Glossary:European Commission (EC)
From Statistics Explained
The European Commission, abbreviated as EC, is the executive branch of the European Union. The EC is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and the general day-to-day running of the EU. Its official name is Commission of the European Communities, but it commonly is called the Commission.
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The EC is composed of 27 Commissioners, one from each member state, though Commissioners officially represent the interests of the EU as a whole rather than their home state. The Commission president (one of the 27) is appointed by the European Council (the regular meeting of EU heads of state or government) with the approval of the European Parliament.
The term "Commission" often refers to the entire administrative body of about 25,000 European civil servants employed by the EC, based primarily in Brussels (BE).
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