Read-out of the College meeting / press conference by Vice-President Valdis DOMBROVSKIS and Commissioners Nicolas SCHMIT and Paolo GENTILONI, on the European Semester Winter package, Brussels - Main contents
| date | February 26, 2020 11:36 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Berlaymont building (BERL) i  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | V. (Valdis) Dombrovskis i, P. (Paolo) Gentiloni i, N. (Nicolas) Schmit i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Program:
11:36:42 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People
11:45:33 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference by Paolo GENTILONI, European Commissioner for Economy
11:53:15 Read-out of the College meeting / press conference by Nicolas SCHMIT, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
11:58:48 Q&A
12:19:35 Recorded cutaways
12:20:20 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.