title: Directorate-General for Justice and Home Affairs
text: # Directorate-General for Justice and Home Affairs
  
  The Directorate-General for Justice and Home Affairs (DG JAI) is a directorate-general of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union that prepares the work and tasks of the Justice and Home Affairs Council.
  
  ## Structure
  
  The DG JHA encompasses 2 Directorates, both headquartered in Brussels, Belgium:
  
  * A: Home affairs
  * B: Justice
  