European Commission
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Summary
European Commission is an institutions of the European Union[1]. It draws 10,656 Wikipedia views per month (institutions of the european union category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Charlemagne Prize[3], BigBrotherAwards[4], European Sustainability Award[5]
- Member of: Council of the Baltic Sea States[6], Group on Earth Observations[7], Global Ecolabelling Network[8], Barents Euro-Arctic Council[9], Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment[10]
- Country: Belgium[11]
- Instance of: executive branch[12]
- Headquarters location: Brussels[13]
- Child organization or unit: European Education and Culture Executive Agency[14], Consumer, Health and Food Executive Agency[15], Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development[16], Directorate-General for Energy[17], European Structural and Investment Funds[18], Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs[19], Eurostat[20], Directorate-General for Interpretation[21], Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries[22], Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union[23], Directorate-General for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations[24], Directorate-General for Trade[25], Water Europe[26], Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety[27]
- Commons category: European Commission[28]
- Foundational text: Treaty of Rome[29]
- Chairperson: Ursula von der Leyen[30]
- Website account on: W Social[31]
- Inception: January 1, 1958[32]
- Parent organization or unit: European Union[33]
- Authority: College of Commissioners[34]
- Official website: https://commission.europa.eu/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:European Commission[36]
- Described at URL: https://www.kek-online.de/medienkonzentration/mediendatenbank/#/profile/shareholder/5d357dfd-5d37-43f3-a86f-a04463923cb8[37], https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/institutions-and-bodies/search-all-eu-institutions-and-bodies/european-commission_en[38]
- Applies to jurisdiction: European Union[39]
- Employees: 32,871[40]
- Number of seats: 27[41]
- Replaces: Commission of the European Atomic Energy Community[42]
- Commons Creator page: European Comission[43]
Why It Matters
European Commission has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
It has been cited as an influence by El Khomri law[46], a private member's bill[47], in France[48].
Works attributed to it include New European Driving Cycle[49], a technical standard[50]; functional urban area[51], a statistical definition[52], founded in 2011[53]; European Union Public Licence[54], a free license[55]; Commission Regulation (EC) No 2257/94[56], a regulation of the European Union[57], founded in 1994[58]; Health-EU portal[59], a website[60], founded in 2006[61]; and The Onlife Manifesto - Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era[62], a document[63].
FAQs
What awards did European Commission receive?
Honors received include Charlemagne Prize[3], BigBrotherAwards[4], and European Sustainability Award[5].
Who did European Commission influence?
European Commission has been cited as an influence by El Khomri law[46].