European Commission

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executive branch institution of the European Union supranational organization

The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding EU treaties, and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.

Aliases (13)

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive branch → institution of the European Union → supranational organization →
alsoKnownAs	EC → EU Commission →
appointedBy	European Council →
budget	over 150 billion euros per year →
composition	one Commissioner from each EU member state →
cooperatesWith	Council of the European Union → Court of Justice of the European Union → European Central Bank → European Court of Auditors → European Parliament →
country	European Union →
hasOffice	Berlaymont building →
hasPart	Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development → Directorate-General for Budget → Directorate-General for Climate Action → Directorate-General for Communication → Directorate-General for Competition → Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs → Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion → Directorate-General for Energy → Directorate-General for Environment → Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety → Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security → Directorate-General for Informatics → Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs → Directorate-General for International Partnerships → Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers → Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs → Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport → Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations → Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy → Directorate-General for Research and Innovation → Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union → Directorate-General for Trade → Legal Service → Secretariat-General →
hasRole	executive of the European Union → guardian of the treaties → initiator of EU legislation →
headquartersLocation	Belgium → Brussels →
inception	1958 →
jurisdiction	European Union →
legalBasis	Treaty of Rome → Treaty on European Union → Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time →
mainFunction	enforces EU law → implements EU policies → manages EU budget → proposes EU legislation → represents EU internationally in certain policy areas →
numberOfMembers	27 →
oversees	application of EU treaties → implementation of EU law in member states →
partOf	European Union →
policyArea	agricultural policy → climate policy → competition policy → consumer protection → digital policy → energy policy → environmental policy → health and food safety policy → migration and home affairs → regional policy → research and innovation policy → single market regulation → trade policy → transport policy →
positionHeldBy	European Commissioner → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → President of the European Commission →
subjectToApprovalBy	European Parliament →
subordinateTo	European Union →
website	https://ec.europa.eu →
workLanguage	English → French → German →

