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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Erasmus+ Key Action 1 decentralised actions notManagedBy European Commission
this entity surface form: European Commission central executive agency
FRF11 governingBodyForDefinition European Commission
Galileo operator European Commission
Galileo governingBody European Commission
European Standardization System coordinatedBy European Commission
COMP worksWith European Commission
Treaty of Brussels (1975) relatedInstitution European Commission
this entity surface form: Commission of the European Communities
ECA cooperatesWith European Commission
subject surface form: European Court of Auditors
CPMP reportsTo European Commission
European Union agencies cooperatesWith European Commission
European Union agencies overseenBy European Commission
HMA collaboratesWith European Commission
Trans-European transport network coordinatedBy European Commission
subject surface form: Trans-European Transport Network
EGNOS developedBy European Commission
Emma Bonino hasParticipatedIn European Commission
this entity surface form: Prodi I European Commission
Paolo Gentiloni memberOf European Commission
Western Balkans usedBy European Commission
Jacques Delors employer European Commission
Peter Sutherland memberOf European Commission
European Social Fund managedBy European Commission
EU Organ Donation Directive monitoredBy European Commission
EMU supervisedBy European Commission
subject surface form: Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union
excessive deficit procedure implementedBy European Commission
Stability and Growth Pact implementedBy European Commission
European Semester coordinatedBy European Commission
Special Protection Area monitoredBy European Commission
Stanley Johnson employer European Commission
Single Payment Scheme monitoredBy European Commission
Basic Payment Scheme administeredBy European Commission
Article 50 TEU negotiationMandateGivenTo European Commission
Flag of Europe usedBy European Commission
Europe Day observedBy European Commission
EP worksWith European Commission
subject surface form: European Parliament
EP oversees European Commission
subject surface form: European Parliament
MEP supervises European Commission
subject surface form: Member of the European Parliament
MEP relatedInstitution European Commission
subject surface form: Member of the European Parliament