Corruption

The five DGs lobbyists love most

It’s a move right out of EU Lobbying for Dummies: If you need to influence a piece of legislation, you set up face-time with the European Commission director-general in charge of the issue.
The Commission’s 32 directors-general have the full skill-set: They are policy wonks with strong political instincts who are in charge of important dossiers, manage large bureaucracies and have the ear of their commissioners.