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{{Politics of the European Union}}
The main '''bodies of the European Union and Euratom''' are:
* the seven principal [[institutions of the European Union]], including the one which is an international entity (the [[European Central Bank]])
* other bodies of the EU established through primary (treaty) legislation, either as international law bodies (the [[European Investment Bank]] Group entities, the [[European University Institute]], the [[European Stability Mechanism]] and the [[Unified Patent Court]]) or as bodies without juridical personality (the [[European Ombudsman]], the [[advisory bodies to the European Union]])
* the [[Agencies of the European Union|agencies, decentralised independent bodies and joint undertakings of the European Union and Euratom]], which are bodies of the EU established as juridical persons through secondary legislation,
* other bodies of the EU established through secondary legislation, which lack juridical personality (e.g. [[European Data Protection Supervisor]])
* the inter-institutional services
Apart from them, some several other bodies exist.
== Institutions of the EU ==
{{Main|Institutions of the European Union}}
The [[Treaty on European Union]] in Article 13 lists seven [[institutions of the European Union]], including one which is an international entity (the [[European Central Bank]]).
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Logo
! Name
! TEU
! Seat
! Members
! Chairman
|-
| [[File:European Parliament logo.svg|European Parliament logo|80px|center]]
|[[European Parliament|The European Parliament]]
| 1
|[[Brussels]] & [[Strasbourg]]
|705 MEPs
|{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Roberta Metsola]]
|-
|[[File:Council of the EU and European Council.svg|Council of the EU and European Council|70px|center]]
|[[European Council|The European Council]]
| 2
|[[Brussels]]
|27 Heads of State or Government of the Member States
and the President of the Commission
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Charles Michel]]
|-
|[[File:Council of the EU and European Council.svg|Council of the EU and European Council|70px|center]]
|[[Council of the European Union|The Council of the European Union]]
| 3
|[[Brussels]]
|27 ministers
|Biannual rotation
|-
|[[File:European Commission.svg|100px|center]]
|[[European Commission|The European Commission]]
| 4
|[[Brussels]]
|27 commissioners
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ursula von der Leyen]]
|-
|[[File:Official Emblem of the Court of Justice of the European Union (type 3).svg|80px|center]]
|[[Court of Justice of the European Union|The Court of Justice of the European Union]]
| 5
|[[Luxembourg]]
|27 judges, 11 Advocate-Generals
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Koen Lenaerts]]
|-
|[[File:Logo European Central Bank.svg|80px|center]]
|[[European Central Bank|The European Central Bank]]
| 6
|[[Frankfurt am Main]]
|
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christine Lagarde]]
|-
|[[File:ECA-logo.svg|80px|center]]
|[[Court of Auditors|The European Court of Auditors]]
| 7
|[[Luxembourg]]
|27 members, 1 president
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Klaus-Heiner Lehne]]
|}
== International law entities of the EU (other than EBC) ==
=== [[European Investment Bank]] Group bodies===
In addition, the [[European Investment Bank]] is the European Union's long-term lending institution. The EIB supports the EU's priority objectives, especially boosting [[sustainable growth]] and job creation. The Group also includes the [[European Investment Fund]] and the EIB Institute.<ref name="EIB">{{cite web|title=About the EIB|publisher=[[European Investment Bank]]|url=http://www.eib.org/about/index.htm|access-date=2 August 2007}}</ref>
===European University Institute===
{{main|European University Institute}}
===European Stability Mechanism===
{{main|European Stability Mechanism}}
===Unified Patent Court===
{{main|Unified Patent Court}}
==Other treaty-established bodies==
=== Advisory bodies ===
{{Main|Advisory bodies to the European Union}}
