Citizen’s dialogue in Cascais with Commissioner Carlos Moedas - Main contents
| date | April 20, 2018 |
|---|---|
| city | Cascais, Portugal |
| location | Secondary school Frei Gonçalo Azevedo, Cascais, Portugal  |
| attending | A.L. (António) Santos da Costa i, C.M.F. (Carlos) Moedas i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Secondary school Frei Gonçalo Azevedo, Cascais, Portugal
Culture, education and youth, Justice and citizens’ rights,
Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for research, science and innovation, will talk about youth and the future of Europe together with António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal, in a citizen’s dialogue organised in Cascais, Portugal.
The event will take place in the framework of the Youth Parliament PT competition, organised by the City of Cascais, European Youth Capital.
Twitter: #EUdialogues; #FutureOfEurope
Contents
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.