JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE (EUROPEAN COMMISSION)

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The 'Joint Research Centre' (JRC), located in Brussels, Belgium, is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. Its current Commissioner is Janez Potočnik, and the Director General is Roland Schenkel.
The JRC provides independent scientific and technical advice to the European Commission and Member States of the European Union (EU) in support of EU policies.
The Directorate General and the Directorate for Institutional and Scientific Relations are located in Brussels, Belgium, while the Directorate for Programme and Resource Management is located in Ispra, Italy, and Brussels. The seven scientific institutes of the Joint Research Centre are located at five different sites in Europe: Geel (BE), Ispra (IT), Karlsruhe (DE), Petten (NL) and Seville (ES).

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Mission

Structure

See also

External link

Mission

"''The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.''"

Structure

The organisation structure is based on specialised Institutes.

★ Brussels, Belgium

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★ The Directorate General (DG)

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★ The Institutional and Scientific Relations Directorate (ISR)

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★ The Directorate for Programme and Resource Management (DPRM)

★ Geel, Belgium

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★ The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)

★ Karlsruhe, Germany

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★ The Institute for Transuranium Elements(ITU)

★ Ispra, Italy

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★ The Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen (IPSC)

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★ The Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)

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★ The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP)

★ Petten, Netherlands

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★ The Institute for Energy (IE)

★ Sevilla, Spain

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★ The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)

See also

★ European Research Area (ERA)

★ Lisbon Strategy

★ Directorate-General

★ Directorate-General for Research

★ Directorate-General for Information Society and Media (European Commission)

★ Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development

★ Sixth Framework Programme

★ Seventh Framework Programme

★ European Research Council (ERC)

★ European Institute of Technology (EIT)

★ European Research Advisory Board (EURAB)

★ European School

External link

★ Joint Research Centre