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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Directorate-General for International Partnerships parentOrganization European Commission
this entity surface form: European Commission Directorate-General group
Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security parentOrganization European Commission
this entity surface form: European Commission Secretariat-General
Secretariat-General partOf European Commission
subject surface form: Secretariat-General of the European Commission
Secretariat-General coordinatesWorkOf European Commission
subject surface form: Secretariat-General of the European Commission
Legal Service partOf European Commission
subject surface form: Legal Service (European Commission)
Legal Service employer European Commission
subject surface form: Legal Service (European Commission)
President of the European Commission partOf European Commission
Berlaymont building occupant European Commission
Berlaymont building hasTenant European Commission
Foreign Affairs Council worksWith European Commission
High Authority of the ECSC replacedBy European Commission
this entity surface form: Commission of the European Communities
High Authority of the ECSC replacedBy European Commission
Council of Ministers worksWith European Commission
subject surface form: Council of Ministers of the European Union
General Affairs Council worksWith European Commission
the Council worksWith European Commission
Agriculture and Fisheries Council worksWith European Commission
Karlspreis notableRecipient European Commission
President of the Eurogroup associatedWith European Commission
European Union legal order monitoredBy European Commission
Altiero Spinelli employer European Commission
federalist politician Altiero Spinelli memberOf European Commission
subject surface form: Altiero Spinelli
Type 2 AC connector adoptedAsStandardBy European Commission
Eurogroup Working Group affiliatedWith European Commission
Pascal Lamy employer European Commission
Édith Cresson memberOf European Commission
Natura 2000 network managedBy European Commission
European Data Protection Supervisor supervises European Commission
Frits Bolkestein partOf European Commission
Eurosystem cooperatesWith European Commission
Eurozone crisis managedBy European Commission
Frans Timmermans employer European Commission
European Regional Development Fund managedBy European Commission
Kristalina Georgieva memberOf European Commission
EUCO distinctFrom European Commission