European Union (EU)

What is the EU?

The EU is a "a unique economic and political partnership between 27 democratic European countries. [That aims for] peace, prosperity and freedom for its 495 million citizens — in a fairer, safer world...[through] frontier-free travel and trade, the euro (the single European currency), safer food and a greener environment, better living standards in poorer regions, joint action on crime and terror, cheaper phone calls and air travel, millions of opportunities to study abroad … and much more besides."

Treaties & Laws

Documents

Members

The European Parliament	The Council of the European Union	The European Commission
The Court of Justice	The Court of Auditors	The European Economic and Social Committee
The Committee of the Regions	The European Central Bank	The European Investment Bank

The European Parliament

President Members of the European Parliament Political Groups Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats Socialist Group in the European Parliament Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Union for Europe of the Nations Group Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left Independence/Democracy Group Parliamentary committees Standing Committees Foreign Affairs - Human Rights - Security and Defence Development International Trade Budgets Budgetary Control Economic and Monetary Affairs Employment and Social Affairs Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Industry, Research and Energy Internal Market and Consumer Protection Transport and Tourism Regional Development Agriculture and Rural Development Fisheries Culture and Education Legal Affairs Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Constitutional Affairs Women's Rights and Gender Equality Petitions Temoprary Committees Climate Change Delegations Europe Delegations Joint Parliamentary Committees (JPC) EU-Croatia EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia EU-Turkey Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (PCC) Russia Ukraine Moldova Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Other Interparliamentary Delegations Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and European Economic Area (EEA) South-East Europe Belarus Non-Europe Delegations Joint Parliamentary Committees (JPC) EU-Mexico EU-Chile Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (PCC) Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia Other Interparliamentary Delegations Israel Palestinian Legislative Council Maghreb Mashreq Gulf States, Yemen Iran United States Canada Central America Andean Community Mercosur Japan People's Republic of China Southeast Asia, ASEAN Korean Peninsula Australia and New Zealand South Africa NATO South Asia India Afghanistan The Conference of Delegation Chairmen Political bodies Conference of Presidents Bureau Quaestors Secretariat Secretary-General European Commission Council of the European Union ˆBack to the top of the European Parliamentˆ

The Council of the European Union

President

Committees

Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) General Affairs and External Relations Economic and Financial Affairs Cooperation in the fields of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Competitiveness Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Agriculture and Fisheries Environment Education, Youth and Culture

The European Commission

President Commissioners Directorates-General & Services Staff

The Court of Justice

The Court of Justice 8 Advocates General 27 Judges The Court of First Instance The Civil Service Tribunal Departments Registry of the Court of Justice Registry of the Court of First Instance Registry of the Civil Service Tribunal Interpretation Press and Information Protocol and Visits Library Research and Documentation Translation

The Court of Auditors

President AUDIT GROUP I: Preservation and Management of Natural Resources AUDIT GROUP II: Structural Policies, Transport, Research and Energy AUDIT GROUP III: External Actions AUDIT GROUP IV: Own Resources, Banking Activities, Administrative Expenditure, Community Institutions and Bodies, Internal Policies Coordination, Communication, Evaluation, Assurance and Development (CEAD Group) Administrative Committee Secretariat-General

The European Economic and Social Committee

Political Bodies Organizational Chart

Task-related Organisation Chart

President

Vice-Presidents

Bureau

Members

Secretary General

Groups

Group I: Employers' Group Group II: Employers' Group Group III: Various Interests Group

Sections

ECO INT SMO TEN SOC NAT SDO REX CCMI

The Committee of the Regions

Organizational Chart

President

First Vice-President

Members

Bureau

Commissions

Commission for Territorial Cohesion (COTER) Economic and social policy (ECOS) Sustainable Development (DEVE) Culture, education and research (EDUC) CONST : Commission for Constitutional Affairs, European Governance and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice RELEX : Commission for External Relations and Decentralised Cooperation CAFA: Committee for Administrative and Financial Affairs

Political Groups

European People's Party (EPP) Party of the European Socialists (PES) Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) UEN - EA UNION FOR EUROPE OF THE NATIONS - EUROPEAN ALLIANCE

National Delegations

General Secretariat

Cabinet of the Secretary General Internal Audit Cellule de Prospecitve Directorate A: ADMIN&Finance - Deputy Director - Unit A1: Budget/Finance - Unit A2: Recrutement et carrière - Unit A3: Conditions de travail, droits et formation - Unit A4: General Administration Directorate B: Members service & Registry - Deputy Director - Unit B1: Legal Service - Unit B2: Internal services - Unit B3: Registry,members' service, national delegations Directorate C: Consultative Works - Deputy Director - Unit C1: Commissions (CONST-DEVE-COTER) - Unit C2: Commissions (RELEX-EDUC-ECOS) - Unit C3: Réseaux&Subsidiarité - Unit C4: Studies and legislative planning Directorate D: Communication, Press & Potocol - Deputy Director - Unit D1: Media, Communication, Associations - Unit D2: Events - Unit D3: Administration, budget, éditions Directorate E (3): (Joint Services) Translation Directorate F (3): (Joint Services) Logistics

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The European Central Bank

Administration (Directorate General) Divisions: Administrative Services Premises Security Internal Finance (Directorate)Divisions: Accounting & Procurement Financial Reporting & Policy Banknotes (Directorate) Divisions: Currency Management Currency Development Communications (Directorate) Divisions: Official Publications & Library Press & Information Protocol & Conferences Counsel to the Executive Board ECB Representation in Washington Economics (Directorate General) Division: Fiscal Policies Directorate Economic DevelopmentsDivisions: Euro Area Macroeconomic Developments EU Countries External Developments Directorate Monetary PolicyDivisions: Capital Markets/Financial Structure Monetary Policy Stance Monetary Policy Strategy Financial Stability & Supervision (Directorate) Divisions: Financial Stability Financial Supervision HR, Budget & Organisation (Directorate General) Divisions: Budget & Projects Recruitment & Compensation Organisational Planning HR Policies & Staff Relations Risk Management (reports directly to the Executive Board) Information Systems (Directorate General) Divisions: IT Management Functions IT Operations & Support Directorate IT Projects Internal Audit (Directorate) Divisions: Audit Missions Audit Services International & European Relations (Directorate General) Divisions: EU Institutions & Fora EU Neighbouring Regions International Policy Analysis Legal Services (Directorate General) Divisions: Lawyer-Linguists Legal Advice (includes the data protection function) Market Operations (Directorate General) Divisions: Back Office Front Office Investment Market Operations Analysis Market Operations Systems Payments & Market Infrastructure (Directorate General) Divisions: Market Infrastructure Oversight TARGET Research (Directorate General) Divisions: Econometric Modelling Financial Research Monetary Policy Research Secretariat & Language Services (Directorate General) Divisions: Language Services Secretariat Statistics (Directorate General) Divisions: Euro Area Accounts & Economic Data External Statistics Monetary & Financial Statistics Statistical Information Services Statistics Development/Coordination

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The European Investment Bank

Shareholders

Governance

The Board of Governors The Board of Directors The Management Committee The Audit Committee Nominations and Remuneration

Control and Evaluation

Audit Committee External Auditors Internal Audit Financial Control Credit Risk Operations Evaluation European Court of Auditors OLAF European Ombudsman

Organisation Structure

Departments

General Secretariat, Legal Affairs and Human Resources Strategy and Corporate Centre Directorate for Operations in the European Union and Candidate Countries Directorate for Operations outside the European Union and Candidate Countries Finance Directorate Projects Directorate Risk Management Directorate Inspectorate General EIB Group Compliance Office Representation of Board of Directors of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development