Directorate-General Home Affairs (European Commission)

The Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The role of the body is to ensure the EU's security, to build a common EU migration and asylum policy, and to promote dialogue and cooperation with non-EU countries. Thereby, it contributes to the Area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ).

As well as a "shared resources" directorate (budget, human resources, etc.), the directorate-general has five functional directorates:

Additionally, there are the following Migration and Home Affairs Agencies:

The current Director General of DG HOME is Matthias Ruete. Relating European Commissioners are the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship and the European Commissioner for the Security Union.

The Directorate Strategy and General Affairs is subdivided into (1) inter-institutional relations and citizenship, (2) legal affairs, (3) international coordination, and (4) knowledge hub for migration and security.

The Directorate Migration and Mobility includes (1) legal migration and integration, (2) visa policy and document security, (3) information systems for borders and security, and (4) innovation and industry for security.

The Directorate Migration and Protection comprises (1) irregular migration and return policy, (2) border management and Schengen, (3) asylum, and (4) migration management support.

The Directorate Security comprises (1) police cooperation and information exchange, (2) terrorism and radicalisation, (3) organised crime and drugs policy, and (4) cybercrime. This includes the fight against terrorism and organised crime, by promoting police cooperation and by preparing to swiftly respond to emerging crises.

This Directorate is made up of (1) union actions, (2) national programmes for South and East Europe; AMIF/ISF Committee, (3) national programmes for North and West Europe;Evaluations; MFF, and (4) budget and control.

In order to achieve its goals, the European Commission has released several agends. Current major agendas related to the DG HOME are the European Agenda on Security (2015), the European Agenda on Migration (2015), and the Cybersecurity Strategy for the European Union (2013). Other major agendas are the EU Global Strategy (2016), the White Paper on the Future of Europe (2017), the European Energy Security Strategy (2014).

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