Referenced by (229)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development → Directorate-General for Climate Action → Directorate-General for Communication → Directorate-General for Competition → Directorate-General for Energy → Directorate-General for Environment → Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security ("European Commission Secretariat-General") → Directorate-General for Informatics → Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs → Directorate-General for International Partnerships ("European Commission Directorate-General group") → Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers → Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs → Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport → Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations ("European Commission Secretariat-General") → Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy → Directorate-General for Research and Innovation → Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union ("European Commission Directorate-General group") → Directorate-General for Trade → EIT Governing Board → ERC Executive Agency → ERC Scientific Council → European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control → European Environment Agency → European Institute of Innovation and Technology → European Institute of Innovation and Technology → European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority → European Research Council →	parentOrganization
Directorate-General for Budget → Directorate-General for Climate Action → Directorate-General for Competition → Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs → Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion → Directorate-General for Energy → Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety → Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security → Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs → Directorate-General for International Partnerships → Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport → Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations → Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy → Directorate-General for Research and Innovation → Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union → European Commissioner → Frits Bolkestein → Legal Service (European Commission) → President of the European Commission → Secretariat-General of the European Commission →	partOf
Agriculture and Fisheries Council → Committee of Permanent Representatives → Council of Ministers of the European Union → Council of the European Union → Crisis Management and Planning Directorate ("European Commission services") → Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council → European Academies Science Advisory Council → European Economic and Social Committee → European Stability Mechanism → European Stability Mechanism → European University Association → Foreign Affairs Council → General Affairs Council → Office of European Union and Regional Affairs → Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council → United States Ambassador to the European Union → the Council →	worksWith
ALLEA → Arqus European University Alliance → CIVIS European University Alliance → Coimbra Group → Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products → EIT Director → Eurocities → Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture → Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities → Heads of Medicines Agencies → INAO → Italian Ministry of Universities and Research → The Guild → UNICA → UNICA – Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe →	collaboratesWith
ACP Group of States → Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations → EASA → European External Action Service → European Financial Stability Facility → European Medicines Agency → European Medicines Agency → European University Association → Eurosystem → Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action → Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States → Overseas Countries and Territories Association of the European Union (pre-Brexit via UK) → Polish Ministry of the Environment → Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism →	cooperatesWith
ERA Policy Agenda 2022–2024 → ERA Roadmap → Europe 2020 strategy → European Qualifications Framework → European Research Area → European Union legal order → Lisbon Strategy → National Reform Programmes ("European Commission country reports") → Northern Ireland Protocol → Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013 →	monitoredBy
Common Agricultural Policy → Erasmus+ Jean Monnet actions → Erasmus+ Partner Countries → Erasmus+ mobility programs → European Union customs union → European Union state aid rules → Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation → Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions →	administeredBy
Copernicus Programme → ECTS → European Employment Strategy → European Research Area ("European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation") → European Union in G7 finance ministers meetings → European Union internal market → National Reform Programmes →	coordinatedBy
Altiero Spinelli → Frans Timmermans → Klaus Regling → Legal Service (European Commission) → Marcelino Oreja → Pascal Lamy →	employer
Erasmus+ cooperation partnerships → European Regional Development Fund → European Union fisheries policy → Eurozone crisis → Natura 2000 network → Protected Designation of Origin →	managedBy
Altiero Spinelli → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → Kristalina Georgieva → Marcelino Oreja → Neil Kinnock → Édith Cresson →	memberOf
Directorate-General for Competition → ECTS ("European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture") → European Atomic Energy Community → UKC ("Eurostat") →	governingBody
Diploma Supplement → ERA Roadmap → European Qualifications Framework →	developedBy
European Research Area ("European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation") → European Union area of freedom, security and justice → Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe →	implementedBy
Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products → European Medicines Agency → European Union economic and monetary union →	supervisedBy
EIT Governing Board → ERC Scientific Council →	appointedBy
European Research Area → European Research Council →	foundedBy
Charlemagne Prize → Karlspreis →	notableRecipient
ERC Executive Agency → European Research Council →	operatedBy
Erasmus+ National Agencies → Europol →	overseenBy
ERA Policy Agenda 2022–2024 → United Nations System of National Accounts →	publisher
Common Agricultural Policy implementation (pre-Brexit) → European inland shipping network →	regulatedBy
High Authority of the ECSC ("Commission of the European Communities") → High Authority of the ECSC →	replacedBy
Type 2 AC connector →	adoptedAsStandardBy
ERA Policy Agenda 2022–2024 →	adoptedBy
ERC Scientific Council →	advises
Eurogroup Working Group →	affiliatedWith
European Commission ("EU Commission") →	alsoKnownAs
European Data Protection Supervisor →	appointmentBy
President of the Eurogroup →	associatedWith
Take back control →	associatedWithInstitution
European Court of Auditors →	audits
League of European Research Universities →	collaborates with
Committee of the Regions →	consultedBy
Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the EEC →	cooperatedWith
EIT Headquarters →	coordinatesWith
Secretariat-General of the European Commission →	coordinatesWorkOf
Merger Treaty ("single Commission of the European Communities") →	created
Treaty of Rome ("Commission of the European Economic Community") →	createdInstitution
EUCO →	distinctFrom
European Union competition policy →	enforcedBy
Lisbon Strategy →	evaluatedBy
ERC Proof of Concept Grant →	fundingBody
Erasmus+ Programme Countries →	governedBy
European Union →	hasExecutiveBody
European integration →	hasKeyActor
European integration →	hasKeyFramework
European Union–United States relations →	hasKeyInstitution
Bologna Follow-Up Group →	hasMemberType
Schuman roundabout →	hasNearbyInstitution
Western European Union →	hasObserver
European Union in G7 finance ministers meetings →	hasParticipant
Europe →	hasSupranationalInstitution
Berlaymont building →	hasTenant
President of the European Commission →	headOfGovernmentFor
Belgium →	hostsHeadquartersOf
European institutions →	includes
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat ("European Commission complex") →	isMajorAccessRouteTo
Diploma Supplement →	isRecommendedBy
Brussels →	isSeatOf
Directorate-General for Informatics →	jurisdiction
Merger Treaty ("Commission of the European Economic Community") →	mergedInstitution
European Parliament (Brussels seat) ("European Commission Berlaymont building") →	near
Northern Ireland Protocol →	negotiatedBy
Brexit →	negotiatingParty
Berlaymont building →	occupant
Copernicus Programme →	operator
European Capital of Culture 2008 →	organisedBy
European Parliament →	oversees
European Research Area →	promotedBy
Erasmus+ Programme Guide →	publishedBy
Arm Ltd. (acquisition attempt – terminated) →	regulatorsInvolved
European Higher Education Area →	relatedTo
National Reform Programmes →	reportedTo
European Systemic Risk Board →	reportsTo
Merger Treaty ("Commission of the European Communities") →	resultedIn
Copernicus Programme →	serviceComponentImplementedBy
Member States of the European Union →	sharesInstitution
Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and the United Kingdom →	signatory
Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union →	signedBy
Diploma Supplement →	standardizationBody
Outer London ("Eurostat") →	statisticalDefinitionUsedBy
ERC Executive Agency →	subsidiaryOf
European Data Protection Supervisor →	supervises
European Institute of Innovation and Technology →	supervisingBody
Annual Report of the European Central Bank →	targetAudience
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands →	workInstitution