Read-out of the College meeting of 22/10/2019, Online - Main contents
date | October 22, 2019 15:33 |
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location | Online |
station | EbS |
attending | D. (Dimitris) Avramopoulos i et al. |
organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Program:
15:33:23 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference by Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member of the EC in charge of Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, on the progress made by Croatia in meeting the necessary conditions to join the Schengen area
15:46:53 Q&A on Brexit
15:48:26 Q&A on the progress made by Croatia in meeting the necessary conditions to join the Schengen area
15:54:47 Q&A on Schengen area
16:01:35 Q&A on Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) Reports for Bulgaria and Romania
16:05:06 Q&A on Schengen area
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.