Read-out of the College meeting of 11/09/2019 / press conference by Vice-President Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ and Commissioner Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE on the preparations for the UN Climate Action Summit 2019, Brussels - Main contents
| date | September 11, 2019 12:02 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Berlaymont building (BERL) i  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | M. (Maroš) Sefčovič i, M. (Miguel) Arias Cañete i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Program:
12:02:41 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference opening remarks by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Energy Union and, temporarily, for the Digital Single Market
12:08:41 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference opening remarks by Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy
12:14:53 Q&A
12:50:40 Recorded cutaways
12:51:26 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.