The European Commission

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The European Commission

What is the European Commission? one of the organs of the European Union Who is part in that commission? one person per EU country (27) current president is José Manuel Barroso 25,000 civil servants for special subjects

How are they elected? Governments choose a president European Parliament confirms the president President choose with respective Governments one member Selection is passed by European Council Prospective Commissioners are questioned and confirmed by the European Parliament European Council passes the European Commission officially

What are their tasks? preparing laws and suggesting them to the European Parliament controlling the European rights representing the EU on international level having place in European Parliament each has an own department The 27 Commissioners

Others... should be independent of home countries government sittings are every Wednesday congress building is called Berlaymont 14 floors 55 metres high area of 240,500m² Berlaymont in Brussels

The current members of our countries

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