EC President Ursula VON DER LEYEN in Luxembourg to meet with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier BETTEL

Luxemburg stad
© Liesbeth Weijs
date January 13, 2020 12:39
city Luxembourg, Luxembourg
location Luxembourg (12h20) Show location
station EbS+
attending X. (Xavier) Bettel i, U.G. (Ursula) von der Leyen i et al.
organisation European Commission (EC) i

Program:

12:39:17 Joint press conference by Xavier BETTEL, Prime Minister of Luxembourg and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission


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European Commission (EC)

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.

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