- European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
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The Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship is a post in the European Commission. The current commissioner is Viviane Reding.
The post was created in 2010 by splitting the previous Justice, Freedom and Security portfolio into a justice orientated post (the subject covered here) and a security orientated 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.
See also
- Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security
- Area of freedom, security and justice
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
- Four Freedoms
- Eurojust
- Fundamental Rights Agency
- Court of Justice
External links
- Commissioner's Website
- Directorate-General for Justice Website
- Directorate-General for Communication Website
References
Current European Commission Portfolios 
Agriculture and Rural Development · Climate Action · Competition · Development · Digital Agenda · Economic and Monetary Affairs · Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth · Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion · Energy · Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy · Environment · Financial Programming and Budget · Health and Consumer Policy · High Representative · Home Affairs · Industry and Entrepreneurship · Internal Market and Services · International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response · Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration · Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship · Maritime Affairs and Fisheries · Regional Policy · Research, Innovation and Science · Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud · Trade · Transport
Categories:- Portfolios in the European Commission
- European Union law
- European Union security
- Law enforcement in Europe
- Counter-terrorism and the European Union
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