ResponsibilitiesThe European Commission, together with the national competition authorities, directly enforces EU competition rules, Articles 101-106 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), to make EU markets work better, by ensuring that all companies compete equally and fairly on their merits. This benefits consumers, businesses and the European economy as a whole.Within the Commission, the Directorate-General (DG) for Competition is primarily responsible for these direct enforcement powers.Competition websiteTransparencyAs part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commission staff holding management functions publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives.Meetings of the Directorate-General for Competition Leadership and organisation Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Director-General Olivier Guersent Deputy Director-General Linsey McCallum Deputy Director-General Guillaume Loriot (Acting) Deputy Director-General Karl Soukup 16 JUNE 2025Competition - Organisation chartOther languages (1)français(PDF)Download Search for staff Contact Directorate‑General for Competition NameDirectorate‑General for CompetitionPhone number+32 2 299 11 11 (Commission switchboard)Postal addressEuropean Commission Place Madou/Madouplein 1 1210 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium Press contacts Contact this department Related links More on the topic of competitionSpeeches Plans and reports Commission work programmeThe Commission work programme sets out a plan of action for the next 12 months. It describes how political priorities will be turned into concrete actionsStrategic planDepartment strategy, objectives for 2020-2024Management planDepartment forecasted outputs, activities, resources for current yearAnnual activity reportDepartment achievements, resources used during previous yearAnnual Report on Competition PolicyThis report gives an overview of the most important policy and legislative initiatives and decisions adopted by the European Commission in application of EU competition law. Latest Supplementary information25 March 2025DG Competition launches a call for tender for an economic study on the dynamic effects of mergers1 min readSupplementary information18 March 2025DG Competition’s case data available as Open Data1 min readNews announcement23 July 2024Joint Statement on Competition in Generative AI Foundation Models and AI Products1 min readSee more news
Commission work programmeThe Commission work programme sets out a plan of action for the next 12 months. It describes how political priorities will be turned into concrete actions
Annual Report on Competition PolicyThis report gives an overview of the most important policy and legislative initiatives and decisions adopted by the European Commission in application of EU competition law.
Supplementary information25 March 2025DG Competition launches a call for tender for an economic study on the dynamic effects of mergers1 min read
News announcement23 July 2024Joint Statement on Competition in Generative AI Foundation Models and AI Products1 min read