Brussels Economic Forum 2017

Atomium in Brussel
© Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date June 1, 2017
city Brussels, Belgium
location Flagey Show location
station EbS
attending V. (Valdis) Dombrovskis i, K.P. (Kati) Piri i, P. (Pierre) Moscovici i, M. (Mateusz) Morawiecki i et al.
organisation European Commission (EC) i

The Brussels Economic Forum (BEF) is the flagship annual economic event of the European Commission.

The BEF brings together top European and international policymakers and opinion leaders as well as civil society and business leaders. It is the place to take stock of economic developments, identify key challenges and debate policy priorities.

The Brussels Economic Forum attracts a thousand participants every year, broad media coverage, and it provides a major networking opportunity.


1.

European Commission (EC)

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.

2.

More about...