European Commission

Summary

European Commission is an institutions of the European Union^[1]. It draws 5,524 Wikipedia views per month (institutions_of_the_european_union category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• European Commission received the Charlemagne Prize^[3].
• European Commission received the BigBrotherAwards^[4].
• European Commission received the European Sustainability Award^[5].
• European Commission was a member of Council of the Baltic Sea States^[6].
• European Commission was a member of Group on Earth Observations^[7].
• European Commission was a member of Global Ecolabelling Network^[8].
• European Commission was a member of Barents Euro-Arctic Council^[9].
• European Commission was a member of Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment^[10].
• European Commission is in the country of Belgium^[11].
• European Commission's instance of is recorded as institutions of the European Union^[12].
• European Commission's instance of is recorded as executive branch^[13].
• European Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels^[14].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as European Education and Culture Executive Agency^[15].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Consumer, Health and Food Executive Agency^[16].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development^[17].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate-General for Energy^[18].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as European Structural and Investment Funds^[19].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs^[20].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Eurostat^[21].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate-General for Interpretation^[22].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries^[23].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Q1501749^[24].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate-General for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations^[25].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate-General for Trade^[26].
• European Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1958 marks the founding of European Commission^[28].

Leadership

European Commission's chairperson is recorded as Ursula von der Leyen^[29].

Operations

European Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels^[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as European Union^[30]. Subsidiaries include European Education and Culture Executive Agency^[15], an executive agency of the European Union^[31], in Belgium^[32], founded in 2006^[33], headquartered in North Light^[34]; Consumer, Health and Food Executive Agency^[16], an executive agency of the European Union^[35], in Luxembourg^[36], founded in 2005^[37]; Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development^[17], a Directorate-General of the it^[38], in Belgium^[39], founded in 2011^[40]; Directorate-General for Energy^[18], a Directorate-General of the it^[41], in Belgium^[42], founded in 2010^[43]; European Structural and Investment Funds^[19], an organization^[44], in European Union^[45]; and Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs^[20], a Directorate-General of the it^[46], in Belgium^[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Charlemagne Prize^[3], an award^[48], founded in 1950^[49]; BigBrotherAwards^[4]; and European Sustainability Award^[5], an award^[50], founded in 2022^[51].

Why It Matters

European Commission draws 5,524 Wikipedia views per month (institutions_of_the_european_union category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

It has been cited as an influence by El Khomri law^[54], a private member's bill^[55], in France^[56].

Works attributed to it include New European Driving Cycle^[57], a technical standard^[58]; functional urban area^[59], a statistical definition^[60], founded in 2011^[61]; European Union Public Licence^[62], a free license^[63]; Commission Regulation (EC) No 2257/94^[64], a regulation of the European Union^[65], founded in 1994^[66]; Health-EU portal^[67], a website^[68], founded in 2006^[69]; and European Data Portal^[70], a document^[71].

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^[54].