Read-out of the College meeting / press conference by Commissioners Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS and Julian KING, on progress made towards an effective and genuine Security Union, Brussels - Main contents
| date | October 30, 2019 11:46 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Berlaymont building (BERL) i  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | D. (Dimitris) Avramopoulos i, J.B. (Julian) King i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Program:
11:46:30 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference opening remarks by Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member of the EC in charge of Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
11:56:21 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference opening remarks by Julian KING, Member of the EC in charge of the Security Union
12:04:36 Q&A
12:29:26 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.