Directorate-General for the Presidency

 

The Directorate-General for the Presidency is at the heart of Parliament's work. It is responsible for the organisation of plenary sittings and for follow-up activities in a multilingual environment.

It is responsible for:
  • work associated with Parliament´s political activity involving the plenary sittings, interinstitutional legislative programming, the Conference of Presidents, the Bureau, the Quaestors and Members´ activities.
  • assisting Members and the President with the legal-linguistic verification of texts, amendment of legislative texts and the admissibility of amendments, through the work of the Directorate for Legislative Acts and the Verification Department
  • supporting Members activities by providing Library services
  • relations with national parliaments
  • practical but essential aspects of running a large organisation, such as protocol, the mail department, the transmission of documents, the register, archives and security.
 
 
Francesca R. RATTI
Deputy Secretary-General of the European Parliament
Director-General
 
CV
 

Born 23 June 1950 in Naples, Italy

Studies: Umberto I liceo classico, Naples
Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, University of Naples
Political science, Naples Oriental University Institute
Master's degree in law and economics, Don Sturzo Institute, Rome

 
Professional experience
European official at the European Parliament since 1979
1979 - 1989 Principal Administrator in a political group at the European Parliament
1989 - 1992 Adviser in the Private Office of the President of the European Parliament
1992 - 1997 Adviser in the Private Office of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament
1997 - 1998 Head of Division in the Directorate-General for the Presidency, responsible for programming parliamentary work
1998 - 2003 Director in the Directorate-General for the Presidency
2004 - 2010 Director-General of Information
Since 1 March 2010 Deputy Secretary-General of the European Parliament
 
 
Organisation
 
Directorate A Director: Paul Dunstan Directorate for the Plenary
 
 
Directorate B Director: Kristian KNUDSEN Directorate for Legislative Acts
 
 
Directorate C Director: Alfredo DE FEO Directorate for the Library
 
 
Directorate D Director: Christine VERGER Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments
 
 
Directorate E Director: Mathieu THOMANN Directorate for Security and Risk Assessment
 
 
Directorate F Director: Nikolas LANE Directorate for Presidency Services
 
 
Directorate G Director: Elio CAROZZA Directorate for Resources
 
 
 
 
Tools
 
 
European Parliament
Addresses and telephone numbers
 
  • Bruxelles - Brussels
  • rue Wiertz
    Wiertzstraat
    B-1047 Brussel
    Building: PHS 11B11
  • Central Switchboard
    Phone: + 32 / (0) 2 28 4 21 11
 
  • Luxembourg
  • Plateau du Kirchberg
    B.P. 1601
    L-2929 Luxembourg
    Building: KAD 07A001
  • Central Switchboard
    Phone: + 352 / 4300 1
 
  • Strasbourg
  • 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
    CS 91024
    F-67070 Strasbourg cedex
    Building: LOW 14055
  • Central Switchboard
    Phone: + 33 / (0) 3 88 17 40 01