ResponsibilitiesThe mission of the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) is to support the economic and social development of all regions of the European Union. Regional Policy is the EU’s main investment policy, constituting almost a third of the total budget for the period 2021-2027.Regional Policy supports:job creationbusiness competitivenesseconomic growthsustainable developmentimprovements to citizens’ quality of lifeRegional and Urban Policy website Leadership and organisation Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto Director-General Themis Christophidou Deputy Director-General Hugo Sobral 16 SEPTEMBER 2023Regional and Urban Policy - Organisation chartOther languages (2)Deutsch(588.2 KB - PDF)Downloadfrançais(587.47 KB - PDF)Download Search for staff Transparency As 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 Regional and Urban Policy Contact Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy NameDirectorate-General for Regional and Urban PolicyPhone number+32 2 299 11 11 (Commission switchboard)Postal addressEuropean Commission 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium Social mediaFacebookXYouTubeFlickrLinkedinInstagram Press contacts Ask a question 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 planHow departments contribute to the Commission’s broader political goals, and define specific objectives for a five-year periodManagement planDepartment forecasted outputs, activities, resources for current yearAnnual activity reportDepartment achievements, resources used during previous year Related links More on the topic of regional policyCohesion Open DataKohesioEuropean Week of Regions and CitiesJust Transition PlatformEU support for cities Latest8 December 2025Commission disburses the final amounts of the EU Solidarity Fund to Austria and Poland to recover from flood and an advance payment to Cyprus for the wildfires8 December 2025€2.3 million of advance payment from EU Solidarity Fund to Cyprus to support recovery from wildfires in July5 December 2025Cohesion Policy funded humanitarian warehouse launched in the CaribbeanSee all
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
Strategic planHow departments contribute to the Commission’s broader political goals, and define specific objectives for a five-year period
8 December 2025Commission disburses the final amounts of the EU Solidarity Fund to Austria and Poland to recover from flood and an advance payment to Cyprus for the wildfires
8 December 2025€2.3 million of advance payment from EU Solidarity Fund to Cyprus to support recovery from wildfires in July
