The Delegation has the status of a diplomatic mission and officially represents the European Union in Ghana. The European Commission is one of the institutions of the European Union, the others being the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors. The European Union is made up of 27 Member States, has a population of around 500 million and is the largest trading bloc in the world.

The Delegation's mandate includes the following:

• To actively promote the values and policies of the European Union, in an open and equal partnership with the Government and people of Ghana.
• To deepen the political dialogue on all issues of mutual interest and to strengthen the partnership.
• To implement the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, the development and trade policies focusing on poverty alleviation and on the promotion of democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law as well as the smooth and gradual integration of developing countries into the world economy.
• To inform Ghana about the policies and programmes of the European Union, as well as its institutions and values.
• To support regional integration in the Economic Community of West African States as well as the planned development of Pan-African policies, programmes and institutions.

Head of Delegation
Ambassador Mr. Irchad Razaaly

Assistant to Head of Delegation
Ms. Virginie Sirecki

Head of Political, Press and Information Section 
Mr. Jonas Claes

Head of Cooperation
Mr. Massimo Mina

Head of Operations 1 - Governance and Civil Society
Mrs. Anna Lixi

Head of Operations 2  - Economics and Private Sector Section
Mr. Timothy Dolan

Head of Operations 3 – Infrastructure and Sustainable Development
Ms. Paulina Rozycka

Head of Finance and Contracts
Mr. Alvaro Anton García

Head of Administration
Ms. Michelle Parfait