Commission
Traineeships:
Annual Report on Competition Policy
This report gives an overview of the most important policy and legislative
initiatives and decisions adopted by the European Commission in application
of EU competition law.
Annual Management Plan
The annual management plan is the work programme of the Directorate-General.
Its purpose is twofold: it translates the priority initiatives and the strategic
objectives of the Commission into concrete operations. It also provides
an instrument enabling the management to plan, follow up and report on all
the activities and resources of the DG.
Annual Activity Report
The annual activity report presents the achievements reached and corresponding
resources used by the DG during one year's activities. It is the "mirror"
of the annual work programme. It is also a management report of the Director-General
to the Commission on the performance of his duties as Authorising officer
by delegation, in the management of the EU budget.
Contacts
Visiting address
European Commission
DG Competition
Rue Joseph II / Jozef II straat 70
1000 Bruxelles/Brussel
BELGIQUE/BELGIË
 DG Competition is moving to new premises on Place Madou 1, 1210, Saint-Josse Ten Noode, at 10 minute walk from its current location. The move will be completed in June 2013.
European Commission
Competition DG
Place Madou, Madouplein 1
1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode /Sint-Joost-ten-Noode
Belgium
We encourage visitors to check the location of the Competition DG representatives they are visiting to make sure they go to the right premises.
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