Mr Johannes HAHN visits Madrid (29/2-1/3) - Main contents
| date | February 29, 2012 - March 1, 2012 |
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| city | Madrid, Spain |
| attending | J. (Johannes) Hahn i, M. (Mariano) Rajoy Brey i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
meets Mr Mariano RAJOY, Spanish Prime Minister, Ms Ana PASTOR JULIÁN (TBC), Minister of Development, Mr Cristóbal MONTORO, Minister for Finance and Public Administration, Ms Carmen VELA OLMO, Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Mr José Manuel GARCIA MARGALLO, Minister for Foreign Affairs
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The European Commission is the executive body of the EU and runs its day-to-day business. It is made up of the College of Commissioners, 27 European Commissioners, one for each member state, who are each responsible for one or several policy areas. In addition, the 'Commission' also refers to the entire administrative body that supports the Commissioners, consisting of the Directorates-General and the Services.
The European Commission is the sole EU body capable of proposing new legislation. The Commission also performs an oversight function, monitoring whether European legislation is properly implemented in the member states. In the event of non-compliance, the Commission can coerce a member state to comply by starting a legal procedure at the European Court of Justice.