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Also known as EU commission, EC, ec.europa.eu

executive branch of the European Union

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The European Commission, often abbreviated as EC, is an active government body and funder located in Brussels, Belgium. Established on 1 January 1958, the organization operates with 27 seats. It employs 32,871 individuals and maintains a social media following of 1,795,598.

The Commission’s official website is commission.europa.eu, and it utilizes the hashtag "commission-europeenne". Its contact information is available at commission.europa.eu/about/contact_en. Additionally, the organization hosts a Mastodon instance at ec.social-network.europa.eu.

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Funder, Government
Founded
1958
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Also known as
EC
Status
Active

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
executive branch
Country
Belgium
Headquarters
Brussels
Parent organization
European Union
Employees
32871
Official website
commission.europa.eu
Image
Reunión con Vicepresidenta de la Comisión Europea y Alta Representante para la Política Exterior y de Seguridad de la UE (6856953422).jpg
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position held by head of the organization
President of the European Commission
Commons category
European Commission
topic's main category
Category:European Commission
inception
1958-01-01
corporate officer
Josep Borrell
language used
French
official observer status in organization
International Maritime Organization
foundational text
Treaty of Rome
general secretary
Ilze Juhansone
social media followers
405000
short name
EK
Commons Creator page
European Comission
Mastodon instance URL
ec.social-network.europa.eu
number of seats
27
applies to jurisdiction
European Union
native label
Eiropas Komisija
hashtag
commission-europeenne
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Encyclopedic overview

Overview Established16 January 1958 68 years ago (1958-01-16) Country 27 member states

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