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Each member state of the European Union has the right to a single commissioner (before the Barroso I Commission in November 2004, the five largest states—France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom—were granted two) and appoints them in consultation with the President.
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.
President of the European Commission; Institution European Commission: The President of the European Commission is head of the 27-member college of commissioners. The commission's responsibilities include drafting legislative proposals and managing the day-to-day running of the EU. It is also responsible for a degree of the EU's external ...
The most "special" of these is the group for inter-institutional relations (formerly Parliamentary affairs) as it provides the Commission with an early warning on what the European Parliament is thinking - before it rejects the Commission's proposals. The most astute civil servants get sent to these meetings.
A European commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each member within the Commission holds a specific portfolio. The commission is led by the president of the European Commission. In simple terms they are the equivalent of government ministers.
The European Council is composed of the heads of state or government of the EU member states, the President of the European Council, and the President of the European Commission. [1] The representative of each member state depends on its political system.
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 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.