European Commission

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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.

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instanceOf executive branch
institution of the European Union
supranational organization
alsoKnownAs EC
European Commission
surface form: 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, Belgium
surface form: 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
European Commissioner
surface form: 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

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Belgium hostsHeadquartersOf European Commission
Europe hasSupranationalInstitution European Commission
Coimbra Group collaboratesWith European Commission
European Research Area foundedBy European Commission
European Research Area implementedBy European Commission
this entity surface form: European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
European Research Area monitoredBy European Commission
European Parliament (Brussels seat) near European Commission
this entity surface form: European Commission Berlaymont building
European Higher Education Area relatedTo European Commission
Erasmus+ mobility programs administeredBy European Commission
European Medicines Agency cooperatesWith European Commission
European Union hasExecutiveBody European Commission
UNICA collaboratesWith European Commission
Brexit negotiatingParty European Commission
Eurocities collaboratesWith European Commission
ERA promotedBy European Commission
subject surface form: European Research Area
ERA coordinatedBy European Commission
subject surface form: European Research Area
this entity surface form: European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
European Research Council foundedBy European Commission
European Research Council operatedBy European Commission
Lisbon Strategy monitoredBy European Commission
Lisbon Strategy evaluatedBy European Commission
ERA Policy Agenda 2022–2024 adoptedBy European Commission
ERA Policy Agenda 2022–2024 publisher European Commission
ERA Policy Agenda 2022–2024 monitoredBy European Commission
Western European Union hasObserver European Commission
European Commission alsoKnownAs European Commission
this entity surface form: EU Commission
Brussels, Belgium isSeatOf European Commission
subject surface form: Brussels
Council of the European Union worksWith European Commission
Charlemagne Prize notableRecipient European Commission
European University Association cooperatesWith European Commission
European institutions includes European Commission
European Stability Mechanism worksWith European Commission
Diploma Supplement isRecommendedBy European Commission
DS developedBy European Commission
subject surface form: Diploma Supplement
DS standardizationBody European Commission
subject surface form: Diploma Supplement
Bologna Follow-Up Group hasMemberType European Commission
Erasmus+ Programme Countries governedBy European Commission
ECTS coordinatedBy European Commission
ECTS governingBody European Commission
this entity surface form: European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture
Erasmus+ Partner Countries administeredBy European Commission
Erasmus+ National Agencies overseenBy European Commission
European Systemic Risk Board (before Brexit-related changes) reportsTo European Commission
subject surface form: European Systemic Risk Board
ACP Group of States cooperatesWith European Commission