EUROPEAN COMMISSION

1. EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR.
maheswarijaikumar2103@gmail.com

2. INTRODUCTION
• The European Commission is the
EU's executive body.
• It represents the interests of the
European Union as a whole (not
the interests of individual
countries).

3. • The European Union is a politico-
economic union of 28 member
states that are located primarily
in Europe.
• It covers an area of 4,324,782
km², with an estimated
population of over 508 million.

4. • Founded: November 1, 1993
Maastricht , Netherland.

5. HEADQUARTERS IN BRUSSELS

6. • The European Commission has its
headquarters in Brussels, Belgium,
and some services also
in Luxembourg.
• The Commission has
Representations in all EU Member
States and 139 Delegations across
the globe.

7. MOTTO
Motto: "United in diversity”

8. FLAG

9. • Official languages : 24 languages.
• Type : Politico-Economic Union.
• Member states : 28 states

10. MEMBERS

11. MEMBERS

12. LEADERS
• PRESIDENT : JEAN
CLAUDE JUNCKER
(since 2014)

13. PRESIDENT OF THE
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
DONALD TUSK
(Since 2014)

14. PRESIDENT OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIMENT
MARTIN SCULTZ
( since 2014)

15. • Legislature : Council of the EU
Parliament.
• Website : europa.eu

16. STRUCTURE

17. ROLES
• Propose legislation which is then
adopted by the co-legislators,
the European Parliament and the
Council of Ministers

18. • Enforce European law (where
necessary with the help of the
Court of Justice of the EU.
• Set a objectives and priorities for
action, outlined yearly in the
Commission Work Programme
and work towards delivering
them

19. • Set a objectives and priorities for
action, outlined yearly in the
Commission Work Programme
and work towards delivering
them.
• Manage and implement EU
policies and the budget

20. • Represent the Union outside
Europe (negotiating trade
agreements between the EU and
other countries, for example.)

21. MODE OF FUNCTIONING

22. • EU decision-making involves
three main institutions:
• The European Commission which
represents the interests of the
EU as a whole,

23. • The Council of the European
Union which represents the
individual member countries.
• The European Parliament, which
represents EU citizens and is
directly elected by them.

24. • The Commission is divided into
several departments and
services.
• The departments are known as
Directorate-Generals (DGs). On
this page, each DG is classified
according to the policy it deals
with.

25. DEPARTMENTS (DGS)
• Agriculture and Rural
Development (AGRI)
• Budget (BUDG)
• Climate Action (CLIMA)
• Communication (COMM)
• Etc.,

26. THANK YOU