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The European Commission organized a video conference of world leaders on 4 May 2020 to raise funds for COVID-19 vaccine development. US$8 billion was raised. [98] The European Commission issued a new multi-year data plan in February 2020 pushing the digitalization of all aspects of EU society for the benefit of civic and economic growth.
The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The mission of the DG Communication is: To inform the media and citizens of the activities of the European Commission and to communicate the objectives and goals of its policies and actions.
The building has housed the European Commission since its construction, and has become a symbol of the European presence in Brussels and a metonym for the EU's executive power. The Commission itself is spread over some 60-odd buildings, but the Berlaymont is the Commission's headquarters, being the seat of the President of the European ...
Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action (I.D.E.A), formerly known as European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), is an advisory service of the European Commission reporting directly to the President of the European Commission and working under her authority. IDEA is composed of a professional staff of advisers, policy analysts and support ...
The role of a cabinet is to give political guidance to its Commissioner. Technical policy preparation is handled by the European Civil Service. [1] The term is not to be confused with the European Commission's top decision making-body known in EU-lexicon, as the "College of Commissioners" (referred to in most political systems as a cabinet).
The building was constructed in 1977 for an insurance company. [1] That use of the building started after the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), the precursor of the Common Security and Defence Policy, in the early 2000s under the auspices of High Representative Javier Solana, who stated on several occasions the need to build a "strong in-house strategic culture".
The Second von der Leyen Commission is the current European Commission, in office since 1 December 2024.It consists of one commissioner from each of the member states of the European Union – including Ursula von der Leyen, its president, who is from Germany.
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine should become a member of the European Union, the Ukrainian people belong to the European family, but there is a long way to go and the war must end. [186]