The Commissioner for Justice is a post in the European Commission. The portfolios of Justice and Equality were previously combined as Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality under commissioner is Věra Jourová; however, the two portfolios were split in 2019. Didier Reynders currently serves as Justice Commissioner and Helena Dalli serves as Equality Commissioner.
A major innovation of the Juncker Commission is the nomination of a First Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, for Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, Rule of Law and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. His role includes to "guide and coordinate all other Justice and Home Affairs(JHA)-related Commissioners, in particular those of the new DG Justice (Věra Jourová) and the DG Home Affairs (Dimitris Avramopoulos)".[1]
The portfolio of the Commissioner has evolved under the Juncker Commission and renamed into Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality. Major changes are :
"The Commissioner for Justice no longer holds the title [of "Commissioner for EU Citizenship"] that was used in the previous Commission. [...] Other citizenship-related matters regarding ‘communication to citizens’ have been moved from DG Communication and attributed to the new Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Citizenship."[1]
"Issues related to non-discrimination in employment [and the rights of persons with disabilities] have been removed from DG JUST and placed back under DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. However, DG JUST still holds responsibility for the wider non-discrimination portfolio."[1]
DG JUST gained competences on issues related to Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility, previously in DG Internal Market and Services (MARKT), and on issues related to Consumer Affairs. Regarding Consumer Affairs, the whole directorate has been transferred from DG Health and Consumers (SANCO) - now DG Health and Food Safety (SANTE), except for Health Technology and Cosmetics issues, for which DG Enterprise and Industry (ENTR) gained responsibility.[1]
The responsibility of Anti-Drug Policy has been transferred to DG Home Affairs (HOME).[1]
^ abcdeCarrera, S. and Guild, E. (2014) "The Juncker Commission: A New Start for EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy?", CEPS Essay
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european, commissioner, justice, commissioner, justice, post, european, commission, portfolios, justice, equality, were, previously, combined, commissioner, justice, consumers, gender, equality, under, commissioner, věra, jourová, however, portfolios, were, sp. The Commissioner for Justice is a post in the European Commission The portfolios of Justice and Equality were previously combined as Commissioner for Justice Consumers and Gender Equality under commissioner is Vera Jourova however the two portfolios were split in 2019 Didier Reynders currently serves as Justice Commissioner and Helena Dalli serves as Equality Commissioner Didier ReyndersEuropean Commissioner for JusticeIncumbentAssumed office 1 December 2019PresidentUrsula von der Leyen This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources European Commissioner for Justice news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contents 1 Portfolio 2 List of commissioners 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesPortfolio editThe post was created in 2010 by splitting the previous Justice Freedom and Security portfolio into a justice post the subject covered here and a security post the Commissioner for Home Affairs This split was made as a concession to the liberals in the European Parliament to gain their support for the second Barroso Commission A major innovation of the Juncker Commission is the nomination of a First Vice President Frans Timmermans for Better Regulation Inter Institutional Relations Rule of Law and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights His role includes to guide and coordinate all other Justice and Home Affairs JHA related Commissioners in particular those of the new DG Justice Vera Jourova and the DG Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos 1 The portfolio of the Commissioner has evolved under the Juncker Commission and renamed into Justice Consumers and Gender Equality Major changes are The Commissioner for Justice no longer holds the title of Commissioner for EU Citizenship that was used in the previous Commission Other citizenship related matters regarding communication to citizens have been moved from DG Communication and attributed to the new Commissioner for Education Culture Youth and Citizenship 1 Issues related to non discrimination in employment and the rights of persons with disabilities have been removed from DG JUST and placed back under DG Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion However DG JUST still holds responsibility for the wider non discrimination portfolio 1 DG JUST gained competences on issues related to Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility previously in DG Internal Market and Services MARKT and on issues related to Consumer Affairs Regarding Consumer Affairs the whole directorate has been transferred from DG Health and Consumers SANCO now DG Health and Food Safety SANTE except for Health Technology and Cosmetics issues for which DG Enterprise and Industry ENTR gained responsibility 1 The responsibility of Anti Drug Policy has been transferred to DG Home Affairs HOME 1 List of commissioners editDG Justice Freedom and Security former Name Country Period CommissionAnita Gradin nbsp Sweden 1995 1999 Santer Commission nbsp Antonio Vitorino nbsp Portugal 1999 2004 Prodi Commission nbsp Franco Frattini nbsp Italy 2004 2008 Barroso Commission I nbsp Jacques Barrot nbsp France 2008 2010 Barroso Commission IDG Justice and Consumers Name Country Period Commission nbsp Viviane Reding nbsp Luxembourg 2010 2014 Barroso Commission II nbsp Vera Jourova nbsp Czech Republic 2014 2019 Juncker CommissionSee also editDirectorate General for Justice European Commissioner for Home Affairs Directorate General for Home Affairs Justice and Home Affairs Council Council of the European Union Directorate General for Justice and Home Affairs European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties Justice and Home Affairs Area of freedom security and justice Charter of Fundamental Rights Four Freedoms Eurojust Fundamental Rights Agency Court of JusticeExternal links editCommissioner s Website Directorate General for Justice WebsiteReferences edit a b c d e Carrera S and Guild E 2014 The Juncker Commission A New Start for EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy CEPS Essay Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title European Commissioner for Justice amp oldid 1185134481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
