The European Union
The European Union
The European Union
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Union</strong><br />
<strong>European</strong> Commission<br />
• <strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> Commission represents and uphold the interests of the<br />
EU as a whole. It drafts proposals for new <strong>European</strong> laws, which it<br />
presents to the <strong>European</strong> Parliament and the Council.<br />
• I It is i also l the h EU’s EU’ executive i arm – i in other h words, d it i is i responsible ibl for f<br />
implementing the decisions of Parliament and the Council. That means<br />
managing the day-to-day business of the <strong>European</strong> <strong>Union</strong> by<br />
implementing its policies, running its programmes and spending its<br />
bbudget. d t<br />
• <strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> Commission was set up in the 1950s under the EU’s<br />
founding treaties.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> Commission has its seat in Brussels.
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