Monday, 22 FEBRUARY 2010 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
It is common for the directorate generals (DG) of the European Commission to undergo modifications following the installation of a new executive team.
Under the current Barroso II regime, the former DG Transport & Energy (known as DG TREN) has been split into two, with Transport becoming an autonomous unit with the full name of Directorate General for Mobility and Transport, or DG MOVE for short.
It is also worth nothing that the Galileo project no longer comes under the remit of the Transport Commission. It is now run by the DG Industry, under the leadership of Antonio Tajani (the former Transport Commissioner).
