- Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
The Joint Research Centre (JRC), located in
Brussels ,Belgium , is aDirectorate-General of theEuropean Commission . Its currentCommissioner isJanez Potočnik , and the Director General isRoland Schenkel .The JRC provides independent scientific and technical advice to the European Commission and Member States of theEuropean Union (EU) in support of EU policies.The Directorate General, the Directorate forProgrammes and stakeholders relations and the Directorate for Resource management are located inIspra ,Italy , andBrussels ,Belgium . The seven scientific institutes of the Joint Research Centre are located at five different sites inEurope :Geel (BE),Ispra (IT),Karlsruhe (DE),Petten (NL) andSeville (ES).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."
tructure
The organisation structure is based on specialised Institutes.
*Brussels , Belgium
**The Directorate General (DG)
**TheProgrammes and stakeholders relations Directorate (PSR)
**The Directorate for Resource management (DRM)*
Geel , Belgium
**TheInstitute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)*
Karlsruhe , Germany
**TheInstitute for Transuranium Elements (ITU)*
Ispra , Italy
**TheInstitute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen (IPSC)
**TheInstitute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
**TheInstitute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP)*
Petten , Netherlands
**TheInstitute for Energy (IE)*
Sevilla , Spain
**TheInstitute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)ee also
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Directorate-General
*Directorate-General for Research
*Directorate-General for Information Society and Media (European Commission)
*ERAWATCH
*European Research Area (ERA)
*European Research Council (ERC)
*European Institute of Technology (EIT)
*European Research Advisory Board (EURAB)
*European School
*Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development
*Lisbon Strategy
*Seventh Framework Programme
*Sixth Framework Programme External links
* [http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu Joint Research Centre]
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