Engaging citizens for good governance in cohesion policy, Brussels - Main contents
| date | February 6, 2020 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Brussels, Belgium  |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
EU regional and urban development,
The event, organised by the Commission’s Directorate-General for regional and urban policy, will bring together citizens, representatives of civil society, politicians, policymakers and academia from across the EU and beyond and will focus on how to foster closer cooperation with citizens and civil society and give them a more prominent role in the governance of the policy, as well as in the implementation of the EU-funded projects on the ground and the dissemination of their results.
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.