EC Midday press briefing of 14/02/2020, Brussels - Main contents
| date | February 14, 2020 12:06 |
|---|---|
| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Berlaymont building (BERL) i  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | J. (Johannes) Hahn i, U.G. (Ursula) von der Leyen i, K. (Kadri) Simson i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Program:
12:06:20 ANNOUNCEMENT - EC President Ursula von der Leyen's agenda:
12:10:08 ANNOUNCEMENT - Investment Plan for Europe:
12:11:53 ANNOUNCEMENT: - Q&A
12:12:21 MEMBER STATES - Austria: - Q&A
12:15:02 RULE OF LAW - Hungary: - Q&A
12:19:28 RULE OF LAW - Poland: - Q&A
12:21:03 RULE OF LAW - Hungary: - follow up Q&A
12:22:34 CODE OF CONDUCT - Commissioner Johannes Hahn: - Q&A
12:26:47 INDUSTRY - Lead in PVC: - Q&A
12:31:24 BUDGET - MFF: - Q&A
12:34:00 DIGITAL AGENDA - Upcoming visit of Mark Zuckerberg: - Q&A
12:36:09 COLLEGE AGENDA - Meeting of Kadri Simson with US Secretary of Energy: - Q&A
12:37:03 FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Israel: - Q&A
12:39:17 FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Kosovo / Serbia: - Q&A
12:57:27 Recorded cutaways
12:58:12 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.