EC press conference by Vice-President Andrus ANSIP and Commissioners Věra JOUROVÁ, Julian KING and Mariya GABRIEL on the Action Plan to counter disinformation and progress achieved so far, Brussels - Main contents
| date | December 5, 2018 12:59 - 13:30 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Berlaymont building (BERL) i  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | A. (Andrus) Ansip i, M.I. (Mariya) Gabriel i, V. (Vĕra) Jourová i, J.B. (Julian) King i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Program:
Press conference opening remarks by Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market
Press conference opening remarks by Mariya GABRIEL, Member of the EC in charge of Digital Economy and Society
Press conference opening remarks by Julian KING, Member of the EC in charge of the Security Union
Press conference opening remarks by Věra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
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.