There are a number of other bodies and agencies of note that are not formal institutions. There are two consultative committees to the EU institutions: the [[Economic and Social Committee]] (EESC) advises on economic and social policy (principally relations between workers and employers) being made up of representatives of various industries and work sectors. Its 344 members (with an additional nine members joining following the accession of Croatia to the EU), appointed by the council for four-year terms, are organised into three fairly equal groups representing employers, employees and other various interests;<ref name="EESC">{{cite web|title=The European Economic and Social Committee|publisher=Europa (web portal)|url=http://eesc.europa.eu/organisation/how/index_en.asp|access-date=2 August 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070625154812/http://www.eesc.europa.eu/organisation/how/index_en.asp |archive-date = 25 June 2007}}</ref> while the [[European Committee of the Regions]] (CoR) is composed of representative of regional and local authorities who hold an electoral mandate. It advises on regional issues. It has 344 members, organised in political groups, appointed every four years by the council.<ref name="COR">{{cite web|title=Presentation / Role|publisher=Europa (web portal)|url=http://www.cor.europa.eu/en/presentation/fact_sheet.htm|access-date=2 August 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070609111203/http://www.cor.europa.eu/en/presentation/fact_sheet.htm |archive-date = 9 June 2007}}</ref>
===[[European Ombudsman]]===
{{main|European Ombudsman}}
The [[European Ombudsman]] deals with citizens grievances against the Union's institutions and is elected for five-year terms by the Parliament.
== Agencies, decentralised independent bodies, corporate bodies and joint undertakings ==
{{Main|Agencies of the European Union}}
A number of decentralised, executive and Eurarom agencies, decentralised independent bodies and joint undertakings exist, which are bodies of the EU or Euratom established as juridical persons through secondary EU legislation. These include the [[European Environment Agency]] and [[Europol]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Agencies of the EU|publisher=Europa (webportal)|url=http://europa.eu/agencies/index_en.htm|access-date=2 August 2007}}</ref>
==Other bodies and inter-institutional services==
There are also three inter-institutional bodies lacking juridical personality: the [[Publications Office (European Union)|Publications Office]], the oldest one, which publishes and distributes official publications from the European Union bodies;<ref name="PO">{{cite web|title=Activities|publisher=Europa (web portal)|url=http://publications.europa.eu/about_us/index_en.htm|access-date=2 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909162509/http://publications.europa.eu/about_us/index_en.htm|archive-date=2007-09-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the two relatively new: the [[European Personnel Selection Office]] (EPSO), a recruitment body which organises competitions for posts within Union institutions;<ref name="EPSO">{{cite web|title=European Personnel Selection Office|publisher=Europa (web portal)|url=http://europa.eu/epso/index_en.htm|access-date=2 August 2007}}</ref> and the [[European Administrative School]], which provides specific training for the staff of Union institutions.<ref name="EAS">{{cite web|title=Welcome to the eas|publisher=Europa (web portal)|url=http://europa.eu/eas/index_en.htm|access-date=2 August 2007}}</ref>
Another body is the anti-fraud office [[OLAF]] whose mission is to protect the financial interests of the European Union.<ref name="OLAF">{{cite web|title=OLAF|publisher=Europa (web portal)|url=http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/index_en.html|access-date=2 August 2007}}</ref>
The [[European Data Protection Supervisor]] ensures the institutions respect citizens' privacy rights in relation to data processing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to the home page of the European Data Protection Supervisor |publisher=Europa (web portal) |url=http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/edps/site/mySite/lang/en/pid/1 |access-date=2 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709102535/http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/edps/site/mySite/lang/en/pid/1 |archive-date=9 July 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Established by Regulation 1141/2014, the [[Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations]] (APPF) is in charge of registering, controlling and imposing sanctions on [[European political party|European political parties]] and [[European political foundation]]s.<ref name="reg1141">{{cite act |type=Regulation (EU, Euratom) |index=1141/2014 |date=22 October 2014 |article=Article 6 |legislature=European Parliament and Council of the European Union |title=Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014R1141 |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
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== See also==
* [[Glossary of European Union concepts, acronyms, and jargon]]
* [[List of the names of bodies of the European Union in its official languages]]
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