Read-out of the College meeting / press conference by Vice-President Valdis DOMBROVSKIS and Commissioner Pierre MOSCOVICI on Deepening the Economic and Monetary Union, Brussels - Main contents
date | June 12, 2019 12:06 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Berlaymont building (BERL) i |
station | EbS |
attending | V. (Valdis) Dombrovskis i, P. (Pierre) Moscovici i et al. |
organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Program:
12:06:09 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Vice-President of the EC in charge of the Euro, Social Dialogue, Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
12:16:53 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference opening remarks by Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs
12:21:38 Q&A on Deepening the Economic and Monetary Union
12:31:11 Q&A on Brexit preparedness
12:35:42 Answer on Vice-President's Dombrovskis future
12:36:54 Q&A on Switzerland
12:39:21 Q&A on Italy
12:44:53 Recorded cutaways
12:45:43 Exterior views of the European Commission:
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.