European Economic and Social Committee

European Economic and Social Committee
TEC 257-263
EU body with an advisory status
founded under the Treaty of Rome in 1957
function as channel in the interests of the „organised civil
society”
Employers, employees, various interests
currently 344 Members
Members are nominated by the MS’s
term of 4 years
seat - Brussels
meets in plenary 9 times annually + 6 subcommittes
President in office: Dimitris Dimitriadis
www.eesc.europa.eu
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Committee of the Regions
TEC 263-265
EU body with an advisory status

set up under the Treaty of Maastricht in 1994
Function – ensures that the interests of local and
regional governments are taken into account
currently 344 Members
Members are nominated by the MS’s
term of 4 years
seat - Brussels
meets in plenary 5 times a year + 6 Commissions
President in office: Luc Van den Brande
www.cor.europa.eu
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European Court of Auditors
TEC 247-248
established in 1977
one Member per each MS for 6 years
president for 3 years - Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira
seat – Luxembourg
functions
examines all revenue and expenditure of the
Community
Carries out on-the-spot checks
help the budgetary authorities in sending a
statement of assurance
Gives an opinion before adoption of EU’s financial
regulations
Annual Report
www.eca.europa.eu 3
European Investment Bank (EIB)
TEC 266-267
set up by the Treaty of Rome in 1958

has a legal personality, members / shareholders are the
MS’s
MS’s subscribe its capital jointly reflecting their economic
weights
seat: Luxembourg
function – invest in projects that promote the objectives
of the EU (ie.: TEN, SMEs, competitiveness)
Chairman: Philippe Maystadt
www.eib.org
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European Central Bank
TEC 105-112
set up in 1998
seat: Frankfurt
role
maintain price stability
controlling the money supply
monitoring price trends
Institutional framework
Executive Board comprising – the President of ECB (Jean-Claude
Trichet), the Vice-President and 4 other members appointed by the
prime ministers of the eurozone MS’s
Governing Council –governors of the 15 central banks of the
eurozone
General Council – ECB president, vice-president and the
governors of all 27 EU MS’s
ESCB European system of Central Banks: 27 MSs + ECB
www.ecb.eu
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EU Agencies
Overview
 Specialised, decentralised
 Tasks of legal, technical and/or scientific nature
Community agencies
 Governed by European public law
 Distinct from Community Institutions
 Own legal personality
 Set up by an act of secondary legislation
 First pillar
Common Foreign and Security Policy agencies

 Second pillar
 Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters agencies
 Fight against organised international crime

 Third pillar
Executive agencies
 Management of one or more Community programmes
 Set up for a fixed period
 Location must be in Brussels or Luxembourg
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EU agencies – 1/2
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) -
Thessaloniki
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
(EUROFOUND) - Dublin
European Environment Agency (EEA) - Copenhagen
European Training Foundation (ETF) - Turin
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) - Lisbon
European Medicines Agency (EMEA) - London
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) -
Alicante
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) - Bilbao
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) - Angers
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) - Luxembourg
European Fundamental Rights Agency - Vienna
[previously: European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)]
European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) - Thessaloniki
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - Parma
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) - Lisbon
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - Cologne
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) - Heraklion
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) - Stockholm
European Global Navigation Satellite System Supervisory Authority
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European Community agencies –
2/2
European Railway Agency (ERA) - Valenciennes/Lille
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External
Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX, also AMOCEB) -
Warsaw
Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA) – Brussels
Community Fisheries Control Agency - Vigo, Spain, currently in Brussels
European Chemicals Agency: Helsinki, Finland , under preparation
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency - Brussels
Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme – Luxembourg
European Defence Agency (EDA) - Brussels

European Institute for Security Studies (ISS) - Paris
European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC) - Torrejón de Ardoz in Spain
European Police College (CEPOL) - Bramshill, United Kingdom

Europol (European Police Office) - The Hague
Eurojust (European body for the enhancement of judicial co-operation) - The Hague]

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European Economic and Social Committee

EU body with an advisory status

set up by the Treaty of Rome in 1958

Common Foreign and Security Policy agencies

 Fight against organised international crime

European Defence Agency (EDA) - Brussels

European Police College (CEPOL) - Bramshill, United Kingdom

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