Ms Catherine ASHTON in Madrid, Spain - Main contents
| date | June 13, 2013 |
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| city | Madrid, Spain |
| attending | C.M. (Catherine) Ashton i, (José Manuel) García-Margallo Y Marfil i, M. (Mariano) Rajoy Brey i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Ms Catherine ASHTON in Madrid, Spain: meets with Mr José Manuel GARCÁ A-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Mr Mariano RAJOY BREY, Prime Minister of Spain; visits the European Union Satellite Centre (EU SatCen); gives key note speech at the conference "Forum Europa" organised by Nueva Economia Forum
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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.