Who works for who in the new EU power structure

As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new team Tuesday, she was careful to stress that every one of her 26 new commissioners was “equal” with “an equal responsibility to deliver on our priorities.”

“We have dissipated the former relatively rigid stovepipes that we had,” she said.

Yeah, sure.

As anyone who’s ever worked in a bureaucracy knows, real power doesn’t break down equitably — it’s about who you work for, and who works for you.

Fortunately for those who want to know how von der Leyen has structured her new Commission, that information was buried in the mission statements she sent to the members of her new team.

Here’s who will report to whom, and which Directorates-General they will be in charge of (or partly in charge of). Click on the relevant name to see details on the DGs and taskforces they will head.