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, the Directorate for Programmes and stakeholders relations and the Directorate for Resource management are located in Ispra, Italy, and Brussels, Belgium. 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).

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
• The Directorate General (DG)
• The Programmes and stakeholders relations Directorate (PSR)
• The Directorate for Resource management (DRM)

• Geel, Belgium
• The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)

• Karlsruhe, Germany
• The Institute for Transuranium Elements(ITU)

• Ispra, Italy
• The Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen (IPSC)
• The Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
• The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP)

• Petten, Netherlands
• The Institute for Energy (IE)

• Sevilla, Spain
• The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)

See also

• 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

• Joint Research Centre