What is a European Commission Communication?

The Directorate-General for Communication is the Commission department responsible for explaining EU policies to outside audiences. It keeps the Commission abreast of political developments and of trends in public opinion and the media.

What power does the European Commission have?

The Commission is the EU institution that has the monopoly on legislative initiative and important executive powers in policies such as competition and external trade. It is the principal executive body of the European Union and is formed by a College of members composed of one Commissioner per Member State.

What is the European Commission and what does it do?

Overview. The European Commission is the EU’s politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU.

What are the 4 main responsibilities of the European Commission?

It acts as the executive of the European Union. It is responsible for proposing legislation (right of initiative), implementing decisions, upholding the Union’s treaties (guardian of the treaties), managing the EU budget, programmes and the day-to-day running of the Union.

What is a communication of the Commission?

White Papers communicate a decided Commission policy or approach on a particular issue. They are chiefly intended as statements of Commission policy, rather than a consultation or starting point for debate.

How does the European Commission make decisions?

Commission decides Depending on its level of political importance, an initiative for a new policy or law is either agreed on by the Commission during the Commissioners’ weekly meetings, using the oral procedure, or by written procedure.

What are the powers of the Commission?

Power of the Commission to act as a Civil Court

• Summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of India and examining him on oath.
• Requiring the discovery and production of any document.
• Receiving evidence on affidavits.
• Requisitioning of any public record or copy thereof from any court of office.

What are the legislative and executive powers of the European Commission?

It formulates draft legislation for various areas of EU policy, but mainly in the internal market, economic coordination, justice and internal affairs, transport, industry, social and employment policy, agriculture, environment, energy, regional development, trade relations and development aid.

How many DG are in the European Commission?

33 Directorate Generals
The EU Commission is composed of 33 Directorate Generals. Each is headed by a Director General under the responsibility of a Commissioner and deals with a specific policy area. Formerly DGs were referred to by a number. EU Commission President Romano Prodi changed the system so that they now have different names.

What is the role of European Parliament?

The Parliament acts as a co-legislator, sharing with the Council the power to adopt and amend legislative proposals and to decide on the EU budget. It also supervises the work of the Commission and other EU bodies and cooperates with national parliaments of EU countries to get their input.