European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection
Michael McGrath is responsible for democracy, justice, the rule of law, and consumer protection, ensuring citizens can trust that state power is exercises fairly across the EU.
He leads the European Democracy Shield to counter disinformation and foreign interference, protect elections, and support independent media and civil society. He also oversees the annual Rule of Law Report, enforcement under Article 7, the EU’s anti-corruption approach, and ensuring EU funding respects fundamental rights.
On justice and consumers, he is developing a “28th regime” to give companies a single, simpler set of EU rules, a new Consumer Agenda 2025–2030 and a Digital Fairness Act. He is also responsible for enforcing the GDPR and strengthening the European Arrest Warrant and cross-border judicial cooperation.