Ms Viviane REDING participates in the weekly College meeting of the European Commission, Brussels - Main contents
Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | April 2, 2014 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Berlaymont building (BERL) i |
organisation | College of Commissioners i |
Ms Viviane REDING participates in the weekly College meeting of the European Commission
Contents
The Commission i is composed of the College of Commissioners of 28 members, including the President i and vice-presidents. The Commissioners i, one from each EU country, provide the Commission's political leadership during their 5-year term. Each Commissioner is assigned responsibility for specific policy areas by the President.
The Commission operates according to the principle of collective responsibility. Decisions are taken collectively by the College of Commissioners, who are collectively responsible before the European Parliament.