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The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government , with a number of members of the Commission ( directorial system , informally known as "Commissioners") corresponding to two thirds of the number of Member States, unless the European Council , acting unanimously, decides ...
This is a list of European Commissioners by member state of the European Union. Each name is a member of the European Commission and hold a specific portfolio within the college, led by the President of the European Commission. They operate similarly as European-level equivalents to national government ministers.
Europe Direct [1] includes EUROPE DIRECT Centres, European Documentation Centres (EDC), the EU Team EUROPE DIRECT speakers bureau and the call centre Europe Direct Contact Centre. [2] The network was created in 2005 and restructured in February 2009. [3]
This is a list of presidents of the institutions of the European Union (EU). Each of the institutions is headed by a president or a presidency, with some being more prominent than others. Both the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission are sometimes wrongly termed the President of the European Union. Most ...
Commission 1 Albert Coppé Belgium 1967–1973 Malfatti Commission, Mansholt Commission: 2 Wilhelm Haferkamp Germany 1973–1977 Ortoli Commission: 3 Christopher Tugendhat United Kingdom 1977–1985 Jenkins Commission, Thorn Commission: 4 Henning Christophersen Denmark 1985–1989 Delors Commission I 5 Peter Schmidhuber Germany 1989–1995
The European Commission is suing the UK for violating the terms of the post-Brexit deal, despite efforts by Sir Keir Starmer to repair links with the trade bloc. Britain had failed to comply with ...
Originally designed for that specific event, the portal expanded rapidly and the European Commission decided to develop it into a general information resource, specialising in the work and domain of the EU's bodies. Laws and documents of major public interest are published in all 24 official EU languages.
The president of the European Commission is the most powerful position in the European Union, [61] controlling the Commission which collectively has the right of initiative on Union legislation (only on matters delegated to it by member states for collective action, as determined by the treaties) and is responsible for ensuring its enforcement.