Directorate-General for Trade

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The Directorate-General for Trade (DG TRADE) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The European Commission's Directorate- General for Trade (DG Trade) develops and implements the EU's trade policy in order to help secure prosperity, solidarity and security in Europe and around the globe. It covers a wide area from manufactured goods to services, intellectual property and investment. [1]

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As of 1 June 2019 Sabine Weyand is the Director-General. [2] The DG Trade reports to the European Commissioner for Trade.

In 2020 it had 694 employees. [3]

Under the authority in the von der Leyen Commission of Executive-Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commissioner for Trade, DG TRADE coordinates trade relations between the European Union (EU) and the rest of the world.

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References

  1. "Management plan 2022" (PDF). European Commission. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. "Directorate-General for Trade". European Commission. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. "Number of staff by Directorate-General". Epthinktank. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-02.