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European Commission
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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
GRID grid.270680.b · ISNI 0000 0001 2290 4914
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- executive branch
- Country
- Belgium
- Headquarters
- Brussels
- Parent organization
- European Union
- Chairperson
- Ursula von der Leyen
- 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
- P6413
- European Commission
- corporate officer
- Josep Borrell
- language used
- French
- official observer status in organization
- International Maritime Organization
- foundational text
- Treaty of Rome
- general secretary
- Ilze Juhansone
- partnership with
- United Cities and Local Governments
- different from
- European Commission of Human Rights
- social media followers
- 405000
- short name
- EK
- Commons Creator page
- European Comission
- described at URL
- european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/institutions-and-bodies/search-all-eu-institutions-and-bodies/european-commission_en
- Mastodon instance URL
- ec.social-network.europa.eu
- number of seats
- 27
- applies to jurisdiction
- European Union
- native label
- Eiropas Komisija
- hashtag
- commission-europeenne
- contact page URL
- commission.europa.eu/about/contact_en
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Encyclopedic overview
Overview Established16 January 1958 68 years ago (1958-01-16) Country 27 member states
Austria
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