EC press conference on Investing in People, Social Cohesion & Values programmes (including European Social Fund+, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Erasmus+, Rights and Values, Creative Europe), Anti-Fraud Programmepericles, Brussels - Main contents
| date | May 30, 2018 13:04 - 14:00 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Berlaymont building (BERL) i  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | V. (Valdis) Dombrovskis i, M.I. (Mariya) Gabriel i, M.L.P. (Marianne) Thyssen i, T. (Tibor) Navracsics i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Program:
Press conference opening remarks by Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
Press conference opening remarks by Mariya GABRIEL, Member of the EC in charge of Digital Economy and Society
Q&A
Recorded cutaways
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.