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Business Info - EU Institutions EUROPEAN COMMISION  The European Commission is the EU executive body with powers of initiative, implementation, management and control. It is the guardian of the Treaties and the embodiment of the interests of the Community. It is composed of twenty independent members called commissioners (two each from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom and one each from all the other countries). They are appointed for a five-year term, by agreement among the Member States, and subject to a vote of appointment by the European Parliament, to which it is answerable. The Commissioners are assisted by an administration made up of 36 Directorates-General and specialised services, which are headed by a Director-General. Each Commissioner has his or her own private office, the cabinet. This consists of six officials specialised on certain areas, who ensure the link between the Commissioner and the DGs. At the Commission’s meetings once a week, each item is presented by the Commissioner responsible for the policy sector in question. Where necessary, decisions are taken by a majority vote. The new Commission, which took office on 23 January 2000 for a five-year term (until 22 January 2005), has launched wide-ranging reforms in the institution with a view to modernising its working methods and procedures and ensuring a truly collegiate decision-making process, while delegating more in specific areas.  back |
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