Agencies of the European Union

Agencies of the European Union

The agencies of the European Union (or decentralised bodies of the European Union) are bodies which are distinct from the European Union's institutions, in that they have not been created by the treaties but rather by acts of secondary legislation, in order to accomplish a very specific task. Unlike most of the European Union's institutions established in the treaties, each of these agencies has its own legal personality. Each agency is unique and fulfils an individual function. Some answer the need to develop scientific or technical know-how in certain fields, others bring together different interest groups to facilitate dialogue at European and international level. They may be categorized under the three pillars of the European Union.

List of agencies

Distinct from EU institutions, the agencies of the European Union were set up to accomplish very specific tasks such as promoting environmental protection, transport safety and multilingualism. They span Europe – Dublin to Stockholm, Warsaw to Lisbon – providing services, information and know-how to the general public.

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Executive agencies

Executive agencies are created by European Commission for a fixed period.

* Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) - located in Brussels
* Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) - located in Brussels
* Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme (PHEA) - located in Luxembourg
* Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-TEA) - located in Brussels

Proposed agencies

* European Telecom Market Authority (ETMA?)

External links

The following links are all part of the official EU-website.

* [http://europa.eu/agencies/index_en.htm EU's main site about agencies]
** [http://europa.eu/agencies/community_agencies/index_en.htm First pillar agencies]
** [http://europa.eu/agencies/security_agencies/index_en.htm Second pillar agencies]
** [http://europa.eu/agencies/pol_agencies/index_en.htm Third pillar agencies]
** [http://europa.eu/agencies/executive_agencies/index_en.htm Executive agencies]
* [http://ec.europa.eu/ten/transport/agency/index_en.htm Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-TEA)]


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